Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-27

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..,ca has received the support Of Con-
pu and likewise the countenance OF the
glsnss;f silence on, and long acquiescence
n as,ss olan can authorize them TO infer 1T.
n u ;n;no 10 our manufactures the support
~ ss:ary to Withstand foreign competition,
:, ard eaaital, the committee have on all
sS'a ;ars enileavored to avoid the danger
o = fastening on the community oppressive
= anonolics. For a manifestation OF the So
i;s;,nde which they have at all times ielt,
H1' 49, canton which has always presided
anu -. .hs;r deliberations on this interesting
Z over ,ss beg leaveto refer'to the follow
I snojes. rsr,s which they solicit may be taken
s 80 parts Of the present. J,
prposr on themenlorials ana Petitions OF
~ a,,,,arv manufacturers OF gnn-poWder. &c.
s 81 r.. 10Th February, 500. 1st vol.
of reports, page II
on.fhe petition ofsundry manufacturers
raner sc. SC. 18Th February, 1902.
ibid. >. 216.
the petition Of sundry manufacturers
81. naper.sSx &c. 9Th March, 1902, p.
226.
/ ON the petition ana memorials " sui sui
,lrv calico printers and dyers, &c. Sc
9srh january, 1904, page S94.
ON the petition of the presiden. and die
ors.of the N. York Duchess county
Slate companies. 18th of November, 1904,
p. 49i. CO,
on the memorial and petitionof Fhila-
dslph;ai Typographical Society. ed Ian.
1906, p. 52s.
and on the petitions and memorials of
Paul and Joseph w. Revere, and sundry
coppersmiths. alst Jan. 1908, ad vol. p.
III.
The ike spirit which dictated those re-
ports maintains, without any dlmlnution,
its influence over. the COMMITTEES, and re-
presses every disposition to depart from re-
straints, the observance OF which becomes
indispensable, if the public goodbe the sole
object In view.
The shortness of the present session, and
the want of materials, preclude the COM
mittee from giving this subject full inves-
LEGATION. Though the committee have to
regret that they are prevented from going
into a minute discussion of the advantages
that would result from j ldicious encou-
/ ragernrnr of manafactures- YetEthey cannot
! refrain from expressing an opinion that adj
disional duties at this tinaen, be laid with
advantage on the importation OF certain ar
tieles. Il must be obvious to every person,
on the slightest attention, that the citizens
of the United States possess sufficient IN
gsnuitv and skill to make up all the articles
ct wearing apparel and millinary that may
be wanting for use. 1t is no less clear that
shot, over and above our own consumption,
can be supplied, and that other manufac-
lures, in which lead is the article OF chief
value, have progressed sorapidly as to de-
serve the fostering care OF government
The Importation of cotton manufactures
from beyond the Cape of Good Hope inter
fercs not only with our own cotton manutac-
lures, bu. also comes into competition with
fabrics imported from Europe, made OF the.
cotton of the United States. Manufacto-
RES arein operation for supplying, and pre-
parations are in great forwardness tor en-
creasing the supply of coarse cotton manu-
lectures. II some encouragement be given
to establishments of this description, the
probability is that the quantity of these ma
nufactures, equal to the demand, may be
supplied. Bed-ticking, ola quality supe-
rior to that which is imported, can be had
in abundance.
The use of salt as a necessary of life cam
not be dispensed with. To keep in the
market quantity commensurate to the con-
sumption of the nation is certainly. an OBJ.
tations of this article are abundant, and ths
price low but should the United States at
any time be forced into war by concur
renee Of inauspicious events and they have
no power to prevent 1.-THE scarcity conse-