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Ta borting A YtAn,] FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF USEFEL INTELLIGENE IVRAL WEDNSO 1N SWEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1869. I - lXta,fadca THE14EMALDI, 1 UUSDAY IXORINO,~G Ie4ttalioaI, Obit-l r BSCo VP'Y S i.OW seaaa s t m u rk ' 5 . .sq A FiJ A - * co; ten., " - a't c t ci,, ne r, .., D4b.fJDMt - t -.'t andvsm OW. ArW .t b w. M u-i I" " r iiKst3bu . 'So-r -u~ * r: 33 n *0 C wIgb d :t l h4e Our Industrial Resources. I ruE MANUFACTURE OF COTTON PECtLIAR ADVANTAGE OF THE SOUTRRt As COMPARED WITH eTs Neai B n STATes. During the. first- day's session )f the Agricoltural Convention at olombi., en motion orGov. Orr, lolonel J. B. Palmer was request ad-to give some information to the Convention relative to manu ,acturing at the South. In re ponce, Colonel Palmer read the 6llowing very interesting paper bich he had -prepared on the ;ubject. Upon the conclusion of ihich, a resolution of thanks was iopted: r PWtd "r T heeien of *e'1 Conntntio-nWith, I trust, a roper ppreciation of the courte ty ofthp h1convention, in affording aean opportunity to submit the owing paper for their con tideration ; and with a painful sense of my inability to do justice o' so important a subject, fraught, s I beleve'it to be, with such rital.interest to the South, but with a recognition of the fact that t is the duty of every citizen to o what he can to advance the m.perity of t' e country. I pro ,eed to read what I have hastily, ind 1 fear very imperfectly, pre ared. The advantages x>osseased . by he South over the North, in man Ifacturing cotton may be stated )riefiv to be : 1. An abundance of unoccupied vater'-power in. every Sothern Rate. 2. A mild climate. Fire, for ieating parpose,As only necessa y for from one to three months n the year. Resinous heart pine rood can be procured a v rv low ates. The.pay forseh. wood de icerei within o,e mile of the actory, is only $1 per cord, and >ur total expense for fuel for, eay wo and one-'half months in the rear, is but one-tenth of one cent >er po-und, when charged to the naunfactures of those months. rhile in the North it is about one ;ut per pound on the manufac -res-of at least five months in the 'ear. 3. W.agosare, and must coatin te to be, comparatively iw. The uildness of the climate, the:abun lance oflumber and the cheap iess'of land, enables manufactur ,rs to provi'e thieir opnrtives vith inexpensive Itri& comfortable tuses and large gardena plats. Ehe country being an agricultural me, weinust soon be able to pro lee our provisions, while the naufacturing districts of t hi e ~orth must always depend upon be distant West, and, to some ex ent, upon the Sout h .for theirs. 4. OperatIives. Northern men. c ig'as superinteiden ts of Si>uth rnmills, aimit thd superiority of ur factory hands, who are re narkably frugal iad indiustrious,' Ld who are easily controHled. 5. Fk-eights are lower on yarns Lnd taths than on lint cotton. Lhere has been a time, within the ast three years, when a bale of otton of 450 pounds, worth say 90, paid a freigtit from Charles ;on to New York or Philadelphia. >f $2 50 per bale, whieb would be .77 per cent. on value, while that :tton, made into a bale of 400 bounds of No. 20 yarn, worth say 1pff paid only 60 cents per bale, r 44-.0J3 per cent. 6n v'alue-a i'eepee in favor of yarns of 21 er cent. The Southern manu Gtuer 'sies the freight on bag ng; rope and other waste. This waste can be manufactured into paper at the South more cheaply han. at the.North,. and is, conse inntly, rnrealug&ble here than hern. Reclamation on false pack d owndiuagsd cotton is easy and :lirect, arid we save tlie burden sme Northern charges for stor ige, brokerage, &c. I stipport these positions by the rolowing statement of actual cost at ananuacturing at Saluda Cotton Jil,shown by our books. It mnusi be recollected that we have rneayid.i th'e man ufacture ofNo. 3yarn only 4000spindles, (Jenks' ring. travellers). Of course, a ~reater numi.r of .spiodles, or the productions of yarns of a lower number, wonfd BnsU're a ess e'ost peround. Lab r-Superintendent, 3'(; erdinlg, 8;.p5n.'itg?s; hernig, '... 