Litchfield enquirer., 1843-11-16

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lilies. but we doubt whether one can else
where be found in the shape Of an apple.
POrtsm0Wtk Journal
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY-MR. CLAY
THE LADIES.
The Eighth Annual Fair of the Agricultu.
raj Society Of Bourbon County, Kentucky,
was held during the last three days of Sep.
ten1ber. The Ladies present were quite nu.
merous, and many contributed articles for
exhibition. Among the domestics that took
premium, was pair Of Blankets, the man.
ufacture Of Mrs. james Hutchcrafl, of Bour.
Bakewell sheep. They were of uncommon
size and thickness, weighing each IL l-2
pounds upon one was embroidered in beau.
tiful letters the TARIFF and upon the 9th.
er the name of the protector and defender of
that measure" HENRY CLAY" They were
designed as present. to Mr.. Clay-a pres.
ent we'll worthy of the distinguished donee.
The lady who made them, selected the
Hon. G. DAVIS to present them, who accom-.
panied the presentation with few remarks.
| Mr.. CLAY then rose, and was presented to
the donor, and said in substance
thank you, madam, for the honor you
have done me, in the presentation by my
friend, the representative from this district,
| Va suaS uabC SpCCUb1Gu Ol UOUSeUOlO u1UuSIfY.
they are beautiful, very beautiful. will
carry them home aud present them 10 INV
wife; and, whilst they protect US from the
inclemency of winter, I will recall with
pleasure the interesting occasion when be-
came their owner. Will you allow me,
madam. to express the peculiar qualification
l have experienced in the examination of the
numerous, eXcellent and tasteful articles with
which you and other ladies present have en-.
riched this Fair! You are in the right
course-dismiss your lncrchants-supplv
your own family, for with such fabrics as
have been spread out to our view to day, we
need no merchants but our fair country wo.
men. l trust that this spirit will not only
abide with you. but increase and that your
next annual exhibition will afford still more
numerous and more excellent specimens of
your household industry. Diligence, perse.
vcrence, emulation and competition will
cause progressive improvement in the fruits
OF your useful industry. rs in every other
field in which the faculties of man find EN-.
p!oyment. hope to live to attend many
OF your Fairs, and to find each one excelling
that which may have preceded it.
This is proper occasion for declaring
the great American maxim, that it is both
our interes. and our duty to make as much
at home "a we can, and to buy % little as
possible abroad. The family, or nation, that
acts upon this principle, will never become
bankrupt Economy and household indus.
try, constitutes the great and the only sure
remedy for hard times with families. That
family that practices industry and frug0li.
~, and sells more than it buys, will certain.
ly rise TO wealth and independence whilst
the one which nets upon opposite principles,
will surely fall into poverty and decay
AS 1t 10 with families, 20 1t is with nations,
for a nation is no more than large collec.
tion of families. To remove the pressure of
the times, let every individual buy only what
he wants when he has means 10 pay for it {;
when he has not this means, let him not buy
at alt; and lot him make his industry prof.
table by always selling more than he buys.
That man, or nation. 10 not free or inde-
pendent, that IL always in debt, or lives
mainly upon the labor Of others. To make
ourselves, TO make the American nation in.
dependent. we must furnish our own neces.
saries, our own comforts. and orr own luxu.
ries, principally. And why can we ot,why
TO France and England for cloths and silks,
when nj our domestic hearth we can make
articles Of the same material of such sub.
stantial beauty as these (pointing to several
before him) II is individual and national
prodigality to do SO. Let Us foster and up
hold our own industry. and it will enrich
individuals and the nation but neglect that,
and prefer the labor of foreigners and both
individually and nationally we become
poor.
tender to the ladies and gentlemen here
present, my acknowledgements for the kind
ness with which have been received and
treated by them on this occasion !; and as.
sure them, that il spared in health, not on.
Iy expect to be present ut their next fair. hut
also to mingle socially with them. ut many
succeeding fairs.
Mr.. CLAY having delivered this short and
pertinent address in his peculiarly felicitious
manner, resumed his seat amid the plaudits
of the assembled multitude. 1t seemed that
every body was hearty in commenting the
appropriateness of his remarks and the
sound and wise maxims with which they
were fraught.
A CANDID CoNFEssloN.-The editor of
the Columbus (Geo) Inquirer who has
been heretofore Free Trade" theorist,
thus candidly abandons his false position
and exposes its folly. There are thousands
who are daily renouncing their visionary
errors in the same manner:
| For ourselves we are not ashamed 10
confess that we have fairly come over to Mr..
Clay's doctrines. as exposed in his very
clear and eloquent speeches in the Senate
of the United States. We used to be ioler.
ably hot.headed nullifier in our boyish
days, when our heads were turned inside
out by the glittering bauble of nm impracti-
cable free trade system. which we were
fool enough to think within the range of
possibilities. ], ID one Of the things that