American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-11-29
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for the encouragement OF domestic industry; cir
cumstance unparalleled in the annals of the world,
and highly derogatory to republican principles and
particularly so in the present instance, when our
country is on the Uerge Of ruin and when it must
be admitted by every rejecting mind, that nothing
short Of an efficient protection to industry, can pos
sbly produce individual contentment and happiness.
Fellow Citizens continue not to sumber, or des
pond, whilst your all is at stake! Much and
much must be done by you--Let your activity be
manifested and your influence exered at all times,
and in all places.-Permit me to ssh--what would
you do if your cities and towns invaded, and
your treasures robbed Of all their valuabes and
your citizens left in tattered garments to beg their
bread, or to starve in your streets? Would you not
Immediately sound the alarm You would not fold
your arms and sleep contentedly on such an occa-
sion but you would call meetings, form resolutions
enlist your neighbours and call loudly on Congress
for aid and if you could obtain no assistance, you
would make great noise, and would thunder ana
themas on theii heads, and your denunclatons would
be just But what will you do after having consd-
cred the condition of those individuals, whom you
see almost daily reduced from state of gbtaence to
the most affect poverty and nretchedness land
have enguired into the cause oil your poor houses,
and other benevolent institutions, and your Peni-
tenares and Jails being filed ecen to etIoWing
with persons, the recital of whose woes would all
most dissolve heart of stone.--What change -
Within short space of time, our Jails, &c. were
almost empty, and our poor houses furnished homes
only for fe,0 aged and intirm iRdtridadtS: But
then streets resounded with the hustle OF bust
Iness--every individual had full employment--con-
tentment was fixed upon every countenance, and
Joy in every heart. All nature seemed to particle
pate in the general JOY and rejoicing. But contem-
plate the change! Our streets have no longer the
appearance of business; no longer is any gladness
expressed; but streets filled with beggdrS,
and with men of grief: and this most certainly is
because people are out of employment. But to ena-
Bile you fully and more distinctly to ascertain
the cause, earnestly recommend you to examine
small pamphlet,s lately published by NJ. Carey, ESQ.
of Philadelphia 1t may be procured through the
medium of almost any Book Store in the country.
This book has been compiled by its benevolent
Their at a very considerable expense. 1t contains
small but valuable collection Of o6iciaC documents
from all parts of the world and they are such as
are calculated to convince the most prejudiced mind
in regard to his position. But fellow clizens there
are those oil you who determined not to beLieue
correctly on this subject you appear to be actuated
by the most deluSue infatuation You say that trade
will always regulate ITSELF and continually express
yourselves unwilling that any improvement should
be made to it What madness What folly! Just
with the same propriety might say, your dwell.
ling was on fire, let il alone-throw water on the
fre-It will regulate itself. And so it will; but
not until after yor house is consumed. Just in the
same degree will trade regulate itself When youc
cash, and your credit have both been exhausted,
there will be no more importations. But acithout
either cash credit, in what kind of state of pre-
paration, shall we be for erecting .MaaHfactories,
and conducting business at home? This, fellow
citizens, is consideration of much importance;
for it will certainly be your condition, in less than
one year, unless a material change takes place in
the affairs of the nation At this moment a sufi-
cheney of debts, have been contracted in England,
Inv individuals IF fhia tn in
ment erary dollar Of specie in the United States.
This fact may be established thus Goods imported
| from England are generally bought on a credit Of
tweLre months and according TO statements, from
| the Banks of Boston, TO the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts, from June 1891 to June 1922, they had
lost about 100000 dollars Of specie, which left in
1 all of the Banks, of that place. in June last, only
about 100000 dollars. And il the truth was known
the loss Of specie, in erery section Of The ceary
has been proportonately great with that Of Boston
But If ereR three f0prthS Of the specie, 0eRt out Of
the United States, for the payment odebtS contract
ed during The last year, how much will be left after
the debts Of the present gear are paid, which in
consequence Of large imp0rtatioS will at least ol
4 BILE that of the last gear?
/ From these statementsit will be discovered, that
at the close Of the present gear, will require, not
lonly all of the specie IN the country but rPry
siderable quantity Of Stocks ami LGnd, to square
accounts with England But are you WilLing to
lose all Of your cash, all IF yoar stocks, and all Of
your land, when by restricting your trade to all
places where american produce is not received IN
Iecchange for goods imported, these might all be
; preserved aud fuU employment given to every man,
,coman and child in the country?-There is not q
nation in the world deserving the name of nation,
eacept the United States, who have not restricted
trade in such manner as to protect and encourage
domestic industry. With these few reflections
leave you, fellow citizens, to determine on ,cLat yow
I ,oW do. If you remain inactire your country is
ruined: but if you ecert yourselves It may besaved