Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-28
From the Baltimore American.
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL

INDEPENDENCE.
| We siluded some DAYS ago TO the policy adopted
and rigidiy prosecuted BY Great Britain towards
this country while IL was in state of colonial de-
| pendence upon her. The chief Of j-ct Of England
| then a. now was 70 preserve her foreign posses
sions ~ markets for her manufactures; and for
this end all attempts at home manufactures in her
| colonies were discouraged and suppressed
! Az earl, a. 1899, the British House Of Common.
declared . tina: the erecting Of manufactures in
Ter colonies OF America tended 10 lessen heir de-
pendeHee upon Great Britain"
| The wooden manufacture was at that ne,iod the
most important Of oil the branches OF manufacture
ing INDUSTRY, The Of cotton being Gonna raiiyelv
limited. In I7i9, law was passed by ParIis-
mont, :" that no wool, yarn, wooden nanufsc-
tsres OF their American plantations should be- shin
ped there, or even lades, in order 10 he t,sns-
poried from thence 10 any place whatever
10 1872. report appeared from the London
Board CT Trade IN Compliance with a legislative
teqnls'tlon. IN whirh the following passage occur
red: " Ia New England, New York Connecticut.
Rhode island, Penns, lvania and MARYLAND, thew
have fallen into the manufacture Of tcoolen. Ii is
10 be wished, that some expsdiebt NAV be fallen
upon, 10 direct their thoughts from undertakings OF
this nature; muchb he more, because these man
uf4ctures in process of time. may be carried on in
greater degree. unless an Early stop be put 10
their progress"
by the hatters Of London that some of the Ameri
ran coionists were engaged in the manufacture of
tcool hats An Of Parliament follow 1 not long
afterwards, To prevent the expectation Of hats
1ui Of any Of hs naesty's colonies or tlantation.
in America, and restrain the humbrr Of eppr.r.
tices aiken by the hsi- Makers in the said colonies
o. plantations aud f,r The hettet encaut cling Nh.
makiog of hals in Gresi Britainr BY thu nc,
only was The cxpottsiion Of hats from H.. colo
rip IN "A s,F,t dir i,rFt
-ortato0 also from one Bci'sh colony 10 smother;
hes co9'd not g So iaj-H upen any norsr, ear q,
1tter csr'lHg", % Tie ialeu' purpose to be ex.
a'aet, raharprtet, shipped of &C.. and 40 reg
,eq ~ allowed 10 make hsts uDe,s BE- hnd servea
pa aPrr' niiershp OF seven years. nor II h. have
more , an Two apprentice. a. tune
Similar acts of Restriction we're passed TO di.
courage other kind. of manufacture. Lotd CHAT
HAM derlared IN Parliamen, that the Brr>h cotn-
-'afS IN N"r:h America ought not to be allowed to
manufacture fuen a nal for q horse shoe.
The hrsi woolsn rnanuiacioiy IN the United States
was established IN 1870, about seven years ate,
The close of the Revolutionary war. Presideni
WAsHINGToS delivered lis inaugural address in a
suii of broad cloth from this factory, which was 10.
Gated at Hartford, Connecticut.
One great result of The OF independence was
to free the American people from the restrictive
enactmenis of the British parliament on ths very
subject OF domestic manufactures. At the orgaui.
zaIion Of the government under WAsHiHeTos the
policy OF protection to American industry was es-
tablished; yet such the prostrstion of the
country the close of long war, and such the
habits of dene ndence osteIed by the controlling in
Huerce Of Great Britain during our colonial rela-
lions, that but slow progress was made for many
years. The wars IN Europe, also, beginning will,
he French revolution and continuing through a
long period, gave such advantages our people by
throwing vast carrying trade into their hands, and
creating a foreign demand for agricultural produce
tions, that the Inducements to embark largely in
manufacturing enterprises were not so strong as
hey would have been under Other circumstances
The war Of 1912, between the United States and
Great Britain, compelled resort to domestic man.
ufactures in this Country. M my Establishments
rose; but the duration at the war too brief to
allow them to become firmly fixed. Upon the
turn Of peace. the large inporiations Of British
goods that i'm nediately took place proved ruinous
to most Of our manufacturing establishments.
The thrift Of 1916, was intended TO give perma-
neucy to our policy on this important subject. The
necessity of giving security and steadiness do
nestle industry was deeply fell, as measure in-
dispensable tn the national independence. The
designs of Great Britain to PROSTATE American
manufactures have been cherished since the Revo
luton decidedly before tkat event-althoush
The modes Of carrying them out have been and con-
tinue to be different. II affirmed by a British
state within the present century that The Unit
ed States more valuable To G eat Britain than
they would have been if they bad remained colo
ME-. The reason that were no expense to
Eug and as most of her colonies are, while the
rapid growth Of the country under republican gov
eminent had enlarged its capacity ms n market fpr
British manufactures beyond anything that could
have been expected if the colonial system had
tinued.
Il is matter Of regret that there should be pc
lhical men in the country willing and anxious 10
hring Us back again into something like a colonia
de pendence upon England. The policy of low du-
lies foreign manufactures will do it, if it is adopt
ed; the Brush manufacturers desire nothing bet
ter. They will moi hesitate to ,hip at loss, if by
such means they hope 10 break down our do
nestle pstabshments for such has been their
course repeatedly
But tie time has come when firm and de-
cided stand is to be taken in behalf Of In
dustty and native resources. Mr.. JEFFERsos once
said he could almost wish that ocean of fire roll
ed between and Europe. Wi hout desiring such
utter isolation, may all wish to this Re rub.
lie strongly planted on foundation Of its own and
| relying IFS industry and its resources,
its sure and main dependence.