The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-05
TREASt1RrR'S REPORT.

" the remark hr rntliled to any atirn-
ton. than shr rrren, Atrrsu"n- IN the Brl.
fish laws ri trade. have sifrcicd the inpor-
,atl.us 'ntn the Ualtrd STATE. duine the
eSistlng Year. bveiacrcasng fhr,r al ,.In-
Trm am"nnt, u "u2ht mt to'c sstr surpri2-
II tn 'alnr Interpretations IN i728 should
fall below those of i8.J, hrcans,, admit
ting that these laws srr,rd, on their first
3 on,ulgalion, toe ahancr The pric.. nf c.r-
tal rnutucratud ,U,ntnaditrs in.fhr mar.
i>'ls of I'm up, II il TO, probable that this
effect IT thrm ALL he either ext~rsivr ar
permanruL Oar III ihei m lin pre-, lslons
IL knnNn In cass,a in reduction Of the
dnii's npoa \ list al articles IN innNtc'ued
III The different roUatrles nf Euroe.. as
well ~ M Britain. Bnt the nors, nn,sor.
tant ARTICLES of This hst were already 50
thotougal, established in tn. uaunlaclo-
RVS 81 Dfiialn. IL Ia d. beyond the reseI, al
competition iram abroad. Hoe. thr
ptI,llrgr of Introducing them lhrie. aud
especially ,n an, large e>trni, (neaning
io cou-u,nplnn m Btilain, withuu, h-rr
alindns In her Woodworking system, most
prove "a III. end To- be- nnn,naI rather than
real. Among the list arr seen ahrias of
"n'llriI, ii rnltfr. of hnrn of hardware ;
aud the new scalrof duties is 1. hay. added
l"st"en, ~ every can", lhr amount of any
internal ssri%' duty I".,l"rst, rri,ting, nr
winch II, 1t ans tim. Afterwards BE- i'm
posed. upon the SANE artn l,, whrn mapo-
f'eidrrd III EuKland. The f,r..a.t of,hat
county, in all that relate, IL lhr interests
ut her manufactures. iusl,frs the l. lief.
fla A sb Il Ill
tnnrd prot-Ctlnn of them, vita Whatever
uAHf abfpgaiinns SHE Any rngratt upon
hrre"mnwrc'al code, olihri in rotation To
The other nations ,af thr world or la her
own dependencies ~ whatrt rr pari nf il
II has bre" srrn how Ia gel, IN pxpnr-
thtinn vi our own manufactures, during the
past year, hds exceeded the rxpnrtaiiaus
-oi the Nv" years preceding, II ma, h. adj
ded, ihii IN no previous year since the
lott'dhlion ri the gov rrnmput ha. the px-
potta;Irn nj 4 americans nianufia lures reach-
ri aRUmaani at.all approaching to tina, ol
ld25. This l. known from unicia dncu-
'nents As far back az 1909, and no doubt
can he entertained of lis i,r.us true for the
remainder at the period. THIS fact, ia
te9l'nei'ho With the increasing consunp
4iV-' Va lnthc manufactures nj home, and
tat less of their Improving quality, gives
clarifying assurance OF the progress of this
most inpnlant branch of the naiiaal IN
d~~tr!. II m be considered as mark ng
the commencement of an epoch in thc ma
it'nai RESOURCE, siucr aa intimate cunn.x-
ian is believed IL exist between the full
encouragement aud success of domestic
manufactures. and the wealth. the mower,
and the happiness, OF he cou,iry. III,
L. states "olld 1t is thought, o,o,lonk
what Is due Ia In" essential interests a.
tlair agriculture, which can nevrr reach
ihr iull point oi prosperity bni under III,
TO slant and var,nus demand Of the HON,
market of their foreign eomn,rtc-, which
can nr."r expand To It's full limit of ac,iyi
~, ar reap its full n,rasurs Of rirhes, bu
with the aids Ut an active hume trade. ant
OF an export trade enhanced IN its salu,
by being diversified IN its sbjrc,s of iii,
eNoherance "f their soil, yielding the be,
materials fer $" many G the f;,brics which
eHndace I" the wants, the comforts, AM
the rrGnements Of the social state uf III,
industry, the enterprise, the iruyality .
thel, people Of the unri' allied equality o