From The Rale,gh ". CD Register,
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+ We are pleased 10 learn, from several Of our
members OF the General Assembly, that plans are
forming, in different sections of the State, by our
intelligent farmers for considerably increasing their
ilocks o Sheep and also TOR establishing cotton aud
woollcn manufactures, as the most likely means OF
relieving themselves from the pressure which they
have for some time experienced from the depressed
prices Of every agricultural product. They are
now convinced that those Of sister States whose
citizens are partly engaged in manufacture and COM
nerce, succeed much better in providing the neces-
sares and comforts of life for themselves and fam-
lies, than they able to do from agriculture alone,
and have therefore, wisely come to the dcteimlna-
ton of following their example, possessing, as they
do, equal II not superior. advantages, both Tor ras-
ing sheep and carrying on manufactures. The ad-
viAages which they have for raising sheep arc, the
cheapness Of our lands and the shortness OF our
winters. In the Northern States, lands suitable ior
The purpose OF supporting these animals, cannot,
we pres aue, be purchased Tor less than ten dollars
an acre here It can be had for one dollar In


The New England States, farmers have to feed their
sheep four or live months in the year here not
more than as many weeks Our advantages for en-
gaging in manufactures are equally great. We have
water power 10 any extent which would be requir-
ed, ami the material at our doors and we
heard gentleman state, few days ago, who had
visited the Northern manufacturers with a view to
obtaining information the subject, that III working
cotton mandatory Of 1000 splndes, i'll this State
by means of slave labor for period Of ten years,
there would be a saving of $4,000, in this article


of labor alone, when compared with the cost Of


working the same at the North, besides saving


about -3 cents pound on all the cotton used dur


ing that period.


The great difficulty in raising sheep in this conn


try, heretofore, has been, TO preserve them from


being destroyed by dogs. But this danger will nov


be abolished, by keeping large focks, and employ


ing shepherds to watch over rthem.


How much preferable would course Of thi


kind be to culvatlng jealous, discontented sp'rl
towards our more industrious and enterprlsng brc
; thren OF the North and how much more honorabl
: and useful TO our State