Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-10
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
WORTHY OF 1M,rAr1ov

WORTHY OF IMITATION,
In the list OF printed statute says the
Ne" York American Ci,,ze,. have coun:
TED upwards Of Is for the encoura cement
OF religious and charitable ms, buttons.
number relative 20 educa,ion--and near
seventy laws relative to state roads, turn.
pike companies and canal improvements.
put IN this extraordinary crisis, the alien.
ION oil the Legislature appears to have
been particularly devoted to manufactures.
Great beds of iron ore lie in the county
OF Essex and never falling springs Of salt
water In the county of Onondsga, sufficient
To supply the whole country With those
indispensable articles. Acts were passed
concerning the public salt works and ex
tenaing that establishments, also, a la~pe
portion OF The public woods was sci aside
III order TO promote the manufacturing of
IRON. The useful invention of steam boat,
"'s Fa.rouizeo. Great encouragement
IS also held out for the introduction of the
irish mode OF quitting up and preserving
beef and pork
|. %Large premiums from so to so dol.
lars are offered for the best specimens OF
wooilen cloth manufactured IN this state,
70 be determined by the Society of Use
fui Arts at Albany&-and smaller on, . O be
distributed tor a'similar purpose by the
Courts OF Common Pleas in the several
counties. Money was also loaned by the
state Tor the encouragement of d Wooden
Nanuiactory at Poughkcepsie, Line n
ManulActnry at Schaticoke, and Cotton
Mandatory at Waterlord---apd the
ovefssers OF certain useful factories are
exempted from militia duly-Thus these
three great ard important Manufactures
oil WOODEN, OF Linen. and Of Cotton, have
been mos, muni6crnily patron ed. The
cietS manufactured at Poughkeepsie is e.
guai TO the best imported.
i" H. Introduction nf Merino sheep in
10 The United States by Chancellor LII
vings'on and Col. HUMPHREYS, is an obieet
OF incaiculab.e Importance AID eminenlly
entI' YES them TO the public gratitude.
he French Emperor, ever attentive TO
he promotion of the power of France,
has imported N o that country upwards of a
million Spanish sheep of that breed. Our
Legislature have not neglected this sub
Ject They have offered premiums for
bringing Merino rams into each county,
and each town is authorised to levy tax
upon dogs, for the purpose of purchasing
that animal. Thus in a few wears a new
breed OF sheep ofincomparable excellence
VIII De spread over the state, and firm
foundation is laid for supplying our
selves with the best materials for cloath-
ing.
!" The purchase of Louisiana has OPEN
ed an extensive field for enterprise in
The Fur Trade. This commerce, which
IS all important to secure the affections
and to establish an influence over the in
dian Tribes is now entirely in the hands
OF the British. This state has incorpora-
led Fur company, with extensive pow.
crS aud large capital--but. so restricted as
to prevent any foreign parlcipation-and
we may expect hat the waters of the
Hudson instead of the ST.. Lawrence, will
IN tuiure convey To the ocean the rich furs
OF the vast countries 10 the west. This
IS the first and The only attempt ever
made since the declaration Of Indepen-
dence to secure this valuable trade TO our
selves.
9 Nor have the Legislature been mat.
tentiye to the cultivation cf the fine arts.
An Academy Of that kind has been incor-
Pora'ed IN the city of New York and part
OF the Government House hos been ass'gn.
ed Tor the accom- modadon of that ipstilu-
ton, and for the exhibition of their choice
collection of casts upon the finest models
OF ancient sculpture, and of architectural
and other works, the gift of the French
Emperor, constituting altogether muse.
ON unr'valled in America and equaIIed
by few on the continent Of Europe.
Thus a republican legislature has had
IN view every principal ingredient Of indi.
vidua comfort, and Of public prosperity
NO objsel was too small 10 escape their
notice, nor too great to prevent their ex-
er1ion-Our immense frootiersto the nor, h
and west-our commercial emporium. are
pro'ecied---arms and artillery arc distfi-
ouIed in every ireelion--armories and
arsenals established--tbe necessities Of
the people relieved, and the seeds of the