Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-04-22

not only necessary TO supply employ
ment, but to supply our other necessi-
ties. The desidsrata in political econo-
my are the same as in individual life;
and the principal of these is--what is
the best means of directing the aggre-
gate labor of the country, so as to pro-
duce internal wealth. Ii the agricul-
tural industry can find market for its
produce at home, he has no cause to
seek for market abroad, but when the
home market can be glutted with for
eign produce at cheaper rates than
home industry can supply il, there is no
security that he shall reap the harvest
of his labour II we can fabricate our
clothes at home, and have no ability TO
purchase foreign cloths, we increase the
consumption of our own raw material,
encourage our own manufactures, aud
however the dandy dressed in Bond
street clothes, may sneer at the domes-
tic coat, il is much better than no coat
at all. II, by the passing Of this bill,
employment be given to 100000 per-
sons more than are now employed, what
would be the eliectf II this 100000
are manufacturers, they will be con-
suniers of agricultural produce, and
hon-producers, What will they CON
sumo in year2 They would consume
upwards of 100000 barrels of flour,
exceeding all the exports of the last
year by 100000 barrels, besides a pro-
portion of other staples, The foreign
demand would not thus be diminished
1t would continue notwithstanding the
creation of new market at h ONE; and
he called on the House TO consider the
instantaneous impulse which would thus
be given to our agriculture. 4.
Ii we refuse To commence this do
mestic policy, and continue our foreign
policy, we give to English, agriculture
that support which by change of sys-
tenn we should thus give to our own
If it be said that we should thus create a
rac,tum in our commercial intercourse
with England, It may be answered that
we shall fill this vacuum with the manti-
featured articles produced by the 5oo,-
600 additional persons employed in our
country. He referred to the introduce
ton of machinery, the effect of which
be dcscribedto have been to make Eu-
rope react upon Asia, enabling Europe
to send back into the heart Of, Asia, peo-
pied with myriads, the raw material man
ufactured for the use Of her myriads.-
England alone, by her machinery, per-
formed the labor of aal millions of able
bodied labourers, while. America only
operates with power of 10 millions; so
that England op crates in the accumula-
ton of wealth; as relates TO the U. s :.
in the proportion of ii to /. She was
thus enabled to resist the whole COM
blned power Of Europe, combined in
one individual, when all the countless
of the world dropped and Responded; to
prosecute the war alone, with vigor,
and to triumphant issue.
The honorable Speaker enlarged on
the vast mOney-power Of England, a.
rising from her artificial labor. During
the war, her revenue had in one year
equalled 10 millions sterling, or exact
ly 400 millions of dollars, while our re-
venue has been only 90 millions, making
much greater disproportion than u to
!, as he had calculated. He next spoke
of her commerce, and stated that her
commerce was now greater by one
fourth than It had ever been IN a time Of
war. While our tonnage had In few
short years been diminished half mil
lion, the tonnage of England had in-
creased, He deprecated any ,iniscon-
struction of his argument. lie disclaim-
ed any intention of standing forward
the discriminating eulogist Of English
policy. He knew of the corruptions
which prevailed in her government, and
the expressions. which existed, but it was
with regard to her political economy,
as referred to her protecting policy that
he thus expressed himself With regard
to the poor rates of England, he differ
ed from many authorities highly respec-
ted here; he thought it an admirable
system.-Ths honorable Speaker then
went on to take view of manufactures
"fEngland,in their various departments.
He contended that neither with respect
TO agriculture nor to manufactures, was
SO wen situated as this country, or even
France. She was obliged to import all
her raw. materials, while we have every
facility foI their production on our own
soil. In the fabric of silk, with all her
capital, machinery, and skill, she is be-
hind France, simply because, with equal
skill, France produces in herself the
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