Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-11-30

peace casca'auons cOnstnnte out paHS0I eva,
which viii IL the event remedy itself, SD FAR AZ
the nstiou is Concerned. And it is equally
true, that each individual should import nO
more than ht psy think he can sell 10 sdvsn-
tage. .But-<fter ali il will be found. that the
importatons ON most occssiors will be far be-
yond our wants, which together with false cal
culatons aud unfortunate enterprises, will ere
ate balance against as.
The remedy for all this is one most CRATE
iul to the American ear, aud nearest To the
American heart. Il 10 the encouragement Of
our own manufactures. One objection To
manufactures is, that they are established and
uourshed by prohibition Of the articles
manufactured from foreign countries, aud
that the government will Iuse some of its iul-
post.
Suppose q material proportion ofthe articles
now imported were the staple manufacture Of
the country We would then always know
the exact stock on hand, aud capable Of being
produced, and graduate our transactions ac-
cordlnsiy.s 10 despite Of the abstract reason
ing OF the enemies 10 manufactures 10 the Uni
ted States, il will upon close examination be
found. that for cheap living and cheap labour,
the U. States may in o short time be ris allied
by no country On the globe. In the heart of
kentucky. and our western country generally,
one labourer can supply himself with more
wholesome fUod than he obtains in England,
Tor from twenty-five TO thirty dollars per year.
AND II will al last be in our interiour upun
The great havlgabie streams, where coal and
where iron and other metallic substance.
can he easily procured, aud where laLour can
be afforded cheap, that our manufacturing es.
Establishments will land, and take deep and
lasting root. The eastern states also present
many slrong Inducements to manufacture.-
Even The slave population Of the southern
states would be a facility To manufactures. and
its easy and profitable occupation in this way.
from the now useless child To the grown man.
mi9h' advance the causs ofhumanity, greatly
aid conditional LAWS of emancipation, and AT
last remove the greatest objection to the free
dom OF that unfortunate race Of people. the
inordinances which they might commit by
coming as deiuge upsn the country. Manu-
iactr'res would give them fixed occupation
would discipline their minds, administer TO the
substantial objects Ut society, and enable Con
Srpss, al last: without danger, To fix tl,sm on
some gwen spot, Or IN sume definite employ.
from WHICH we might derive benefits fr.n,
their industry administer TO them the rights
which before God we dare nat deny them
and rid the nation CT dead weight OF con-
tipulng crime, which will be a stain in our
history To the latess ages
The mines of subterranean wealth and mate
rial which the country contains can best be
imagined from the infallable evidences which
me experience of every year brings forth
Inc institution and wide spread Of Manu-
features Is Ill be the strong lever to disturb the,
hoary sutnbcrs, subject them Ia the anslvss
oil science, and convert them 10 tho mnst
practical purposes of domesti comfort, while
II VIII administer kind OF national wealth
which viii never fOrsnke US. The country
might then exclaim. that government was
wrong, which fasidious Of popularity and
some tactiii0us system of that finance. would
Neglect advantages SO incdlcuiable thai
mat nation was uawise, which, from fals.
dellcacy 10 the people, and the fear of a few
direct taxes as substitutes for what is Indirect
ly paid, should suffer SD beautiful fabric of
internal polity and resource to be lost TO the
present, and coming generations.
But the people Of this nation are an inguirioy.
a thinking people; and are becoming more
SO and as long as their government shows
cause for what II does, and applies with pru-
dphce the public resources-as long as it con-
tlnnes the course which as yet il has pursued,
keeping right forward Rad, betrayipr nn
personal or family views, and not admitting 10
lis councils those to whom the nation ara.
estranged, it will not be deserted by the peo-
pie.
The almost total absence Of our own fabrics
has caused the introduction of those of the
most spurious kind from other countries and
II IS notorious fact, that articles IN a serious
amount are manufactured abroad for the ex-
press purpose Of being sold at action la tie
United STATES. by this our own manufacturer
IS undersold, and what IS as rnOrtifying, he ia q
sufferer from The frauds of strangers.
The iemedy against our being surchargetl
with foreign goods and the means of introtu-
chg manufacture, is to forbid entirely the i'm
portatloD of articles which can be. On any
toleTable terms manufactured by ourselves
rms would not only apply the cure, but from
the IDENTITY and stamps Ofthe domestic fabrics,
prevent its being evaded by smuggling. Con-
gress should not be afraid Of their too much
'a'oureo system OF indirect taxation upon the
consumer, by imp0st and tonnage. Ii is often
a golden pill 10 the people, and destoys the
responsibility Of government. This revenue.
from changes in the objects of commerce,
would soon find its wonted level and if it did
not Tor few years, let the public lands sup
ply the deficiency. Those lands were not in
tended TO put so many dollars into the TREASURY.
but to administer 10 the nation solid and per
n,anent wealih-a wealth which the latest
posterity will feel, and which the American
patriot should be proud to bestow. All po-
vernmeDts should remember a maxim in
finance more precious than diamonds. that
when the cottage is wealthy, the treasury is
fuu' That narrow policy which sees all OBJ
Jects through the medium Of the precious
metals, and is limited TO the taste or fame Of
the fiscal officer, and the profits Of the coming
year, is beneath the American politicA,n. The
fearful add gigantic destinies Of this country
require. of our legislators the thoughtful and
intrepid mind; subIimaled above the transient
obJecs OF ambition, and having strong refer
ence to times which are to be:
Such Is 'he extent and vsriegations Of oui