Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-09-10

our own. III resort hg 10 u We follow the
example OF ihr most prosperous Of them. and
: obey the great law Of sell pfesei Walton.
Here Nh. Cay advefed To come Of the an,
J guments which had been urged Nc ainsi this
policy II was really amusing. said he. In mark
Tue contradictory arguments which the foes of
the sysiem had employed TO defeat or subvert
H. In its origin they pronounced that we were
not ripe for manufactures that we mad not the
capiiei or skill necessary To their success; one
OF them seriously contended that nature had
doomed rs 10 perpetual dependence on Eng
land, by giving 10 her climate admitting oil
more per,evering eSeriion OF tho ply steal
powers than could be exercised in our own
more relaxing aud less blessed country. They
insisted hat the Consequence Of the adoption
oil the policy would only be TO subject consump.
ton 10 al enormous tar in tho purchase of
ruder, dearsr aud worse articles II WIS IN
VAIN, said Mr.. Clay that we told them, that the
invention aud powers Of machinery had placed
civilized nations upon footing of greater
equality IN respect to produeion-that we had
capital enough, and more than comm. rec
could empoy-that our skill and en,eririsa
we're well established that in the origin OF
ono of our great Interests. the marine. failure
had been predicted, bui the prophets Ind pro-
we'd false. We told them that competition al
home would 81 40 distant day supply usw with AZ
tclts 10 greater abundance, cheapness and per
lection, than we had been N the habit of par
chasing from Europe and, that IN the n,ean
tune by those mutual exchanges 50 beneGniH
10 the community, home market would he
| created, agriculture relieved from its rotiing
supplies, commerce supplied with fresh Nil
mcn', aud NIL orders of sucieiy protected. am
mated and encouraged On these conirover-
ted points we joined issue, and what Is the yer.
dict of experience
| Oar manufactures I'M VI m a,Ip nEtoui sb,ng IA.
vances. Both in their variety ard in their er.
cellcnca they have exceeded all calculation n.
Poss ssed OF large portion OF the market al
home. THY were vonturing abroad in the re-
Inotest depths of the M diierrancap Sen b.
you'd thu Cage Of Good Hope, in A in be.
yond Cape Hrrn, in the Isles oi the Pacific
! American manufactures are successfully con.
tending with The fabrics OF Europe, although
often struggling with unequal burthens impo-
| sed hy foreign powers.
| lMr. 6ia, here referred 10 information re.
Gently derived rom distinguished naval OH
Ger, Com Roge 5. we think concerning our
trade in the Mediterranean.
Our supplies AT home, continued Mr.. c. ara
cheaper, more abundant and of better quality
| than prior 10 the introduction of the policy.
All our predictions are rapidly fulfilling under
| the influence of the all-powerful principle OF
| competition. To such nm erfeni has IL been
pushed, 30 great is the power of production
under lis operation aud That OF mac hinery.
greatly improved by American ingenuity, tina,
markets nj home OF abroad cannot be found for
many ar ieles, At living prices The conso.
quence is much distress Ia tho manufacturer
| themselves, emitting them To the generous
| sympathy aud liberal patronage Of the public
and now said Mr.. &. this embassnent, resulting
from the excess Of The production is relied on
TO destroy our manufactures by the very men
who denied ITS competency topfoduce bare
supply !
Well, said he, do our opponents, vet give
a. DO they admit thai their prophecies have
failed do they acknowledge that tho oommu
niIy rs not obliged To buy coaser dearer, and
"o'ser articles of consumption DO they
confess their error, Withdraw their opposition
aud yield 10 the verdict oil experience Not
hey. Prepared for every eIigency, they stnnd
ready 10 oppose the system, whatever may be
| its practical or beneficial results. Whether
| II fails or suGceedS-wheiber manufactures are
cheaper or dearer. good Or bad--wheiher the
condition of the manufacturer is prosperous or
adVerse,-lbeir opposition is unremitting
And, said he, those here assembled may be
as ured that they will prrsevere in the erhibi-
ton of ii in every possible form. direct and m
direct
lie hoped, however, TINT its support would
the system of the Farmer, OF the Merchant. of
the Ariizan. ofihe Laborer, Of the poor NATL
of every man who earns his bread by the sweet
of the brow. Aud, next TO that good book
which guides us TIN ough this 70 better
world. il deserves TO be pressed closest TO his
bosom.
Every assault upon The system, open, and
masked, which can be made, will be made
Shortly, il the pubic revenue is properly ap
l..l.a a.. u
sou will be approached under the delnsion of
tightening your burthens by the removal of
taxes. II our rulers i'll repeal duties on any
objects not produced by our owe industry, they
will be entitled to your thanks. Such objects
exist III abundance for the NANTES alton of all
their Kind sympaihies for our disiresses. But
| II our bnrthens are 10 b. lighteued by the
overthrow of our system of pro 'eetion, IL taxes
are 10 be dispensed win on articles OF Euro
pean fabrication coming IN competition with
rival articles of American orig incur rulers
will inflct curses instead of bestowing blessings
upon ms. Every tar repealed upon the Euro.
pean rival of American fabrcslioa, is in fact
il not in form. a far taken gG The Elropeaa sub.
lject, and PIT upon The American citizen
Another mode of assailing tue American
system had, through the public news pers aud
public rumor, reached as but he could not
and would not credit IL upon any evidence
which he had yet seen. IL WINS said that the
President, through the Secretary OF State, he
presumed of course, Il there were any tounda-
lion for the rumor, had asceriained, by consul.
tstions with the British Minister, the views and
wishes OF Great Britain i: aud that instruction
had been given TO our newly appointed Minis
ter, accordingly, to make an arrangement with
that government by which the respective pro-
ducti0ns OF The Two countries should be admit
ted in the ports Of each at the tate ola duty,
not exceeding The limited maximum. He no.
ped, aud he must say, he believed tina, there
was no foundation for this rumor. There
were some things (snd he trusted that was ope)
which even our present rulers dare not at.
tempt. The regulation Ola Tariff was not a ct
subject for the articles of diplomacy. II be-
logged 10 the nation. u belonged emphatcal-
" TO the Whole nation. II ought after all that
haa nccurrrd 10 he discussed ann.i.i...a n. A