American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-02
From Miles W.ekly Register. Fsb..24.

and traders are imposingly called. have been held
at New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. to re-
solre against the new proposed duty on wool and
wooden goods, and many things stated by them arc
on the high pressure" principle, indeed; but We
have not time loom to offer our objections to
them now, as we would do, under different crcum.
stances. Ii cannot escape the recollection Of any
one that this same class OF persons, or bodies Of
individuals as decidedly resolved against the pre-.
sen, tariff, solemnly predicting the ruin Of the
revenue, the excess Of smuggling, the destruction
Of commerce, and ta.ring of the many for the
benefit of the felo with other terrible evils and a.
bominable things that would most certainly happen,
if the scheme then projected for the protection OF
American manufactures and the building up OF a
" home market for American Agriculturaliss,
was carried into effect; but the great leading ea-
tures Of the projected tariff we're established, and
the prophecies of the merchants and Of the " cham
bers Of commerce" as little regarded as II they
had been uttered at period beyond the flood; and
in truth, the merchants, themselves, have neW com
modi,ies for export, in manufactured goods, OF
greater value than the whole amount OF the Hour
exported from the United States, and the tonnags
Of the vessels employed in the foreign trade has
very considerably increased, since the time when !,
was resolved that commerce would be destroyed !;
and the rates OF duties that were called almost pro
hibitory," deceptive" "perncious," "ruinnus,' :
Gle really protected to the consumer, without at all
diminishing the general business Of commercial
men Our fingers are itching TO write down some
Of the doleful sayings OF 1898 and contrast them
with the sober results that followed; but we dare
not take up the room that is due TO other subjects
more properly belonging TO this work and at time
like the present. But when we call 10 mind what
We certainly believe is fact, susceptible OF the
clearesi demonstration, that the manufacturers OF
Lad. .l1I;a pJ all lne
several times greater than foreign commerce sup
plies, little astonished at the doings oithe
Z" chambers Of commerce in these cities. and es.
pecaily when it is perfectly under stood that three
tourlhs or four 6fhs oil all the wooden goods i'm
ported arc introduced into our country ard forced
into consumption ON foreign account We shall
speak at large. these things hereafter, and. per
haps. bring up some of the doings OF " chambers
OF commerce. which are oi,entimes queerfy man
aged. Il will be recoec,ed, tina, twenty five ind
vduals in Baltimore. calling themselves " the cham
Der Of commerce." in Feb 822, OF whom 8 voted
one way and ~ the other, undertook to resore
aroy long established principles in regard 10 The
West India trade, and were laughed al Tor Their
presumption, and the act OF the mn)1rRy Of one
was dlsavowsd; the late meeting was, perhaps, less
respectable Tor its number--but alter considerable
inquiry we cannot gather any information about i
and IN Philadelphia, too, tthe chamber Of com
merceo which has also forwarded resolutions .oI
the Senate Of the United States, 10 prevent the
passage OF the bill before that body consisted,
ell told, Of thirty five persona several OF whom
we're opposed to the proceedings or mere lockers
on And these are given out representing the
interests and feelings Of the whole commercial
community The statements published, as 10 the
probable operation OF the bill should it be passed
INTO law, are extremely coored-we will no, say,
grossly exaggerated; but our opinion is, that i the
protection contemplated was really extended to The
growth OF wool and manufacture Of wooden goods,
VIC should eaport the latter in large amounts in ess
than ak years, IN like manner as We now export
cotton goods-and thus do away the possibility o,
saying that such protection was tax upon con
sumption. And We think that our opinion is worth
as much as merchants, seeing that We prophecied
truly as to The fleets oil The present tariff, and the
merchants did net.
The bill for The gradual extension and improve
ment OF The Navy passed the Senate on Saturday
oy an increased majority.
The lat section Of the bill sets apar, perms-
nent fund Of three millions of dollars for the gradu
al improvement OF The Navy; the sum Of Ave
hundred thousand dollars per annum for six years,
being appropriated i The fund thus set apart and
appropriated 20 be applied to the following Objects
an OF which are designated IN The bill itself. One
o the 6rs provisions of the bill relates TO the es.
adjustment Of Dry Docks, the want Of which has
hitherto subjected the country 10 great loss, expense
and delay, IN repairing and fitting ou, public vessels
he bili provides for the construction OF two dry
docks, the one to the North and the other 10 The
South Of the Potomac River.
lhe next provision Of the bill directs the con.
structon Of Marine Rail Hay al Pensacola, for
The repair Of sloops of war and other vessels Of an in
ieflor class Railways have, it is understood, been
usec ~ Europe for vessels OF this description with
great advantage, combining in great degree econ
omy and despatch.
Another provision relates 10 the survey and i'm.
pFoyement OF .Nary Yards, and the adoption of sci
enhc plans for these obiects