Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-19
FROM THE NATIONAL INTEL
LIGENCER.
STATE OF AGRICULTURAL,
AND
MANUFACTURING IMPROVE
MENTS, TO THE NORTH.


IN letter lately received by Mr. Gus.
It's, from Chsncellor Livingston ofNew-
70 k, are the following particulars. rela.
tive to the prosperity of Agriculture and
MapufA lures in that, and the neighbor.
ing sta es.
Speaking of the policy Of manufactures,
the Chancellor obssrves--' Il has gener.
al's BEEN thought, that We are no, ripe
for ma,u'ael1es, that labor is too dear,
SC. This is, however by no means he
case. at least in the Nor: bern SIstes--Our
DEFICIENCIES do mt arse from either ofihe G
ci'cumyances. but from an i'll grounded
prejudice, in favor of foreign productions,
and from the caneiessness and indiscfe,ion
Of the labors Of the husbandman. We
have till lately supposed, that nothing
could b. SO we'll made at home as abroad.
Here the writer mentions an instance of
en- article OF much utility being made in
. - LIZ Of New York, and although OF
aekso aledged excellence, could not be
sold, until the London mark was put upon
il, which caused an Immediate aud most
Tspid sale.] The agriculture OF the coun.
iry has not ye, been pursued, with view
TO manufactures, little attention has bcen
paid to the improvement OF our wool ye,
soch as il is. every pound oft /, worked
up, and we're ten times the quantity rails.
ed, It would be used. The same may be
said Of fax and hemp, nor do Know a
SINGLE article, susceptible OF manufactures
rsised in the Northern states, that is not
manufactured at home. Leather, Iron,
Hemp. Flax, Wool, are all consumed at
bDme--Le, Us not then complain of want
of n,nulactures, but of attention in the
IA mers, &c supply them with materials to
work upon. To The ar ieles mentioned
might have added hats of castor, wool and
chip, papec, glass, coaches,scythes axes,
hollow ware, and every implement ofiron.
other than fine c,iliery-b happily our pre-.
judices are wearing away, we begin to
fud that our own manufactures wear bet.
ter han these We in2or', an American
hat, OF coat will!pa,wear twoEngiish ones.
Our manufacturers we, in their infancy
have not learnsd,o practice osefra1ds
which. set false gloss upon their wares.
The introduction Of Msrinn Wool, or "a.
Their small dash # it, in their Jocks has
convinced rise farmer, iha. soft, warm,
substantial cloths can be made at home,
and xhis consi6lien has believe nearly
doubled the number of sheep in this state,
within tbs hast four years. There are now,
] think. as many -cafding as grist mills in
the STATE, and several manufactures both
Of woollen and cotton, upon an enlar.
ged scale, are setting up. A fuller was
here few days since and toldme that he
then had 600 pieces of cloth in his mill,
yet IN circle of four rn.ies, ticking his
mil Fer the ces:tfe, were embrnced five
other Gulling mills, all of which were. as
fully occupied. You will be surpiised.
when l assure you, that on the little es-
tate which possess here, Che. town Of
tlerm5pr) which contains about eighty
farms. there are at least Fifty looms, and
almost every family has woman weaver.
1t is ,rne, that these looms and these wea-
vers are cnIy occasionally employed IN
working up Inc FAX and wool which the
farm furnishes for family use, but 1t
cannot be doub ed, that ii materials could
be afFnrosd they would be fully occupied,
Every body 10 this, and The neighbpring
states are improving and INCREASING their
hocks no price is thought too high Tor
a 6ne sbeep--l have one, for which !
have wi,hip The last week been Offered
S 1900, With this spirit among the far
mers and the superauous capital which
what ave comnonly called unfo1unate
circumstances, but in my opinion ,hs hap
piess, have wiAdrawn from, conmerce,
l have no doubt, that our manufactures
are in such state of progression thar
neither war nor peace win be able 10 stop
their course"
DEPRESSING for short time from ,he
sobjea Of manUisc ure., bis distirgu she'd
patriot end agricultul slist proceeds to
speak OF his improvements in sheep breed
ing and observes, My sheep improve
ex,rsmelys and have no doubt, that
shali rival Ramboullet in few years
| sold Ia bred Ram two years sincs
that was weighed the other day--Hls 1--we
wsight l9olbs.---I yesterday killed liz
bred wedder from grass having not ea.en
either grain or hay. though the I'ost and
snow IN November had dimnished his ia 1.
HIS weigh alive 1877 lbs. dead 70 ~, The
carcase, lob OF tall wtesdes the kidneys
ard <ib Of wool Aud the,s we've many
other equally fine, in the flock, though
my wedder fack consists Of those ~
which do rot consider as fine enough TO
sell tyT stock rams" The cha ceIio