Delaware journal., 1827-11-16
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY
EXTRACTED FROM NILES REPORT.

Every article OF American manufacture which,
accidentally or designedly, has been protected 10
cheaper because of that protection, and has become
an article Of export, such cotton goods, nails,
hats, toots, shoes glass, chemical preparations, pa
per and other things.
Manufactures promote intelligence among the
people. which, it has been well said, is the soul Of
liberty" Bozrahvlle, in Connecticut, is new
manufacturing vilage--its inhabitants 'schurch
going and readng people," The number of families
in the village are 10, adults about so the weekly
and other periodical papers taken at this place, are
about four foreyery family and nearly one for every
adult nhabitant. What volume of instruction il
there in this little fact
The morals OF the people employed at Lowell
(and about 800 of them are females, and all over
| IA years Of age,) are highly spoken of, and, no
| .oubt excellent. Every person employed in the
factories s required to attend public worship, for
the support of which each pays 81 cents per quar-
ter. There are three religious societies at Lowell,
and this contribution is paid TO either, at the
discretion of the work people. Its object is chief
| ly to prevent pretences OF wanting seat, &c.
Population than 5000 There are several
schools for children, between and IA years old.
and Sunday and other schools.
| visit TO the Sunday schools Of any large and
well regulated manufacturing establishment in the
United States, cannot fail to warm the heart of every
| friend of man-and in beholding the healthiness.
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he willing to trust the whole matter to the most pre-
JUDGED and bitter of our opponents, if they would
only reflect upon the subjects presented.
/ The whole capital invested in manufactures.
great and small, in the United States, independent
property in sheep and lands TO feed them, lands
| for the supply Of minerals and fuel, &C. may be
estimated at 800 millions of dollars--The annual
produce at 400 millions, and they subsst more than
two millions of people, not including cooperating
agricuturasts.
Colquhoun on Indulgence" says, that the Britt
sh agricultural counties exceed the manufacturing
counties in paupers, is to /, or 100 per cent
in criminal cases go per cent.--in poor rates $50
per cent.
DISCLAIMERS against the immortality and poverty
which manufactures cause, will do well TO look at
this, though it is fatal TO their theory, being pract-
cal. and even in England.
\ The following list takes in some of the chief things
which are manufactured in the United States TO u
profit, at cheaper rates than the imported articles
many of which are included or passing into the ca
ports of our country, conclusiyely showing their
moderate prices
Leather and manufacture thereof, of all sorts;
Cotton goods in great variety
Much woolen goods, especially of ofhousehold ma.
f nuacure !; negro cloths
Wood work of all scriptions-from ships of the.
line TO common sitting chairs and minor articles;
Flannes, webbing, coach trimmings, including.
Iaces
Hats, paper, books, types, printing and other
presses, printers ink and ink powder, globes, pen~
cils, water colors, maps and charts {;
MANY articles of metals or earths and mixtures Of
hen--such as common castings of iron and pune,
rous articles of wrought iron, among them the best
finished and most efficient machinery of all descrp-
lons; chain cables, nails, brads and tacks, screws,
mill and cross-cut saws, shoyels, spades sickles,
scythes, hoes, axes straw knives, adzes, hammers.
muskes, rifles, cannon and ball, good locks, latchese
many articles of cutlery, buttons brass wares, arti-
cle Of copper, brass, Iead tin, silver, god plated
saddery, lamps, japanned ware, tin ware, cotton
and wool cards, stone and earthen ware, copperas
and alum;
Plain and cut, and window glass, thermometers
and other scientific instruments, musical instruments
umbrellas, qnills, womens hats and bonnets;
Soap. cand'es, glue, whips, paint stuhs, carpeus