American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-10-11
TOL. L.
From the Democratic Press.
To the Mechanics and Manufacturers of the Ctty
and County Of PHILADELPHIA.


and County IF PHILADELPHIA.
The pleasing prospect enjoyed by the friends 10
home industry, within the last eighteen months, is
now decaying BY an examination made few days
SINCE it is ascertaincd, that $50 out of
employ, and from the circumstances of public ai-
fairs, there is great reason 10 believe, that in the
course of the following winter as many more will be
added to the list OF idle persohs.-As the two-thds
OF this number have families, may be fairly calcu-
lated that more than one thousand persons will be
deprived of the means Of subsistence, unless some
thing be done to prevent The dreadful event.
The manufacturers, well knowing the powerful
foreign competition against which they have 10 con-
TEND, have been satisfied with the smallest possible
profits upon their labor; and one cent, nay half
cent per yard is the low advance beyond first COST
with which they have contented themselves for ma
ny OF the cotton goods, that constitute the chief
tidle OF MANI lacture that has given employ TO so
many hundred looms within the last eighteen
months.
The British, TO destroy our infant fnanufactur-
ing establishments have possessed themselves OK
the particular species oil American goods that have
become fashionable among US, and have sent over
cagoes of them, so closely Initiating the genuine
stuff that it is difficult to tell the counterfeit. This
is however found out by the weaver and to his cost
i'm the course of time.
Those goods are sold at auction for what they
lliged to keep his own good article OH hand, which
would wear twice as long as the imported, for the
latter being made of Surat Cotton, is ihickened
with flour, to give it the appearance and substance
Of the durable produce Of our looms. 10 make
the deception complete, the names Of various
American manufacturers and Of their establish
ments are stamped upon their miation, and 10 ia
ciate the continuance OF this mean conduct, the
Board of Trade oil England have passed an order
admitting duty free all pieces that are imported into
England as patterns to copy.
The remedies for these evils consist
| LIST. In determination among every kind OF
mechanics to support one another ; 1t 10 moreover
very easily to be proved that it is the INTEREST
OF every one to support each other for If one thou
sand weavers are thrown out of employ, it is plain
tina Some thousand less OF hats and pair of shoes
will be worn next year than If they were fully en-
ployed. Every class Of society that live by the sale
of articles of the first necessity will feel the effects
| OF their idleness Grocers and Butchers will sell
less Of sugar, coffee and meat, than il there was
brisk sale of American Goods and the effect must
extend TO house rent and the value of real estate.
| Q To select such men Tor Representatives in the
federal aud state legislatures are known TO be de-
cded friends to manufactures, and who will be fire.
lily to originate measures calculated to protect and
encourage them. None other should be selected
We can dispense with long speeches. We want
men who will work MORE and speak less than our
Representatives have hitherto done.
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