Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-21
From the Charleston Courier.

RIOJS L II O y q Il l >
On the probable effects Of the Non I"l7i9ftaf'o"
net, which IS 70 SO into operation on the
isth Of s51; month.
AS no rsaa better understood the capaci-
ties and powers, as vel ss the interests and
wants of different parts OF the United States,
than Doctor rankin, his opinion on the SUB
ect d domestic manufactures and non lmpor-
tation Fro, ects, viii have more weight than ali
the party publications which may be offered
by the fl..ends or opposers Of the late non-im-
portaton act
Extract from the I'd vel. OF Funzlif's Works,
p. 242.
Several Of tie Princes OF Europe, Of late,
from SD opinion OF advantage 20 arise by pro-
dglclag al commodities and manufactures
within their own dominions, 50 IS to diminish
or render ugeiess their importa,;ot, have en-
dsayored to entice wotlIraen from ether coun-
tries; by high salaries, privileges, &c. Ma
Nv persons, pretending to be skilled IN vari-
GUS great manufactures, imagining that a
znerca mus be IN want Of item, and that
CONGRESS would very probably be disposed to
initiate the princes above mentioned, have pro-
posed to 20 over, On condition Of having their
passages paid, lands given, &c. Such persons
VIII md that congress nave no power commit
ed to them, Or money put into their hands Tor
such purposes, and that II any SUCH encourage
IQent is given, it must be by the government
Of some separate state. This however has
rarely been done in America, and when 1t mas
been done, it has rarely succeeded, 50 as to es-
tablish manufacture, which the country wcs
not yet ripe for as to encourage private persons
to set 1t up, labor being generally too dear
there, and hands difficult to De kept together,
every one desiring TO be raEater, and the
cheapness Of lanI inciining many TO leave
trades for agriculture. Some indeed have met
with success; anG are carried On to advantage,
but they are generally such as require only a
few hands, or wherein great part OF the work
IS performed by machines.
g Goods thar are haiky and Of SO small a
vslna as ns. we'll Is bear the expense OF
freight, mast eftso bs made cheaper "a
TIE country thaa eaa be imported, aud the
manufacture OF such gocds will be profits
able beyond all doubt wherever lhere IS a
suffciea. scmand. The farmers in A me,
riea indeed produce good deal of wool
and fax, and poae is exported. II Is all
worked up ba. il is ia the way OF danaess
sic manufacture, fer the use Of The tamil.
ly.
"'rhe buying up Of quantities CT wool
and aax, with the design TO employ spin.
nsrs, weavers, &c. asi form ersat essas.
ishmests producing quantities Of WOODEN
and linen goods for eale. has been several
sime attempted In different provinces, but
shsae projects have generally failed, eacds
OF equal vaae being imported ehsapee,---
Aad whsa :hs governments have bseD So
licitedto supper, such schemes by encau.
rsgsmeRss ia aasney, or by imposisg dutiss
on she importation of such goods, il has
been generally refused ca this priaeipls,
that If the country IS ripe fer the nasnufas.
,urs, 1t NAV be sarFied GA by private per.
sans TO advantage; and If NOT i. is fslly
to tank OF forsing nature. Great estsb.
llshmsnts CT manufactures require gres,
nuaa5srs OF poor to 40 The werk for sn all
nsges those Psor are to be found in Ea,