Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-18

iiwhySa strong p.nsity tor rngaginy even prrma
ifeiy, III manufactures. Almost a century syo in
1851 an' lI32 that ancient oracle of wisdom the B
h-h Board CT Trade, ma lie frmai report on tho com.
meree aud manufactures of lh- Colonies. And in 1850,
Tdfhamsn', probably unlsr the advice Of such able
Vo"'eiiois, prohibited the erection OF rolling and Slit
ung mls and other iron work.. in the North Am.,i.
eau p'o'ncrs Soon after present Union was esab.
iSiei. we ae informed, by Treasury repnrts and
me H'zce+ OF that day. Of the iourhng condition OF
'ne manufactures firon, wool, cotton AK aud OF all
'hoSt every raw material. Notwithstanding the pow
' disadvantages OF deh:ien capital and high labor
y were growing up az fast az the IiI. OF -nigra ion
20 'he W" 't would 'rmit Them and /, was couys
nlent 10 withdraw capital from the profits of commerce
HAD heir steady ani progress never been inter
rupe' our manufactures would actually hay. enioyed
irger prosperity; We should have saved the millions
we hV- i1st and orr nav would have en- dou
Die is present. amount.
We ertone >u.ly suppose too that our conJ,io, Ia,
"-en changed. and thAi .spondiny alteration of
"9 poptt H. me e'ore justin ,ble BIT, taking view
we W""'e Cn'on' we are at this day much an az
r'eu"ura, and as little manufacturing D .op,, a. we
were at the adoption of the Co, st,,u,ion Oar mans,
'c'"r'rs nave undoubtedly ncroA,ed con.lerably; BIT
'onPre IN frontiers OF our sDir.s Settlements ia l7S9
WIN hs almost bou "' G" inis OF or D. cs.nt ayricul
'ur population; Compare the rapil AID constan' emf
grafton OF our times TO the Soiih and at with ia al
wing" existed loriy YEARS sincs, all count tn. thou
sanh m.l!iols OF acres we have vet unoccupirdl We
nave added even agricultural States 10 the Unioo
anu our territories are more extensive than formerly
hSHiHisicn OF our population III the West has given
Se 10 strange and fdci theory, that re.,rict,on
OH orelsn commerce have become necessary 10 E,r,e
marut lures and stop rmiyraton-A policv a, un.ounI
a. IT IL certainly illih"ral II would he "a uuwi.e IN
On OK ny legislation the growth of our asticul and
w" harcn OF our population westward, az IL would be
uigs' ana lnpoc 10 accelerate grafton by artifi.
cidl means, and rapidly destroy the soli,c, ,ui
pondrran'e OF New England. But TIN. theory is ,,o
gether uni'nnd-d Restriction, on our f,reiyp com.
mer'e Certainly d' diminsh the value of our ,grcuIIu
r"i prduce hut they affect the commercial por,ion of
ouF OHon more sens'biy aud tend rather to increase
man moderate the tide OF EN- grafton. Every sucn re
src 'I uepresses the general wealth and Industry Of
New Engian'i, and drive. her popula ion from home
We have oniy to look at the progress OF t s.con of
our couty TO bs convinced of The aliacy OF h. new
,heory Ihe relative decline in the p,pul alton of New
England commenced with our r st /. tiops nm C,r;,,
haie 1897. Fr,n 1880 In 1900 the iucre,.a i, III >,
section wa' 226 036 from 1900 o 1910 IN. rss.ric
ton commencing IN 1897 239 Ss3; from 1910 IN lS2O
'e heriinrd TO lSS l5i, and the esm ,-d in.
crease in 1873 was only l52 6l6. Th- ratio nigh iii.
Inin'sh regularly with angmen,ng poyuI, ,jon: bur
II evident that the Of the iucr-a. o,git IN
raw "rh greater IN every succeeding vears in
stead oil declining, az il has dsue iuifor ny sine. 1897
h'ev-r may he the common opinion, no part ot the
Union has been more oppressed by our change of mill
W "an w" Ehglani y iviga'ou il her vital int-r.
