Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-30

We arc b; no means adverse tn the manu!ic
! turin interest. On thc contrary We are decItcd
! IL lavJra1.c tI ths bfanth Of National Industry
ana are perfectly Wi.iint tuat every imp1riant ar
ticie nl2mdi.c;u:cd in the country, not already
suiic.ntiy prot, c.Ci, should receive farther ak
! tOia GnNctnulcut. IT must however, be rccol
!cc;cd that we lave ether great concerns, ans
that lhc patronage of goyHramcnt is not to to
confined 20 4 tGW obi acts, however ImpOr rtailt.-
Tn? nli rcpJgcI is very objectionable, anG
6s it reg lrds wool and woo!ien cloths, sccIls not
! +, Be npprp:sd @ .hcI by tho wool grover or the
wool riruuiac;uicr. Whilo all persons in.eresl
! cd IA navigate" " ana iorcIgn commerce, dlsc0v-
or uanf. >, signs Of G-op hostility To these great
! urres ii ra'iorgl wealth in the proposed in.
crease o! duty Oh tls articles Ci hemp ,sal cloth,
IrpG and lnplisscs.
Il is wen known t,Iat the shipping interest j.
| severely depressed, aud that foreign trade is Ia
bourag under Inlny disadvantages. is it there
fire. wlsc to burden these Branches with heavier
GuI,Cs
iIe.np dnrh, and iron constitute large part
ofths yaiao otcvory Yc.scl. We find by an cx-
az: latian Of the pubic records that there is
cr"udy considerable GGnution OF tie regis
tered Tonnage Of this district.
Ia Tie year i-*i it was l5,l3o tons.
i'.t iG,Ia!'
l.2S l3,l2j.
whiie the coasliar tralo has been nearly sta
tie lroa! .1Gu tons. The article o bar ron, be-
sil,s bcins ompinycd n ship Building, is used in
iargr cgant!:ICs ~ our E1nu.Acturcrs of nails,
hr,as, p,pugl .sblros &c. This state supplies
,cyerai c3 1oiisuncnti. probably to the extent of
three 20 four thousaHI toas annually. The ex-
pense4 attending rha imp r'aton OF ton Of iron
from Swcd"n au4 2rssia, including The duty OF
eighteen dollars, is til t!l r.y dollars, fifty per
coat on The cost n TIA, ShipjiR! parts III those
sri, f- nrs = n T.
~ the niaHu!nctnrct # bar non 10 this country.
THO British Government, aware of the lnpor-
t4a"n oftnis na,.-ial 70 Hn.,and, has recently
rnd.ccd tho 'a'Y from e & l13 per ton to II lbs
and t is WI knp' n hot an immense quan,i'T
i. msnurac W. III Grcnt B'i.ain from native
orc On ne mp 10 Eng lish dniy is only T. -
PC. ton, wacIeas tie duty hero is thirty five dol
lqrs L. is true shat hemp is no. cultivated in
Enrlaui, ari :ac rlod rate duty there is doubt
les to our'ufar2 navigation. IL 'i!s Country
:; i. cHr'aiult de~ir5h!t tp 'H'rcase the quantity
raisoi. Il wr.l ,tip inpr1ya III, quality, bat no;
b. - heavy = trN on tNrc.rp hemp, IS viii toad
to The crtre prrst'a. Of thn sap owner. Tho
crpansa attached - cvc'y ton %! hnin5 import
od -'p tar U.iied States rom tho place Of ship
meat N Hnssil, incluG ~ :hc present duty. can
not b. less isan axty Eve GcliaIs, which should
b, cnn-ha@td = very ample b,urtr. The duty
~ sail c!o,h IS pow sufficiently high to protect
the mnnu'a rtu:cr.
IN. fl2'a SIS tradc we consider extremely
valuable t. III, cru''~y. There ware imported
;rto .ai1 tnwl n lo-7, r5G.j.2 oa i.s, chiefly
il r:n CUBA, a'id rIrh ur ra'hst more IN 81.
and II p1,' l;r IN tho donostic productions of
the United sjelrs, v,z Beef, Pork, Lard, Cheese,
Bu.tcr, Eerotlbies. Boa d.. .rIsyas, Hoops &c.
The amount Of export II the West Indies in
these ar' r'lcias is aunu9'y inrro isinr as NAV be
seen by referring to The nnncyoi table. I'thc
duty on Nj M,'assrs b. d uh!nG, as ,'ronoscd by the
colnmil'ec it VII lessen tho trrGe with Cuba,
and may tend t. further inpnsi' ions there on .ac
produces oft1, United Stc'c3 when imported m
TO Cuba. Il shou,d lc mentioned that, besides
tho Mola,eos lamp rtcl into this t0y;n, there is
probably tiya 10 SIX huadrad thousand gallons
brought t. Eewpar;. Bristol, Warren, &c. ma
king arly ouc and half millions of g,llons inn
por,ci annually into Rhode Island
If this plan cf increasing the duties nat for
Rcrcnac. Lnt to protect maauficturcs, is intcn-
ded finally to prohibit imporintions, what is to be-
come Of that portion Of onr southern products
that c,Enu. he consumed in this country ? Can
fprcicn na,!o's receive them. if We take nothing
in ratura How is our Government, in such
state of things. TO be suppcrtcd by an excise
on manufacturing industry or by d:rcst tax on
tho landed property oi TIE country? II may be
useful TO look forward,
We repeat that the permanent prosperity Of
tic nulacturnr classes is very interesting
to this State, well as to tho country at large.
Several Of us, have capital embarked in man
ufactures. and Of course are anxious for their
success but hpt TO the ruin, or, essential injury
of other interests. We believe if more rigid
economy, accompanied by the usual attention
to improvement, was mora generally adopted,
there would be less occasion 10 apply TO Congress
at every session for increased protection.
We shall not seek to enforce, by tic addition
Of names, the suggestions noy made for your
consideration; knowing that yon are sufficiently
acquainted with .hc feelings and pursuits of the
inhabitants of his Stat. II be convinced that
tho opinions wo have expressed must command
the assent Of most Rhode Islanders.
fhppendcd II the letter is the following state
mont of tho trade between Providence and the
West Indies.
Value of Do To Cuha oher All other Total Gallon.
Inr.iic art WI places .Noa'-
cle' cSpgtt- Sc I'M
el in ported