Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-28
From the True American.
HIVIII VIZ
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.

uidCluTtS was uciu III TIC OtdtC- 1lUuSc
Yard on the 4th September, when Me-
mortal to Congress was reported, and COM
mittees appointed to circulate it-a form
Of Constitution for ssthe Pennsylvania
Society for the encouragement Of Ameri-
can Manufactures" was reported, and ac-
cepted-and the committee on that subject
reported !" a statement 10 part of produc-
tive industry 10 the city and county OF
Philadelphia, at three different periods"
by which it appears that in eighteen
branches Of business, which are cuume-
rated in the statement, Al39 persons less
are employed now than there were III
1915, aud these at reduced wages. The
committee suppose that each Of those per-
sons contributed 10 the support Of two
others, making an aggregate of l2,4l7
persons deprived Of their customary means
Of maintenance. The committee consider.
this i" but small proportion of the whole
number of the Iabouring classes, who are
now without employment as they have
received some partial statements, by which
it appears, that at least loo saddlers and
700 shoemakers, have been lately dis
charged; that 1000 emigrants who have
beea accustomed 10 work in cotton facto-
ries, arrived in the years 1918 and 1870,
aud are at this time unemployed; and that
thousands OF mechanics of the most useful
description, will upon the further prose
cution of their duties, be found 10 be al
srho trxfo Of ha IF
subsistence"
This is indeed most melancholy pic
ture, and one which the mind can scarce
ly contemplate without shuddering. How
are these destitute people to provide them.
selves with food, raiment, and fuel, during
the approaching winierp Who will sup
port them when their own means entirely
fail? What distress and anguish will
thousands Of them endure before their in
dependent spirits will submit to ask for
relief? What a burthen must they ulti-
mately bring on society, already embar.
raised and impoverished 1? What happy
thing would it have been for them and for
the public. bad our manufactures been so
lostered, and our resources so husbanded,
that this vast multitude could now have
been furnished with employment, and by
that means have enjoyed respectable and
comfortable subsistence Yet bad as the
state Of things already is in Philadelphia
it is feared it will be worse before it is
better; and the sufferings prevailing and
increasing there, pervade, in greater o.
lesser degree. almost every part of our
country. Congress, we hope. will do all
in their power at the approaching session.
TO mitigate existing, and ward off impend-
ing evils; but as we have once before OBJ
served, Patriotism in the People is the
only prompt and radical remedy for the
present, and preventative for the future
distresses of our country.
In Cincinnati an adjourned meeting Of
citizens g for the improvement of Agri-
culture, and the encouragement of Do.
nestle Economy" was held Oh the 23d
ut. when Constitution was adopted, off
GERS appointed, and the following agree
lhent entered into:
:" Being convinced that retrenchmenr
in the expense Of living will be an i'm
portant mean in alternating the difficulties
and Pecuniary endorsements which ex-
ist in every section Of the country, we
concur in adopting and recommending 10
our fellow citizens the following declara
ton, viz -
!" st. We will not purchase, or suffer
to De used in our families, any imported
liquors, fruits, nuts or preserves Of any
kind, unless they shall be required 10
case of sickness
w. Being convinced, that the practice
which generally prevails of wearing suits
OF black as testimonials Of respect for the
@em"ry of deceased friends, is altogether
useless, il not improper, while ii is attend. |
cd with heavy expense, we will not sane.
tlon it hereafter 10 our families, OF encour.
age it in others.
!" 81. We will not purchase for our.
serves or our families such articles of dress
as are expensive, and are generally con
s'dered as ornamental rather than useful.
attn. We will abstain from the use Of
imported goods Of every description as farI
as may De practicable, and we will give a
preference to articles that are Of the
growth and manufacture of our own coup.
ny, when the latter can be procured.
5th. We will not purchase any arti.
c'es, either Of food or dress, at prices
mat are considered extravagant, or that
me clllzens generally cannot afford to paw;
put viii rather abstain from the use oil
sach articles natil they can be obtained
al reasonable prices. |,
"o'h. we will observe rigid economy
~ every branch Of our expenditures, and
VIII IN all our purchases be influenced by
necessity rather than convenience, and by