Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-16
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Leaving the sum Of So, 50, Coo as the gross sum,
accrnng cotton goods, deduct, ,o4 lOUo, LOT Inc
wages, houses and articles used, and there VIII be,
1874 900 for the profits, out of which, interest and
expences Of every kind, are to be deducted In the
5Yhole State of Pennsylvania, It may be reasonably
calculated. there the same number OF establish
ments and the same number of weavers and other ar
tizans employed as in Philadelphia, in which case,
S2,67G,oo0 would be gained by Pepnsy lvania, from
the establishment OF the cotton manufacture.
New York is as large State as Pennsy vania, let
us therefore suppose, which as New York is greatly
manufac turing, may be reasonably done, that the
same number of establishments. with the like sup
ply of workmen in them, prevail as in Pennsylvania
and the gain on the Cotton manufacture IN 6oth
States. would be the large sum of $3.50 900.
Ii the cotton, had been sent to Liverpool con-
sumed in these States in the manufacture it would
have amounted to S2.9l6.000. From this sum, in
suranco, shipping charges, commissions out and
Homeland all expences would have to be deducted
and the nett proceeds, paid over to the Southern
panters-while all the profits on the cotton when
manufactured would 20 to the English manufacturer;
and this very cotton, SO manufactured, would pro-
baby be sent back in the shape of painted cotons,
muslins. &c. &c. and sold here to citizens.
and bring the Nation in debt to the English, to, at
least the gain of the two States Of Pennsy and
New York had made on the manufacture, say
45552 600. The home market is then proved 10 a
demonstration. to be thus much better in pecuaiaru
point of ricc, than the foreign one, while it fed the
wives and children of the weayers and others at the
same time on their wages, who were found by the
manufacturer Gnstead Of contributing to the main
tainance of those Of England with their wives and
children, and opened great and lasting market 10
the Farmer-thus contributing TO the agricultural
prosperity of the country, and afording the means
Tor its lasting improvement
If the proceeds of the raw cotton, had returned
to the Southern planter how would the question,
stood. He would be undoubtedly richer by as muci
: money as he received-and so is the manufactures o
New York and Pennsylvania, by the amount of tht
cotton they manufacture, and the money received
by the Planter, and the amount gained by the manu-
facturer, would each 60 and mix in the general cir
culation-it must naturally follow, that the hom
trade was that which contributed to the wealth 0
the country in t,ootoM degree over the foregl
one.
The weavers and others employed in the State o
. PENNSYLVANIA, in the cotton manufacture would b
90, 600 Suppose those in New York to be the same
here would be body Of consumers of 0,000-sa
that each had wife and three children, and that
La moderate calculation and the aggregate woul
be 100000, which is population equal to the cite
of New York and Philadelphia The -four cor
/: sumed would be equal to 900 barrels, which
if As would be 81 100000 IF the beef, pork, fires
and salted, mutton. poultry, butter. cheese, potatoes
and vegetables of all kinds, be supposed to amour
ut to the same sum, here would be market to the fa
ner of three millions Of dollars created By the na'
nj ufactorer independent of their cloathing, in con
parison with which, the foreign market sinks I'M
ms, gnifcaace
The cry from the South, when the manufacture
K. petitioned for the protection. which bas produce
Those astonishing results was, that the manufacture
was sufficiently protected already; and would
guilty Of ertortion, and that the wooen manufato