Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-11-28
DOMESTIC.
OF MANUFACTURES AT
BALTIMORE

bALTIMOREAN NOV. l0.-lhe exhibition OF
American Arts and Manufactures, under the aus
pieces Of the Maryland Institute for the promotion
of the American Arts, wa. opened yesterday al
the Hall of the Institute in South Charles street.
Tho articles presented for exhibition are chiefly
the productions of the ingenuity and skill Of our
own citizens, and evince the high decree of i'm
provement-in many cases, we may safely say
per fiction to which they have attained in the
various branches of their professions. The con-
course of visitors throughout the day was very
large; and we believe there were few, if any, who
did not come away highly pleased with the display,
and fully impressed with the importance and value
to the mechanic artsof exhibitions of this charac-
ter. The Hall will continue open this Jay and to-
morrow, and we trust that the opportunity will not
be permitted TO pass without Improvement, es-
pecially by the ladies, whose presence always i'm
parts additional interest to such occasions. We
learn that, Friday. there will be sale of such
articles az the owners may choose to dispose of
in that manner. On the whole, this display must
be gratifying in high degree TO the gentlemen who
have zealously co operated in founding this inst-
tuition.
Among the articles displayed. our attention was
particularly drawn to the following: A large and
splendid sideboard by Williams, the wood of which
is beautiful. Another by Needles. plain but very
handsome and convenient. A secretary, also by
Needles, very conveniently arranged Three
Risky, of beauty of internal workmanship not
often surpassed. The broad cloths seemed to give
much satisfaction. piece of grey satinet was
remarked as equal in texture and appearance to
fine cashmere; and we observed some fine Ingram
ed carpeing. The collection of cotton cloths was
small, but respectable for material and manufac-
ture. We were glad to see sore very fine leather
by the Breys ofFrederick, this is an i'm portant
branch of manufacture One piece of sole leather
exhibited which had been in tan for eleven
years.
Or other articles, we could mention the Gig har-
ness and saddiery as OF fine design and workman-
ship; chymical preparations from the manufacture,
OF the city, beautiful and excellent; small but
good specimens of lace; straw plating very good
indeed; buckskin gloves, equal to any in material
and quality of work; very ingenious model of a
bedstead; an augur to bore square holes, curious
and useful, excited much attention paper hangines
generally good; some copies from the French, and
equal TO the originals hydrant not subject to
freezing, desideratuun, and both ingenious and
simple; fire brick, well proved; machine for rails.
ing ships anchors; various cotton machinery; win-
dow shutters and their fasenings; brck-k ilns bee
hiv es; spades, the best for chespne.s and work.
manship, made at Ellicou's Mills and castings
from the Savage Factory; remarkable to the least
observant for the cleanness of their execuion hats
and boots not so numerous might have been
expected, as we excel in both. finer
Boston Manufacturing Meeting. There was
a time when we were accustomed 10 look towards
the east for light and intelligence particularly on
questions OF political economy. W. fear howe
yer, that with the transfer of capital which. in
that quarter OF our country, is in rapid action from
commerce to manufactures, we are about 10 see the
selfish calculation of private speculation revived
and substituted for those liberal principles, which
were once 80 ably vindicaied by our eastern mer-
chants and orators. We have read with much
surprze the sketch in the Courier of the debate al
the manufacturers meeting in Boston, the object
OF which was 10 petition congress for a duty of
5O per centum on woollen manufactures. If no
better reasons urged in their petition than such
as were advanced on that occasion, we have little
to lear from their Influence in the national councils
one gentleman tells US, that in 1916, only twelve
millions OF dollars were invested in woolen man.
uiactures IN ~ Engiand now he says that there are
- nifty millions;" and that " ten millions more
were appropriated for new buildings, manc hinery,
&c In ten years, then, eur woolIen manufact ures
In New England have grown from twelve 10 sixty
millions and yet the gentleman is at loss to dis
cover the cause Of the present distress He cannot
perceive that this growth of our wooIIen manufac
lures IS entirely unnatural-that it is the stupen-
dous result: OF rash speculaton-or that we are now
feeling the effects of wild competition at home.
which our last tariff has partially produced. The
manufacturing orator cannot perceive that a reac-
ton, which Is universal in its operation must al
ways, and inevitably produce a temporary stag :
nation IN that, as well every other branch of
industry. No: his case ~ peculiar one. Az
customed to larger profits than his neighbors, he
looks with indifference the ruin which he sees
scattered around him, fencies himself baskruut If
MS Prohts cease Tor moment and hastens to ne
tition congress 10 tax the industry of the country
oy proh'biting the importation of foreign manu-
lectures, in order to give him the opportunity of
selling at saving prices that vast accumulation of
"ooiehs when rash, avaricious spirit of specu-
laion has produced We confess we cannot hear
these complaints with patience. With every re-
action OF trade they uniformly come From 1915
to the present time, the demands of our manufac
turers have been incessant and the more bounty
they receive, the more exorbiant their claims. I,
is time that they should be taught TO wait, as other
branches OF industry do, for that revival of trade
which can alone give them relief by taking off the
STOCKS accumulated at moment when thai, as well
every olher branch oil Industry, with feversh ex-
element, was surcbargng itself with productions.
If the woollen manufactures have grown with
unnatural rapdity during the last ten years no le
gIslative remedy can be applied : it is an evil
which IN every branch Of industry periodically finds
its own remedy. All acquainted with the snb;sc,
know that our manufacturing is our most profi,a-
bic branch OF industry, and we trust Congress will
no longer continue 10 pamper capitalists already so
highly favored by circumstances.
Before dismiss this subject we would ,s-
mind our woollen manufacturers of the verv s;nar-
lar result Of their last application to Congress sad
the wise changes made in our tariff by those who
fancy themselves TO be the friends or domestic in
dus'ry. Previous TO that time our duty on raw
wool was moderate ON the manufactured sbou, Ok
per cent. that was deemed insufficient, and "a IA
per cent. was adopted on woollen manufactures.