Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-19
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7sa "F1and TO Manufactures I'm the remarks we
made IN our paper of the 9th inst, in reply ques
lions asked through the Delaware Journal" we
anxious to state the several positions with cearness
70 prevent any misunderstanding and at the time 10
convey the idea that favorable to protecting do
nestle industry, and prosecuting the work of internal
Improvement upon plan. co-ersensiue 4vh The ants Of
Die naton ekeuas ,ooie" there are no other branch
cs Of industry that require the aid of tariff bill but cot
ton goods, wooden cloths and iron works. then should
be satisfied With extending protection to these branches
only But if there c.hcrs equally deserving The foster
ing care Of government say that that does not
embrace the whole, contracted AID beggarly" partial
in lis operation, and calculated to privileged class
cs" and to produce nonopolies We incline 10 add to
these, the manufactures of rop Hemp and the lnanufac
lures thereof glass, lead and It's manufactures and indeed
every other of domestic industry that has not arri
we'd at maturity sufficient, TO protect itself 1t is true that
many Of the members Of the Harrisburg Convep'ion as.
sembled with very contracted ideas upon the snbiec',
especially those from the eastward. Few Of them had
looked beyond the protection Of woolcns because their
interests had opened their eyes 10 nothing else. But
when they heard The gments Of offers, whose ideas
more liberal. and whose minds more expansive, they
n6 uepdin
projections contained in lie partial systela Which they
went there 20 advocate.
as there ale tn,ly hngs recommended TO protection in
tie Harrisburg report, besides lection goods, wooden
CLOTHS aid rcn works. hadiy be supposed. tina
hat convention would give its recommendation to any
species of industry that did require aid. that they
considered any thing named By them, to belong to the
subordinate branches, 70 be brought forward when time
should deveopc their necessity, and the probability OF
their success "Tme has Developed the necessity of
genera, IF national sys,em Of protection and tie enter
prize and ingenuity OF citizens, has aiso developed
hat there are few branches of business that viii mt be
crowned with when foreign competition ceases t,
annoy them. To effect this, VIII, justice aud eqnsiiy to
all our citizens, the grand desderaum; and srely no
one will pretend to believe that this can be done by pro
tecng woolens alone II by popcr attention to the
uits that equal justice is to be doneto all and would
make il I" sine qua nan at this stage OF the business
when the people generally prepared for such measure
hat the units" should be protected Nth e tens, in order
more eHectialy to render millions prosperous Il i
vast magnAccnce which attaches 10 the mention OF
cotton oons and on procures for these Branches trends
enough then protection, and uules ysu push The
..,.,y.I
will be lost sight Of, withcr and die.
1t needs argument to show that any bill which is Sc
drawn exclude from it every class of citizens but one
pass into law, grants whatever privileges it may con
Ter, upon the class excluded and thus does
is privileged class True it does prevent others from
Joining that class and those no wish enjoy the privileges
granted, join before they do None but the
oolen manufacturers could have avaed themselves o.
THE advantages of the wooens bill of last year; they a'
benefits offered to them by the bill that were not Offered
any others OF their fellow citizens. hence they were
|" prvieged." We know may be told that This will pro
duce competition and the public will be benefited by it
but this nothing than saying that trade
will find lis level; !" and this il does by competition
mot by creating class Of traders with exclusive privileges
The incorporated companies Ct New England, wou't
lhave had many advantages individual establishments
lander the bill of last year advantages which are peculiar
Ito large monied institutions, and which are beyond the
power Of individual capital grasp We will explain VIVA
would lave been the effect had the bill passed, and these
institutions acted, they doubtless would have done FOL
their own interests exclusively. The Bill proposed du'!
lon cloth 10 take effect once, while the duty on zoot was
mot to be imposed for years During these two years
these companies would have imported wool enough at Tho
low prices of imported wool, for asock of several years
land having the command Of much money, they conlt
liar exceed the amount, that any individual could pretend
Such an immense stock would be thus accumulated
lin two wears would enable them to underse the