44 RepvI,Labersiedmaterial mneary umety new)................. ...2 Oeneral expenU*s-Wateb 13; balI~ 32;Ieings;2; oil, 15; atates; ..ga..an.8....... ........... 00 A--Losa by ersa4Bnd en Ten per cent for wear and rear of ma cbinery, charged to production, per pound............ ... 1 26 Total cost of manufacturing cotton, worth 20c. per pound .......9 00 Freights to New York or Philadelphit 65c-. l:surance 15..................80 Cost cotton per pond............20 00 Total co't per pound of Southern urn, ( 'o. 20) delivered in New York...................... 29 80 The very lowet 'stimate I have. seen of the cost of minufac;nritag at the Nor h, places coqr (f lalK r, repair. pick ag, an i general expenses at per p-an1................. ..10 24 Lo.. by was.e. (cott..n at 20t in Col umbia wonld '- - 221c. in New VorK; therer r:, 450 potids cttou would co-t $101 25. and would make 400 pound. y.trn)......... .......2 81 Ten per cent. for wear and tear of ma cbiuery .--%%- --%- 126 Total cost of manufacturing in the North ..--- - -,"", 1431 "Ad$costofcotton -- %-- , Cost of No 30 yarns manufactured at - the No.'th. - , i i - % -- 36 81 Showing a differenca in favor of the South of per pound - - - - - - - - 7 01 Both- n g the same quality of cotton. Deduct commissions, cartage, sc., , , 2 01 And we have a net profit to the South ern manufacturer. y,rov.ded he sells at the cost of Northern producion , 5 00 A manufacturer of cottofl vans from Man che,ter. Et.g and1, after looking at ourbooks, lald mne that we maunutured cheper than they did, by about the difference in value of cnrrencv and gold That is to say, that the Co,t of labor,. repairm. packing and general expenses was with them g,jl% - - - ..- . - $524 Add for difference in value of gold and etirrency - - - , , - , - - 1 75 And we have in currency " - - - " 6 99 Estimating cotton in Liverpoolat 24c-, aA the wastc (450 lbs. cottpn,,wurlh - : making 400 ibs. yarn.) would be-n s =- - % %, - -- 20 999 Weairand tear ofaecrhliery - " " - - 128 1 25 bdd cost of cotton .. " - - " - - - " 84 00 And'we have, as e of go.10 yarn matinfaeertd in Engtaud , - - 35 25 Cost o iuuthern yarn , as heretofore shown . ... .. . .......... 29 Freight and insur.uce . ....... 1 30 Coat of Southern yarns delivered In England . .. .. ... . .s... 30 50 Difference in favorof Soutberp yarns . 4 75 7B it-. atiaato is nade .of the brokerage, &e., in Liverpool, or of the freights and charges. on the cotton from Liverpool to Manches ter. Southern yarns could be shipped to the continent of Eu rope at about tie same rates as to Liverpool, while English yarns would have to pay freight from Manchester to the contin e n t. Toese additional charges on the cost of English yarns being con sidered, I think it would be quite fair to infe from the foregoing that we coald send our y:irns to Europe, and, selling them at the cost of producing English yarns. derive a pet profit of at least five cents per pound. In support of the figures I have given, and the conclusions I have drawn from them, I mention the fct that at no time within the last three years wvould we have been miable to commIanld from 0our Northbern comnmission bouses (had we chosen to ask for them) advan cs bevond the total cost of our yrs.Can. any Northern or En gish manufatutrer say this? Estimating the average crop of cotton at 2,500,000 bales of 450 pounds-each, and the price here at 25 eenrts, andJ we have as the aount received by the South 22,000,000. Man ufiaeture this eottoni into yarnis, and sell at cost of Northern or English produe tion, and we have, after deducting all foreign charges, (net price per po md 34c.) $340,000,000 ; and for waste, which would be worth for paer stock,- if manufactured at theSouth, $2 per bale, 5,000,000 -$345,000,000; showing a gain to the South of $120,000,000 ; and if we estimate for a receipt of say 3. per pound and cost of foreigpi mannfacture, (and our experience would more than justify it) we have a further gain of $30,000,000; in all $150,000,000. The ave! age productions of yarns last year throughout the United States was per spindle 62. 