Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-30

and arms Of this half mion Of so ders ,hes. n,yn
munitions, the pay of her civil service and immune
able police, the gorgeous display OF her court an,
no0inyi Could we, with our present policy sus
tam tlthe OF such expcndiuresl Where shall w,
mud tho equivalent for this1 In our bankrup
metchantS-our broken down cutrcncy-our "a,
oourers asking IN vain FOE employment; our state.
saerlhcing their bonds IN market 40 per cent, dis
count TO construct canal of a few miles extent
md the "Empire STATE" alarmed at an advance %
her credit, equal To two dollars head Of her popu
eu9n' Tor the construction oi her great pubic
works whilst France spends SIX dollars per h. ad
annually, and psoSpers by the outlay. Are we less
intelligent, less energeticP Is it the fault of our no.
Iii'c, institutions that we thus7 There must be-
'auical difference IN the policy of the two nations
20 produce such differences in their capabilities
That difference is found in their foreign ccpr,s,eial
eode and the answer to the question is found in Tn,
statement Of Dr.. Bowrins, quoted above "Thc
pnepSI onlec' OF the French tariff is to project the
rfench manufacturer; 10 eTeiuds every thing which
completes with him in the home market. TO sbut
out every foreign article which can bc procure
at home This is the only important difference
IN Tue policy OF the two nations, and it is adequate
to the result. The industry of France is sustained
and devoted TO the iersSi OF France and the world
recognizes her energies. Give 20 American indns-
try and talent It's own glorious country to embesb
freed from the wasting influence upon her currency
by European policy, which pruscribes many of onr
staples, and burdens Others with enormous duties
while they force their surplus upon US freely and
without hndrlnce, and few short wears would
change the scene. Industry would again spring in
10 life, our currency be terminated and the NATHAN
DC redeemed from worse than co onial bond,se
Labour is the vital principle which, operating
throughout the body polite, Celebrates all that
gives dignity and energy TO human society. The
industry OF nations, like tina, Of indiyd,is - ,bc
element Of wealth and power. Industry is also the
great conservative principle which preserves the
mass from moral putretacIlon. In national ecoro.
N.Y. then-prsduetire laboUr-that which originates
not only physical but mental products should 10
rain, al.
cal action, or that which merely exchanges is COM
pnrl'WeIy oil minor importance, and though an hon.
orable and useful employment, il has been hermit
'eu IN the MINDS OF Americans 10 assume an import
anec 10 which II IS not entitled. The primitive pur-
SUIT OF agriculture has been greatly paDe.yr,zel
EN' prosecuted with less ZEAL talent and energy
than any other because II is the least Profitable DC
SuP'uohi whist manufacturing, pursuit scarcely
.ess important 10 national wealth and greatness
man agriculture, has been held in little esteem
These errors have arisen from c-cumst,nceS the
broad impress al which is stamped upon society
ana WIN c!thcuiiy orodica;od During our colonial
cohulloh' England, aware Of their greater profits
PROMPTED manufactures 10 our fathers In tho car.
" period of our nltonal existence the state of F,,
rope made US an agricultural and commercial neo.
ple' but the emoaTso non intercourse and war of
,SIu ond isI2, turned the capital and energies OF
New Enslins TO manufacturers; and unde- arv
circumstances, those manufactures will continue y,
increase, and thus he the channel in which our in
dustry will dow.
The truth OF the position that the pgrsui, Of
as'I, culture Is the least profitable employment both
VI 'aoour anu capital, may he seen by contrasting
the condition OF Massachusetts and Virriri, IT,
former has teen for 80 years empha,icaIly nlnu.
llciurnS state, and the latter an Agricultural one
virginia has immeasura5!y the advantage Of Mas. /
sAchGseitS m climate, sol, mines of coal salt inter-
MAJ Navigation, ana conusui,y 10 the srea. wes:; but
IN point OF wealth and increasing population She is
poor when compared with Massachusel,r Vir.
gina mas her reasons for continuing an agricultural
STATE, "ut as The wealth Of Massachusetts, is the
weath OF the nation II Is the interest Of Nir;p;,
that she should prosper still further unless /, can Inc
SHOWN mat Virginia would he injured by roIicv
which would Secure the home marke, 10 our own
This could only arise from an in.
crease OF the cost of domestic m,n,,r,r,rrc.
