Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-21

believed innsicay good, minute and nssui
well understood that the Glasgow man. lacurers not
with making musns similar appearance and equal
quality To those of india, have closely initiated sevases
and other peculiar marks of the latter knowing their fair
purchasers would not believe them be good unless they
believed them be Identical Ii here aud an individual
raises himself above the prejudice the general
the objection remains full if large number swayed by
it, The English manufacturers of Sheffield have long been i'm
the habit OF initiating French in the fabrication which,
their ingenious neighbours greatly cxceed he and thew
have often sold, of French manufacture what
influence of the prejudice speak Of would u
saeabe in their true character Time may. indeed overcome
tins prejudice and fabrics tn be estimated according
TO their Intrinsic worth, but until is overcome subjects the
domestic manufacture unmerted disadvantage which the
government alone can counteact This disadvantage
siderable here the manufacture OF plate of panos
fine cloth, &C. We have already mentioned that Col She
herd of the witnesses before the committee of Congress
estimated the effect OF this prejudice be equal %
Sd Where OF the obstacles already mentioned occur
there difficulty altering the accustomed channels trade
Mercantile conneN ions and long established in
tcourse often continue trabc after ii is comparatively dsad
vantageous Many landed propreors have their merchants
and factors TO whom they sell the produce of their esa,cs
OF whom they purchase such fabrics
toned to- Suppose of these icctor with
mercantile house in Hamburg and in the habit of regularly
porting from tAence coarse German linens, this circumstance
VIII present obstacle the rivalsp superior dones-
TIC manufacture tor alter The German linens imported, they
VIII be furnished TO certain regular dealers and
the force of previous habit and if the vcnter the foreign IN
thimhe will IN seldeiencc fall in price, and although
al triumph of the domestic manufacture NAV not he thereby
prevented 1T is certainly lessened retarded Nav more il
tie domestic manufacturer has not capital and patient
enough to bear under the temporary loss from this injurious
coPe'o ne may ne obiSed to retire nom the field of
test with every fair claim Ia victory IL is only Legislative
enlargement which eectuay protect him against these
difficulties
9TH aud lastly successful domestic manufacture NAV have
IFS checked and finally arrested by guts which
every species nj trade occasionally exposed times
when the price of the manufactured article below its cost
production, the manufacturer either sell his fabrics
loss discontinue his operations and if he has large
sources he not be able live through this tor
po until things have reganed their natural equilibrium
Against these injurious fluctuations of the domestic market he
have escury, but he ought exposed to those
OF foreign markets in adai,9 and against these the
sen alone can protect him appears then that the pnci
no, incofstan with certain degree of legislative encourage
mrent ~
In 99next remarks the subject will be concluded. X