The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-03
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FROM THE PUBLIC ADVERTISER.
OUR HFFaIRS WITH q. BRTI,fih
10. W.

OUR NFFhIRS WITH G. BRITAIN
no. M.
Having examined the two first branche,
Ct ths subject, and stated orr reasons 70,
Ibeiieving that 4 repeal of the non innorta.
lion law would be ruinous to our shihh;ne.
interest, and that so large an amount o!
| British manufactures would be imported rs
to DRAIN the nation of lis S[,ecie: We pro
coed ia enquire,
81 What would be the effcct of such
Iinportations upon the MANUFACTURERS
already established in tI.is country
The progress which the u. States have
.irc9dy made during the last two years in
their N nutactures, is not only incalcula
bic. but almost Incredible. And yet our
Capitalists have beeu. and still are, shack
led with apprehensions lest an influx Of
British goods should overwheim and ruin
their estab.ishments.-Thes apprehensi
ons have deferred many from cmbarking
Extensively in business, which, though
profitable. they consider as precarious, and
doubtful III point of durability. Let the i'm
preston once be made that government
are determined not only 20 cherish and nur-
| ture, but protect and defend the manufac-
! tories ofthe u. States, and few revolving
years would place us in situation rcaND
lindehendent of all the nations of the earth.
L cannot require train of laborious rea.
soning to convince any man Of commnn re.
Election, that a free importation of British
goods would cripple, if not annihlate the
manufactures already reared amongst us
as If by magic. 1t our markets are over
stocked with foreign commodities, it follow
as Consequence that those which are the
product OF our own industry, will remain
uusold in the warehouses, or be sold by
the Spectator, at great sacrifice. Either
course must terminate, ultimately. in a ces
satiOn of the establishment, or a total loss of
the capital employed in it.
The nation having progressed thus far
in the experiment, should 1t now fail, ages
would not again place us in the same ad
vanced state. The wavering add iDdecisive
would be confirmed in their approximations
40 to the insecurity OF vesting their funds in
manufactures while the bold and enter
iprising would no; only become victims. but
unpitied. would be represented by their
more cautious friends rs hazardous, visicn
airy C experimental and be subjected TO the
scchs, the sneeTs & the rtiiCuie ofthe inter
esSed ti!Stian ambaS sadors; a species Of v-re
rain that Britain has cast upon cur shores Ia
myriads. II unsuccessful in lhis attempt, cur
lchildrcn's children would o!'t hear the tale
of woe repeated" by the satellites OF En-
| gland the loss and ruin which attended il
would be exaggerated and embeilshed,
and for century it would be used as an
iargHmen;b by those stupid animals among
rs. that represent Manch ester and York
shire. Thus, then, it is not only the pre-
iScnt injury which we are to sustain but
cur fears may nationally be awakened as to
Is permanent effect apon the habits and
perations OF the American people.
bct are the consequences OF aBnihilating
these establishments in our country, to ex
tend only to those Immediately Interested
| in them! Is the farmer TO escape The e.
Wis which are attendan. on an unrestricted
intercourse with Grea Britain that Pan
dora's box from which SO many OF the ills
and miSchefS of the present century seem
10 have emanated No: he too will feel
most Sensibly the destruction Of our manu-
factories
The revo!u;ion Of Spain and Portugal have,
indeed, with judicious management, plac-
ed under our superiu ending care, th- goi-
den fierce. Until 1863 we had not me
means OF manufacturing fine woollehs. but
by the importation "a iine wool a. an enor-
nous eXpence, That obstacle is removed,
Ou' Country is abundanily stocked with the
finest sheep of the world. Encourage and
F~H.ect domestic EanU tactures, and tho
a6 ice,S"ist will be SnrChed in the most
innocent ~ ai'u ,7,o"eeable employment, the
tfH ap he
lot of man, The farmer, taefsinrs - - ''.e
deeply Interested in the cslm discuss 70 . as as
this subject as the merchant VI U.anuiactu
rer.
From the view which we have taken OF
the question, we conclude, that all the ills
with their conComitan's, already enumera
led by Us, must tail upon our unprotected in
fa,h establishments, if the intercourse ia
hastily opened With G. Britain. But we
entertain no apprehensons on thai score
We have aried an opinion two weeks
ago, when the ciazettes OF the day were
filed with Gete a tgtes and chit chats on the
subject of the negotiation and its rapid pro.
gYess. We thcu hazarded All opinion, that
MIR. Foster was sent to trihc with the go
vsrnmen. and amusc the people--that OBJ
mon is hourly strengthened and confirmed.
In the administration, our Confidence is
hren and mistaken. The rights of the ma
ton will DO preserved, end cur career toe
perfect inoeurodcace Of other Countries.
will not be njcc,ciooSiy or iGeauticusly
checked.
NESTS PICTURE.