ADDRESS 



On the Manufactures of the Southern States, delivered at Castle 

 Garden, Oct. 1849. 



Bt James M. Ckane Esq. 



Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen : — At the request of 

 those who have in charge this thriving and useful institution, I have con- 

 sented to appear here, this evening. I ttank I deceive not myself or 

 others, either, v;hen I say I take a strong and decided interest in all 

 that increases the weallh, independence and'true glory of the country. 

 It is our country, our whole country — however bounded, still our coun- 

 try — to be nourished, protected and defended by all our hearts and 

 minds. There is no land like unto it. It has reached nothing like 

 its zenith, yet it is a young giant of more power and strength than 

 any nation on the globe. , 



The progress which it nas made from the time of its discovery, has 

 no parallel in history. For nearly three hundred years it had to 

 struggle against a barbarous population at home — and an almost serai- 

 barbarous policy of the mother country. Our fathers in 1774, '5 and 

 '6, believing that so goodly a land as this ought not to be embarrassed 

 by oppressive legislation, flew to arms, and threw off all allegiance to 

 the mother land. All history shows they had just cause, and time 

 and investigation have sanctioned their acts. "Appealing to Divine 

 Providence for the rectitude of thek intentions," they pledged to each 

 other " their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honors," to accom- 

 plish their deliverance. Their labors were crowned with success, and 

 from that day to this, in which our eyes at this wonderful exhibition 

 behold so much of the skill, ingenuity, and enterprise of our people. 

 Our country has advanced with a progress and power unexampled in 

 the history of the world. 



