The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-31
DoMEsTtc MANUFACTURES.

h'oh, rae necei ity of iecuriilY it's ;y-5,, 0.yc-
OF all foreign c"i atiies becomes every day ,nor-
Important aud 'ndnpesiibIe. IaibortGn., as
the means of gu;,rdine oar rights and bsnr;n.,,
agaInt toreie interefts and inRrence in orr do,
metic, focal, and civil concerns. .,c.I.
10 provide againft the caprices or the ambition
or Foreign nations, who may become iealone ~
our PROPERTY, or who may be pure hafed int,
hoiti!ity agaiuft us by the fame means. that M.
dem wars have been induced and flnained in
Europe. ~
Independent Of thefe general grounds of M
nc!' prudence and neceiiiy; there are hume
rous collateral resions WHY the people ofthclT
5. fhould at this time particularly attend ,ntL;s
inbleet the hottie condua of that nation 70
which we have afforded the beif of all her mar.
sets FOR ferries of years, !hopld induce us 70 re-
'niorce the policy of our government in pnrfrinp
redreis tor pat injuries, and future fecuritv fur
our property and commerce.
ne people mutt be fenGble that the great
i.cafcity OF ioiid money, is wholly owing to the
Pore,sn trade and that if we could purchare
goods at home, made at home, from the arti-
ces of our own produce, that The money won,d
circulate among ouriehes which is now ftnt TO
luPport nations which opprefs u.s.
Our qVe0Ils increahng in quantity and quail.
ny, beyond any thing that perfons who have
not had correct information on the fnbietf can
conceive.
Our cotton produced in the fou.hern Rates
can be had cheaper than in any part Of the
world, and IN as great Quantities as hopi.
consumption and foreign demand can require.
RAG and Hemp we produce fuificient to
fupply the whole world
Dye FHrj of every kind are to be had in our
own territory.
Iron, lead . cotber-are TO be had in the
mott Inexhauitib!e mnes-and our irsp is all
lowed to be equal to any in the world.
In the various branches of art and commerce
dependent on leather, fuch as boots, noes. fad
dlery, harncis, and all the varieties of theft
mott uienl branches of NATIONAL comfort and e
cono'ny' the progrets and perfection of the va
nous arts are uneXampled in the annals of the
world. u '''e
Wsoa ofevery defcriptionis abundant and ca
iy of purchaie.
And 0rfJ and n,an4ta7m-5--and the NC
6efn improvements IN r,na1lis,e-.- L...---I--
complete proGrefs among us, and trumnhed
al once over the articles and repeated cooFa-
gratlons OF foreign incendiaries, and arairf tie
moit deep rooted and afoniflling preildices.
ne conduct OF foreign nations, fit was not
calculating too vainly, would fem 10 hav. be.,
directed by the hand of divine wifIom in f,ch
manner as to force this nation even aes;nR
its preIudices and againR the arfiSces of;te q
nemIes' into the paths beft calculated to fecure
us permanent Happiness and indeoendrnce-
Inc opPreltion of our commerce by ENGLAND.
appears only to have been intended TO indnc-
our national legislature to do that from defen6ve
Poilcy, winch they ought long ago to have
no"e, as a meaiure or iecuritg and freugth, as
a neaiure ofinternal providence and rerource a.
gainft exigency.
The levying of new additional duties by the
Engiilh parliament in its Ian felton,, on all A.
mercan goods, will, we make no doubt. prove
10 Congrefs the neceflity of laying duty of e.
quail II not higher amount, on goods imported
INTO the United States, not already under the
ber
The nation at large progreGes, but the nod.
IN "hich we Progreis is fo unlike every other
country we are 10 much unaccuffomed TO
think IN the manner of other countries, and
iuch IS The influence of the anociation of deas. /.
that when we do not brogrsli in Tire lame 1feu- =
ser as other nations, are apt to conceive that
we do not progrefs at all.
Wehave no great companies with exclu(ye
monopolies by which human labor is conlfrain-
ed to iubmit to the will and toll for the indo.
Ience OF luxurious opulence. The horrible yi-
olation OF the principles of orr government in
the caie OF the thoemakers, wonid indeed IN
duce foreigner TO believe that the fayaoe FER
Witty ofthe feudal times was about 70 rscon,-
mence but ike a form in the atmofphere. the
phenomenon IN the focal fate, will only lead
vile and pruAeDt iegiHdturc 70 make prov;6-
ons agalnit timllar lnroadS OF the rights of h,i-
man nature and the fundamental principles OF
our revolution and our government.
bat we have made great progrefs in arts and
manufactures, thofe who are acquainted with
Philadelphia may learn, by enquiry but even
trangers who Wifi our city, learn more in a
few dayst than the mott of our citizens generally
are aware of.
AS an evidence, however, of the proprefs Of
mannfattures in this city and neighborhood.
we may refer with particular proprietv IN a
recent inititution in this city.
II Is q rfp0ffory fer TIE Eas of goods manu-
jaanred IN Aneriea, and from Amerieas mate
riai5 only.
Perhaps there may be found perfons, who
VIII doubt, what we are about to tate but
what we have feen, and thofe who are dirnorsd
TO encourage home indufry may not only fee.
but purchafe on the mott reafonabIe terms.
At the warehoufe, No. s, fouth third free
Philadelphia, next door to Mr.. S. +. Bradfyrd,s
book fore.
Dehrous TO witnefs and Judge for ourfclo,s
we went and there law articles of various tinaS'
OF the domettic manufacture and OF which ,gs
ihall euumerate thole that were moi co,fnic,,-
Gus and excellent in their kinds.
OF eoooLIsn manufacture from American voo,
and American looms we taw,
CLOTH Of good quality;
C0afiHg5, mott excellent
SfockiagS, fine and coarIs .koif .o5 &C.,