The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-01-31

-, n.,.s.l OF Mr., Potter's spegch on the
-,e,.,;su b, him Introduced into te General
a,,.rS,y, in.,rsc,iDg our ssns'srs and Re-
,,...o..,ises in Congress to use their innu-
.os. ,o eou,iuuias the duties on foreign wool,
49, our farmer, are deeply interested in
nj. question. Fwill be perceived ihs, wool
l.. m.nufse,ufcrs have n bsed yarn made
N forclln wool, while tbes expect as high
s,;cs. for their clo,h msdy Of foreign yarn.
-. a. for the s,ns qhalisy made Of for
s,sn WOOL, wbjehpays sifty percen
Sthe Hodse sf Representative, Saturday
,,srn;ne last, NJ. T.. r PorrGD submitted
,Ie follosing resolutions
TuRSolved, tlat our Senators in Congress be
kn.t dc,sd, asd our Representatives request
aAto use their exeriions 10 prevent any re-
.nction Of the duty on wool imported, and TO
increase the duly(on woollen yarn imported
into the United States"
Mr.. p. observed tina. he had seen by the
uswspapers. ,aat Mr.. Dearborn, OF Mass had
upbmitssd . resolution To Congress, in the
wofds following Resolved, that the Commit.
tee of wpys and means he instructed TO IN,
quirs isto the expedisncy Of exempsing from
duly isas, coffee. wincs, pepper, spices, indigo
and dssool, the current market value OF whic h
n he y. States at the time Of importation,
rhAn not exceed twelve cents per pound"
srhis vas the way in which ,hese pretended
tss.s f'isaas Of the farmers, sfisr they had
made use Of them for their own purposes, be.
gan 10 show their friendship for them.
He held in his hand sample ofgood coarse
wool, which was = part Of . cargo imported
into New York. in August, 1881, ~ hair. free
of duty. Now the Same ingenuity which
could turn Smyrna and South American wool
into hair, car 90 eusily turn Saxony end Me-
fino wool into Smyrnn wool, and after they
shall haSe fttst Il up for expectation, with
perfect understanding between the seller and
buyer, can import II under l2 cite. per pound.
and thus get clear Of any duty. Il is well
known that il 10 the bulk of wool. more than
is weight, tha, increases ss freight. and il
would be very easy 10 mix with the finest
wool, sand or some other coarse material
which would reduce its price below IL cts.
The duty on wool 10 now about 60 per cent,
bit the Guy on woollen yarn 10 only about 33
l.3 per cent; and the wool tnat the yarn is
made Of 10 Of foreign growth, the labor is
supported and paid in another county, and
all that we have to do with Il is to weave !,
and dress il, and it Is then called american
cloth. This - the way the friends Of the
American system have taken TO encourage
the growth Of wool at home, TO encourage the
consumption Of the produce Of the farmers
and to protect domestic industry. He thought
Il rather . IeflAanded way Of encourag ri ing
tho farmers and domestic industry. Our
wool cold the last summer for q fair price,
sineo phish il 10 very much fallen in value,
not in consequence Of an increased growth at
hone, but il consequence Of very large i'm
tionS from-s broad. lie hsd been inform.
ed that there had been q gentleman from Z. .
broad in town this week, for the purpose of
contracting 10 supply such manufacturers as
may want Il, with foreign wool or woollen
ysfn. Il tis very difficult to prevent evasions
OF the laws imposing duties on wool and yarn,
especially when it 10 made the interest Of the
buyer aRd seller Ia do 80 and hence the laws
erp svadsd by importing cloth, &c. whose in
voice 10 not more than half its real value.
Mt. P. said he had always been for protect.
ing the msnufact tures of our own country, il II
could only be separated from that great ns.
tional system Of oorruption and waste OF the
.psoplc's-moaey in masking roads and canals.
Thoss Who knew him intimately, had known
that he had been in favor Of protection for
many years, and no had repeatedly acknowl
edged that IL il wss not for tho money re.
ceiscd from the sale Of the goods manufac.
fured By tho industry Of the people Of this
State, tho country banks could have discount.
cd but very little for the last fifteen years
The wealth OF a nation consists in its produc.
tive industry ships. cannot soil them.
selves, your land till itself, nor cotton or wool
BE- spun without manual labor.
The wcstern people have wanted ne to
make roads and canals for them, and they
now want us to give them tho public land.
With ,as much justice and propriety might
they demand Of " to fence their lands and
construct houses for them, while We are left
with heavy debt upon US, contracted in the
war of the revolution, to be paid by tax up
on our old worn out land. And we are not
tots Benefited At oil by the public lands. al
though they were secured AZ much by the
blood and treasure Of this State a. any other,
and sher having made our own roads at great
expense. we are called upon 10 make roads
Tor them for nothing.
Our manufactures have prospered and have
but little 10 fear from foreign competition.
Our cotton goods can be and are sent to for.
eign parts. and cell for higher prices than the
imported cottons would, oy-.ng to their being
% much better. Ifthcy were not better, cot.
tone would Be imported for the purpose ofbe:
ing sxpoStod, as u might be done without
paying any duty. flour manufactures should
sssin suffer, Il wili not be by foreign but do.
nestic compstition. They have but little.to
fear from foreign competition. but great
deal % fear from bunglsrs and men who 20
into the business without capital or informs-
sion. and who when prcssed for monsy arc
obliged - sell thcis goods for what they will
bsieg; end hence mon Of real capital ere
obliged to sell their goods for the same prices,
or else @ keep them stored swsy. and in eth.