The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-09
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BY DIR. ADAM sEYBERT.
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FELLUw-CITIzENs, 80,
Our Country offers treasures
for our investigation, which are at once hume.
rous, brillian, and valuable. Laurels await US in
all directions, whether we turn our attention to
the forests or to the morntains--wc are in pos
session of some elegant colorng matters, which
only need the aid of the chemist to make them
permanent and highly useful,-If 1Mordant
should be discovered, which will preserve, and
Xix Permanently, the elegant crimson inherent in
the juice of the sofe berry, shall then possess
. native dye Which will not rank as a mean rival
OF the Tyrian purple.
We have abundance of some of the most impor.
tant productions OF nature, which contribute to
the ease and comforts of civilized life, and which
are essentially necessary to many of the arts
Large sums Of money are annually RENTED from
every seaport in The United States for various
ochres, which are used paints for ailnn,, aud
tor eohteras In this respect we do unto ourselves
much injustice, and we are deficient in gratitude
to that Providence who has SO plentifully supplied
us with these articles, often ready prepared and
fitted to our purpose and there is diffused in
many situations, plentiful supply of the same
materials from which they are prepared in Eu.
rope.
There is scarcely state in the Union which
cannot boast of extensive strata of elegant oche-
Toas clays, most of them abound in considerable
quantities OF alUnliuous slate, which only re-
CURES proper management TO afford dkans for the
purpose OF the arts and commerce. CSbbe,as,
SO usefuin dying, and many other arts, lies large.
~ concealed IN avery common mineral of this
country. We might not only manufacture this
article for home consumption, but in little time
wecould rank it with our articles Of export.
Our copper and our siSc are gifts which ought
TO be highly praised Consider the extensive ap-
plcation of those metals in their separate states
and attentvely view their general diffusion in the
form OF the alloy called brass; then, ask YOUR
selves whether we shoad not search for the ire a.
sures concealed in the earth. Lead has been dis
covered III many situations in the United States
lin is by no means common in Europe-I haze
seena specimen ore of this valuable metal, which
upon respe ctablc authority, state was found in
Tennessee, and my informant adds, that it a6OunAs
there. Some time since, considerable quantity
ct anfianony was exhibited to me for Giack lead it
was said to have been Brought from North Caro-
IND II this discovery could be traced, and the
precise locality ascertaned, it would add another
treasure to our catalogue of natipe Productions To
designate the situation in our country where
7iron, the most useful of the metals abounds would
De TO enumerate every state, and most of the coun
ties of the union
We have all the articles required for making
porcclainr of tho first quality and beauty-a little
eXertioh Will enable us to equal the acknowied
ged excellence of that which is exclusively fur
nished by the Work Shops Of Paris and Ores
den
We have some marble which rirais that of
All the materials requisite for the making Of
glass abound IN our country: and our .piniozp.
gitSs w6asSes that which has hsen hitherto I'M
porfe@-ouriuseful productions ale not sufficient
Unknown to he enumerated--the great Linneus
was well satisfied as to the riches OF America in
her natural productions, he has often been heard
to express wish, that he could have explored the
continent IF North 8,nerica.
Our PAPER Manmtaaories have increased in
number beyond all calculation: and cur paptre-
qnHEs that OF any other country. An extensive
tiPeJeaatle,y,' has, as il W ere, been cyeQred by
two individuals, the type OF which, for elegance
and accuracy, are second to none in cOnse-
qucnce, our l1fEfing has attained 4 neatness and
perfection which does honoy to the artists who
conducted our nurcroJls presses. IN this respect
we are fortunate andhapPy-eancation is diti;is;Iig
hseit III rapid manner, throughout the nation !;
reading is familiar TO our poorest citizens and
thus are the politics ofour, country not confined TO
any rank or persuasion. Eight daily and three
weekly ews papers are published III Phia,iel-
PIMA No European city, Of equal size and popu-
latIon, cfrculates ike nun bcr--every other CITY
III the unlr,, and almost every inland .oun, can G.
numerate more or less of them, Our booktc,o,e s
furnish our Libraries with American editions
which Tor accuracy of composition and elegance
OF Workmanship, equal those of London and Pnyis
Our BOOK are second to none, and many OF
sheTn, III the exercise of their art exhibit taSte
peculiar to themselves.
a manufactory ef printed floor cloths, is now es-
tabbShed in our city, which furnishes us with
tiat article whose strength of fabric, elegance of
oesIgn, novelty OF pattern and beauty OF finisl
are demonstrative proofs of the improved and re-
fined tGSte of tie undertaken
we have commenced the manu- actYe of roll!
face, hair cloth aud cat 3lt. Our Ti,risys are ru-
mero'is, aud exhibit TASTE to CRAFTY the eve of
fashion
Our brewers supply us with excellent, palatable
and wholesome malt liquors Our catalogue of
imports IS no longer sueiied with an enumeration
oithe Sc articles IN this city alone, upwards OF
14o,oVO bushels Ut malt are annually consumed in
this way.
Nature with unbranded kindness, has favored
: our country with many powerful streams, which
are adapted tor every species OF manufacture -
Upon some Ut them cotton mills are .ireatly, and
others Will soon be erected IN dJ0-ykand, DeIr
sDdre, FennsgEvania, Ne>v. Jersey, Ne, 16,k Con.
gfectfcH, Rhede Island, and MaSsdchuSctfs In
hhoae fsldnd alone, am informed sixty fhousasd
Spi'iaes are DAHL put in motion. L anticipate the
time whei' cation yarn will be exported from i,,,e
rCcd to EI1ope, Instead OF c0ttos 7vook The pro-
gress we have made III the cRitiuaion of coftou IL
nncxaInpled it is but few years since 1t be-
came knownin Englepd; and It'll very lately IL
was Held q secret Of importance b. some whose
Number ws5 very limited, and who alone made
use OF 1t III thelr manufactures now it is snIobt
after with avidty, and commands the hig6sst
oriee III the European markets--our eastern states
supply us with some cotton fabyicS of the best
quality, and much cheaper than .hey car be pr,
cured from Bng{and or any either part of Europe
Woilen manufactures have been commenced
From the bfeymipcL efforts of many Of our cit;
have f.,s