Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-02-01
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a ,rce SO low. that the quantity sold has bee
IHe ~, sufficient 10 nav for the labor of tillagt
LII o,. and tear Of farming utensils. aud to Dis
III ~. ,he taxes annually levied on lands, TO sa
I%ihinq of repairs and Improvements Hence th
mscrssity Of providing home-markct by cte9is'
III, manufacturing establishments, and 0l narcultn
L. turning their attention more to growing WOO
IAN hemp &c for supplying the materials q manu-
Inrtnrcs, and devoting less Of It 70 the cuitIVa'l"
Of Grain. :,
III !, act and react on each other to their mutu
4 encouragement, a foundation will he laid to
s,omD,ing Immediately or remotely the interest
n III classes of persons in the community n
soonIe will aH be employed, and with .tHH employ
Ecnt will consume much more The country, al
Ii.rd. NJ wolk. will advance rapidly in Improve
mout. more onrishing domestic trade will b
n,nlnccd by more frequent and extensive exchan
H.. If the nroducts of domestic industry: aud III
s,,ycn, of the different states drawn closer togeth
Il ~ augmented intercourse, and ieellnS NOR
| emnhatically their usefulness to. and depehdanc
an. each other. the bonds OF national affection vii
H. m;chty strengthened. Besides. the oonse
s,on,c Of cherishns domestic industry will he al,
n furnish more abundant materials Tor tureisi
t,mmercr. and thereby to advance aud extend II
Nc Shall export more, and import more. aud Z
..oater advantage. The balance oil tiade wall b,
4, our favor. We shall be creditors and not deb
tors to other nations: and shall be better able II
ray the taxes required to meet the public eXisen
Cips.
OF what mportance would it be to the people o
Nose states. to devote an increased attention t
sorculture as pursued at this time, and little u
Rome TO manufactures? Its surplus produce beng
srcaty tisproportioned TO the foreign demand, al
tlinr TO the quantity will not improve the demand
IL. lntt al
READY observed that farmers with difficulty
nakc out 10 live. Reason and the experience d
sl wise and prosperous nations evnce. that IN the
,,trbItion ot labor in society, manufactures ought
10 have a dle proportion nlt assigned 70 teen, not
trreivinr which, agriculture cannot flourish n i
,tlcrwisr would do. When the population q the
ntted states is above l2,00O.ODO. It cannot be
said q be premature for considerable portion 0
ii to be employed il manufacturing. Other ma
tinns with inferior numbers have tred the eXpetl.
ment and succeeded But numbers are not Of
spCh .rcat Importance now, as they we're before
tAr introduction Of laborsa,ing machinery. And
bur citizens not being encouraged to empiny then
capital aal industry in manufactures. thu benefits
Io such machinery, far a. manufactures are ne.
faccted. will be lost to the country. Inc effect
bo this in promoting the wealth. power. AMI tcsouf-
Aces Of 4 nation are almost beyond Calculation. 81
sYhr truth Of this remark there i, ample proof a.
3,rcll rs illustration III the example OF Great Britain
StGrinuing to apply scientific power IN nahuiac-
47prf. as extensively rs She has done, but the
4 tnrpd states portidity only, she viii, stan
sdn. the superior advantages which they post
fol pogre- sing in wealth and power. maintain. "
ftlur I, come, the ascendancy she has acquired IN
these respects.
Il /. 10 her manufacturing industry che is prln-
cpally indebted for the fonri-hng state Of her az
I c,lt ,,b Ga hnr to-
three great Interests not lett for encouragement
and support to individua! discretion aud lesula-
tinn They are adjusted. cherished. aud su--
Famed. BY her eagle-eyed statesmen. as to be sub
eidary to each other, and ~ their mutual actor
and reaction 70 work together for the general well
lrc ol her people. And il the effects Of the en-
gcouragenent given TO hpr manufactures have been
50 surprising. when few Of the materials that com
pose them have been ohtained wilhn her realms
Wien her agriculture improved and prosperous as
It has been has often tailcd u sunslst her people
and when She las been 50 idlg oPptrs-ea With a
IAeayy debt and a constant accomplishing load
Ct taxes :---wla result, mas hGf be expected lron
ipt!cuus protection Of the ~ane Interests ~ tie
n.'cl states, whose diversified SOFA nntor cir
mate not tess 50. produces ean DC uiaar to pro-
fncc. thr materials OF almrsi cIei kluh NJ mann
idctnre-u which ab0unds win Ill Sorts y minerals
aad io,,ls--and Weld, subsistence h sach ,aricty
and abundance as to be sunrcr Of complaint
advantages accompanied with greater freedom IN
heir political institutions. public 'icht OF small
.innunt. and a taxation comparatively light The
Hnited States possessing advantages 50 great, the
wisdom Of the Government requires only TO Be ex
Drted, TO bring them into successful operation
That being done, the height Of Improvement, pros
peIity. and power, TO which they may attain, can
mt DE estimated. The, may be brought to exceed
S'reat Britain in these respects, more than she
transccnds other nations.