Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-02-08

ton OF american TldnWjdclHFcS :, '.ii!i ,, =
have now before us Il pamphlet on tb,,
subject, published by society in Na"
York, being AN address to all the peon,o
OF the United Srates, and signed by ill.,
Datriotc Governor of the state Of Nav
York. ID. ID. Iomptins, aud IL number of
respectable citizens. II seems To be FIJI,
OF sound argument, and clearly TO cstablis,,
the policy aud necessity of sustauir,r th',
manufactures of orr own country.
10 certain extent, we think, there c,.
be no doubt that every American citizen
should give his aid and assistance 70 s,,n
port those fabrics of the first necess;,,
the mdtc'ictof which is the product of az,
own sou, such, Tor instance, as cotton ami
woo!en goods, which can be convenient,
made and brought into market at a n,.;c,
and quail fit TO compare with ;hosc
brought from foreign countries-3ut bv
attempting too much, we may defeat all
There are many articles which we capn,,t
attempt with safety, until our populaiion
Is more numerous and the wages of work
men much lower than they now are.
That England looks with a stron.r die
Ike upon our educators in the wav az
manufacturing, is 4 truth Some ofthn
papers OF that country have said, that il
"ouiu be petite IN their government Ia
sacrifice twenty millions sterling i'm or,,,r
TO crush and ruin the rising manufac-
tures of America. Some pcople tl,;uk
that The vast quantities of British poods
which have been thrown as il were ;,n,r
our shores since ihepcacc, have hem
purposely done IN order TO sIIhserye tl,a
intention of undertaking and entirely
discoursgIng our domestic fabrics. We
peiieve IT Will be foumd, that the English
manufactures dia his from necessity, and
oh
titles OF goods have been semitic Americ,
because there was no other market onen
Tor them. The poverty OF the people ON
The continent, and the restrictive systems
ct tile rulers of Europe, have disappointed
tie sanguine expectations of both the po.
vernors and people of England in this re-
spcct.
We perceive by the late accounts from
Germany, that The manufacturers tl,ere
complain as heavily as we do of the i'm
mense quantities of English goods thrown
INTO their markets. At the late fair at
LeipsTcc, the market was so glutted with
EnSish goods, as 10 undersel everv
thing made by the German mauufactn.
rers-English calicoes, it is stated We're
sold so cheap as 10 have entirely suspend
ed the use of German linens and the
unfortunate native manufacturers werc
oDiiged to carry home again all liei,
goods. ''ei
1t the English are determined TO ex-
pendtwenty millions TO ruin The manu-
features of America, and another twenty
millions to rum those of Germany. it will
be attempting avery odious scheme at a
vast expeDce.
The inundations of foreign goods into
America, IS undoubtedly great evi.-but
II Is am evil that must Cure itself. The
i.nSisii manufacturers will, before long,
be the greatest sufferers They nust snon
tire OF selling their goods at 90 per cent.
under the first cost-Then, trade will
resume It's ordinary level: and the Amer
Ican manufacturers, by assitlniy ON their
s!de, and proper encouragement on the
SIDE OF their teilow-citzens, will have fair
play, and attain perfection by the usual
efforts of skill, industry, and perseye-
rance. Boston Patriot.