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10 those renowned places Of antiquity Don't be
cifaids an not going 10 give you description
o. those vohderful places--lhat has been done .
thousand times before. If am NOT mistaken.
BABYLON and Palmyra were both situated far In
the tAss'ter 81 Asia-neilhef Of them Touching
upon aoy sea coast, or even any navigabie riftf.
unionenal< positions for foreign commerce ii+
ueeu. nese were hne eifies 10 be sure; bat hou
we're shey raised By the rspacity q their
kings, Who plundered heir subjects without ,he
'east mercy, for the purpose Of building ID and
aqRfnlng these cities, and enriching their conr-
tiers and dependanls. The people ofihese king
doms we're the most abjecf and degraded slaves
ina; ever crawled upon the earth Where d,i
his deep read writer ger his account Of The for
eIgn commerce Of Babylon and Palmyra, From
Heroditus Or Longinuss These writer's give no
such accounts. Alas alas he can't mi his
hnger upon. the ..lelier OF the constitution. ~
There is no specially delegated power.n As To-
Lheoes, all we know about that city is, that it
was far 10 the interior or Africa-egen above
The Cataract OF the river Nile (anolher unfavora-
pie place Tor foreign commerce1-that il had an
hundred gates and colossal statue Of Memnou.
which struck up fine tune as soon as the rays
Of the morning sun fell upon il. We have no
account in history Of It's foreign commerce. As
10 Carthage that was colony from Tyre, aud
probably brought the arts Of that people along
with them I; and il ! am not much mistaken in
The history OF that Commonwealth, they lived
principally by the sword. They conquered The
whole Kingdom Of Spain, and pIundered its in
haottans without distinction, OF all their wealth,
to enrichliheir own city Of Carthase-ahd held
that country until they we're finally expelled By.
the Romans Our writer gains nothing by that
references Let us see, nov, how he will fare
with Tyre and Sdon. and Venice. History To-
forms US thai the reop:e Of Tyre and Sidon we're
Tar before their contemporaries in the arts and in
manufactures They were the first who worked
in brass land iron. Tubaican, the first ar,i6cer
in brass. was native Of the city Of Tyre; and
we all know they were possessed or the secret OF
dyk-stpff which was and still is known by the
pane>of Tyrean purple, which they concealed
from alfether nations, and which gave pecu-
liar lnslre totheir fabrics As to Venice. the
same, remarks apply. Every body who has
Dipped liille into history knows that This Re-
public took the Lead Of all The italian States IN
mapufaciures And Wong before England be.
came a manufacturing people, supplied con-
siderable porli1n Of Europe with her splendid
mirrors, her rich silks and Hosiery, and her costly
and beautiful jewelrys BY means Of her manu-
features, she, for more than century. engrossed
the whnle Of the East India trade, furnishing
morF than half Of Europe, through her ports.
with commodities from that aisiantregion; and
this pfe-eminence, in manufactures and foreign
trade, she continued to hold until the Infamous
yfants Of the Lesgue Of Cambray finally crushed
het. Itappearss then. sufficiently plain that The
foIeign commerce of Tyre, and Sldon, and We
nice rested upon the solid foundation ofmanu-
taeInres. And | would confidently. ask, upon
what other foundation does The immense and al
5mpst incredible foreign trade Of England AZ this
faeiures and defy our writer lcssiye RTE az Il.
stance Of one nation upon earth who ever had,
orever can have, an extensive foreign commerce,
without the aid Of manufactures. The thing is
impossible. Wien We send our ships 10 foreign
pofls, we must exchange with them someth.H.
for their products. We cant always pay them
the specie; and il is seen that foreign nations
will mot take our agricultural products.
fancy by this time Zone ofthe Committed
has had enough Of his historical "reminiscences
When he reads history sgain let him sink bis
SKINNER little deeper than the surfsce--let
him look little more into the connection be-
tween cause and effect n, when he-had CON-
menced his essay be had set out With the de-
termination of running into every blhnder and
hbsurdty his Imagination could conceive, he
could scarcely have been more success sful. But
he IS as ignorant Of modern history, as he is Of
ancient Herefers to the degraded condition or
the great Empire OF China, and attributes her
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are also referred 10 the American Indians who
il is said have no foreign commerce. Why, The
Indians have no other commerce than foreign |!
To whom do they sell their furs and skinsi 10
foreigners. OF whom do they purchase their
blankets and firearms Of foreigners. And we
free men OF the United States, in that psriicu-
lar, are pretty much in the situation Of the 10 y
dams. Now let us try The Empire Of China I;
why the single article Of her teas which she
sells 10 foreigners amount, il is believed TO more
money than all the exports from the United
SIates. There are never less than FIVE hundred
ships in the single port Of Canton 10 say nothing
Of the larger. cities Of Pekin and Nankin. Is
this writer run madi will we be obliged to is
sue commission Of lunacy sgainst him, and
send him 10 the hospital. venture TO assert
that s0ne OF the Comni will never agsin, as
long as he lives, hazard another display Of the
profundHy OF his historical erudition He has
got enough Of that But I am not done with
Zone Of the Committee yet. I mean TO haul
him over the Goals, and 10 keep him there o
while for treatingItbe mechanics Of bis country
With such arrogant contempt, such bitter irony
The weavers il seems, with vulgar sarcasm, are
cslledthe Lords 4of the loom. and suppose BY
The same rule, The blacksmiths are TO be called
The Lords Of the anvil or the siedge-hammer,
and the shoemakers are hereafter 10 be known
as Lords Of the llp-stone. Let me just whisper
into the ear Of your Ereslleney-these Lords. 50
contemp,ibly called, are, thank God, just IS
much respected IS the Lords Of the Land, Of
which, have no doubt you are one. I can tell
you, great sir, this expression Of your contempt
i in very bad taste, and in much worse temper.
What would be your lordship's situation II this
moment, but for the supplies furnished you b.
these Lords Of The looms ! can tell you; you
would be now arrayed like smother Robinson
Crusoe, 10 ! goat skin cap and doublet. Ihave
the figure Of your Excellency now before nv
eyes, dressed in The Primevial habit, with your
naked feet in The cold mud, strutiing with long
and majestic strides. and crying out at the TOP
Of your voice, sforiign commerce and dozen tpith
/ ths IafiG'n But you are not even saiisfed--you
must further describe ihemtby The comtemp,uous
epithet Of our yankse manufacturers. Yes. The
] Immediate descendants or The heroes OF The old
I BAY State are 10 be nieknamed Lords OF The
/ loom. and our yankee manufacturers. those
men who acted, and nobly acted. the FIRST scene
| IN cur struggle for liberty. whose iron arms
auaided. fodg The battle Of Bunkers- Hill. knee
/ deep ID blood,
4 I have no wish TO disparage The Efforts %
i other States, they all did no5ly, but where car
i YOU E1d the people Of Any other State who wer,
I 50 ardent and 80 uninimeds 10 The cause Of lib
eriy. with hearts that heser sunk and nerve
that never iremhled, rushing INTO the battles o
Their country wherever lis standards were dis
PLAYED, whether on the sands or the Carolina
or thersmpaffs Of Quebec I am no Easter
man. ether BY birth or education butt comics
L can nefer hear them spoken OF in scorn an
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