Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-24

that America muf not be allowed 10 marafac-
fs,r be6 rad. Thus were out srins u br AZ.
ftrsined--our srts and trsdcs checked I've 10 be
taxed with all the charges OF importing gcods
We could make ourielves. and TO ufc goods,
made in England, by nen burdened with thcir
imnsnle aad increaGns impoes. taxes and .ex-
CITES. We formerly imported many ihoes, boots
and lippeu from England. but though impor-
ta,ion Is aow, open from all ioreisn plases We
export more than we import Of Cords ainer's
Articles. All oot working carriages, ploughs.
wheel bAfrows, hasd. barrows. corn fans. wheels
for fpnai6g wool and FAX, arc made here or,
At lesA We import le6 Of thefe thisss than We
export. Our importatioE Of diailled ipirits,
deduding oar exposts OF them. Is not half as
large in proportion. 40 forneily, owing TO shs
eonfiderabie incIsaie OF breweres and the great
extenson of the domeitic diitilIeries hom eIaia.
fruit and molales. The esbinst work, picture
framing and other ornamental work ere become
extenfvs, excellent and elegant. and are far bc-
yond our confumplion. The American en-
cravings arc equal TO thoie of Gsesi- Britain in
1916. and more might be fsid. The recent
Literary Fair has produccd an exten6on Of
American book. printiag and all connected and
auxiliary srts, twenty OF thirty, perhaps forty
or 6lty times beyond their nate at the ara OF
Independence. Tbs manufstiure Of qusdrants.
the compass. pentagrspAs, theodoiitss. hydro
meters, Thermometers, and other tcientihc ia
frunenu has kept full pace wi,h typography.
The yRst manufactures OF leather exceed all our
refourcrs in hidss aud Gias. for we import much
OF thofc raw materials and fome drelIcd, nearly
all of which ara made up into manufactures.
The domsais OF bsxjsbsid manufaeturcs OF wool
a. Al. ...I.
raife and import. and wo alto Manufacture much
hemp. importing conGderably in addition to ocr
production. and exporting very little il TIE sas
Gate. The domeRic manufacture Of COTTON 10
univerfal. even in the interior Commits OF rhois
ffatrs which do not produce IT,; aud ia the tss-
mn.ray6.g itates il may be computed as ecuiya-
lent TO ss yss1' Of various cpuon cloths for
every perfon. Our iron brxnch is 70 great as
TO call for large imponstions TO fupply our man
s;h |sia 'oor o,cs sxDC Sf g ara
is vaaly incrcaitd, and the quality snd 6ze Of
our ihips arc far fnpsrsr to ,hofe OF the vsiiels
built before the revolution. The manufpttpre
and ihslls. muiquets. TiHes. iwords and other
inirumsnts Of deicuce, are pTodieiouAy sdvan>
ced, and il 10 conceded on all hands, that IL 10
nSCcNafy 10 iCUtIt xuO even soISC tucio uISistsIy
branches. The rsnUfadurs Of iilvcs plate, and
Of al! articles OF filver, gold add fancy work
wsnu no aid to enable US to frpply two fuch
nations as our own. We export fosp and cam
dles by millions Of pounds. and the two manu-
fseiurss OF the dairy. Glue, asrch. hair pow-
der, tin wares, and many other articles, the dc.
tail Of which would fatigue. arc made in Amsr-
ica 10 the extent q our coniumption. great
and fure Asmoafe market for our raw materials.
fuel, proviGons, forage. and building materials
for our Manufactures has thus been created 6nce
1916. Manufacturing tenants for our towns,
villages, houfes, work hops and grounds have
been attracted snd fxed and independence ON
foreign nations has been incrsafed snd firmly
fecsied BY a rccunenee to our own agricultural
and manufacturing cspacisits.
Such are part only of the numerous and
great smeliorasions Of our GtSation, fnce the
Deelaration Of Independence. May each re.
tern Of the day We celebrate, witncfs more and
more Of the like happy difpsnia'iOns Of bsns-
6cient providence. -
FRANKLIN.