The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-03-19
CULTURE OF SILK.

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CULTURE OF SILK.
Concluded from our las..)
Az to France, need only refer you,
sir, to the memorial from the merchant,
Of Lyons to their Government, which
had the honor, Of communicating to the
com - during the last session Of Con.
gre Re the fact 10 clearly and dis
tinc( "a and you will recollect tina,
this do&)IBS b chiefly attributed to great
deal ofsilk badly reeled being brought to
the market. Another very remarkable
fact will corroberate this assertion. am
informed by my French correspondents,
that, az soon % the report Of the commit
tee Of the l9th March last, with my let
ter to you annexed, reached Nismes, a
considerable silk manufacturing town In
1.-THE South Of France, in which there are
several extensive 6latures, the Chamber
OF Commerce ofthis city called a meeting
Of the merchants of the department Of
Gard, in which it is situated, 10 consider
the expediency Of pctitioning the French
Governments % adopt for France the plan
which that letter suggest, to wit the es-
tablishment Of = school for the instruction
|of young men, 10 enable them to become
directors offilatures. The meeting was
appointed for the first Of August last
The revolution which took place At Par
is at the latter end Of July, and which was
attended, at Nismes, with considerable
disturbance and bloodshed, by compelling
the peaceable inhabitants to fly tho city,
prevented that assembly from taking
place butI am informed that it is not
lost sight Of, and that the plan will be re-
sumed as soon ~ possible. In the mean
time, my letters also inform me that an
eminent lawyer has been employed to
DRAFT the intended petition, and the cities
Of Lyons and Avignon have been invited
to Join in she measure.
Such is the importance that is attached
in France to the art ofreellng silk and /
ought to mention here, that, notwithstand
ing the great influx into this country of
silk manufactures ofevery description, not
one reelcr has appeared, either male or
female and this comes in support ofwhat
have stated in my former letter respect
ing the difficulty Of obtaining such.
Eighteen months have elapsed since
M. D'Homergue arrived in this country,
1t the instance ofa society who we'll un-
5erstood the importance tfthe art ofreel-
ng. Almost Immediately on his arrival,
10 published his essays, i'm which he threw
Ill possible light upon the subject those
essays have circulated in America and
Europe. The Legislature Of the Union
ave though, them worthy of their partic-
liar attention and yet no reeIer, except
v. D'Homergue, has appeared in the u |
hed States, while silk manufacturers Of
ther descriptions have come here in mum
ers from various parts Of Europe. Il
Thus, Sir, with the exception sfSseling,
,e United States have all the asts .at
and that are necessary for carrying on {
Tx manufactures, for which they only want .
Nv mstetial properly prepared. / should .
Id that the men who profess those vari-I
~ arts are all in search of labor. and Y
'at there is danger Of their taking 10 man 4
foreign silks, to the great det- !!
ment Of that Of our ewn country. The S
epablic Of Mexico offers . striking ex- &
nple Of what may happen here. In that G
'untry they manufacture very great 9
uantity Of sewing silk, besides shawls, (
ID scn,c other articles. They have i'm II
,rted foreign manufacturers, who taught al
EN- their arts but they neglected the ir
anting Of mulberry trees, and raising of q
X worms, although their coil and climate n
. almirably " calcplated Tor these purpoS.| u