Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-08

cious tariff of 1916. 1t gave, it is true. cihcent
to cotton, to coarse cotton coths, 70
Louisiana sugar, to the different manufactures OF
tobacco. &c &C., but by diminishing what had
been before extended during period OF war 20
the manufacture Of woolens. OF glass, and IRON
mot to mention other articlcs) those persons who
we're concerned in carrying on these important
branches Of industry, we're reduced to state OF
extreme depression, many of them, indeed. entire
Nv broken down Its effects were pernsclously
felt by agriculture also. While the consumption
of its productions was essencd, it received an &C
cession Of abourers in not few OF the operatives,
mechanics. and others, who Tor the want Of en-
pIoyment were discharged from the wooen lacto-
res, glass works, furnaces and forSes. uthers
were reduced to tile sad condition OF paepers, or
driven bv their necessities to the commission OF
crime, became the objects Of prosecutions, and the
tenants Of jails and penitentlaries. lhe tarlh o.
1904 so far rs respects wool and woole;is, has
from the causes before adyerted to, entirely iaed
in Welding the protection required ~ these inter-
ests: and il remains for the wisdom OF Congress
to decide. whether they shall be reslved by hay-
ing that full and ample patronage bestowed on
them, to which every branch Of American MUS
TRY is cntitled-or be suffered TO nger Oh ~ q
Iheartlcss hopeless contest with foreign competition
The consequence of the latter alternative INST be-
that much of the capital now vested and labouf
employed. in the manufacture Ut Woolena, VIII DC
transferred to that Of cnttons, winch VAL DE over
done and rendered Improbable thereby. The evl
will not stop here. tor thousands OF sheep VIII be
slaughtered and sent to the sham5les Inc place
Of these Will be supplied by cattle, and the bust
ness Of grazing already bad enough, be extended,
and rendered still worse for the want Of cose&-
tensiye market for beef. Thus By destroying the
epuilb betWe these different branches Of m
ldu.try, all will be injured, and the community i'm
ND ~ ~
fcte..
| Is it possible that The national Representatives
will adopt policy destructive to the best inter
ests Of the country? Will they signallze themselye.
rather for encouraging tho industry, and advanc-
ing the prosperity of forel n nations, than Of the
peqple whose servants and fiduciates they are !:
Better hopes are entertained Of them. They know
what are the sentiments Of their constituents in a
majority of the states {the freest and most popu-
lous states the great question now at aeae; and
on pain Of their ,iispeasnre, they must in accor-
dance with the principles Of the Government, res
pond in their enactmenis TO the will Of the MAORI.
~. The example Of spain, Portugal. and Poland,
| IS before their ewes to admoHish them against act
\ ing Oh the erroneous views OF national economy
which have been pursued in those countries, and
which have resulted in their impoyerishment and
| degradation. On the other hand, they NAV behold
in the prosperous condition Of Great Britain. France
Russia Prussia. Austria, Denmalk K. and Sweden.
the happy effects Of efficient protection given BY
Their respective govcfnmcntsto the agricultural and
manufacturing industry Of their people This IS a
/ policy (minglc,, its true, With some errors which
are to be asoided1 THAT = worthy Of the imitation
Of these states, and by adopting whlch-prcserying
concord among themseivea-and practising justice
towards other nations, they cannot ail Of rising 4
the highest pitch Of national prosperity and gran
deur.
/ From Great Britain tie people Of these states
Have been politically liberated for more taan Nall
a century. But they have never yet been CONNER
cially released from her. will they, SO long a,
! they submit to a hamlllatlng dependence on hei
manufacturers and artzans for the cloths, the cot
TONS the linens, the harwares, aud other article.
which they can more conveniently and advana
geously fabrcatr for themselves, provided their II
tustry is properly directed, encouraged, and sns
tained BY consuming her manufactures, they
contribute not only to the support Of her manntac
turers and artlzans, but Of her farmers who tect
them they contribute also to the augmentation o
her commerce, revenue, wealth. and power. Sh,
derives greater advantages. at this time, from the
trade than She did when they were subject to he
authority. These are. n0u as they We're, then
principally on her side. The commodities sh
takes from them are materials for manufactures
and taken for the purpose of fostering the ia
dustty OF her people. Their imports from her ar
all for consumption, and the effect Of that, is, t
repress the enterprise, TO check the inventions AM
J palaiyze the industry Of the country. Three
tourths, if not nr-fths. Of the merchandise i'm
ported into tie lnted States from her realms, ar
) for account Of hel subjects. who have in common
with their citizens the benefit Of long credits o
the bonds given for the duties payable on them
with the unrestricted privilege Of auction sales, dis
/ astrous alike 10 American manufacturers and mcr
i chants So that, in fact, they permitted 10
5 only to manufacture for them, but TO monopoliz
t the much greater part Of that very commerce an
! lis profits about which SO much camor is made
whenever the national Legislature is called upo