American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-12-30

quisition,-is, in other words 10 lift up the cond,.,
OF country to increase its fiscal energy to mulG
ply the means and sources OF its opuence 10 i,nhr.
ii with the elements of general, as well . las,ns
strength and prosperity II is in the DESTINY i,
nations that the highest points Of advancement ara
not to be arrived at, but through the complca,ed
yet harmonious action of these elements.
That extensive and iourishing manufacture,
with The train Of useful arts allied to the M tend :"
propel nations in this onward course, is a may;rs
believed to be enforced by the best lights of exn.
rience, and to be OF peculiar application to II.
United States, under the present circumstances, ~
their interior and external condition. BY Aour.
ishng state OF manufactures we shall see risinc -,
class Of capitalists, rivalling in the es,. NJ
and usefulness Of their operations and in the amour.
Of their gains, the weallhiest of our merchant. :.
spreading, too, by the education and habits E.,
which their pursuits, when largely conducted NIL.
a call, useful knowledge and science, wber.vsr
those pursuits concenire. BY flourishinp s,a,s =,
manufactures, we shall see the gains of The m,r.
chant augmented even in his trade of imnor,s
since, for every foreign fabric excluded from con
sumption by the ultimate use Of the rival fahr;o :,
home, other fabrics will find their way to rs. coa'
sumption having no limits but the ability to buv
and this ability invariably increasing as home man,
ufactures assume variety and attain perfection. 7.
is then that they create and difuse wealth, by vb,,
is the only true foundation OF it in nalion--,hs
universal, subdivded and successful industry Of lhs
people. 1t ia. then that they make cali for an
abundant circulating medium, by quickenipp the
operations OF purchase and sale 1t is then Thai
they attract the precious metals to country, and
beyond any other power OF retention, keep them
there. BY numerous manufactures, we shall SCI.
agriculture the first pillar in the State stand firm
for when they shall have raised up new capitalists.
who SO sure TO maintain profitable dealing with
them as the owner OF the soil? For the treasures
that cover its surface and that lie beneath it. he s
then sure to find a market, both regular and GROW
ing, whatever the political mercantile ycissitudes
at distance; and as sure 10 buy at cheap rates the
lablics that he wants, cheapness being The necessa
ny consequence OF iu competition among POW
erful class OF africans at home. BY numerous man.
ufactures, in fine, we shall see reared up in the
State that additional pillar, which, standing in the
middle, is indispensable to the stability Of the other
two; for the State must be in false position, ".
ing perpetually at the mercy Of extrnsc events
when reposing only upon foreign commerce and
agriculture. The great intermediate interest,
strengthening and upholding both the others, is
manufactures. When, to the complete establishment
of these the Internal improvement OF the country
shall have been superadded. the farmer Of the
United States cannot but perceive that lhe measure
Of his prosperity is made potentially full. Dis.
couraging distances between himself and his Gus.
toners exist no longer. Through the wisdom Of
art the obstacles of nature disappear lie conf
bined with The advantages OF country, Of almost
boundless extent, and capacity of production, the
facilities OF quick intercourse, which compensate,
to small countries, the want of these advantages.
He sees time anticipated in the effective augnenta
ton OF our numbers: Tor, as with chnery in manu-.
features, so with canals and good highways they
change the relative weakness Of thin and scatter
ed, into the activity and power OF condensed po
puation. thereby exemplilylng the highest wisdom
OF legislation, the noblest works of government
guided by the intelligence, and stimulated by The
energy of freedom.
In giving these opinions in favor Of domestic
manufactures, il is known that other opinions exist
on this subject. claiming the support oil distinguish
ed names both at home and abroad For these
opinions, as ;hey have from time 10 time been Wit
messed IN the discussions Of the legislative hall at
home, the utmost Difference is felt. Nevertheless,
It Is deemed proper to communicate, with candor,
those contained in this report deliberately weighed
es they have been, and uttered as they also are, IN
der the obligations Of official duty. In the subm-
sion Of plans Tor the improvement of the public rev.
enue, none occur more likely to prove salutary than
those that look to the fostering Of manufactures
"'uei ."e Hu'n, tHal, III TIC muilpheu piouo.'o
OF nature and art in country, the result oil industry
and skill every where dfused, lie the best and only
foundations of finance. When the people oil
country are universally and proftaby employed, the
aggregate OF individual becomes the surest measure
OF national prosperity, and revenue for The puonc
occasions will always be at hand, under whatever
forms the Government may deem it most expedlsn.s
and least burdensome to call it forth. The facls OF
the world are on the side OF these opnions--lt beng
inconles,ible, that nations which have reached inc
most imposing heights Of physical and intellectual
power, are those in which manufactures have Deen
the most numerous, and arrived at the greatest per-
lection. Il is more applicable to add, that this per.
lection amongst the nations where it has been mos.
conspicuous, has been achieved through the most
comprehensive and rigorous protection 'tf0rdeGi 10