Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-12-16

~ %WWAu NDfs IN NtNF nftHfftts W AN NttfEH~
sona5e estimate Of the property '~nteFcaangcd
30 say. that il exceeds one million five hur :
dtci thousand dollars annually. Aner stating
these facts, you add yonr belief, that The in
crease Of The trade has arisen from the rapid
advancement which American manufactures
rave fra'ir in Rhode island and IFS vicinity,
aud tbe great developement Of The mineral
and agricultural products Of this, my native
state toa also are p~lcascdto ultimate that,
an your o~iaaisn, the present favorable sltua-
ton Vt the c~oasiing aud internal trade Of the
country has bcen greatly promoted by the
pol' y and measures pursued by myseii and
those with whom ] was associated IN tic man
agement Of our public affairs. particularly
whilst was al thc head Of the Treasury; and
that seu have marked your approbatoH Of
that policy, by giving nay name TO one OF
your vessels.
OF the measures in question, I was, IT IS
true. ihe decided aud jealous adgocate; but
IN ways far less prominent, and at dates much
less early, than others with whom J acted
Nevertheless, for your appreciation Of the
share | had in them, spontaneously offered
by you rs IL has been, and coming to me
here unexpectedly as IL does, where | have
neither power, nor patronage, nor desire for
either. ! am taaakisl. Offered in kindness.
ats gratefully received. 4 testimonial so
wholly unsolicited and unbought, is the more
grateful. from the undaubted iriendlIncss OF
ats motives: as well as far tho more valuable,
from the character of the public feeling ia
which il originates. Speaking or the nlea
sures, rs of those Of others, which merely
seconded and approved, | will say Of them,
that every year will bring FRESH proofs OF the,r
wisdom. III IS the wisdom OF time apd expe.
rieace What are countries merely agricul-
tarai, but poJeriy strickenP II see waat TO
see the greatest sum OF riches, and power.
and Intelligence III nations, we must go 20
those where manufactures are carried on
largely and eilectually, in conjunction with
agricalture and colnn,erce; and where they
have been encouraged by the laws, not neg
iected We must 20 to France, to Eagland,
10 the Netherlands. to Holland, 60 the best
parts of Germany, the most enlightened and
! frcest parts, not to Poland or the Cape OF
Good Hope. What a fact does your letter
| announcep The tonnage of lt.a OF packets
between Providence and Philadelphia, IN
creased nearly twelve hundred per cent in
sixteen years! Let this fact be promulgated
IL as better Tor our side than abstract disqui-
sltions on the other from, Mr. Iiuskission, or
from wbomsoever thcy may come. Aud what
is this trade, that in It's regular progress. bias
cated for such an increase of tonnage to car
a ~ Wa POW y W. = h7Nt ib1 b'Ht
Of all trades, because consisting o! wealth
created, as well as dhIused; and because its
all centre a: honle. You ascribe the increase
IN part TO the great developement CT the agri-
cultural and mineral prodacts of this state.
You are right. Aud ia this lies the para
mount excellence Of manufacturing indus
try; Tor whcn, but by a flourishing state
OF manufactures, az one of the causes, have
we ever seen the agricultural products Of a
ny country, or the mineral products, where
nature has given The latter, fully, steadily,
and permanently developed? IL would be
to hook for an effect without It's cause. What
has made 3 garGen OF Belgium, but the ia
duStry OF her manufactures III her numerous
towns, where the coHntry produce always
finds a ready ard good sale. W hat heaps up |
the agricultural products oil France, OF ilol-
land, of northern Italy, of England, of all
the countries of Europe. that are the most
powerful, if large Ones, or the most prosper
Gus, if small, but The regular demand for
those product by the other productive aud
consuming classes that live in them; OF which
the manufacturing IS, and always will tic, the
most important But for the manufactures
OF Rhode island and elsewhere. among our
selves, that have arisen within the last few
years, what wd"!l have become OF the pro
ducts of the earth from tins state, Of which
you speak? They would have REMAINED had
den in the earth. What European nation
would have taken thenP Not one Oar
manufacture have increased the demand for
the cotton OF the south, in the same fair pro
portion; as well as the c~ossting tonnage ne
cessary TO carry it from the places Of Its
growth, to the places where it is worked up.
The demands of foreign commerce may, for
a season, strain up the price, ard the quan-
tity, Of agricultural products; but the nation
that trusts to this as the only vent for them,
is undonc, or viii have buta short lived eXis-
tence; or must be content with a humble
rank in the world The race of permanent
opulence and rcnown, OF commanding Influ-
cncc, OF stable revenues, OF steady and sue
cessful IN at home and abroad, Of
high civilization, and even of durable free
dom, is not the race that such IA nation will
ever run. No ~artizaDs like those OF Paris
will stand out in its annals, remarkable one
DAY for the diversified ia5ors with which they
can enrich and adorn a magnificent metropo-
lis; the next, for the sublime patriotism and
inyincihie courage with which they can drive
a t, rant from his throne.
| have mentioned Mr.. Huskisson;- let me
not DO SO with injustice: Still less with what
NAV look like a sneer. His characters not
the subject Of it, however frankly may deal
with some of his opinions. His laTnented
death is still upon our hearts; and to me it
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