New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-04
r;,, Americans Think !

Is certainly deserving t'ie
American. Il seems unaccountabie that our
Free Traders here should insist on the breaking
down of ou- Protective System while the arms
ot Europe remain IN force against Us, although
the ultra Free Traders of England perceive ana
insist that We can afford to DO no such thing un-
I'll the British relax their restrictions upon oul
products. What madness would It not be IN Us
10 break down our own Manufacturing Interests
uncond;t;onallv, and expect Britain afierward TO
open her ports to our Agricultural Staples Even
i Free Trade were as sound as it IS hollow and
spec;ouS we could not obtain It bv merely over
throwing our own Tariff. Friends OF American
Industry, read the foregoing, correct Is obvious
errors fo- yourselves, and then say whether our
Tariff ought not to be upheld. even If Free Trade
were the true policy OF Nations.
Eroar n. London Morning Chroaie!. Of Ssp:. 10.
The dangers which ;-ad- exposed by The growing
manufacturing system Of the United States YET aE !'o
reached e. climax The progress already made or
b o,6sr side OF the Atlantic furnishing the market tkere
si,h an independent supply OF manufactured a!tces a.
though serious Yet wholly decisive against US As
vs n. American has only successfully competed Win Us IN
1pa s-cle-that OF The coarsef coitoES he aI a't.H &c
,r,,,,urpr now ~ most uEdstufbet monopoly
Of The whole American market In s article but IN ei
does no, rest here The loss Of the United states as
f- our coa.ssr fabrics serious blow Hasnuch as
il nculcay4s fatal lesson for Us IA teaching 'hs Americans
the possibility speedily possessing
But e domestic manufactured Of America does not couhne
himself 10 his home market ne sources whence ne sup
MI; 700 prolific for the demand We r!ee1 him
n Other markets where formerly II the undspuied
ascendant, and the lac experience OF nos OF the osh
dealers with Brazil viii! ,ss! no" formidable aconpeo'
ne mas already Rio Janei.o a; Baa aud PsEEam
buco.
The quantity co;on l,bTcs now manufactured
IN the United States Is a!mosi incredible his may os
oa rooay appreciated when consider tn amount Of
raw material which the manufacture. of New Eusland an
nually Consumes Had ;n no. been very great ne COULD
NOT persuaded he did he Southern ptaaie 10 give
III an almost unqualified adherence % the arm recently
aJopsd by The American Congress The prospects then
held our 10 the sufficient 20 deco! him
for e the line OF his OWE in's!estS based as tAe'e
prospects were upon the extensive demand "hen e
already making upon the South for the staple pFoduc
:on of It's soil.
Since the adoption Of Mr. Clsys compromise bill which
pr.y,u,.d IN. threatened dissolution be-u ths Northern
and southern States ,hp progress the home manufacture
OF cotton has beer steadily e INCREASE The resources,
the enterprise and .he Of he manufacturers OF Low.
ell are already we'll known They ar from satisfied
with the triumph already achieved over hey are beni
upon rivalins every branch Of Industry Ihsir
gives them every reason TO hope
similar result win by aud by attend their attempts IN
the fine fabrics The price OF finer enhanced
il is bv mpolitic duty still suffered limit rrausac
,ons with America the material is additional In
sxertion the American loom has not sue
ce-ed supevsedng the inner productions OF the Englsh
factory bat let remember that in the American charac.
ter there fund of energetic which acting
in conjunction with the necessities OF the market mmedl
atsly around him. enable him. before are well aware
his progress exclude cottons wholly from his
market completely he has already excluded portion
Of them.
In competing 70. the American marke, with the
anc manufacturer the English manufacturer labos under
many disadvantages. Some these necessarily
dent TO his position The cotton OF the
most mpoltc features which Yet characterize our CONNER
ca code Enhancing unnecessary extent the price OF
our productions it sends them the American market
der that prce already by
transport dues and tariff esactons Opposed to these disad
high price labor and the imperfect ma
chuey the United Sta:es. The latter, under the encou.
ragement afforded By the restrictions on our Intercourse
with the Americans, daily improving IN character and
capabilty and fast s improves the cost OF produc.
oa the advantage which the American manufacturer
joys in the rexhaus;ibe water power with winch ne IS
supplied b. thousand streams a, once the magnl-
rude Of the danger by adding nducement more
10 drive him competition with the manufacture OF
ha finer fabrics which circumstances MI render
cessful more speedily than We now anticipate.
TIE activity of th- Sew-Eagland manufacturer Is
great as the Of his countrymen diversified IN
Lowell alone the number Of yards Of cotton annually manu-
fc,ursd 20 900 900 and upward consuming no less than
SO 9.O bales Of cotton But besides this he has
barked vigorously the manufacture Of woollers and
supplies the home market with very fair specimens of broad
cloth carpeting, rugs SC. THIS the focus of NewEng-
land manufacture Eleven active and entetprisins corpora
Of dollars here daily striving undermine the market of
the Eaglish capitalist AID such Is the impetus which this
branch Of industry has received in the United States from
,he which has hitherto attended he efforts Of
lander ha: the Agricultural West beginning
OF tn rocky States by embarking
of manufactures Throughout the whole Of western New
York-the gramaIv of the State Lockpo!t factory pro-
ducng fabric has the monopoly of its rising
market and immense quantity OF II annually snug
gled into Canada Al very outlet OF the richest agcu
tual valley IN the Sa-ths valley Of the Genesee, and
close 20 Lake Ontarioands The city Of Rochester which
has riser like an eNhalaton f;ou, the wilderness Ia 1911
the site Of this thri'n. city occupied By so
ary log hu, Il contains population Of nearly 80 900
industrious artisans engaged r the manufacture Of iour of
Of boadcoth Of edge tools aud cutlery Of all de-
sctptons aud Of every kind Of machinery But few years
ago. and is industry entirely confined the mazuf.c
tur- Of -four; but il inds profitable Change its
Hour mills into factories fo wooll-us and Thi,
already besa done instances addition 10 the
factories which being built there. This marks fully the
progress Of opinion in the American mind Th-i, WHEAT
and Hou. trade they begin believe for ever
domestic They had prepared themselves for the supply
of foreign market They converting their prepa
ratons other pupossa process unp-,senty signcar,
10 the English capi,ast.
But after all the American Manufacturing svssr, has
hitherto b.eu driven onward By circumstances Necessity
npelled the Americans Insnuiacture-a necessity 10
which ourselves rise. We p-5severe doing;
bui There Ime for serious Consideration for and
prudent action II trade free with her America
is al this moment G condition offer profitable
eIchanSe She IS abundaa, in every species of Gram but
''e 'a't eh1e1! vi uei "aHt'-ueuc!eut IL GoodS
England has her sto'es c7amned with The by which
those wants mi gh De supplied Whittier will she send
them
OuR LITTLE NAvY-We have Just been pre-
ssned with copy Of the Navy Rgser Of the United States,
slight inspection mz=y Of this pam phet has furnished
us with much Information u.s. and which trus,
vi" pEove interesting readers when presented them
Ia condensed form.
Oor Navy boast present of eleven shipsoi-,he-
ne OF whlcn fou. the stocks and BE- r..
bullt or raced before they be brought
y. Cre -azs-