Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-05-20
From The Baltimore AmericaR
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND Ma
TIONAL INDEPENDENCE.

icy adopted and ugdiy prosrcurd d by
Great Britain towards this country whue
il was in a slate OF colonial drprndence
upon her. The chief obJ"cl Of Eng and
then, as now, was 10 preserve her for.
etgn possessions as markets TO her man.
ulactures, and Tor this end all attempts
al home manufactures in her coiunlts
were discouraged and suppressed.
As early as 1899, the Brush House Of
Commons declared that the erecting Of
manufactures IN her 90 onies OF Ameri
ca tended 10 lessen Meir Dependence up
on great Britain"
The wOoIen manufacture was at that
pero1 The most important Of all the
branches Of manufacturing industry,
the use of cotton being Comparatively
limited. To l7l9, law was passed 5y
Parliament "that no wool. yarn, or wool
len manufactures OF the American an
tatlons should be shipped there, or even
Iaded, in order to be transported Trom
thence to any place whatever
In l732, report appeared from the
London Board OF Trade, in compliance
with legislative requSIlion. 10 which
The following passage occurred; "In
New England, \. iork. Connpcucut. r.
Island, Pennsy vanra and Maryland
they have fallen INTO the manufacture of
woOllen. 1t is to be wished, thai some
| eXpedent may be fallen upon. 10 direct
thoughts from undrrlaklngs OF hts ma
ture so much the more. because these
manuIacures in process OF time, maS
be carried on 10 regular degree. LnIrss
an curly stop be PIT 10 their p, egrcss"
10 1884 complaints wern made to Par.
lament by the haIters OF London tina
some Of the American colonls were
engaged in the manufacture Of wooI
hats. An act of Parliament followed
not long afterwards "ro prevcn, the ex.
porlatiOn OF hats out OF any OF his ma
JeSly's colonies or plantations IN Amerl
ca, anU 10 restrain the number OF an
! prenlICes TAXI n by the hat makers, N
the SAID colonies or plantations, aud for
the better encouraging the making ol
hats in Grear Bnralum By this act po'
only was the eXportnlion oI hats trOm
The coIonles TO foreign port prohrblted
but their transportation a'sO from one
Blush cOony TO another; they could
not "be laden upon any horse. cart. a.
o'her carriage, 10 intent or purpose to bp
exported, spor'ed, shipppd off. &r
AMI 90 one was allowed to make hat,
unless he had served an apprenucrsh If
OF seven years, nor could he have more
than two apprentices at any one time
Similar acls 0( restriction were passed
TO discourage oher kinds OF manulac
turH. LNrG Chatham declared in Par
Irameut hat the Brltisn Colon,sls II
, Nnr'h America ought not to be allowed
to manufacture even mai! for a horse
! shoe
p The first woolIen manu- factory il
/ the Unned States was established II
!. 1890, about seven years alter the clos'
n OF the Revolutionary war. Presidpr
$ washington delivered his inauglra
4 address IN suit Of broad cloth lIon
thus factory, which was located at Hart
# ford, Connecticut.
N One great result OF the war Of lode
pendence was TO free the America
. people from The restrictive enactment
4 of the B'Itl.h parliament on this veT
4 subjecl OF domestic manufactures
the organization OF the Government ur
n der Washington, the Po icy Of proreC
tlon to American Industry was establish
ed yet such was The prosrraiOn OF tn
country al the close ol long war, an
# such The habits of dependence loslere
a by the controlling influence Of Gret
.o Britain during our colonial relation
m that but slow progress was made iC
ID many years The wars in Europe, a
II so, beginning with the French RevoIu
70 tlon aud continuing through long pt
10 rod, gave such advantages 10 our prop
~ by throwing a vast carrying trade Inr
in their hands, aud creating a foreign d
90 mand for agrlculura. productions, ,h
i the induce IHenls tn embafk largely
manu- acIurIng enterprises were not
strong as they would have been und
other circumstances.
e The war Of 1912 between the Unit,
States and Great Britain compelled
v resort 10 domestic manu- iactures in tn
country. Many establishments ros
"S but the duration ol the war was too brl
to allow them 10 become firmly Gxc
nd Upon The return Of peace, the large II
Id portations oil British goods that imm
he diarey took place proved ruinous
ry most of our manufacturing estabIis
be ments.
10 The tariff of 1916 was intended
Py give permanency TO our policy on II
ch important subject. The necessity
giving security n steadlness to domps
,p industry was deeply ieIt. as measu
ad indispensable 10 the national indrpeI
Va dence. The design OF Great Britain