Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-11

NJ d. then Judge Of the supreme court of the
Statc 81 fennSytcdn'G nor president Of Columbia
Collage, $. G. Author Of a tract on the aIfera-
ton IF he tariff in 1924 and of Lectures on
Political Economy, 1926,
81. U,tl pol aton is becoming scattered over
such an extent of territory that the nation is really
weakened by it Defence is more difrUuIt and ex.
pensive. Active hostility almost impossible The
communication of society, and of course of know
ledge is greatly retarded Many of our citizens
are tempted to live in half savage state And
even the administration of law, and the mainte
nance OF order and necessary subordnation is rem
dered imperfect tardy and expensive.
- Our Ggriculturists roant a home market Ma
nMtactHreS 1coutd supply it. Agriculture at great
distances from ScGpOrtS, LanguiShes for rant of
TINS Great Britain exhibits instance of unex
amPied power and wealth, by means of an agricuI-
ture greatly dependant on system of manufac-
tures-and her agriculture, thus situated is the
best in the world, though still capable OF great i'm
Provement.
'3 We are too much dependent on Great Britain
Jor articles that habit has conreTfed into necessaries
state OF war demands privations that large por
IoH OF our cltizens reluctantly submit to. Home
manufactures 'cOuLd greatly lessen the emil
r. BymeanS 9t debts incurred for foreign manu-
Jdc"res, zoe ars almost again become oaLoniss-1ce
are 100 much under The influence, indirectly, of Brit
'sh merchants and British agents. We are 1ot n,
7dePcndent people. Manufactures among us ,pouLd
tcna 10 correct this and giUe strong tone of nation
0tty Mt home l greatly value the intercourse
WIN that country of pre-eminent knowledge and
energyi but our dependence upon it is often so
great, as to be oppressive to ourselves
60 The state Of agriculture ,couLd i,nDrorc ,,;tb
INC improvement 81 manu- features, By means of tho
general spirit of energy and cxcrtion which mo
1ohcre eTst an 50 hgh degree as in 1auufocf,,yjyo
country and by the general Improvement of ma
chlncry, and tho demand for raw materials.
SO; The Introduction If manufactures ,,oy,d Dr.
tena fno'otedge n MI L;nds, parhcpIarl, scieutjf
cHS' Inc elements of natural philosophy and ~
chemistry, now form indispensable branch of
yuuCauon among the manufacturers Of England
; hey cannot get OH withOat it. They cannot mn
,oIStanu or Keep pace with the daily improvements
j" man dctufcs without scientific knoJvled1c: and
scientific Knowledge is not insulated; it must rest
IPoh previous learning. The tradesfnen Of Great
'fIain at TINS day, can furnish more profound think
RS on philosophical Subjects more acnto and accr
"G e%Pcrlmontcrs, more real philosophers, thrice
oiu' tilan all Europe could furnish century sgo
WISH mat were the case here but II is not 90 I
va" IL is hol true mat We arc the most enliphtepcd
'coP!c upon the face OF the earth; unless the ci1f
u political defamation he the sole criterion IF E
sion, and the universal test Of talent We eLotJ
realty improve, in my opinion, BIZ n LITTLE r,o-ot
cn',on to mathematical and physical scis,,oo. 7 |
'Vuiu therefore encourage whatevoT would ;nt,o
uce a general taste fer sUcb pursuits.
-. BecoWse The homo tade, co1sis,;,o j., a.. |
TcAange NJ agricultural SUrpIuses 6,r gy;5cyos NJ
1"JdctUTe, TT0hbccd in oUr otrn colyfr,, ,cW f,y |
wy t#'e 10 come furnish the safest and the Leasf
h"geT0Us, ne ieast expensive and The least i,voroy
ne mort productive and tie ha0st pafrioffc
!, surplus capital, hoseevr raised and accDnaJoted
nc SJeSt, becuasc it requires no navies excIr
very Tor It's protection; the least dqDOeroye Lo
ause 1t furnishes no excitement 70 the nrcy,;I;
'aoneS% OF commercial wars; he least cr1Sns;re e.
sa'"e reason that 1t is the safest and The least