Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-01

The House then took up the resolution o.
Mr. Clifton, Mr.. Dorsey addressed the Chair
at some length. MIR Wickhff. had just Oh
tanned The floor in reply, and made a few pre-
liminary remarks, when the House adjourned.
Among the bills reported yesterday, were
bill making an appropriation for Internal lm-
provement, bill making appropriation for III
Indian Department, a bill making an apprp-
pria ion for Breakwaler al the entrance
the Delaware Bay, and bill concerning Ma
turaliZation.
Extract of letter TO the Editor ofthe Bamore Patriot,
daled WAsHINeroS, Jan. %, 1928.
The farce of examining Witnesses before The
Committee OF Manufactures is al an end. It's
GER ain that the British Agents in New York
have taken the lead in furnishing The evidence
against fur her protection 10 The wool grow
ers and manufacturers. Mr.. MarIand, Of An
dover, Massachusetts, was sent Tor al the in
stance Of an English Agent in NewYork, known
TO the Manufacturers by the logwood blue cha
racter Mr.. Mailand is an Englishman Of good
charac ter, and an honest man, and could not BIZ
made cats paw Of, TO answer The purpose in
tended by The enemies of American interests
Another Eugii,hman was summone" before
the Commi, tee, from New York, to prove that
y
trction. ] mis- gentlrman's name is Marshall,
and is deeply engaged in the printing business.
He saws that h, is loosing $500 per week in
manuIac turing his prints, and thinks two cents
more duty on yard would be sufiiceu, pro-
lection for him. Way not call on the manu-
facturers Of prints IF Taunton aud Chelmsford,
" here are made elegant goods, and who are
free born citizens Of the Uni,ed States Has
il come TO pass in these days tbat foreign A
gents are assisting American Legislators and
Committees on manufactures i'll protecting
British interests! Mr.. Marshall has made an
independent fortune by importing ENoLIsH
GOOD, INTO n YORK UNDER BRITISH LICENSES,
during The restrictive measure, ard has been
PLAYING between the two nations as best suited
his interests. He returned from England ears
" in the las, fall. say in August or s. ptcmber,
and after remaining IN this country. tour Or
five months, 10 called by in American Congress
! to give information relative 10 protection Of
our manufactures. To say nothing disrespect-
full of Mr.. Marshall, it is say the least Of il,
an insul, to the American people. While the A
mrric ans who are engaged in the manufacture
of prints, are not called uDon to state thelr
views Of the business, an Engiishman, who has
been in the country Ave months, is summoned
10 give his opinions Of our manufactures, and
is paid out Of the national treasury, for fur
Wishing our Committee aud Congress with evl"
dence 10 guide them in lcgislarng Tor Amer-
can manufactures. the people brook his
indigni,y and have their interests sported wi h
IN this manner? God forbid! Suppose three
or four -four manufacturers oil Pennsylvunia,
should be in Liverpool four o" FIVE months
previous 10 The sitting Of Parliament, and alter
convened question should be agitatod, in re-
ord u revision Of the Corn Laws, and
committee instructed 10 send FIR persons and
papers to deyelope facts as TO the markets and
prices, and these Pennsyl, ania flour mannfac-
iurers sh 'uld be sent for by said committee,
and the most respectable lancholders should
not be called upon. VIVA, would be the lndig-
nation Of every Briton at such procedure?
! WHY such a committee (though no such could
+ he found except in American would be IN dan>
ger Of violation Of their persons, and would not
dare to walk the streets without lie Of sol
diers fer their pro,ec lion. But in this glorious
/ country a Committee can call on forei gn agents
! or manufacturers To give their opinions as 10
American protection against British rivalry,
and nav them for their information out OF the
| Golfers OF the government How humiliating,
how notifying it is to witness such total
disregard ofna,ional honor and dignity. III the
people do no, in a bod zone say those things
Shall not be, in vain may they boas OF Indies
prndence, and had better petition Congress to
he re>colonzed, and let the government, OF
England pay par, Of the Legislation OF the
Tn ted States, which is so much dictated by
her agents and subjects, who are so mindful Of
her iRteres,s. Five ofthe COMMITTEE are dead
ly hostile to fur her protection to manufAotur>
ers, and have no doubt therefore, that they
will load dozen the bill which they may r"por
with very high duties upon Hemp, Iron, D's,ll-
led Spirits, Wool, sc. sc. and recommend a
small inrffec ,ual increase Of du'v upon Manu-
featured Woolens, and then stOeeten the bill, and
.hus in the language Of one of the Committee
and professed friend, "ca,ch the Nor herr wea>
SELL" that is. drive the Northern members t
vote agains, the bill, bu, do think The people
will see through this juggling,
Mr.. Reed. Ct Mars6efd, Mass. has Invented
rail way coach. TO- conveying 20 passenge
Is miles Der hour. To US there appears little
diff nifty i'm obtaining excellent rail w ~ coach