17 pounds; the average number of yarn man ufactured, 27,318; the total num ber of spindles was about 6,048, 249; of these the Northern States had 5,848,477, and the Southern States only 199,772. The average number of yarn manufactured at the North was 27*; produm-tion per spindle 59.57. The average umber of yarn manufactured at the South was 12*; production per spindle 140.37. These figures are based upon the reports made to the National Association of Cotton Manunfactu res and Planters. It is probable that many of the smaller mills in the South were not reported. My calculation is based upon an aver age production per spindle (ring traveller) of 87 pounds, auaverage numbr 30. To spin 2,5''.0,00 bales would requfro fl4$?53 69i0 es- if ap 1ame e naad. ofdord' le:s number of spindles would be required. The calculation will vary, according to the kind of spinning done and machines used. 11,494,253 spindles would give em ploynent to 249.951 bands-prin cipally females, from ten years of age up, and small boys. The averege wages of the opera. tives (1 ig and little) in our mill is $142.82 each per annum, which would give as the, gross amnount paid for wages per annum, 55.798, 901.82. And that, too, paid for labor that would nearly all of it not only be otherwise unemployed in adding to the wealth of the country, but be a positive burthen upon the country. It must not be suppose_ that, because these figures show at it would require about tw'p the number'of spindles now ruc n the North to spin up our_entiretotton rop at home, that the amognt of eapital required would be .ouble that invested in cotton mi nufac. Lures in the North, and tb4retore to be beyond our reach ; for but a romparatively small amount of Northern capital is invested in spinning. The most of i= is in weaving, dyeing, printing, bleach ing, &c. Spinning is comparative ly simple, and complications com menee when weaving begins. It must be evident to every business msn, that all our eotton must, sooner or later, be manufac tured here, at the place of 1i pro. duction. If done now, by associ Wtions of planters and other South ern people, additional wealth. is secured to ourselves and to our ehildren; if deferred, Northern eapital and energy will inevitably ccupy the field. Tt seems to me entirely practi :able that the planters of cstton ;rowing districts all over the.outh ;hould combine together in joint 5toc'k associations, and erc- ecot ton mills of sufficient capa to pin op theirtro p. Nd -@ Lhis suggestion were acted upon it once, and all our cotton made into yarn, and thrown upon the Nrthern market, the s u p p ly would exceed the demand, an, loss, at first, would ensue. My proposition is to ship direct to the :ontinent of Europe. as well as the Torth. It would take us but lit Le time to drive other yarns from The market. The process of ap proaching the spinning of our en ire crop -would be gradual, and would keep pace with the gradual withdrawal of our competitors. To show the practicability of his plan, I submit an estimate for I coLton mill with 4080 spindles, ring travelling frames : Number of square feet of floor ing, 10.200; amount of No. 20 yarns ranufactured for s p in dle, 87 pounds. Total amount of No. 20 arns manufactured in mill, 354, 160 pounds. Cost of first-class ma hinery, with all the latest im provements, viz: One large cylin er cotton opener, (English;) one 3 ylinder cotton opener, with 1 beater, (English ;) 1 double lap machine, (English;) 10 self-strip ping, 36 inch cords, with 2 R. W. ieads, troughs and belts ; 2 draw ing frames and cans; 1 English .uber, 60 spindles; 2 English jack roving frames, 120 spindles each ; 20 ring traveller spinning frames, 204 spindles each ; 14 reels; traverse grinder, slide reel, card elothing, governor, turbine wheel, cotton sealcs, bundle and bale presses, shafting, belting, bob bins, transportationi, putting up -ma hinery, findings to commence with, &c.. &., $43,000 ; building, in. eluding houses .for operatives. (es timated by an experienced con tractor,) $7000; total, 850.000. Sucn a mill will give employment o 87 operatives, and will consume 887 bales cotton, weighing 450 pounds each. Estimated net pro fits on productions, if sold at cost of Northern production, $17,748. No estimate is