The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-12-10

Nurriod notes taken at tho time. -
This synopsis docs not do him JUS
tioe, as it is necessarily imperfect.
"Mr. Adams, after few introduce
tory remarks, spoke Of tho cxtrava-
gapco Of the present system Of farm
! ing, und tho necessity Of Il more COO
nou.ical systeu'. tle believed that
QUO great CAUSE Of this loss lies in the
reinoteucss IF tho consumer from the
producer. They must DO brought
nearer together SO that all tho pr oft
may uot te absorbed by exorbitaut
rates Of transportation. The farms rs
Of Carolina ship their cotton at thi,-
teen cents u pound. They bring back
tho manufactured fabric at twenty
ocnts an ounce. Virginia sells her
red cedar forests at twelve dollars an
acre; and imports cedar bu,kvts at
twelve dollar. dozen. Louisiana
sells her sugar at eight cents pound,
AID buys cundiu> AT tif,y-ni". cents a
pound. Tex"e sends leather 20 Bos-
ton at eight ceuts apou"d aud buys
boots ut eight dollars pair. These
arc but few Instances of disease
that pteJs upon the vitals Of the
country. Long lines Of oommunica-
tion destroy all prutits. The only
remedy is to have them shor,ened.-
Why arc lands selling in Pvnnsylva-
MIA for hundred dollars Oh acre, and
iu Carolina for five tollats7 Why in
Lowell Mt two hundrcd a foot and in
Illinois for five dollars an aore?-
Why can fnrlhers in New York uccu.
mula;o woalih by tilling lands worth
live hundred dollars All ncie, while
| they mako nothing on lands worth
onl y one hundredth Of that amount 2
Because in Pehn~yIvsnia, New York
and Massachusetts, the producer and
consumer arc in close proximity.
History shows that 10 country
which exports tho raw matcrial, and
imports manufactured fabrics, ever
becomes prusI erouA. Prosperity bless.
es onl y those lands in which agricul-
ture and manufactures are combined
One conia not exist in perfection
without the other. The speaker was
glad TO see this fact Recognized OF the
Fair. Sido by side, Oh exhibition,
were the natural products Of the
soil und the artificial results Of hu-
man ingenuity. The speaker had seen
the cartoon of II farmer uttering the
words: ~ pay Jor oU." This was a
fallacy, pcrnic,ou5 in its results. -
The farmer ouly fulfilled the share
allotted to him i'll the grand distri.
button of ecouomy. The miner, del
wing in the ca,th for tho metals Of
Of which are manufactured imple ,
ments of culture, aces his work in the
golden harvest equally with the toll.
ing farmer. Ho who captures wa
terfall, and makes each drop descend.
ing, as it flows to the ocean, perform
ils part III ruuning the busy spindle
is rs much Il bcnefactor of the human
race as the tiilcr of the soil. Agri.
culture and manufactures are n.u.
tual!y dependent. They form the
warp and wouf Of tho industrial fab.
ric. Destroy either and tho other
is worthless. Tho highest prosperity
is reached only by harmonious de.
velopmout Of all the pursuits of life
| C"rolsna is justly proud Of hel
pas. Sho shows long liue o
scholars, statesmen aud WARRIORS
But having achieved all this glory
sho must not, hko Alexander, weeI
because thcco arc no other worlds tt
c>nqucr. An entirely new world lio!
before her. Many resources are ly
ing undevc!opcd in her bordors.-.
Every turn Of the water wheel add,
to the value Of her raw products
Her forcats arc mine Of Wealth.
Into thcsc should DO carried mills
llar mountains arc filled will
rich metals. In her bordc,s, th,
farmer tho miner, the manufacture
can oil obtain employment. Thes,
must unite in settiug up new Caro-
lima. Then the te4 will team will
Sails, forming easy com municatiul
with other countries. Her swamp
will be covered with rice, and be
plains with naiAe, cereals and cotton
On every side will c schools, neccs
safy to instrnct her sons i'll perform
Ing their duty. Instead of want an,
distress will 90 found poaee and plen
ty.
| Nature has given Carolinians
glorious heritage. Labor, perscvcr
anec and economy will bo nccessar,
to its perfect development.
The above gives the principal point
touched by the speaker. Ho dwell
Oh the necessity of factories at home
and Of abandonment of the old CON
pursuip system. lie said nothing o
politics. In private conversation, h
deprecated the idea of the Oranges
as an organization, having any
thing to do with politics. They wer
organized to devcIopo tho resources o
tho country.
| Tho address contains capital ideas