American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-28


Pennsy lvania. New Jersey. Delaware, and Western
Virginia, in asking for such square yard duty OIL
wonliens as will give all equal chance for the home
market, taking the ground favorable TO small manu-
lacturers, and still it is said they aim at monopoly
/ Were one Of your constituents | should feel
4 that you at least thought me very stupid though
YOU DO not exactly feel that it is good policy to
say
As to your fears Of the loss Of time and money
in the change of capital and pursuit which would
take place should the Wooden manufacturers be
amnlv protected.--You have answered them YOUR
self by the admission that the tariff Of 1916. trans
ferred, within eight years. one hundred millions OF
dollars into the Cotton and Wooden manufactures.
Now admit this and ask you from what other
pursuits. this capital was withdrawn Whether
| they were more or less advantageous TO the coun-
try. and how any portion Of our citizens, from
! Louisiana to the State of Maine have been lnjur-
ed by it 1t j. rather unfortunate for YOU that ev
cry experience on this subject has been Of the
most satisfactory nature 10 the principles OF the
1 Woolen bill and its supporters
Cotton is great staple Of the Southern section
of our country. which is not well adapted By
nature TO its manufacture as the Middle and North
ern States. Previous to the square yard duty. the
raisers of cotton were entirel. dependant on Eu-
rope for market. Europe receives cotton from
India, from Egypt, from the West Indies, and our
planters were therefore goln. to an uncertain
markets An excess Of the crops in these countries
be rond the demand in Europe depressed the price.
and scarcity raised il: So much 50. that these
causes added to those Of the same nature on TIM
side the Atlantic have made the price vary. from
eight to thirty cents.
Planting, therefore, instead Of being settled
pursuit became speculative, NAV ! not say
gambling occupation; many have experienced tins
to their ruin The hundred millions YOU speak Of.
or great part Of il. has opened new market for
our Southern brethren; Ole which is entirely their
own; the three cents duty on foreign cotton, pre-
serves il entirely for them. This has already ope-
rated very much in their favor. and will annual,
increase much more to their benefit. Ii is conf
IDENTIFY believed, that one hundred and seventy five
thousand bales have been manufactured in the L.
States within wear, and this will go on increas-
pg from one wear to another, until their onn will
be their principal market
In the mean time every article manufactured
from cotton which enters largely into their con-
sumption, Is furnished to them much cheaper ami
better, Thousands of tons of coasting vessels
are emplo,c in transporting the raw material, and
in supplying them with the returns; while the
middle and northern sections are vastly benefited
the agrcnlturlst, b. feeding his ncshbor the man.
uactuter, the latter by supplying the farmet, aud
the merchant by importing dye stuifs and other
articles used IN manufacturing, by exporting large
quantities Of the manufactured article, and bring
M back Mexican gold and slvcr-aud sugar.
coffee, and the various comforts and luxuries Of
lile which are always consumed in greater pro.
portions in manufacturing countries Thus not
only millions are saved to the country but mil.
lion are actually received, for labor which would
be otherwise lost. So much for the cotton bust
ness which is increasing and will prove one Of the
greatest sources Of wealth to the country.
Vow sir. with due respect for the opinion OF
member OF Congress Of some note, trust shall
be able to show to your constituents. that the wool
en- bill which it IS believed will become law next
year, instead Of taxing them, or creating monop.
oy injnrc their present pursuits, will be source
OF greater prosperity to them than any thing else
which could at present happen to them.
In the first place must tell them that every year
upwards Of six millions of dollars is sent out ofI
this country to pay for woolens, which if made at
home would remain in the country. The largest part
u It would lind its way into the pockets of the
farmer and then OF course it would 90 into circu-
latlon II is the interest on one hundred millions |
OF capital, which exceeds the amount of the pub |
lie debt OF the United States. Conservative we
should be the whole amount Of the interest richer
as one OF the ilrst. and most obvious consequences
next il will confirm the +. American System', 90
as 70 insure to Us own trade which Is far more
valuable than any foreign trade we can have. | i
say nothing against foreign trade let Us secure
our own and then we shall have profitable com
merce With others. We have no nation on earth I
to tear We know we'll enough no nation will have
any thing to do with US, unless il is their interest
and We can ever make It So Our varied soil and |
climate, our Tree institutions, the genius and in |
dustry Of citizens all unite to forbid US TO fear
any regulations which any foreign country can
adopt; we have therefore only to 90 on fostering
one source Of wealth and industry after another.
and domestic competition destroys all idea Of ex.
eesslve prices, or Of monopolies any where in tie
United States. You say you are friend to man.
ufaetares ana to their encouragement and appeal to
your former conduct as proof. | say your former
conduct was precisely in opposition to your pre- |