Is .ne regulation OF her industry generally; and
ner wealth., power, and resources. will be- az they
rave oesn hitherto, augmented depressed with the
rise ana decline OF our foreign commerce. If the New
"gi'hi STAKES continue to support policy 80 de,,tuc
i've 70 our navigation, her popuIa ion will b. stationary
while other dtes are advanciny and IN =, ..c,,o ~
our country will become unimp,rtant a, any one of
Vie mehbsr. oil M German Confederacy But uur-
sue wh'. pomcy we nav, we cannot stop emigration,
anu every attempt 10 ell ct that purpose will produce
an opp''ite result. The tide of popui.,ion vim roll
wes'war", ana the time IL not now to b, antcp,ted
wen we SHAH see In the Eastern quarter of our conn
Try an oVergr"wn population, and chesp labor so n.ce.
sarY 10 sustain manufacturing large scale in com.
p-u'n wiz Europe and Asia. White W. have added
eeVen new States, some portions Of New Eng.nd have
remained AS atonary as many Of the cde.t coun,r
Eli 81 nt
OF The ninuf curing districts of the United Stats. b,s
MAJ the least progress p,aulaon since the son,inn
Of the cons"ution Rha'r Island h., added oniv 90
ooo, and nnP"tcut bur 50 900 nha bt,ns in ia. lac,
forty years. With such a current nj ,o,uIa,;ao n,,;
p'rprindy and resistibv TO the west when all we
~ "oe 10 '!vii me manufactures of Europe and Asia
we are evidently sacrificing Tho rich resources Of
Y'nng country IN an at'emp IN force manufactures A.
rans all IN" rules which egu!ae and control in.,ry
EniSr't ~ no, however, the only difficulty we hay.
~ content WIN We do not arp 'rcisie the astonishing
ini"once Of The enormou. manufacturing c,pt,l of a
Britain, and the productive power of her skill economy
ana low wages. No naioN, whether of Europe or A
"rf'ca, ran successfully contend in manufacture. A.
ganS an overgrown accumulation of the pr fits of
commerce, annually "incrpasing at comnouuJ ;ntcr
est acting with velocity continually acceierat.
ed, and, ia fines Of tranquility HAVING scarce
Ivy any Iimi's to it' ooerAtion " How different TOO
IS me character OF orr population! Our. i, es.-n-
uiily an agricultural poop. Thirty ve,rs ago
when The population Of England was in propo,
oH, nnch less manufacturing Than Al ursssn, th.r.
were On lSOD l7I3 2So farmers, and S43 3jI me-
chanics and manufacturers We can do much in tIi,
conn nv, but we cannot accomplish impo ..ibilrs -
we cdnnot make orr merchant OF Yesterday rival In
ski'I aud economy The Elsli.htnan who il IN nof,c
lIer ny ihh ri'hnre; W. cinnot make one man pe-.
'rn more than the labor of three NOR an IVA u,aL
one capital equivalent to Two. We may, a. we have
i"nS br hteen years, fore. capital into particular ma.
nniActIre', and drive peopI. into wild and sp.cu.
IahVe connection with each Other We may, for a
time, crowd our markets and sell the produce Of orr
labor less than the cost Of the raw materi h we mag
hut, when the phrenzv il over our manu,c,nres arc
~ lar a. ever from being placed on permanent and
pro 'toni foundation Although f,brcs NAV he che IN,
pr thhn h'iorc TIE coDO"iian they are c1mparuive.
W a. much dearer than British manufactured az tbe
"ere--tIs permanent rel tive prices in the two coun
res prrdlng not on temporary competition but ON
me comparative advantages Of Genital Ibor sku and
dule7 on raw ma'erials Our Joint stock compinies
ava our mercantile manufactures, with all our short
Yed legislative creations must, under our ar icial
'V'rm, inevidb'y relish. with every reaction in
uaie, "a hey have done fr twelve years nast. Tn
millions invested under the act OF 1916 were SVEN
away In 1918 and 1870; those unde the act Of 1897
ny he teVulson Of 1925 and iS26; and III. INJECT.
msn's under The act OF 1924 by the tremendous shocL
o. 1879 The Oldest cotton Manufacturer in America
one who came from England in 1888. and who bsI !
under our ancient free trad. system acctInuaied for.
tune ny mandfic uriDg, hit manufacturer tfem
ned Tor week on the verge Of bankruptcy We can
form M accurate estnata Of the millions we have |
loN since tie wtr, besides the inury we have done
orr old manufacturer, wh s. skill and economy h al
enah hem 10 overcome all the DISADVANTAGES NJ
pal and labor; aaj who were saved nv their pr,, !
dence alone from the ruin in which The speculaions
Of orr rash advon'nrera would have involved them
We have alwavs hal manufacturers Of this character
heV we're necessarily growing NJ with the counirv |