The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-21
MESSAGE.

py INC hrst opportunity
MESSAGE.
Ofhis Esceiiency the Governor Of Massachusetts
to both houses II the Legislature, deiiSerea the
4th iust by the Secretary II State:
Gentlemen u the Senate, and
Gentlemen II the Gouse Of Representatives.
have received from Tencl Coke, Esq of Phla-
deipha, unofficial letter OF the 29th January last,
FROM to 4, contains information respecting
sources Tor WOODEN manufactures and our means for
increasing them very extensively, which requires
publicity and demands serious attention.
Mr.. Coke is perveyor of the UAited States, is the
celebrated author OF pamphlet in answer to '' OBJ
scrvatons the commerce of the American states
by John Lord Sheffield, published in 1885, aud has
established his statements herein referred to by the
testimony of Mr.. Arthur Young, John L. Sheffield,
sir John Sinclair and other English writer's, polt-
cal economy of the first reputation.
1t will appear by the letter referred to- that Mr.
CoXe estimates =" the quantity of sleeps wool sheer
ed within the United States, in the year 1911 to be
thirteen millions Of pounds that twenty seventh
part OF that quantity" being less than half million
pounds OF WOOL will make all the clothing and hos
| pital furniture, annually requisite for one hundred
thousand men," Ant. &c that the Indian supply'' is
within the compass of our ability"
Mr.. Coke states, that his commercial &c opportu-
mites and ms official duties sve long convinced him.
that our country has sustained great Inconvenience
from the want OF some regular system to draw her
resources INTO VIEW !; and this is manifest,
to invite the attention of the Legislature to PROMPT
| and ehectua measures for ascertainng by regular
and annual returns, the materials and manufac
lures OF every kind, in each and district of this
commonwealth, and for corresponding with our
sister States and with the National Government on
Tia $ subject, and on the best means for improving
the immense advantages conferred on us by Diyine
| Providence Mr.. Coke differs in degree from
the Secretary of the Treasury, and states that the
calculation OF the latter produced result Give
millions of pounds OF wool, but pre,ic:,ted on
facts between July and December, 1870 and his own
was OF date one year later, and was considered rs
| a close concurrence"
The pamphlet No. T. quotes Mr.. Arthur Young's
report stating thar Lincol'shire lin England) which
CONTAINS not more than Z" one fifteenth of the land
| IN Pennsylvania, or in New York, tenth OF South
| Carolina twelfth of North Carolina has two
niions four hundred thousand sheep, OF tvs hea0y
.feecea Breeds producing twentyonc millions, six
! hundred and tenthousa;d pounds of wool ; Inch
sells at n SIKH, OF dollar and is worth three millions
SIX hundred thousand dollars a year. La the whole
Oh the counties OF England } IT is compu-
ted that nearly twenty-ninc millions of sheep are
maintained. These produce at five pounds course
and line, on an average, per iead) hundred and
iorty-ive millions OF pounds wei hit of wool" " The
whole vanc is nearly thirty millions of dollars to
| England alone for her manufactured wool, though
hcr quantity o land, is than half the Joint
contents OF New-York and Pennsylvania, and is far
less than half the lands of Virginia, OF OF New-Eng-
land, or OF Ohio, OF Georgia. of Mississippi
ritory. Though vast a quantity of wool was pro-
duced ~ England i'll 1909, yet Scotland aud Ireland
each produced much wool, aud six millions of pounds
OF fac wool were imported ;to Britain from pain.
he Brush manufactures of wool computed at
| one hundred and thirteen millions six hundred thou
sand dollars" OF which third was exported.
hese documents containing very useful propositions
and information, such parts of them may be be-
nefciol to the public may be printed and dispersed
Throughout the commonwealth at a small expense,
| and viii produce powerful exertons to increase our
number OF sheep, manufactures Of wool and OF
other articles and to burst those cords which have
so long confined slaves to the manufacturers
! Great British.
Our sister state of North Carolina, having con-
rmed the proposition of Congress for amending the
constitution of the United States, to prevent Our
citizens from accepting and retaining titles of nobility
or honor, PENSIONS &c. from any foreign power has
| transmitted her ratification of the amendment, nun.
| berei 5.
| The Solicitor General has confirmed the inforina-
| ton which tornimerly communicated to the Legis-
| ature, in regar, to the demand of the Conn, on
wealth against Barnabas Bi1well, Esq. b. letter of
the 22d OF January last, No 6. BY this it viii APP
! pear, that the close attention paid by that officer to
this subject will prevent any public loss By the alb
| sconding of Mr.. Bidwell.
Copies of the letter which, at the request of the
Legislature, addressed to the Governor of Virgins
! and OF hrs answer, are numbered aud 8, on the
| melancholy subject of Richmond
II. GERRY.
Council ChdDlbey, 4th Feb 1912.