The Cecil Whig., 1843-10-28
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Among the articles exhib ted al the eighth
annual Fair ofthe Agrcul tura Society of Bour-
hon county, Kentucky, held during the three
last days OF September, were pair of blanket 9
manufactured by Mrs James Hutchcrlft, Of that
county, which took the preni I'M These Mrs
ii. presented to the lion llENRY CLAY, by the
hands ofthe hon. Garrett Davis MIR. d. made
an appropriate address Oh delivering the articles
-wheu Mr.. Clay, having been first introduced
10 the lady, replied with his usual fran kncss Of
| manner, and, after returning thanks for the per-
| Sonal honoi conferred on HIM, thus continue d:
"Will you allow me, madam, TO express the pc
culldr grdt!licdt:on nave experienced IN he eX-
animation oi the numerous excellent and TASTE
| tul artlcles with whicn you and the other ladies
| present have eErtChcd TINS FAIR, You are in the
! rght comse-dIslniss your merChants-suppv
your own lllmiy; Tor, with such inblics as have
peeh spfedu out TO our view TO day, We need no
Merchants nut cur own tar countrywOmon. |
trust that TINS spirit will not only abide with you
bul ihcre'sGi ana that your next annual exhibition
WllI dAofu SIlll more numerous and more ex-
| cellehl specimens OF your household Industry
| Diligence, perseverance, emulation, and COM
Petltloh VIII cause progressive improvement in
the fruits oiyour useful Industry as IN every 9th
ef heiH IN which the faculties OF man find Employ
ment nope to live TO atteni many OF YOUR
ta'fs, and to find each one excelling that
whieh may have preceGcd it.
| "lhls is proper occasion for declar
ing the gleal American maxin that it is
both our interest and our duty 70 make
aSmuch at home as we can, and to buy as
lttle As possible abroad. The family o
"aH"ns that acts upon This principle will
never become bankrupt. Economy and
household industry Constitute the greal
and The only sure remedy for hard lunes
with iaml es. That family which pfac-
uses industry and iruga.ily, aud sells
in"re than II buys, will certainly rise To
wealth a"d Independence; whilst the one
! which acis upon opposite principles will
surely lall INTO poverty and decay. As ii
Is win families, SO II is with na ions; for
nation Is no more than large collection
"i families. 10 remcty the pressure Of
"i The times lc. every individual buy only
what he wants when he has the means to
| pay iorlI; when he has not this m, ans.
! let him buy not at all, and let him make
his Industry prohIabte by always Selling
more shau he buys.
"l'hal man or nation is not free and
independent that is always in debt, or thai
lives mainly upon the labor of others. 10
make ourselves, to make tie American
nation, independent, we must furnish our
own nectssarles, our own comforts, our
own Injuries, principally. And why can
we not, why should we not do it? Whv
should we 20 TO France and England for
cloths and silk, when at our domestic
hcarths we can make article oflhe same
material Of such substantial beauty as
these? Pointing to several before h m.
Il is individual and national prodigaIly
/" do SO. Let Us foster and uphold our
own industry, and it will enrich indvldu
ais and 'he nation; but neglect thai, and
prefer the labour of foreigners, and uo,h
individually and nationally we become
poor"
These are sentiments worthy of an
American statesmen. The course recon
mcnded by Mr. Clay is the only one
which can make us in reality an in
| dependlnt people, collectively and in
divlduaiIy, and We should thetcln,e be
glad 10 tte 1t adopted ny every family
IN the union. II ladies' would occup,
their lIme III the manufacture of ailIcI, ;
| ot domestic Use, lns ead oi drawing upuu
the purses OF their husbands for the
prce Of foreign fabric, Ahey would pro-
mote domestic happiness, and prevent the
modification Of seeing their husb,nds har-
raised by debt.