Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-30

proper aPplcauon of the surplus OF agriculture
and industry.
agriculture was continually improving du-
ring the whole course of the revolution For
eISneS thought il ruined in France. In 1914,
however, the English were compelled to adri;
that we had little or nothing to learn from
them.
"Industry or manufactures and internal trade,
made immense progress during my reign. The
application Of chemistry to the manufactures,
caused them 10 advance with giant strides
gave an impulse, the effects of which extended
throughout Europe.
"Foreign trade, which, in lis results, is inf
nitely inferior TO agriculture, was an object of
subordinate Importance in my mind. Foreign
trade Is made for agriculture and home industry,
and not the two latter for the former The m
terests of these three fundamental cases are di-
verging and frequently conflicting. 1 always
promoted them III their natural graduation but I
could not, and ought not, to have ranked them
| all on an equality. Time will unfold what 7
have done, the national resources which crc..
ted, and the emancipation from the Enrl;sb.
which brought abouts& WeshaYe now the se
crete the commercial treaty of 1888. France
still exclains against its author; but the English
demanded II on pain of resuming the war. They
wished to do the same after the treaty of Ami
ems but was then all POWERFUL was hun.
! drcd cubits high. / replied, that if thew were
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would still refuse 10 sign the treaty. These
words were echoed through Europe
'The English will noy impose some sucb
treaty on Frauce, at least if popular Glamour
and the opposition of the mass of the nation. d.,
| not force them TO draw. This tlraldom would
be an additional disgrace in the eyes of that ma
ton, which IS now beginning to acquire lust
perception other own interests.
"Whtn came to the head of the government
,.,t,
enter our ports on the score of their neutrality.
brought US raw materials, and had the impu-
dcnce to sail from France without freight. for
| The purpose of taking in cargoes of English
goodsin London. They moreover had the in
science TO make their payments, when thew
had any TO make, by giving bills on persons in
London. HENCE the vast profits reaped by the
English manufacturers and Brokers' entirely TO
our prejudice. made a law that no American
should import goods 70 any amount without inn
mediately exporting their exact equivalent.
A loud outcry was raised against this it was
said that had ruined trade. But what was
| the consequence Notwithstanding the cIo
sing Of my portssand in spite of the English.
who rul;% the seas, the Americans returned and
submitted 10 my regulations. What might I
not have done under more favorable oircurn-
stances
Il ''Thusl naturalized in France the manufac-
turc ofcotton, which Includes
i "1st. SP,m-cottom.-We diI not previously
spin 1t ourselves; the English supplied us with it
as n sort of favor.
''2d. TIE ue5.-We did not YET make il; il
came 10 us from abroad.
s'3d. The printilg.-This was the ony IA
.ofthc manufacture that we performed ourselves.
I 1 wished to t,aturalize the two FIRST brancbne.
aud proposed 10 the Council of State that their
| importation should be prohibited. This excl
ted great alarm. l sent for OberkaSnp, and
conveSSai with him long time. l learned
from him, that this prohibition would doubtless
produce shock, but that, after year or two of
perseverance, itwould prove triumph, whence
we should derive immense advantages. Then
| issued my decree inspite ofall; this was true
| piece of craftsmanship.
81 at first confined myself merely to prohibi-
Ting the web; then | extended the prohibition
osPun cotton; and we now possess within our
! selves the three branches of the cotton manu-
facture, TO the great benefit of our population.
and the injury and regret ofthc English--which
proves that in civil government, as well in war
decision of character is often indispensable TO
success"
would trouble the committee with only one
other quotation, which shall make from Lowe.
and from hearing which the comynitto must
share with me in the modification which felt
on pcrusing it. That author says: T'It is now
above 40 years since the United States of Ame-
rlca were definitely separated from US, and since
their situation has afforded proof that the be-
| ncft of mercantile intercourse may be retained
in NIL its extent, without the care of governing,
or the expense Of defending, these once regret
| ted Provinces Is there not too much trutb i'm
this observation BY adhcring to the foreign
policy, which have been discussing do we not
remain essentially British, in every thing but
| the form of our government Are not our in
| tercsts, our industry, our commerce, so modi-
| fed as to swell British pride, and to increase
British power,
| Mr.. Chairman, orr confedcracy comprehcnds
within its vast limits great diversity of interests
| agricultural, planting, farming, commercial
navigating, fishing, manufacturing. No one of
| these interests is felt in the same degree and
cherished with the same solicitude, throughout
| all parts OF the Union. Some of them arc pc
culiar to particular sections of our common
country. But all these great interests are con-
fded to the protection of one govcrDlnent--to
the fate of one ship; and most gallant ship it
is, with a noble crew. If we prosper, and are
! happy, protection must be extended TO all it is
due to all. Ii IS the great principle on which
| obedience is demanded from all. If orr essen
tial interests cannot find protection from our
own government against the policy Of foreign
powers, where are they TO get it? We did not
unite for sacrifice, but for preservation. The
| inquiry should be, in reference TO the great in
tere5ts of every section Of the Union n speak
not ofminuIe subdivisions what would be done
for those interests if that section stood alone and
separated from the residue of the Republic ,
If the promotion of those interests would not in
| iuriously affect any other section, then every
Thing should be done for them, which would be
done lift formed distinct government. If they
come into absolute collision with the interests of
another section, "a accommodation, ifpossibc should
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