The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-31

be most severely felt IN community. and we
hope that means may be devised to
avert the evil. The great benefits Of the Ia
rif bin have been generally felt in our country,
to those branches more e6ectuslly
by It. Our cotton fabrics are now
so excellent IS to be universally preferred to
the imported; and although the capital vest
ed in the business is said to yield large profit,
yet this kind Of goods was never sold cheaper
in this country than they now are. 1.-THE eff
feet of the bill has been good in encouraging
the manufacture of cottOns, what should pre-
vent its producing the same effect upon the
manufacture of woOllen? In protecting the
manufacture OF the former, the fears Of the
Opposers Of the bin have been disappointed,
and the hopes Of its friends have been more
than realised and such we believe would be
the effect should more efficient protection
he afforded to the latter. At present the bill
cannot be said to offer any real protection to
our extensive woOllcn manufacturers; and in
fact it is said to operate against their interest.
The duty upon woollen goods was Increased
by the bin but eight per cent. while on the raw
material, it was increased fifteen per ceat.-
Now it is evident that woollen manufacturing
establishments, in which large capitals are
vested, must Of necessity consume immense
quantities Of imported wool; and they must
be able to buy it at such a rate as shall enable
them to compete with imported woOllen goods,
or their business must be suspended: but with
the present high duty on the raw material, and
the comparatively low duty on the manufac-
tured article, it is impossible for them to sell
rs low as the imported article can he sold.-
The duty on wool was intended for the pro-
lection Of the wool grower; butt il the manu-
facturer cannot have ample encouragement to
pursue his business, the bill can afford no pro-
lection to the farmer, as it will cut of his
principal and only cash market. Again, wool
is nOt-nOt to say it cannot be-raised in this
country Of a quality as fne az the Spanish
Our diferent-if not careless--manner of cul-
tivating the article will account for fhis.-
Large and valuable establishments are there
fore obliged to resort to the market, whence
England principally derives it's supplies, for
its finest and most valuable stock. Now if
the Tariff operates to cut off the importation
of line wool, 1t also virtually operates to de-
stroy the manufacture of fine goods; and thus
in fact to dry up this source of domestic in
dustry and wealth. At present there is not
half wool enough raised in this country t. sup
ply IT'S consumption; we must therefore inn
port the raw material, or the manufactured
article. The interest Of the country requires
1t should be the former rather than the latter.
W e are aware that no protection can be ex-
pccted, or s,ught for, which will enable our
Woollen manufacturers to realise great profits
at the present unparalleled low price of British
goods. The overwhelming distress in Eng
land has forced their goods into the market at
a price which would have been absolutely ru-
inous, even in the days of their greatest pros
perity. Our manufacturers must therefore
for time suspend business, or keep the arti-
Gle on hand for future markets. But they
have right to require that bill should be
framed which shall afford them equal protcc-
ton with other branches of domestic industry;
and they have right to expect that their
prayer for relief will be heard by our national
Councils. Meetings have been held in Bos-
ton to consider the subject; and the senti-
ment was universal that it was expedient, and
even necessary, 70 apply to Congress at its
approaching session, for an increase of duties
on imported wOollens, or a reduction OF the
duty on wool. We hope that the public SEN
timent will he generally expressed ON this sub
ject, previous to the commencement Of the
session. -
The electionecring campaign has commen-
eed in New-York in good earnest. The two
candidates for the chair OF state are men of
tried patriotism,s and Of FIRST rate abilties--
Pho popularity Of Nr. Clinton 10 the state
which may justly be proud to call him sou
in the state which has been honoured and en-
riehed By his labours moro than by the Ia
hours Of any other of her citizens, will uuques-
tionably give him an election; and it can be
no disgrace to Mr.. Rochester to be run down
in an election by him--it must be a great hons
our tcget even half as many votes as his COM
petitor. With either Of the candidates, the
dignity and the welfare of the state would be
safe, although stranger to political strife
would infer from some Of its leading journals,
that the success of either one Of them would
ruin the prosperity and happiness of the peo-
pie. It 10 difficult to determine which of the
parties naks the strongest claim to exclusive
republieanisna-each claiming it to himself
and denying 1t to the other. Old records are
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