The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-31


humanity, the offerings OF fortcarance ana
peace, are treated with reiterated insults
and injuries.
In this state of things, fellow citizens, what
is TO be done? We tremble for the fate of
ciyilizationA--it is banished from the Europe
an world. Its benign principles and influ-
encc arc certainly banished from the high
seas.
Let us then throw ourselves on our vast in
terror resources in this great western hemis-
phere, develope our energies and avail our
selves OF proper use of them. Domestic
manufactures and internal trade will Weld
benefits that will more than supply the wants
OF foreign commerce. Internal trade, by com
oinlng and identifying our interests viii
produce the most happy results :. it will make
secure and call into action, an insecure and
dead capital:i it will give the means of employ
ment and gain to all men, especially the nee
dy: 1t will insure the endowment and cultiva-'
OF our peaceful habits and dispositions it will
promote the harmony of social life and inn
prove cur morals by the exclusion of To-
reign fashions, vices and luXuries: it will re-
vive our republican manners, simphcitv and
frugality 1t will make Us our own laborers
and consumers: it will remove many causes
of foreign collisions and wars in relation to
US: it will extinguish the heats and dissentl-
ons so often produced by foreign politics, and
| II possible, unite our people more firmly it
| Will withdraw frem the ocean many of our
lcitizens, and preserve much of our property
from European rapacity: it would prevent
/ and defend Us against numberless veXations
and ills.
| Agriculture, the true source of human
comfort, flourishcs better in the neighbour
hood OF manufactures, to which internal
| trade constantly attaches itself. and draws
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chanical arts. Our fields would soon whiten
with our Eax, cur cotton and our heeces -
excite our smiles, and call forth our bene-
dictioiis to heaven for our independence. E.
very foreign tie and dependence that we
| break up, affords further security to our do
mestic tranquility, prosperity, happiness and
| freedom.
! Let rot the discourag ng remarks on nome
manufactures so often reverberated, have
any effect. Our ancestors were told that
they knew not how to make Il plough or a
hob nail. Yet what mighty things did they
achieve? They have left to their postcritv
useful lessons and examples applicable to
every crisis that has heretofore occurred.
America (whp is ever ready to DO all the
good she can has furnished to Europe the
model oftbe bestp plough. At this day in the
! United states !cols az the fabriestioH of ma
ny valuable articles-=such as iron an brass
and copper wares, all hiad Of carriages
see the paper mills and nail factories-the
manufacture of cordage, leather, sho;s, boots,
saddlery, hats, window-glass ?Sc. S-anti
also the best pistols, swords, muskss, rifles
and cannon, which foreign wrongs and ag-
gressions have driven US 20 make yor our
defence and protection. Shall we ut this
| day be seriously told in Virginia, that we
possess not industry and enterprise snfffci-
ent to establish machinery for spinning and
weaving cotton, and fulling nils, but that we
| must send our cotton 20 distant countries. and
after being burthened with countless char
ges and exactons, 70 import and consume
the same article in its wrought state
| 1t is also urged that i'll the event of dniver-
sal peace, European manufactures can be
imported on cheaper terms, and will re-
! gain the preference. 1t is certainly at all
times, more easy to affirm than prove the
truth OF proposition. AT present we can
not go into details, we can ONLY affirm from
the most accurate information and calculate;
ons, that the Institution we are about to pre-
sent for public adoption, without the aid Of
increased duties, will enable us to underseu
imported articles Of the same kind Il; and that
the capital employed will produce an atle-
quate profit, if Il general peace is made :;
an event though We apprehend to be very
distant. Some or our sister states aid ms
with satisfactory proofs on this subject, and
reasons too obvious to mention maintain our
aifirnatior.
With these views and feelings, and with
the confidence of success, we present to YOU
the plan OF our institution, for which we
gratefully acknowledge ourselves to be
principally indebted to our northern sister
states. All men who feel their destinies in
terwoven with ours, can now afford the plea
sing evidences of their common and perna-
nent alta hments and interests in the same
We offer genral invitation tounite with us
in this great and useful work The diversi
he'd accumulated resources Of labor, industry.
raw materials, enterprise, public spirit, in
telligence and money, will give that vigor
and activity to the operations of our society.
as to produce ct an early day many of the
beneficial effects now in contemplation.
Many OF our capitalists have expressed
desire for permanent and safe investments
on reasonable and certain profit this in
stitution will certainly invite their Jealous
support Yhe security Of the stock, it's
transferable and active qua ity, the certainty
and adequateness. ofproht, are weighty con-
sideratioas.
CRU plan viii sIruw iir,t the proper arti
hcers will be employed, and the care and
management of the important interests Of
the society communicated to safe and pro
per hands.
W1LLIhM BowDEN, president,