Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-22

TiONS VI 6tit Az DE AboLioiiLb'
/. Auctions ARE A MoNopoLY; and, IKE
iii monoppes. are unjust. by giving to lew, ihat
which ought to be distributed among the mercan-
file community generally. 4 sing le auction house
does as much business as would support MY re-
spectacle firms in private trade, each consisting 81
two partners. maintaining two families, ana Two
or three clerks. The evident tendency OF this
is to crush the middle ranks, and to d
vide society into the very rich and the poor IN
der such system how shall we able 70 introduce
our children into active lie.
8. The commission under ,rhich an aucttoneer
acts. /, belipred to be unconstitutional. 1t never
could be intended that the business Of selling
goods, which is the occupation OF a merchant
should be confined to lew individuals, to the eS-
cusion Of all others Yet, from the alarming N
crease Of sales bv auction, of late years this DIS
$ressins consequence is already taking place.
3 Arcr1oxs tend to concentrate the Whole
trade Of the country in few large cities, to the
extinction Of all other wholesale markets, anu
even in ,hese cities, the advantage Is nearly con
fined to the auetieneefs themselves. Where are
the importers Of Alexandria, Richmond Petes-
burg Charleston, Savannah, and augusta, VINO
otly few wears ago, werc prosperous and usefai
ihe trade ii their respective states Las greatly
increased, both i expottabe produce and h'erna
aoHsanl piion aAA their lmportatluns Ought l,afl
rally Is l.ate decreased in the same ratio; ~
+t.Sy aaye .srs. Il. The auctions have swallowed
Up Al!
4. Auctions ARE DEs7RucTIyE TO PONIES
7.c 3iANuYAe4pnEas, who have acted Under
great ana lanscfoe, mistake. in a-crlbns their
difficulties to foreign competitions Msied BY this
error, tiev haze procured tariff after tart-.ba ~
ylace of obtaining resiefby tins expedent, TIE cyl
las become tnnfe and more pressing: TIL III at
last evident that the true remedy has rot been a-
Li!ed The abolition oS auctinne i their best re.
4 i... 1u0r-
tatinns were Who'll, prohibited, ruin would equal
Is fall on manufacturers. undeshc present system:
whereas the ez;stirg daties would be more than
sufficient projections, il the absence OF auctions.
which, alone. are tata Il native industry i Con-
sfess should impose Guty on the sales q lorelgn
neichtnai2c at auction. and leave those OF ZONES
',c Goods tee Til. onld inlet direct injury on
lhe .lpeacan marniAetufer. Auctions are not
5enrft to ua kept for our u@e-bnt an abuse.
sg4afg hostile q manufacturers as to merchants
Niat- tae7 euutinup, needy and unprincipled man
lecturers can Il all tines deranoe the business OF
.Ge 1arnt an1 the experienced, By iortlng On the
MI s;tt nare gaois thau are needed and BY filling
Sa- colntty Nsth lt4trr.or attcles purposely made
il i,fitatou IT those taat really good, and ad
amidst the buste ol auction, without the pGsss.
hility of such an examination as would tcct the
lmplsition. All nducemcnt to excel Is thus taken
away, and the Gaiy emulation IS TO Contilve msS
fabrics, Gttea 10 deceive the hj tie selnbanec
II s. 4 IS better Ia tn hurried -lance to witch
anne trey can be exposed By tl.is pei nicous mode
Of selling.
H. extrcnearf rapid fluctuations il price which
are ca4.ea b> 4uctaas. and which battle tAe caicu
iati0D. i the acete,t mads. discourage prudent
manufacturers bv ti.e impossIbiitv ot selling at
regular prices. Of laying aus plan nr tie future.
y no. that has taiL- Il lose. would en5atk III
a business whieh presents nothing but mass Of
contingencies, bcvond the saga'ltv q anv unln
eiired man 10 fute.ee or prevent II goods were
sold only at private sale the best makers would
soon become epnspil uoiss saf tile Superiority oi
their good- which would command fair prices in
ordinary times aud would be impossible = coun
tciteit their aid peculiar marks on the te
fectiye and fraudulent aopds Of otters-a ctimc
which, il IS said, is often pacti1ed from tie faci
ties Of concealnent given bs auctions.
s. .74cnos ta-e Jesa dsaae7a tAe rsFaar .77erica
Imo3ters ot HON e mus, NOW SPEAK ii me tQst Ten !
really all ot tt.4t most respectable body have e
Known, been driven from their occupation and thus a.
nphrlan class in the community, whose wealth, enter
ri- atd Intelligence, adorned and e,aed the mercan
tie Character, aa' teen exinsuishcf. When such me-
Issued their erdes y foreign counlrie tile naasf,eure
q whEan they we're given prniing BY tbs information
often t.ud4iety hurried oil large Quantities OF the sam
la If gopts, bst Inferior quality, and had them sold
Gu aete. seF re ihgse u IL American importer
sif.fe '1 "A t5 te fnaset and causing loss 10 hi
place q FHtt, N,tinR cons tllis could MT ha9
a;s. Ii attempted il sli Il must have becosn
kra@ TIE mrnrter. large. wupG have 4. Urle
6tat.faW8 itii ~ cDtieA0n Hi a4ch netafhWS dealer
~ eitt'3 hsee tbe rec tat tmYo'tas been superseded
t5a' 7s,e at tiee Glliteiso O '1e whole lm7nratio
M Jrsar, new W. It'd acconnt ot toreip
ia 4aeft, @ta4e nag i hts y Improved BY Vi
-'an2@ ntier trace, y mo-, bu.er have 81! % tle
ie ~atiia.i, 1t.. er-e III. eoerte that saosi,te
IN rtsT 4ssi tetsecn tc Responsible impofter AZ
As tas1 hs7 ~ s I; yer z ace 10 consi ut Al
2a taWti9. tat g hti.g eeAed ay nen ~ho arc safo
losi III .as ffes7--@a.e 81 tely hates unknown, al
"ho t,ase at ca2:s % lo3a Is not stica a
ie-rtr sl.YtF.ste If TIE nler s9d kndor G aiitf
Y safa., ana nfasp daily cynduclye % progress
aid ntchts deltayts
.asctiea tfa1e genera1g, ts enhancar lrc