Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-26
From Tie baltimore .imeriean.

From Tie baltimore .lnleriem.
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL
lNDEPENDENtE.-Wo alluded some days apo To
the policy adopted aud gldy prosecuted by Great brit
ain towards tins country while was n state Of colo
ud Independence upon her. The choi object OF England
then, as now was 10 preserve our foreign poss,ssIos
markets or her manufactures aud Tor his end all n,
tcmps AT hemc manufactures IN her colonies were dis
/ cuumgod and suppressed
As early l6.l9 the British House Of Commonc de
clacd that the erecting of manufactures in her colonies
of America tended 10 lessen their dependence upon Grca,
Butau.'
The wooden manufacture at that period the mos,
important OF all the branches oimanuiaciutng industry.
the OF cotton being comparatively limited ln l1l9a
law passed by Parliament ''lhat wool. yarn
woocn manufactures Of their American plantations
should be shipped there. 'adod, IN order to be
transported from thence 10 any place Whatever
In lI32 report appeared from The London Board OF
Trade, in compliance with legislative nquIston, in
which the following passage occurred "ln New Eng
land, New iurh, Connecticut, Rhode Island Pennsy
,nna and Mary land they have fallen INTO lhc montdc
ftuc n 'rooiien. II is be wished. that eNpcdl
ont may be fallen upon 10 direct oug hts from under
tangs OF this nalurc much the more because these
manufactures process, 81 time. may be carried IN
greater degree. er'ss eaiy stop be pal 10 their Pfo
grC+
Ia 1874 complaints were made To Parliament b, the
haltcrI Of London that OF the American coons's
were engaged IN the manufacture o Uoo hats. An
OF Parliament followed not long afterwards "to prevent
the expectation ol hats ont Of his ninJesiys colonies OF
plantations III Amcren and 10 restrain the number of ap
prcutlccs taken by the hat makers, the said colonies
OF panations and Tor the better encouragement of the
making OF bats III Gca brtsnl by tins act not only
the expectation OF hats from tho colonies foreign
port ptu1blcd. but then transportation also from
British colony 10 another they could not"bo laden upon
horse cant other carriage, 10 the intent purpose
to be exported, transported. shipped oil Sc, and per
allowed 10 make their hats unless lac had scr,o cd
m apprenticeship seven years. nor could behave more
than two apprentices mt one time
Nnllaf acts OF restriction passed TO discourage
other kinds etmanulnclurr. Lord Chatham declared IN
| Parliament TINT tho BRUSH Coonsis III North America
ught not 10 be allowed to manufacture nail ftr
a horse shoe.
The irl woolen manu(lctory in tho United States
established IN l19l about after the close
nlthc Revolutionary war President W ashlugton deli,
vcrcd his inaugural address III suit OF broad cloth from
tins factory, Which located ut Hartford, Connect
/ cut
Que great result ofhowar ofindepcnicncc was to free
the American people rum the restrictive tnsCntnts u
the British parliament on tins very SUBJECT % domestic
manufactures. Al the organization oil the government
under ashlnsop. the policy of protection American
| industry WAS esalshtd yet such tho prstraton
Of the country at the close Of huy way, and such
The habits oil dependence fosiored by the control
| ling influence Of Great Britain during colonial
rclaiions. that but slow progress was made Tor many
years. The wars in Europe, Also beginning with the
rcnch revolution and continuing through long period
/
ylng trade into their hands, and creating IVrcgn dc
mand oragreunTal productions, that the njuccm,n III
embark largely IN manufacturing enterprises were not
strong they would have been under other cr,unsan-
The war ofl9l2 batwccn the United States and Great
Britain compelled = TO domestic manufactures in
! this coQniry. Many establishments rust but the dura
ton Of the warHas too bret 10 allow Them 10 became
Gmly fixed. tpon The return Of peace, the large impr-
t'tons Of british goods that immediately took place pr
VTl Il, If
mCnts.
The tariff of 9lG vas intended 10 give pcrnanency
to our policy On this important subject The necessity
Vi giving security nd steadncss 10 domestic industry
was deeply felt, measure Indispensable 10 the nation
al independence 'fhc designs of Great Britain PROSTATE
American manufactures have been cherished since the
Revolution as decidedly asbclore that eyenl-although
the modes o carrying them out have been and continue
10 be different. II affirmed 10y British
man within the present century that the nitcd States
were valuable to Great britain than they would
have been II they had remained colonios The reason
was that we Were onsc 10 England most Ut her
colonies are while the rapid Growth Il III, country under
republican government had enlarged its capacity
market for British manufactures. beyond any thing that
could have been expected If the colonial Lad
linucd
# is matter Of rcgrc, that there should be political
men in the country willing and anxious to bring bach
again into something like colonial dependence upn Ene
and. Tho policy Of low duties on foreign manufactures
will do il, iIt il adopted; thr British manufacturers de-
sire nothing better. They Will not hesitate to ship at
loss liby such means they hope 10 break down
domestic establishments; for such has been their course
repeatedly.
But the time has come when firm and decided
stand is 10 be taken in behalf Of industry and
tive Mr. Jefferson said he could almost
wish that Of fire rolled between us and Europe
Without desiring such utter isolation may all wish
TO s'c this Republic strongly planted foundation OF
lis own. and rel ylng its industry and It's
sources, rs lis sure and main dependence.