Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-07-26

lsoour will upporion itself among the va
fous operations necessary to the subsis-
tence of the society, X how, while agri-
culture gives bread TO all, manufa Gories
will give clolhire.
q. As TO the objection, that the people
OF .he United States have too little cap
liiaI Tor such enterprises, let il be re,orted,
what shall become OF that capital, which
IS now shut out from the high seas by the
rapacity of the powers OF Europe Ia The
words of an English Orotop' who was late
ly sailed before The Bri,ish parliament spc.
c'aliy 10 speak 10 such points, WIN con.
sress FOR the sake oil giving encouragiment
TO trade Sc manufactures make some en-
actmen,s in the nature of lhe British Or.
'iers in Cnuncili will they after the miu.
ner OF those precious measures, prohibit,
manufactures, sc. ,-.---- No, no; they
will nc, copy you so close they will give
| their trade md manufactures every facility;
hey afe rather better politicians than the
wise ifSmers OF yoor DEGREES; they will
aosler this capital and make it conduce 10
truly beneficial ends, not by such Orders
"a Council as yours, bur by measures re-
ally adapted ~ the encouragement oftrade 4;
| ~, and ici me ell you, sif, % the purpose
ot-"fsyorung upon England the evil OF
her own injustice"
| $. As 10 the raw materials for the pur-
pose of manufacturing, we have iron and
cotton IN abundancs-wec can raise any guam
ltiiy of hemp aud FAX that we pleese---and
as TO wool, it requires but constant mart
and those cautions and excitemenls which
will not fail 10 be applied, To carry it TO the
highest perfection * produce il also in the
greatest abundance, in very shor time.
lamb is an annual rop; for in one year
a lamb will yield as gnod wool as at any
subsequent period. The quantity too is
not inconsiderable. With due care, there
fore, Gems derable quantity of wool can
be accumulated in the short space of one
;welvemonth
| For the purpose of giving start to do
nestle manufactures, by raising the neces
sary capital which no individual can b,
Expelled 10 supply, patriotic association.
have been already formed in several q!
'he sta es, and their subscription book
Gre rap d,y filed, Patriotism alone, .
such crisis as this would be sufficient [
l produce this effect But another motive
not so exalted indeed, but at least, as UNI
{pcrsa and efficient, has contributed 10 ad
The process: that is, interest. The few
| experiments in manufactures which have
oeen already made in other states, OH e
small scale, have demonstrated that there
is no legitimate mode OF investing money
more profitable, perhaps none so much
50. We have been informed in such n
~ay. as TO rely upon n, that the annual
product of money so invested, even at &
Iperiod when our commerce was upno-
Tested, was from len to fifteen per cent
What accumulation of that profit, the to.
II obstruction of our commerce is likely
90 produce, will be striking TO every miud
How long the present obstruction of our
commerce will continue, re iejus,ice O
Europe must determine. But perhaps l.
is no wild supposiiion 10 conceive, tina
even if the present attacks on our trace
should blow over, Congress may adopt the
policy Of encouraging our own manulac
lures by rather higher duties on the inn
ported articles Of Europe. To keep our
selves from being altogether dependant or
Europe Tor our clothing, Congress MAJ
adopt this course, If they should discover
from the experience of the intermediate
iiaN VIC nave 'hS -
the spirit 10 Clolhe ourselves.
Under all these views ofthe subieS
the citizens OF Richmond beg leave to sub
NIT TO their fellow. citizens throughout the
; state, the annexed projeei for the encorr.
: agement of domestic manufactures. They
have been emboldenedto make their pro
position general one, by the consideration
: that great experiment can be no where
: made with more propriely than in the
metropolis Of the state, where the inst.
r tuition will be inspected annually by the
delegates from the several counties, aud
It's state and progress faithfully reported "a
the various stockholders, and by this far.
= ther confederation, that the local advanta.
p ges of Richmond for such an experiment
are perhaps not equaIled by those of ans
D oher town in the commonwealth. Sucf
Institutions in this city, would be seated il
E The vicinity Of inexhaustible coal-mines -
. They would receive a neVer-faillng supply
. of water for operating the machinery
D from the James river canal which affords
. a fall so extensive in some places. tina
y the same water may be operate thre,
y several times in lis descent from the cana
; TO the river. Such is now the situation o