Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-10-01

s y, srausuoe 70 TIE gIver of them, and by
uur "'s"ess ana pest interests, to improve and
"aeu our eouhtry And he urged sad re
commented the propriety af bota pover,
ments, (the state and iedersll doing I'll tb.,
belonged to Their respective spheres Ia accom-
push lhis oeniIcent purpose. The danger he
eHOue,', Vb'ch s0me Supposed might proceed
Hoh 'he exercise OF the power OF The general
government, when strictly limited TO The pur
poses OF erecting and preserving the obiee, of
Improvement, we're ideal. No state ever had
Of oou'd conceive rs legitimate power mi ured
OF Jeopafded BY its execut ion.
hut the principal topic on which Mr.. Ga.
u"eit m9st, y as tina, OF the Protecting farif-
lie described its origin, ats oniectx lis mc.o.
It's success and the dangers which TIRE a,en il.
" was a system Intended to deyelope the re.
sources, 10 cherish the arts. and to protect the
INDUSTRY OF otir own country 10 inc rea se our do
nlcstic markets and 10 ensure a certain 4 eheap
supply OF sriicies required by our wants, K es-
sen'iai TO tar Independence of foreign powers.
y wal properly Called iie.fnierrcan 5 ys'ea. The
means OF introducing, pertec,ing and securing
y were TO tax the articles of foreign proJuc.
ton which rival and compete wnh our own
~ fesoriing to 1t We follow the example OF the
most prosperous OF them, and obey The great
law OF self preservation.
Here Mr.. Clay sdverted to some of the ar,
guments which had been urged against this
poiicy. VI was really amusing. SAID he, to mark
,ne contradictory arguments which the foes ut
the system had employed TO defeat or subyert
IL. In Its origin they pronounced that We were
MOI ripe Tor manufactures; that VIC had not
me capital or skill necessary 10 their success;
one OF them seriously con,ended that nature
nsd doomed US to perpetual dependence on
england oy gtving TO her a climate admitting
o. more persevering exertion Of The pity steal
powers than could be exercised in our own
more relaxing and less blessed country. They
INSISTED that the CONSEQUENCE OF the adoption
OF the policy would only be to subject con.
sumption to All enormous tax, in the purchase
OF ruier, dearer and worse articles II was in
VAIN, said Mr.. Clay, that we told them, that
Tie ihsention and powers OF machinery had
placed civilized nations upoa a footing OF great.
CT equality IN respect to produelion-thxt wc
bad capital enough, and more than
could e~mpioy-that our skill aud enterprize
were we'll established that in the origin Of one
OF our great interests, the marine, failure had
been predicted, but the prophets had proved
false. We told them ,hat eop,pefinon al hume
would at no distant day supp. us with articles
IN greater abundance, eheapness aud perf,c-
ton, than we had been ~ tht habit OF purchas
iaS from Europe; and thai IN he meantime, by
those mutual exchanges SO beuShciai to The
community, a home market would be ere ated,
agriculture relieved from its ro,ting supplies,
supplied with fresh aiimeat, and all
orders OF society protected. animated and tn
couraged. On these, controverted polnls. we
joined issue, and what is the verdict OF expe.
renee?
Our manufactures have made astonishing
advances. Both in their variety and their eX.
e~eilence they have exceeded ell calculation.
Possessed OF a large portion OF the market at
bome.t they are psniuring abroad in the remotest
depths oil the Mediterranean Sea; beyond the
Cape OF Good tiope. in ASIA; Cape Horn, in
the Isles OF tue Pacific Abericsn manufac-
lures are successfully con,ending with the
fabrics of Europe, although struggling with
unequal burthoos, imposed by foreign powers.
Mr.. Clay here referred TO information re-
Gently derived from a distinguished naval otfl-
Ger, Com. Rogers, we think, concerning our
trade IN the Mediterranean
Our supplies athoiBe, Continued Mr. Clay, are
cheaper, more abundant, aud OF better quality,
than prior to the introduction of the policy.
All oCr predictions are rapidly III fitting under
the inaleDce of All the powerful principle u
c0ntefinon, 10 such an extent has it been
pushed, SO great is the power ct production
under lis operation. and that OF masbiaery,
greatly improved by American ,nge oui,y, that
markets at home or abroad cannot be found for
many articles, at lisrig prices. The conse.
quence is much distress 10 the manufacturers
themselves, emitting them to the generous SYM
psthy and liberal patronage of the public. And
now, SAID Mr.. q. this embarrassment, resulting
from The excess OF production, Is relied on 10
destroy our manufactures by The very men who
denied it's competency TO produce q bare sup
ply!
Well, said he, do our opponents give upl do
they admit that their prophecies have failed! do
they admit that the community is not obliged
to buy ~cosrser, dearer, and worse articles OF
~consumption! do they ~confess their error, With
draw their opposition, and yield TO the verdict
of experienced Not they. Prepared for eve
ry exigency. they stand ready to oppose the
system, whatever may be its pI~ scticai or bene.
fetal results. Whether il fails or succeeds
whether manufactures are cheap or dear, good
OF bsd-whether the condition of the Rsnufsc
turer is prosperous or adverse-,heir opposi'
ton is uuremittiBg. AMI, said he, those here
assembled may be assured, that they will per-
severe in the exhibition Of il in every possible
form, direct and Indirect.
He hoped. however, that its support would
be by exertions equally unremitting. IL was
the system oflhe Farmer, OF the Merchant, OF
The Artzsn; OF the Lsborer, of The poor man
OF every man who earns his bread by the sweat
OF his brow. And. next to that good hook
which guides us ibro' this TO a better worlds u
deserves TO be pressed closest 10 hs bosom.
Every assault upon the system. open, and
masked, which can be mste, will be made.
Shortly, if the puolic revenue is properly spph'
ed, the public debt viii be paid; and then you
will be approached under the delusion OF
! tightening your bur,hens by the removal OF tax.
es. -four rulers will repeal duties on any OBJ
ieets not produced BY our own Industry, they
will be entitled to our thanks. Such objects
exist in abundance for the manifestation OF all
| ,hs,. lind sVmnsthies far our distres&es. But