made of the cost of water-power, as that would depend upon location, size and nature of stream. Finally with great diffidence, but with equal earnestness, I urge upon the Uonvention, and upon the Southern people generally, careful consideration of the facts and figures submitted; and close with the suggestion, that houses of orrection. for juvenile delin quents who aboand ina our midst, pd penitentiaries for females be established, and that their inmates, as we*l as those of orphan asylums, be employed in cotton manuafae turing. I may state that, by tbe wis forethought of the projectors of our State Penitentiary, tiis was, to a limited e;iant provided for, sad~ 1 believe. Ie Mi eti ing)D that the conis VU* Dmmap1 ,tu;eo arJy, 3:a.*0 Reported Belligerent Inter view Between the President and Senator Ross. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald is respon sible for the following: Senator Ross, of Kansas, one of the gallant seven who voted against impeachment. bearded the Presidential lion in his den this (Monday) morning. The re port is that Ross went to the White House to look after certain appointments for his far off State. He had beard that the President intended to make certain nomina tions incompatible with the slate that he (Ross) had made out for himself. Ross, like other Sena tors, is human. and has a soul not above yearning for the loaves and fishes. His soul felt sad at what he had learned concerning the designs of President Grant, and to give his soul comfort he wended his way to the White House. He was ad mitted at the same time as old Zack Chandler, but had the first chance to speak his little piece to the President. "I come, Mr. President, to talk with you about the appointments for my State, having heard that von intend to make certain nom inations that may not harmonize with my desires, if you deem it worth while to consult them in the least." "To which Grant laconically a n d interrogatively responded, "Well, sir." The Presidential respc.nse was not in the true manner to be rel ished by the Kansas Senator. "Am I to understand that 1 am rightly informed as to your stated inten tions to disregad my preferences in the matter of appointments, Mr. President ?" enquired the Senator. "That is a question hardly sns eptible of an " answer, sir. To what appointments do you allude? inform me and then I ean reply?" 'oined Arant. - _ - - Senator Ross liked the -second answer as little as the first, but having come for enlightenment he was determined not to go away in a fog. The Senator, therefore; with suppressed rage, explained the appointments to which be had reference. "Frankly, sir," said Grant. "I intend not to make those appoint ments;" "What, sir ! You. scorn to ac commodhte me in the least," ex= claimed Ross, boiling over with, rage. "Sir, I believe I have given you my answer," firmly - but steruly replied Grant. "This is not treating me fairly-, Mr. President, nor as one gentle. mand should another," uttered Senator Ross. "I have no intention to be die tated to. sir," said Grant sharply. "Nor have I to be insulted,even by you, sir, were you t wenty times the President," exclaimed Ross, with his ire stirred up to white heat. "I must declinie to be annoyed any further on thbe subject," mnut tered Grant between his between his teeth, "and desire the inter view should terminate." "You and your desires may go to hell !" roared out Ross. "Leave the room, sir ! Leave the room, or I shall force you out !" thundered Grant. Ross took his departure accor dingLv, in a terrible rage, quitting the White House like one rushing from a plague, and hurried to the Capitol. President Grant threw himself into a chair, the moment the door closed, and wiped his brow with his pocket handker chief, evidently very much agita ted. Old Zach Chandler approach ed and was thus addressed by the President: Exeuse me for a few moments, Senator. After that interview I1 must take a little time to cool off." Such is the account which I have learned and which I give substan tially as it came to me. I do not vouch for its truth, but have good sround to believe it is not very different from the actual occur rence. The Council (Iowa) Nonpariel says that when the "good time coming" comes, announcements like the following will be frequent: "Died, in the thirty-fifth year of his age, Mr. John Smith, hgsband of the Hon. Jane Smith, at her residence at Nashua, this morning at 6 o'o'ock. Mr. Smith was a meek and quiet husband, beloved for the graces4ofa cultillted and trained nature. He excelled in the domestic virtues-as a cook he was surpassed-tby few ; s a nuseeW;beulle by Znone." ----*** ;L'(UWA wv?c" v 4Y Secret Marriages-An - Old Gentleman Tells a True Story. Sia: While riding up town yesterday I was an unwilling listener to a conversation between two students, who, as they ex pressed themselves, were bent on fun,consistingin a mock marriage oftheyounger ofthetwotoa nurse girl. I am an old man, nearly seventy years of age, and I knew I could with safety speak to then. I told them I was then on my way home from the deathbed of one who was the envy of all who knew him. He was a Southernor by birth and education; his victim is also a native of Georgia, but brought up at the North in her father's family. Some 8 years ago he met her in Tennessee, where the family were staying, and she was then a beauti ful girl just budding into woman hood ; he followed them North, and soon won the love of the girl, who promised to be his bride; but herparents would not consent,as he was a Colonel in the rebel army. He soon after joined his regiment but time and distance only served to make her love deeper; when, one day, he suddenly appeared and claimed the fultilment of her promise. She consented to a pri vate marriage. He left the next day, promising soon to claim her before the world. He sailed for England, and before his return she learned he had a wife when he married her. He returned with what he had gone for-a divorce from his wife-and now wanted G. to be publicly united to him. She refused; he had deceived her once, and she could not trust him again. He took rooms in the neighborhood, hoping to win her to his views ; ba!. stricken down with fever, with no kind hand td hold the cup. of cold water to his lips, he sent for her, but it was not until I took word to her that he was dying that se caia -; never shall forget that death-bed while I live; then I knew what! that poor girl had suffered. It is plain!y to be seen she is daily. yea, hourly, passing away-actual ly dying of a broken beitrt. The world may laugh, but few girls ever loved as she has loved this man. She will have her reward above for those words of forgive ness and comfort spoken to that dying one, and that prayer must have been borne to Heaven by angels : "Father, forgive him for thy Son's sake!" May Gvd cenm fort her in her affliction, she wh can but mourn for hi n in her elo et Girls, let this prove a lesson to vou ; trust in your mother, even~ though it be a step)mother. Had Georgie trusted in hers, thi might all have been spared her. Young mer, beware l.o .v you trifle with a girl's purest atrectionls: re member that the day is coming when y oung and old, rieb and poor, alike will be judged. Those students were greatly moved, and promised to give up their wild ways: and knowing that yonr paper is daily read by thousands of young people, I trust you wil publish this, as it may prove a warning to many. Go TO SLEEP EARLY.-Maniy children, instead of being plump and fresh as a peach, are withere.l and wrinkled as last year's apples. because they do not sleep enough. Some physicians think that the bones grow only during sleep. This I cannot say certainly ; but I do know that those little folks who sit rp 'amo at nights are usually nervous, weak, small and sickly. The reason, why you need more sleep than your parents is because you have to grow and they do not. They can use up the food they eat in thinking. talking and working, while you should save some. of yours for growing. You ought to sleep a great deal; if you do not, you will in activity consume all you eat, and have none, or not enough, to grow with. Very few smart children seldom excel, or even equal other people whben they grow up. Why is this ? Because their heads, if not their bodies, are kept too busy, so they cannot. sleep. rest and grow strong in body and brain. Now when your mother say's Susie or Georgie, or what ever your name may be, it is $inue to go to bed, do not worry ber: by begging to sit up "just a little longer." But hurry off to your chambers remembering that you have a great deal of sleeping and growing to do to m ak e yo u healthy, happy useful man or woman .