Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-04-20
Mr.. WEBSTER'S SPEECH
C ON TIN u E d .

curately ascer,ained. The Legislature of
Massachusetts. under the recommendation
of the intelligent Chief Magistrate OF that
State. has caused to be prepared and pub
lished report on the condition and pro
ducts of certain branches OF its industry, |
for the wear ending IN April, 1887. The
ro;,rns of the authorities Of each city and
town were made, apparently, with much
cara. and the whole has been collated by
tho Sscre,av of State, and the result dis
,;,c,lv nreseuted in well-aranged statisti. !
m, tables. From summary OF the state.
,nents in these tables, will take the liber
90 or selecting n few articles, and of ad.
yer,inr 10 them here, as instances, or spe |
r,meos ot the annual product OF labor and
industry in that STATE.
Ard to begin with very necessary and
impor,ant article. ! find, that OF boots
and shoes. the value of the whole amount
manufactured within the year exceeds tour.
teeo millions and half of dollars. II the
amount of other articles Of the same class,
NJ material. be added, VIZ. leather, saddles,
t,unks. harnesses, &c., total will be not
far from eighteen millions aud a half of
dollars.
will read the names Of some other ar
t;cles. and state the amount OF annual pro-
duct belonging to each:
Cotton fabrics Sl7'4o9 Ooo
Woolen fabrics 1889 oOo
Fisheries 1902 900
Books and stationery, and paper 2,592 600
Soap and candles I'o-o'ooo
Nails. brads, and tacks 2,5OO 900
Machinery Of various kinds 1885 600
Agricultural implements Gas 600
Glass ool'ooo
Hate 700 900
CIo,hirc nccklo,hs, &c. 2,Ol3 600
Wool $4,000
These. sir, are samples. The grand to
tai is ninety. one million seven hundred
thousand dollars. From this, however,
deductions are to be made for the cost OF
,hs raw material when imported, and tor
certain articles enumerated under different
heads. But, hen, the whole statement is
confined to vms branches of industry only;
and IT, aresA,t az entire and comprehensive
view. N,re should be added the gains of
commerce within the year. the earnings o.:
NAVIGATION. and almost the whole agrcul-
tural product of the State.
The result ofall, if it could be collatcd
and exhibited together, would show that
the annual product Of Massachusetts capt.
tai and Massachusetts industry exceeds
one hundred millions of dollars. Now, sir.
Massachusetts ia a small State, in extent
of territory. You may mark out her d.
mensions seven or eight times on the map
Of VIRGINIA. Yet her population is seven
hundred thousand souls; and the annual
result of their aborious industry, economy,
md labor. is ms | have stated.
Mr.. President, in looking over this re-
,u|t. i, is most gratifying to find, that its
treat mass consists in articles equally es'
aen,,al and useful to ali classes. They are
no, Injuries, hut neces.arles and comforts
they belong to food and clothing, to
lnusehoId conveniences. and education
A. they are more and more multiplied, the
rea, majority Of society becomes more ell
waited, better instructed. and happier IN al
,espcc,s. I have looked through thI,
whole list. sir, to find what there is in il
That might be fairly classed among The
HIGHER luxuries Of life; and what do find
n the whole hundred millions, ] find bu,
pne such item; and that is an item of tw'
pr three hundred thousand dollars fo
liewelry, silver. and silver plate" This
Is all that belongs to luxury, in her annua
product, of a hundred millions; and of thi.
no doubt, the far greater portion was sen
Ibroad. And yet we hear daily sir, of TIT
,mass,ng of arlstocra''c wealth, by TIT
,rogress of manufactures, and the opera
ions of the credit system! ArIsiocracy,
5 said, is stealing upon US, and, IN the tori
IF aggregate wealth, is watching to s''z
bolical power from the hands OF The PEG
ple! We have been more than ono
prayely admonished that, in order TO i'm
broye The times, and restore metallic cur
tency for the benef, of he poor, the rio
,ught 10 mel, down their plate! Whate,
n such melling process might find to az
mon elsewhere, Mr. Pres ldent, | assur
,ou that in Mast chuselts it would dlscovf
luIe. A few spoons, candesticks, an
b,her similar articles, some old famll
bitchers and iankards, and the silver POI
finoers of our nurseries, would be abol
The whole.
Sir. ifthere be any aristocrats in MAST
chuset,s, the People are all arl-l ocrat:
because do not believe there is on cart
In a highly civilized society, great
Equality IN The condition OF men, than exls
there. If,here be man in The STATE vi
maintains what is called an equlppage,
Arrives four horses in his coach, ! am n
ACQUAINTED with him. On the other han
there are few who are not able to car
their wives and daughters to church
some decent conveyance. 1t is no natl
ofregre, or sorrow to us that few are We
rich bu, it is our pride and glory that te
are very poor. 1t is our still higher pr'd
and our lust boast, as think, that all h
citizens possess means of intelligence a
education and that. of all her production
she reckoos, among the very ch'eiest tho
which spring from the culture OF the mi
Ind the heart. go.