The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-25
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-s GYPSUM.
khis material, SO important in architec-
fnre. 9nd so much more valuable in our a.
&riculture. WAS originally brought to us from
France. But the iasportations iron that
quarter ceased long ago. 1; has since been
customary to Introduce the plaster of Paris.
fron tue bay OF Fundy. BY the commercial
embellishments, however, there has been
introduced spirit of domestic research,
which We never knew before. An extra
ercinaIy quantity of su!phated lime has been
d. covered il New-York, contiguous 10 the
eg:on where the salt sp..ngs abound. A
sonpAny has been formed in Onondago, for
exploring and working the quarr'ies. Fine
xypsnm has been detected IN Madison coun i
~, little Dey ond the tract of land reserved
BY the Oneida Indians. The farmers at
Swego biins 1t from the Cayuga rake, aud
IND 1T TO perfor IA the functions of a capital
1ertiiixer. Ii the opinion should be re ali.
,Sed, that the space from Aurora to the Cay
0ge village, On the eastern side of hat long
and narrow AXE. snou d be occupied by plais-
yer, All the countries connected oy lana OF
water communication herewith, would OBJ
Sain as much az they wished. Ii might be
almost as easily conveyed as salt is, 10 eve
ny district OF ncighborhood hat desires it.
The existence of this article in the interior
eounues, mas remarkable connexion with
the well being of the Inhabitants The air
cfths sea coast deprlves gypsum. in great
degree, OF Its power to promote the gl Ow tn
OF grass and OF grain. And although, from
she prevailing ignorance of mineraiogy, ba
rytes. dolomile, and steatites have been Sc
yeraliy mistaken for gypsum, there can be
httle doubt, that enough OF il will be found
WITHIN our limits, to allow the plaster of Ro-
0heile and N ova Scotia, to lie tor yer N udis-
turbed in its beds.
HEMP.
Consignmen,s Of hemp from Kentucky az
ter having gwen employment 10 the cult
vators and dressers, the ooasl men IN me
Cumberland. ONO, and Mississippi rivers
and In he cosstinY seamen between . leans
and ths AtiantiC Cities, are become ,requ ent.
1he swnSied material As well as nr warn
and cordage are all OF excellent ausiities.-
Iney s1perceoe the necessity Of iuipur ta,,ans
from Europe lie niSi Chant, VINO * las t.rrn
Oh con- thission, ieeis has per Coinage as & Oh
as ii the articles came from the Baiiic. II
y a consoiIug reflection that Lexington IS
dong Tor us siore than all the Ukraine u
Sed 30 perform.
Xet, ingving credit to Kentucky, il would
ne unjust To pass over N silence ner sis
Ne~-York. Inc inhabl,ants ut Orsn.e
eounty are realty dong wonders Ia reclaim
Mg their lahos near the Wa lkiu from the
aominion OF It's aters. A hunured tLuu
sand acres OF fertie bottom, too rich and
moist even for ma &c or any other Upland
crop, ere Coming into the culture If hemp.
noe. Tue auspices OF saHGcious cgisla
fufe. tins aquatic soil has been ditched and
drained. Il he operation has been almost
magical. for the proprietors the drownsa
fpts which have undergone exs,ccat;on en-
now exhibit reat-rolls which vie with those
ot landlords i'll cities. Aud victorious hrmn
dweils in the places a,eiy occupied by the
vegetable tenants OF the marsh.
Nor ought the Iaxuriant Country O, Onta.
T1o To be forgotten /; tract ol land seconf:
b none on the globe Tor lis happy. Dos,tion
and exuoerant Productions. Where the
mpediBen,s TO a Tree discharge O, The &c.
nesee uver accumulate The IL dds on The tia,s
there seems to br a provident design 10 rem
der lts inhabitants wholly Iade pc laent OF TO-
reign connection TOT ms material.
WOOL,
he habit OF getting supplies of woolleo
goods IRON abroad had oeco.ne so fixed and
Ihvcterate, that II was De !is,e C liz ,,o,os
sible 10 manufacture lu:uig nu,s..ty - s,f
hclen. Qnanlty u clothing In TINS we talk.
cd IKE culonlsls All our raw nnte;-,sls
were 20 De sent homes / Haother conn
Fry Was TO return us Convenient Kind, of
caotncs, TO Cover our nakedne5s and to oro-
fect us from me elements Although mr.
Congress had provided by law that gv psum
No make grass grow. breeds or sheep 10 eat
q, wool 10 be converted into cloth. end drugs
70 dye IT, might all 0e imported free from
9mpost; yet there was great ndiffc ence a
bout the rearing OF sheep, aud remark bic
difficulty ia overcoming the Obstacles 10 the
working OF their feeces INTO regular fabrics.
such was the sscendancy OF British WOOL
leEs 10 The minds of our people, that hey
neglected to apply their industry in guardloe
Nheir persons against the assaults OF a rigo-
rous Climate. In this respect you had Sc
anred body OF customers whom nothing but
III usage could have turned away from ynu.
Hhe unk ndness of your government has inn
PEELED the citizens of the United States tn
do more within three years towards clothing
themselves, than they would have done du-
ring halt a century or longer of regular
mercantile intercourse. The charm is noy
at an end. You have broken he spell-
Five thous. d full -olooded merino sheen al
ready grace in our fields. More attention
than aver is paid TO our ordiAty focks.-
Some OF theD are OF good quality. Am ny
these are Numbers of your South Down
breed. brought hIther by your country men
who had emigra;ed. Several Of your other
varieties have 'ound tneir way iIitner. IN.
der the guidance Of able masterss Such