The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-01
From The Frederick, Md. Examiner,

\ OF The following communication is one of vae
Importance and claims the attention of our feIIowc
izens The mechanics form the most useful class oe
citizens of which Frederick can boast and il can nov
thrive unless their interests flourish The condito
of the city is melancholy, and unless something bo
done to retain valuable artizans, will become more
To the Editors of the Examiner
From the various publications in the newspapers Of
the country, am induced to believe that the convic
ton is very general that the true policy of the nao
is, to encourage Domestic Manufactures as TENDING to
unite more firmly in feeling and interest and rem
dering US in fact an Independent people. If this poll
cy be correct as national measure it equally so when
applied TO the local concerns of a single town. 1t
cannot be denied that the Mechanics constitute main
portion of the population of every town, and that no
place can prosper where due encouragement is not az
orded to that deserving and highly useful class of cit
zens. How stands the case then with regard t6Frca.
erick Some short time since there were from sixty
to seventy journeymen shoemakers employed here
whilst at present there are it is believed not more than
two or three There has been a similar decrease IN
the number of hatters employed, and no doubt there
has been great falling Off in other trades. The cause
OF this rapid reduction Of population is obyious
foreign fabrics have been preferred to domestic, and
the introduction of boots, shoes, hats, Sc manuact.
red at distance, has driven employers and Journey.
men from our town to seek their bread. This also
accounts Tor the number oil houses unteEaned That
our mechanics able 70 compete with those at dis
lance, IN Workmanship, cannot be denied-but there
appears strange nfauation among our citizens in ia.
OF distant productions -f continued it must prove
ruinous to the prosperity of the place. Many useful
citizens, already mentioned, have left U.S. and Others
are preparing TO follow. Thus circumstanced, is
important that those who regard the future condition
of Frederick, should take speedy and active measures
to check the impending ruin TO our town. Nothing
appears to me to be better calculated to attain this de-
sirabe object, than the formation Of society for the
protection and support of our own mechanics. Sim
liar societies have been successfully and benefcialy
formed an other places and see no reason for beeV
ing that it would not be productive of the like saua
ry consequences here Therefore propose that meet
ing of those friendly to the object be called to adopt
such measures as may be deemed expedient.
A FRIEND TO THE MECHANICS
A good erdmpie-All the merchants in Carlisle
Penn. with but two exceptions, have signed agree
ment not to import such articles from the cities as the
mechanics Of that place propose to manufacture, which
shall be equally of good quality, fashionable and
cheap.
We have long been of opinion that some understand
ng of this kind ought to be entered into between the
merchants and mechanics of every village 1t must
,e acknowledged by all that mechanical skill and In
iustry two powerful pillars in the support of eve
y Town. hence nothing can be of greater importance
han to nourish them by giving them all the aid IN our
'ower. But is this the case in this village? DO our
Merchants cooperate with the Mechanics by exclu-
lvey purchasing their manufactured articles, to their