Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-04-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
No. IL.
Mr.. EDITOR,

In the Philadelphia American Sem
nel Of the Oath ult. is inserted what is said to be
letter from Washington of the 18th. under the Edi-
toral head. not merely jushfying the course pursu-
ported by them, and now debating before Congress );
but endeavoring to make it believed that the Ebon
ties intend to defeat the Bill not because it does not
afford the Manufacturers the requisite protection,
but because it does not give the Eastern Manuiac-
turers a complete and immediate monopoly, and
that this emanates from Head Quarters or in other
Words from the President and Heads of Depart
ments.
This letter mag have been written at Washington;
but was probably got up at Philadelphia. Time Vas
when no PENNSYLVANIA Editor could have heen found,
who would have tried to deceUe the People, by lend
ing himself to give currency to statements which he
kno,Os to be unruefor he knows that the Ma lutac-
turers of the Middle and Western States have no
jealousy of their brethren in misfortune to the East
ward. He we'll knows this but to subserUe South
ern policy, he wishes to deceive the farmers and
Others and thus create divisions that Southern SUI
premacy may prevail !; though in dong this he well
knows the best and vital interests Of Pennsy lvania
are Jasely deserted and destroyed.
| 10 prove that this Bill affords protection to the
! Manufacturers this Writer says s. That if pound
of clean wool costs Is cents, and make yard of
coarse CLOTH the whole cost of the cloth will be SO
cents; to which add duty l6 cents, and exchange
and merchants profits cannot be less than more,
making clear profit on the article of 20 cents per
yard, aOhen made Of the 'laive acool''
But this Of cloth is not made of the 1atUe Uoo,
and If no native wool is used ,were there be any
benefit to the farmerP None sohateve-7aor TO the
manufacturer, because Smyrna and Buenos Ayres'
wool is received in England duty free. and from the
! superior facilities in that country, when imported
here comes to the British Manufacturer duty free,
without taking into consideration the immediate ad-
vantage they have in having no warehouse rent to
pay, clerk hire, no store rent, nor any other OF
the incidental charges to which the native Manufac-
turer is LIABLE They, therefore, can afford to under
; sell them-and they do so-nor can any industry
or any exerton, or any ingenuity, or enterprise Of
the native manufacturer save him from ruin and er-
:, termination.
. This is what the British Manufacturer aims at
. and in this he is always and invariably supported by
a his Government When has it been seen, that the
q ms and outs of the British Parliament have moi
e adopted this policy. 1t cannot be forgotten at the
end of our last war with England, that Mr. Brough
am stated in the House OF Commons, that to pu
- down the American Manufactures two or three mil
" lions of the service money could not be better ap
piled. And let it be recollected that the country
was then deuged with British cottons, particular,
those which sent to Auction and sold brn
no the cotton factories at that time into the sua
ton in which those of wOoen are now.
he The WooIlen Manufacture in England will b
III fcsered will be protected there, and at immens
present sacrifice for future good. 1t was ident
ra cally with Cotton. Who does not remember tn
10 sacrifices which were made of Cotton goods at AUG
ton. and yet none of the American Houses in Lor
,,t don failed. From whence did the money come
"t. support these sacrifices Mr.. Brougham's decla
alton is the key to it: and they will put down til
ROT Woollen establishments. Now, if our Legislator
in place of supporting them, propose law whic
md instead of lettering their condition, will insure the
e,t destruction they legisate to enable their Manufa
is turers to keep the hold they have got and drive
ont of our home market.
are Let it be recollected, that Southern hostility. WI
sh as fierce and nrelenng against the protection give
to the fabrication Of cottons, it now is, to afol
ac- any aid to wooden goods. Who but remembers Il
,ss publications of Mr. Garnett of Virginia, at that tin
nks denouncing all those who then stood forth to deer
the Manufacturers, and it cannot be forgotten
rd- Wilmington that gentleman sent him the Essa,
,ur- of Tsoor to which Seeck Osborn the Editor Of Il
Waterman, bore honorable testimony, and d
so cIared they were more and more worthy the atte
n ton of the People, and that Mr.. Garnett received
tar refutation from Viator which gave him his quet
nee then, and that this gentleman one OF the Cor
pet, mittee at the Town-Ha which passed the resol
!. tons lately, declaring duty on Wool, without
her corresponding duty on Cloth, was together fall
all cious, and would help neither farmer nor manua
turer. Yet this gentleman is. according to the lie
tile. ter in the Centinel an Ebonite while it is We
70 it KNOWN he is jealous Jacksonite, but he acted