Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-31


! The proceedings of citizens of New York
in reference to tho production of Iron in this coun
Try, will the attention of the Virginia public
Those proceedings come recommended by the tact
that the Chairman of the meeting MIR Boorman, ]
is the principal of ono Of the larccs, Commission
! Houses in New York, which has made and is ma
king fortune by tho sale Of foreign Iron. Il is
therefore his individual interest to admit foreign
lion duty lree-but his patriotism prevails over his
interest, and upon enlarged consideration of the
public COED, he urges tic protection OF the domestic
article.
Next to Pennsy lvAnia, there is no State in the
conicteracy deeply interested in the manufacture
Of Iron, and It's ia, protection, as Virginia. Our
Mountains flied with i;-and yet for the want
Of fostering hand from Government, it lies idle
and unproduc i've 10 and IL the world. An able
writer IN the London Quarterly Review recently
observed, that no rdtoL in modern days had &C
Iuired could acquire great ami enduring strength
which had not within lis own limits iron and Coal
the two great lcvies of modern improvement, and
the bu'warks Of national wealth and prosperity.-
The one supplied the steam, the other the vessels
and the rails. They were (he adds) more valuu.
ble, intrinscaliy, than mountains of gold. We
possess these mighty agents either for peace or war
in vast Northumberland yet they avail, us LITTLE or
nothing.
1t is our firm conviction, that a duty on Iron,
which would oren the bowels OF our mountains
and people them with productive abourers-would,
by augmenting our resources, and furnishing
home market for the products of our soil-which
seek in vain mart in foreign c'untres-enhunce
tho wealth aud comfort Of every citizen in the
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opiniou-bui i, one, which honestly entertain.
We know the uncertain effects, which have attend |
e the increase or diminuion of dutics--but il any
deduction may be drawn from the pas, and the pre-
sent, it may be safely affirmed, that the proposed |
duty on lion wi. be attended with the beneficial
results predicted. Il will relieve us from depen- |
dence upon foreign nations for the great weapon !
FOR national defence. It will tend to diminish our
Indebtedness abroad, and thereby relieve our cur
rency from the commissions Of foreign COUNTLESS
|: will bring into existence new and vast source !
Of wealth TO the Sta,e-and by creating a market !
for our Wheat, Corn and Tobacco, more than re-
munernte the agriculturst for any additional tax
upon the implements of husbandry.
II our people could come TO look with wise eyes
to their true Interests, they would never rest con-
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their resources and make more stable the founda-
tons Of their independence.
TO THE EDITOR
| most respectfully solicit the insertion in your
daily and Country piper OF the enclosed proceedings
of the lion Manufacturers and other citizens of the
great Commercial emporium OF our country.
lwoud add nothing to the importance and interest
of those papers, by any remarks that could make,
but it could enIis, yourself in support of the truly
American feelings and opinions which are so ably |
presented to the people, by our felow-citizens OF
New York, should feel that had done good SER
vice to my country A MANUFACTURERS