Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-24

Ported from TINS State Is fu.ulihed by
The tiiheries they therefore claim par
ticnlar attention But though, from
cur iitua,iOn and habits, we are mott
duseily inter5lted in their iuccefs
they will ever appear to be Of great
Importance TO the national iecurity.
when iyitem of maraiime defence is
Contemplated. Theft and other branch
&c OF uieiul labor. which have relation
TO The means Of public fAfety, viii, we
pretume, received from The nationa! lie
gitlaturs, the degree Of prored on and
and patronage which her importance
requires
Tie duties impofed by tie General
Government on Incorporation Of for
eien articles. operate as a bounty upon
our own manufactures. Bltltill il NAV
be requi:re for the State Government,
TO do fome;hing 70 encourage this foe
cies of in1ulry and even to afford
peounisry aliIiance. topeffons who are
engaged in introducing new branches,
or in proiecuting thole which are emf.
nentiy uieful. In general however,
when a manufacture is eaablilhed. it,
continuance NUT depend upon the pro
it's aTiiing from il; if they fail TO de-
tray the exPences, il is an indication that
the labor ought 10 be applied TO more
beneficial purpoGe.
The fuccefs of manufactures depends
in great mealure on The manner IN
which the work is executed. A want
Of integrity in the perfoos concerned
mutt eventually prove deRruaive 70
the branch in which they are gagged
| aud when the individuals are numerous
the careinl attention of the legiilature
will BE- neceiIarY, to prevent oif-reiit
TO whole elafs Of men By the frauds
of few. 70 this end OR inipeaion
Laws have teen framed; aud. II carii.
e. fai hfully into execution, and, extsn
ded as there thil be location to her
oojeas, viii b. Of great uie IN improv.
ing the su1lity OF our manufactures, and
preventing tho!e decsiiful practices
which would dearoy their q edit.
1t has been Oxen faid, th a, ous mar.
ufa6toring eaabiGmen,s VII not fuc-
eeed- 70 loag as Iabour isIa5 the pre-.
fent high ?tice- This oH.crvaiion IS
not confines by general experience; for
in MANY i ilanoes they are now 10 a
I hourilh no and -rporgfisye tn.-e Orr
demeitic manufactures are alf1 If very
grea, Importance, both 10 public and
private PROPERTY as THY furuiih a
large proportion Of the netefflry arti
eles Of cloa,hirg and furni nre. they ale
cntlled TO every degree of encourage
ment. and no friend 20 his country will
deipil- or undersalue them.
An increafe ofthe manufacturing and
commercial in'erea H.a1ifealy tends 10
Rouriihiog iate of agriculture, by
increaling the demand for. the fl, plus
| produce Of ihe land. Iieie feverai
iuterels are mutually dependent. and
there Teens to be no caufe Of iealouff
between them. A wife Government
will direct and guard them with an
equal hand. II will be the conRant
objet offJch a government. to excite
and pre!trve lpirit OF indultry among
the people, by ailiaing them TO gain
reward for each kiad Of labor. lndur
try may then be left for the mott part
to its own dire ttion. The people will
divide themielves into ditferent profef
lions their difeernment will enable
them to make a prudent choice and
lead them to puifuis, in which their D. /
waite advantage and that Of the public
will concur.
In compliance with your requelf in
the Refolye of the zsd of June, i
| uanimitted TO the PRECEDENT of the Uni.
Ted States, fatement of The proceed
ings concerning the ordnance Of militia
tary fores, which belonged to this
Commonwealth, and We're taken for the
ufe Of The u. S. and requelled pay
ment of the monies Que for them.
received an anfwer fionl the PseGdent.
and have ALTO received letters from the
Secretaries of War and of the Navy on
the fame futjees. The Council did not
think it e1Pedient TO agree to the pro-
Pofal mace on the part Of thu ULited
States, and adv'fed me 10 lay the "a
| pers before the General Court, that they
might take .fuch meaiures in the cafe as
they might think proper.