The experience of the las, twenty vc,rs b's L.
monsuatcd that after few years and the rop,niste
es'ao'Isnment OF any Manufacture, domestic com.
petition will bring prices to a lower point ,b.o Tia,
10 when they Wi! ever descend if left to foreign
alone.
Few persons are aware ofthe extent to which We
are Already manufacturers. All articles of wood
as furniture, carriages SC, OF leather as boots shoes
sauues' &C very large amount of CLOTH especially
u. Io.'oh anu WOOL, together with large and in.
Ceaslns quantity Of hardware, are now Of Jomes.
nc o'St"; ~ spite Of diminishing tariff of duties
it'n' Noo"en cloths, ami silk, are the three rrs,,
branches OF industry which need encouragement
e'i.ee'''y 'Ae Two former. Every consideration OF
ha.!Sha. independence, wealth and happiness shoulI
urge US TO secure these two branches of Industry.
'hsy are lhe great means OF national defence Such
eLc'"ra4 emcnts viii fairly bring them into a con.
u!.'on OF safety, and when established like the
manufacture of cotton, they would be tevonttbo
relch decomposition from abroad.
u, men, manufactures the most profitable
mode OF employing both iabour Ind capitaI wiz
Snou d we abandon them to those WHO not only nm.
propf2;c to themselves these employmsnts. uni
thus IN every exchange secure the larger share o.
PROM, but shut OF their ports the products of
our less profitable ahour, and IN both RESPECTS oyer
reach US IN our commercial in,ercoursr7
But why need we reason upon the ADVANTAGES
OF tnlh1aeturesi they are 50 obvious, that change
OF crcumSt1nczs viii destroy these branches of in.
austry. They will flourish equally with agricul-
tIrc and commerce; and the only question now Is
shall. they receive such consideration as viii civ.
them leave, by stimulating both agriculture and
commerce, rapidly to increase the wealth and in.
dependence Of the nliion!or shliI they be cr,nnid
and prevented, by luc'uiiing and broken down
currency, involving equally all the pursuits Of So
eietyi Shall We, by sustaining he manufacturing
interest by counIervdlng duties, avail ourselves Of
our own industry for the supp OF our own wants
pro;ec, our currency, and use the one hundred and
seventy i've millions Of credit as so much ctpita.7-
or adhere TO the absurd proposition Of Free Trade
for America, while all Europe adopts It's opposite.
ana see curse YES descend ~ the graCati0ns of rOy
eriy, t. compelled TO manufacture because TOO poor
purchased
Ioihe agricultural and plantation states, then. le,
US present THIS aspect of the subject; since from
them alone serious opposition 70 our true policy is I
10 DO feared; and let US beg from them us careful
consideration 10 this point Of view in the hope that
they may be Induced TO abandon their erroneoDs
position.
The manufacturing interest Of the north is, more
than any other, beyond the reach Of any o binary
contingency. IL asks no protection for its peculiar
advantage, but 1t II alive TO the general interest.
and amen's 10 see the error Of the agricultural por
ton Of Tie nation seeking 70 court the favour Of for
cgn nations, whose entire policy IS adverse 10 our /.
own who starve their own population rather than
lake your bread stuff who would build % in India
a rIva. 20 your great staple, and would cave IL to
PERISH on your hands without feeling OF commits
seTdiion It II were IN their power You spurn your
natural commercial ally, tie norih-an integral por-
t"n OF the nation, which can have no rival interest
Whose prosperity promotes your own honor and
importance. In doing this yJH are the greater suf-
Igrcfs. ~ OH other portions Ufthe Union you are
The least burdeneJ with capital, and most in want OF
10 substitute, credit. You hlve created credit i'm
Inc form and Tor the purpose Ofcuuency and inter-
nal intercourse, 90 an extent beyond any section Of
The Union. Your credit and your currency are
gone, your intercourse is reduced 10 barter, AMI
every ciiJrt % recover yourselves from q is c0ndl-
non only pIuugcs you deeper IN difficulty The
General GOysrOment7s IN hardly a better cOndit on
ApprghcDslvc Of war; Ithsg 10 munitions or rtsars
ready 70 forge Or weave them. a n Irredcemn BILE
and dcpreclaung currency Of Treasury notes is tho
hes. We could hope for ~ such contingency. Our
mountains are foil Of iron and coal, but We prefer
the mountains OF Wales TO those Of Pennsylvania
and VlfglulI. Our Dill. might be covered with
HO1k', and our fields with the mulberry but the
Jocks Of England, and the silks Of France cin fur
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