--Bural 1Yew Yorker. Three cnlorel Edonen have {gevoe The Edinburg Daily Review us an interesting notice of a Wei Independent Minister, the Bei . David Williams, of -the county-of Brecon. "He bad been, e c e next summer, 64'years mime - the same congregations. Bis decessor was their pastor for 0 years, and his predecesso' *n their minister for 60years,*Vt the churches still u-rder bis eare have had only three minislef dit ring the long space of 174 .ears; and what is still as remarksle, the peace of these congre tions has-never been once disur a single jar or discord dunO these long years I Peace has $1 ways prevailed amo'ng its varitos members. It was oily at thebe ginning of list ianuary( S7) that he lost his wife, aftera.happy union of 61. years, and that. was the first time that a coffin reded his threshold during his ubnesal long married ihe, all his childi* seen in number, being stilt'a He preaches erC'Qgenerally,;Jrhe times. every (unday, apd:;4 . time*', during the. week, ,. though-in his 89th year, he' early on Monday morningt does not 'know,'eecept by *hut sonie periori mesf b I word 'looday' ish. For of 55 years he has been one -of. most popular preachelin salei and the great attraction on Alel days' ia -orth1md-Soutr Wle* when many thousarids 'are; et to attend open-air services;.a 3o great a traveller has beeinspt horseback, that he must iaV have spent ten years of his i the saddle; Talk of the youtbt2 buoyaney of the .1t4 Lord,PalkfO storey by obr p atriareb pro'bf eighty eight would bate Walk E ai.d run him off his legs, and: W ried 'biM of any ,ther rider. . is completely;weather proof..laij snow, tempest, and sto -'-- e dhskes' jo laccobnt of, and iow b dud w thT>k tib riding f6rty fies 'over T country~ and~e'onluctin i4 service in the evning. heen for many years a . teetotaller. Hie has an stitution. He is a inen of the W-elsh l ' t legs, broad shoulde4 ,cnd d ' chest. He"has enjoyed extsoi - nary good health, for dur'ag lengthened period of his h3 has never once been; from preaching on a Sunday. Ma ture has (ndowed him with' b" natural elements of an or"tt4. His temperament is highly Ih1 . eurial, and his affections iz1$eney ardent. lie sp>eaks even' 46' with unfaltering flaency and 4s markable force. He is di. guished for his entholicity ofs1~t and is equally beloved by men of every religious perus~ His character is spotless, his tbe ology orthodox, and hisprsin highly evangelical." Faith and Work. Two gentlemen weMe. 6ne day crossing the river in a 4'erry boat, A dispute about faith anid worhe arose, one saying thati good worbs were of small importance, and that faith was everything,- the other asserting the coti r. Not being able to convMe n other, the ferryman an enlightened Christian, asked permission tq give his opinion. Cons'ent being granted, he said' "1 hold i my hand two oars. That in my righ$ hand, I call faith,' the OtbeUia my left, 'works.' No,' gsIIW men, please to observe, I pall the oar of faith, and' pnHl that algud, See! the boat goes ro'Bnd gn4 rouind, and the boat makes po progress. I do the same witg the oar of works, and with a precisely similar result-no advanpe. Mark! I pull both together, we go on apace, and in a very few minutes we shall be at our landing place. So, in my hurnble opinion," he added; "faith without works, or works without faith will not suadios. Let there be both, and the havs of eternal rest is sure to, i reached." As- the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before.good works. Faith is the parent of works, and the children will bear resen blance to the parent. It is not enough that the inwar4 works of a clock be well.construet. ed, and also the dial plate and hands th~e oneo must act on$6 other, the worka ,must regpe the movements- of the halei. 4is Bae, th e oa yTeU~ publie,'opeiedad~oE iaS4W. Bsoa ' -1Wll sb i v