The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-15
Capital and Labor.

Tho following %extract from on
address recently delivered in North
Caroliua, before a council Of Patrons
of Husbandry, by, ex"Gov. q. b.
Vance, is full Of common sonso and
practical and useful suggestions upon
the subject of capital and labor, to
workers in any department of life:
Brain manure ID our great want
education for young and old, especial.
ly in matters pertaining to agricul'
ture. We don't SO much need
laborers as proper u,ilsation OF
that We have. Instead of croakin
so much at tho negroes, We
should work littlo more ourselves.
At every depot and crossroads in
tho State, you may see any day
crowds of idler. standing around
loose, whittling sticks and splitting ut
o mark, abusing the negro, as
laborer, lamentiDg the scarcity of
money, and hoping for that issue of
$44, 100000 of reserve lately dis
cussed in Congress and cussed
elsewhere. There is really no ground
for despondonoy. Notwithstanding
our great losses by war, substan-
TALLY all that we had before is here.
Our mother earth is here, and our
tillers to it are undisturbod the
eally and latter rains still fall ao-
ooraing to the promise, and the
genial sunshine still warns and
fructifes as Of old, whilst tho good.
ness of God still bestows the in.
crease. The strength and courage Of
our people are still with them and
though, alas ! many of our bravest
aud best arc not here, yet all the
glorious reoollections of our history
remain to cheer and bless us. And
the negro, too, is here, as good or bet
ter than be was before, if we know
how to work him. DoIn't des-
pnir of tndiug a way to do thar.
You say he won't work uuless he is
compelled--yery we'll, neither will
white men. But oompulsion is Of
different sorts. Formerly you com.
pelled him by virtue of being his
master-now, compel him to work
by force of his necessities. Show
him that you can live without him,
put your own hand to the plough and
say to him, If you will help, we'll ; if
not, we'll again enforce the laws
against vagabondage, and he will
gladly work When he can do no bot
ter. At present be thinks he can
make a living by voting, but be will
come out Of that Undue season. On
tho whole, am inclined to think he
is the hest laborer we are likely to
get in the South as he is tho best
tool we have which to cultivate tho
soil, let us sharpen and improve him
in every possible way. And for this
great Ang'o-Saxon people, whose
blood has filed the earth with the
most beneicent and utilitarian
civiz ,tion It has ever witnessed, aud
strewed the shores Of it's oceans with
mighty cities, retioulated its surface
with steam roads, covered the wild
seas with the white wings Of com.
mercc, and even invaded their un.
known depths with the Irons 'sbod
pathways Of tho lightning, for these
nento acknowledge that the wheels of
thoir progress are stopped because
tho negroes won't work and keep
contracts, isa sorry spectacle indeed!
Shame'so rs, If 1t BIO So! '-i
And as to capital, the want Of
which makes US complain 50 loudly
arc we really suffering: for that
say not. We are suffering from q
want of capacity to uee what we
have, rather. What relief would a
fresh issue Of government currency
10 US, unless We had the equivalent
to give for it Suppose that forty.
four millions were given to ua, how
long would we keep it, IL our CON-
sumption annually exceeded our sales
us far as it does now7 Like water
>eeking its lovel it would soon find
its way to those who had surplus tt
i've it. What is the use Of an idle
fellow lounging around with hands ir
lis pockets, without q thing in the
orid to sell, but who buys his very
,xe handle and his cabbage from
the North, abusing Eastern capitalist
tr grabbing all the currency Lo
him raise bale Of cotton, and see if
J 8 don't rob that Yankee Of some Of
l,ia i'll gotten gains I Let him grow
is'own pork, -four, corn. and hay
I'd see if that tloated bondholdei
ont have to shell outl To give
~ some idea of our condition al
T. capital, would refer you to two
} cr three points in our State. II
Charlotte, which is the biggest tow
it's size in the United States, w
have Eve chartered banks, with
capital paid in Of $3.50 900. Thei
deposits will exceed $l,6o0,000, Of
~hich thoy pay 6 per }oent.--total
&2,3h0,Oo0. Raleigh has, I learn