Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-05-29

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depensen, foreign supply, ecarious, because Ina
Die be interrupted the articles should nths
mode of peace, VIII not the security AND
independence thence arising, form an ample compensa
TONI I;
Mr.. Jeferson's message of December, 1902, is
to the effect Il
ro cultivate peace, and maintain commerce and nayiga
all their lawful enterprises; to foster our fisheries
as nurseries cation, and tor the nurture OF mani anu
| 20 PROTECT HE MANUFACTURES adapted TO our
circulnstauces The land marks by winch TO guide
ourselves IN all our proceedings.
Mr.. Madison and Mr., Monroe in their messages
uniformly held the same doctrine
! And can it be for moment admitted, that the I
venerable Washington, his three successors, and
those members OF the first congress, above named, +
who had but recently been caledupon to give their
luminous minds and great talents TO the formation
OF the constitution, would, so soon alter lis adoption,
have mistaken its meaning! for they surely could
not have lent their aid to It's violation. ct suci
the true state of tic case, if the doctrines now
commended for by the legislature OF Virginia III the
| following resolution be correct:
"Resolreo That this genes assembly does most solemn
~ protest against the claim of any power what
ever the part of The general government 10 proec d"
nlesc manufactures, the protection OF manufactures
being amongst the grants of power that government,
specified in the constitution of the unued Sates-ai ais
again the operation of the act OF Congress- passed MAY
May 22d, 1924 entitled, an act to amend the several &C
IMPOSING duties IMPORTS, generally Called the al ii
law which vary the distribution Of the ceeds OF the la
bour community such
perry from portion of he United States 10 anotier ao
to take private property from the owner for the peneh OF
another person, not rendmg public servce-as unconsu
tional, unwise unjust, unequal and oppressive
i Were these doctrines carried into operation, as
their advocates contend they ought to be, they
would produce the most disastrous consequence,
not merely the manufacturing states but to the
union at large. We should he constantly dependant
on foreign nations for the most essential articles OF
our clothing, cottons, wooilens, linens and silks,
and for most OF the manufactures OF the various
metals which never could be carried to perfection,
or TO an extent adequate TO supply our demands.
without protection by duties; and thus, notwith-
= standing we are blest with many natural advan-
tages as any nation and with more than most larg
portion of those blessings would, by policy SO e.:
v roneous be lavish"d on Us in vain.
: That our manufactures owe their establishment
/, to protection By duties. is plain from the lct. tna
c previous to tie year 1911. when there was no pro
II lection, of that description, all attempts to e>taois
the cotton manufacture. though we possess the IA"
1t material in such abundance had almost UNIVERSAL
&c failed The whole number Of mills in 1903, Y
n Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, til,
If chief and almost the sole seats OF the manufacture
e was only fifteen, working 5000 splndIes, and coz
l. Stunning 500 600 lbs. of cotton annually. In 1910
m we exported 05,26i, 4G2 lbs. but consumed onl
I'd 5000, 900 lbs. Thus nation may possess the vi
most abundance of raw Hetcrlal, and skill, talen
an establish important manufacture, Or to compel
~ with foreign rivals, without governmental prote
,Is ton.
no Our exports, notwithstanding we manufacture
mr. least S25, 100000 per annum. OF cotton and WOO
cr len goods, insufficient to preserve tavourab
nd course Of exchange. What then would be our s.
atom, had we, in addition. to import this lar.
:" amount of those articles Our farmers could III
sn raise sheep to Acknowledgements grain would b.
~ greater drug at home aud abroad than it is at nl
~ sent--our iron and other minerals would reloa
imbcded in Tue earth--and we should be destItn
of any considerable articles to exchange with tt
w. foreign world, for the manufactures which would
~" indispensable for our comfort.
- There can be doubt that the Multiplication
u our sources of industry, by proper eneouragcme
- to the great variety Of the productions # abour
'oi which our various soils and climates adapte
VI mustvery materially benefit each vacation becau
the OF every article produced, would TIN
t beara greater proportion to these employed in tht
-: -" production.
IN And it is equally clear, that the increase Of co,
10 modities. which would be thus produced for e
'c change with foreign nations, would give addto
i"o al impulse to foreign cOmmerce-and greatly
. crease our coastin% trade, already enlarged by
vi present state of our manufactures.
h"' Prosperity among the farmers and manufacture
les must necessarily be followed by advantages in
~ mechanical employment: and the merchants d
Ter find their business more profitable, and subject
much less hazard.
on 1t is not exravagant to assert that without s.
adj tenn of protecting duties for manufacturing. Sta
vo- would be dcbarrcd Of large portion of the Bile
nat ngs the union sealcuated to confer upon the U
Jar ted States generally.
not IT is assumed that PROTECTING duties on the
con- portaon of foreign manufactures greatly enhar
ght the prices, and Of course, impose oppressive
'nce on the consumer. Nothing can be more fore
from the fact Alexander Hamilton exposed
post, allacy of this notion above thirty years ago.: