Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-14


shifting:
IL cents for spinning the the same,
4 cents tor weaving -four yards, ut y
cents per ward,
4 cents for all other expenses, say COM
missions, treigts, carriages, packagcs, &c.
Aided is 10 cents Tor maxim. 4 Y ards,
equal 20 10 cents the yard, aud when the
same goods are now worth from III I2J
cents The yard cash at auction, leaving
profit to the manufacturer OF a, least
~ per cent, and when we reflect that
she coarsest piece Of cotton goods Of the
same size cannot be imported without pay
ing duty at iheraie OF 81 cents the square
yard equal 10 GSf cents, or within about
J cenis OF the whole cost of making the
same piece Of goods; hencr we mus, be
satisfied that foreign competition is very
much out OF The question, for the lowest
sa,e Of du,y on any kind of cotton or
woo!'en goods tmade 10 any extent in this
couniryl Is p per cent. OH the value al
the place oil manufaciorv.
g We dc bciicrc tint manufacturing. este.
@iSiRe'IS ,ceH conducted, aad the gouds I'M.
7scdio;efY snid at aUcit0n, Rare areragcd a
1'r9ni et at least 10 per cent driAg ne last
fg'o gears. when al The same time, imported
ration and no5iien goo;is hare arerdyed
lass of az icns - pei, cent"
MIR. Lowndes SAID, that he would saw
no more a. TO the degree of addiiionaf
encouragement, which was required BIZ
OH manufactures.
But he had q few observations 10 make
80 To the principles which appeared 10
have been adopted in The tariff proposed
Ivy the Committee of manufactures.
Among the most objectionable OF these
ssas, wbai be considered as The prosrrip-
~ Ia al.
articles afford ID by which were subject
Cd 70 a duty OF 10 per cent.
The ground of this prescription, was.
thai the East Indies took from us scarce
~ ANY article OF our produce.
he had occasion on former day TO
advert io one nj Tire most interesting
ortnch"s of this trade, 10 that in which
ne''iifr SPECIE nor produce was exported,
bal ~ which the enterprise and Industry
% our seamen formed the capital which
a. harsh, and, he thought, mistaken po-
icy, weuli condemn to inactivity. They
took nothing from your country: But
'hey explored The most distant seas-they
Climbed almost inaccessible rorks-they
pursued !heIr hardy aud dangerous EN-
rioymen's between the ports Of savage
nations; and earned by their freighis
capital winch fortune had not given them
- '''' tldHuldcIurtng IN
dustry because II was productive: but.
The industry of the brave men of whom
he spoke, created the capital wIiich thew
brought back to our country. They did.
not 'rl he spindle, or tlinging The shut
ne; but when they brought home cargo
at sndia fabrics, (peculiarly suited 10 the
wants OF The poorest class of our society
WAS 'helr industry less worthy of en-
courage nieui, because they had made
these iabrics on tempestuoua seas. or.
':ecadse, 10 pursuing their own interests
ih,v acquired aud perfected The naval ex
reilrnce which made tli~nl our pride and
our DEFENCE! We gave iilem tie liospiiali-
~ OF our ports: They nigh, lake in wood
Shh water ana sail IN search of some
strange land, from which these products
~ american industry are not vet xcludetli !
ne poiicy appeared to HIM unjust aud
cruel.
HuI the other branches of East India
fradr merited encouragement. raiher Ihau
prohibition. He had already spoken of
'he falac3 which represented trade 10
i'e Injurious, III which the imports exceed.
I'll the exports, and The East Indian trade
i"rnlsieda good illustration OF the idIIacy.
ii takes, d You please. nothing ofdomest.c
produce from MS: II gave ia The consume
;ion OF the county III The wear when me
bad last examined tie subject, an amount
at goods TO the value OF five millions
How were these goods paid for ? Specie
had UndoubledIy'been shipped both from
America aud Europe for their purchase.
But orr sales of East India articles nm
foreign countries had exceeded The "a
mount % our purchases in India. Five
millions of goods then construed in The
UHited States were paid Tor by the mere
profits OF the trade. Three Thousand sea.
men, supported by the requisite capital,
added in one wear five millions 10 the
clear amount OF national income. There
was no expectation of our produce 10
pay Tor these fabrics, because they were
paid Tor already they wRre the acGmisi.
icons of American industry.
lie would not detan The House by
talking OF the injury which the Indian
trade was supposed 10 do us by draining
oar specie. How the purchase OF mer.
cftandlze, either in India or any where
else, o! which we kept lhe part Tia, we
wanted. aah sold is.e remainder for more
man ~" gave Tor the whole, could lessen
ibs specie Which we retained, /; would be
g lNtle d!i!icNii 10 explain.
hn1'her clara terisiic OF the proposed
ia'i5. Is rs raising he Gniy or articles
which lIa been lowered la I!ie act Of 1916.
HFcduSe itow 'ieir small bulk, ~ proper
ION to tbei5 yaidc, il had been fonnd i'm
jta1iicabie 10 prevent their being snug
Ei'g MO iiiR Country. Watches, Jewel
~, ami i.sses, had among other articles,
reFn reduced 10 z per cent. The reduc.
tion bad been proposed by The Spcrc,a-
81 ~ 'he Treasury, aud adopted by tie
i''nss nn tins grJund. Had any exam. |
inAiicn INTO lie fact been made BY Tie
committee of manufactured they had
Ia'sed other articles also which were
'no"D even al the rrrseaf duties to have
seen introduced clsndestinel, --Iot i'm. |
stance, coffee rom five TO sis cents. Sc. |