Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-04
From G.e BHim re .insricnn.


cleared lately At Bosom f,r London with four hundred
bales ofdnlIu.s board hlch believed To be the
first American cotton tibrcs seni to Great Britain
This incident IA Itseii MARKS Important epoch, aud
shows already what great results the protective policy
has accom- sled f.renre a particular branch Of
manufacture. That SIMILAR results VIII mark the pro
grc.s ot American industry and ingenuity IN other
bmnrles o manufacturing and mechanical labour there
need BE- ~ d1abt, provided only that consistent aud
WISE pallcy be mahlalned by the Government.
Nbeo lhe trends OF domestic protection IN former
years decaled tier conviction that with an efficient
luil anf home industry would by and by come 10 sns
tam ils#}i Without needing especial ffo'ec''oi, IL was
Thought ny many uldt this holop WIS utterly lallaci-
Gus, and that MS used merely as an argument nr The
OCCASION without any actual belief Ia lis truth oo the
part al iltaHt Nh used Il. but what do idefs now
prove IN r't-cnc IN the coascr cotton fabrics! Our
manufacturers are seodng large quantities OF them to
Cunai Vry extensive shipments Tor That market have
bccn madt within month past he supply Tor our
home market is h9t only furnished by our own manu-
lecturers, but IN lafelgn markets, where no dlscrmha
ting duties give advantages % "nt fabrics over those u
England, we are allie To c3nlt successfully and 10
control Tie in1Gael
The following extract from the speech OF Robert Greg,
Esq at great meeting ct cotton manufacturers al Man
chester III Iell las h 80 quoted recently IN the Boston
D"Iy Advertiser. Mr. 1feg Is himself one OF the
largest cotton sPlnhtfs III lie world:
mere are u inc th''td states JIM cotton nils; n
capital oil slO,ol} 9oJ sterling (f1uuuo.iDD Is invest
tu IA taf f"ll' haeod'ihItii ry nave nearly 1ouoo
looms, ard p''dnef ga lpt0o yards In year And
can stat also, an Tie very Lest authority, that lir
I""etl MUS, "hifa consume Olu.o bales (uut ui 3OO
uVO The 9aI cotsuaPiI") produce greater quantity Of
yarn and cloth ~ each spindle and each loom, II Civ
'n lIme than IS Produced ty any other m lis in the
"nrld h'y nn oil MY 'sfdS day IN all their looms
at laweand We al know that no English mills pro.
dnce any tim" Ike hat quantity. To be sure they
""'h fai'i longer hours than do here. They WORK
AT LoWe1}i hours week IN other mills in America
about - hours COTS return only last week from a
friend ii mine, WHO has teeh at Lowell, of the work
performed IN the last mills which have been built
there We ar" familiar with the drills That
all used 10 make Immense qualities Of Al one time to sup
py rahlhl"on sInls Tor The India aud China markets,
aud nov they are USED all over America and which,
not very many years ago, tie house III which am
crrned used To MAKE and slllpto great extent The
u'" nlls al Lowell produce those at sd. per pound
IRON tie cotton o.eeut', On the other mills cents }
which, with the eo'lon, brings the cast To Old per
pound Tor tn Se articles. As 10 the advantage they have
over us do u7 fNa-crate When state II at upwards Of
ld. per pound III cotton a3ue. the freight 10 the Ancr
can mills hcng aoon ha the average freight 10 Eng
lud, aud lhorr Is our duty and other EXPENSES In the
concern IN which | am interested, the extra tax paid,
owing 10 the high prcc Of l1ar, amounts To tax of 81
UuOa year upon mil compared with their mills IN
America. lear Then their watef-power COSTS at
the highest rate Is los per horse power; while the
lowest rate IN this country Is tI2 per horse power.
have not The smallest doubt, indeed | am prepared To
prove that they can produce domescs. drills and
every thing OF that hind, al least ID cheaper than
can. Hear lhey have beaten US ont OF the India
ANA tmne'e markets; OF course they produce Tor all
hcif Own cousnmpilon aud after little while, have