The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-27
rue IRON MANUFACTURE.

a. mase salu.ble bsesa.e mase aselal Ihan
xalk Wmh rrg.rd 70 slie imlonant
GsIa In which ahs ssljses ef tie Iron
ar4de deserves 10 Re considered "a lhis
-easasfy. and IN nf.renre - meeting of
abe manufacturers II tie article and aIkIs
snerrs.ed ~ the iron trade, seernsly ND
IN .hs city Of Ne~ York. lor The Purpdss
az l,esi,ioa.ng cangrrss for al increase
dasirs on imparsed fHesan iron, %
msans 81 inducing mnre extensive Dr.
vel ,p.nrhi &c agr eva nstossl frssufers
an tIs msunfsr,are IL this Important All
Gle Of wealth and grralnfs.. The Rirhmand
Wig inda'grs The {. lIowing arpsapr.sIr
sa.ei n. and IS VIZ de. u them. bigaly
n.rfal sRlgsslion-;
laos MASUFAcrURE.-The proceed
ings u eiuz-ns 81 Nrw Ymk. IN refer
enre 10 ,he trodueiisn Of Iron ia this
country. wl'l a rel the sitrn,ion Of Tie
v.rgini. pahlle T'h,se psorerdings zone
secamm-ndrd nv tie i,c,. that The Chair
man II the mrrine (Mr Baorman). V
IN. prircipai of me Of the lrrgrsg Com
m,sslan IIausrs il Ns~ York, @h,ch has
m.ds and - m.krng fortune BY the sale
III frr,ea Ir.n. I, % therefore his indi-
~,da.l interest," To adut f.reign lran duty
ffee--5ui his'p.'rieusm prevails a,er bis
interest. sLt q. an an enlarged cpp.Iders-
s,aa II Che pshIie good, he usgrs The pro.
srrl,oa NJ The drm.s,pe aruele.
Next % P.nnsy wanna. there IL no STATE
IN Tie ranledrrary 40 deeply interested N
she msamsc,ure ii Iron. and lis due pre-
rrnos. as Virginia. Our Moun,sihs are
filled With is-ani vet iar me want of >
tastering hand lram tsasesnmsn', 10 lies
idle aud unproducii,s 10 us aud 20 the
sofld. 80
An able writer IN the Lnndsn Qusrier
ly Review rerrnlly observed. thai no ma
tim IN masiern days bad acquire great and
enduring strength. ~hrh had nj in il
aaa limit. iron aud Coai--,he Two great
levers &c modsra impros, m-n,. end the
bul sstks of national wealth. aud rfosp.r :
Is. Tho one supplied ,he steam. the oIhrr
,hs vessels aud the rails. They ~ere
the adJ.l more ,alusble. in,rinsically.
ihaa mountains of gid. We possess
these mighty sgen,s either for peace OF
ar IN vast abundancc--and yet they
avail us Iltie or noihiag.
L, il nur irm cnnvieiian. that duty on
Ion. which would opeL The bowels Of
our mnuntairs. aud people them with
pr tdaciise l.boIrfs--woule. by augment
ing MIR resources. and furnishing home
market fT the products Of our soil.
which seek in VAN . mar. in ioreign
NOTWITHSTANDING The wealth aud CON.
fat Of every ei,izrn in tie Conmnn.
wealth. We may be mistaken in this
oP,nior--but Il 10 one which we honest
" entertain. We know ,lie uncer,sin ef.
fee,s. which have s,iended the increase o,
diminuiion 81 du,ies---bnt Il any deduc
,ion may be drawn from The ras aad The
present, IL my be safely affirmed. that
the proposed duty on Iron will be alien
ded with The beneficial results predicted.
II will relieve Us from dependence upon
foreign nations Tor the great weapon ol
national defence. ID will tend TO diminish
our Indebtedness sbrasd. and thereby re
lieve our currency from The canvulsions
Of f,rsisn countries. IL will bring intn
existence new and vast source of eal,h
~ the Siate--ard by, creating q market
for our Wheat, Corn and Tobacco, more
than remunera,e the agriruliurist Tor any
sddi,ional tax upon the implements 81
hu.haud,y.
II our people could come 90 look with
wise eyes To their true interests. they
would never rest content. ua,il steps had
been taken thus Ia augmen, their re.
sources and make mme s,able The iounda
sions of their independence.
.g@
Political Capi'ai.-rhere is nothing
shout which the people are sn easily nov
ed astaxss. Demssognes knowing this.
take up the cry &c .drss. fares. and ring
the change upon fares. fares. We know
of sever.l gres, men wha have been bull,
up enureiy By the vehemcnce and pecn-
liar puia,cdness with which they could
CRY fares. But there IS no capital thai
80 easily vanishrs. M hypocrisy 80
liable to be exposed. Government must
Co on--'axes mus, he iaid-no matter
whether Wing OF Dem"cra, rules; aud the
parry ,hat gets into power by teceiving
the people with promises. that this Co
vernmens can be carried on without
tsxes. Is blown as soon AZ /, makes the
first m,.e at z ,vrrning. Honesty 10 the
hes, policy ia This. az IN every thing
else. 8st<@s Hesfern Car.
Mail Robbers.--We learn from the
Columbus Statesman, Ina, George Stiles,
and tw" bays named John Page ard
David M honey, have been arrested and
cnmmi,,rd for fobbing The mail between
Charleston aud I.mdon. and l.slayeue
and I.an,lon. IN NJ ,,lisnn county. The
hvs have confessed. Credit il given T.,
M. Nell nien, the agent Of the General
P,-t Office, fur his rilirteni action. :. in
ierre;tng on, these tagues. 3T