Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-11-04

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AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES.
There are not few persons, especially in
the South, who are fully persuaded in their
minds that agriculture, simply and alone, is
sufficient to make people rich, great and
powerful. With this class of persons, agricul-
ture is every thing, and all other avocations
of life are regarded as nothing. Without
saying one single word disparagingly Of agri-
culture or ofthe agricuturist, we question the
business of this conclusion. No occupation is
more honorable than that of tilling the soil ;
but for a nation to be engaged in nothing but
tilling the soil, is neither mark of prosperi-
ty, nor of high state of civilization. On the
contrary, it is proof positive, judging from
the history of the past, of a low state of civ
ilization and a want of national prosperity.
The most degraded savage lives, like the
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water produce spontaneously. The first step
toward advancing his condition is to dig and
till the soil with rude stone or wooden i'm
plement. The next is to reduce the beasts of
the field and employ them in his service. By
gradual progress, he adds to his stock of arti.
fetal couveniencies, until he ultimately be-
comes extensively engaged in manufacturing
The history of the past teaches, most clear
ly, that agriculture and manufacturing 60
hand in hand in national progress. By agri'
culture alone, England and Scotland never
could have attained their present position
amongst the nations of the earth. 1t may be
safely said that by wisely engaging in agricul'
ture and in manufacturing, England has at
tained her present enviable position amongst
the nations Of the earth.
1t is not necessary that time be spent in il
Illustrating and enforcing this position. 1t will
be accepted as correct, by all who are at all
conversant with the rise and progress of na-
tions. We see it most strikingly illustrated
in the history of America. Massachusetts, is
poor in soil, compared with most of the South
ern States still her progress in all the arts Of
civilization has been fully equal to any of the
Southern States. The difference in progress
must be attributed to the fact that Massachu-
setts is extensively engaged in manufacturing
raw material into those articles used by civ
iized people, 1t will be readily granted that
the indications of nature must be followed in
this thing. The South never can engage so
extensively in manufacturing as the North.
The natural facilities are wanting. But to
acknowledge that nature has done more for
Massachusetts, so far as the facilities for man.
ufacturing are concerned, is by no means the
same as to say that the South has no manu-
featuring facilities This would be pal pa
ble untruth. The South possesses all the nat
ural facilities to manufacture, at least so much
of her raw material as is required for home
consumption.
The advantages which accrue from manu-
featuring are many. 1t has tendency to in
crease the number of the inhabitants and also
to make them energetic and industrious. On
an average, one-half Of the Southern people
spend their time in absolute idleness, and
large per cent. of the other half labor with but
little energy. A manufacturing people grad
ually become an economical people. Every.
thing is saved If it will not subserve one
purpose it will another. The waste and re-
fuse material is saved and converted into
something that is useful. A market is crea-
ted for everything. At present the South
needs nothing more than economy. There is
scarcely family in the South but wastes,
annually, more than is necessary for its sup
support.
If the South is desrous to make rapid and
permanent advancement, she must engage in
manufacturing in connection with agriculture
The difficulty in the way is the want Of capl-
tai, or rather it is want of inclination on the
part of capitalists to invest their capital in
this way. There is an abundance of unem-
ployed capital in almost every section of the
South to manufacture all the raw material of
that section. The difticultyi is, those who have
this capital in their hands will neither use it
themselves in manufacturing, nor let it out to
others to be so used.