Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-09-22
= :. see ! Young man idling away

bis I'M innate ancestor has in his hands. or
OF 'J Iart his father an estate, boasting about
n pa streets tire Of his blood and famiIy.-when
' ~ he greatness consists entirely Of wealth
81 ,. u, by defrauding the public in the
oO ~. ofthe Revolution, or by prize ticket
W.. .ome other fraud or accident, / never
OF 'G any better evidence of the weak
. .ass and folly of such a man. The boast
w. ~ ancestral blood in this country is utter
s',,r-for trace back three, at most four
' S"n'era,ions of this boasted family blood,
ssd vou find the ancestor in log cabin,
a'I an acre of land, and the mighty blood
.se,e found running in the veins Of tink-
e OF cobler.
q This idea of great family distinctions in
dis country. where by our very govern
. MOI we declare ourselves free and equal
= only the pantheon of the vain, foolish
sod deranged Imagination Of young men
who have nothing more TO recommend
them. than the i'll gotten. sordid, or acci-
dental gains Of some ancestor, who per-
hans lost his character by obtaining it,
There were originally few English fam
lies came to Connecticut and located them.
selves at Saybrook and New Haven, who
bsIonged to the aristocracy at home and
even they, were despised aud laughed at
BY their neighbors, for their foolish pre-
tensions TO self constituted greatness
And now, where are their descendants +!
Gone INFO significance, and the spot where
their purse-proud ancestors were attempt
ing to lord it over their equally worthy
neghbors. cannot be pointed out A high
order of talent thoroughly and Industrious
" cultivated, is the only aristocracy that
rlo be sustained and be respected for
moment in this country. and even that
masses away at the death Of its possessor.
unless some fortunate son parlake of the
talents and industry of. his father; for all
The wealth of the ldies cannot make great
man or family in this country. 1t may
enable them 10 show off in the trappings
Of weallh--but one man like Webster or
CLAW, makes them feel their own nsignif
canoe in their presence, and puts all their
Ii,le greatness to flight.
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTuRERs.-T ed
i,or of the Albany Evening Journal. now
|. IN England, thus writes about part of the
csrgo of the ship, in which he made his
p1ssage from New York, the George
Washington:
We have two thousand wooden clocks
on board! These notions are Of Mas.
sachpse,ts fabrication. and find. am in
formed, ready marke, with John Bull.
The purchasers are among the humber OF
tAe m.d1ling classes, who from clubs OF
twelve, fifteen, or twenty, paying sixpenss
week into purse for the purchase of
clocks, which are drawn by lottery. the
contribution and the drawing continuing
until each member Of the Club rejolces in
WOODEN clock! This is one of the tri-
unps of American Manufactures
From late Philadelphia Ledger, lib
e:a neutral paper. we take the following
More American Manufactures going
cJroaJ.-The result which it was predIc-
ed would follow an appreciation of the
currency, by the reduction in the amour.
Of the paper substitute. is being felt now
all over The country, bat particularly in
domestic manufactures. A year or two
ago, and we could hardly end a market
among ourselves for our manufactures
ROW we are beginning TO compete with the
British in the markets that they have ex
clasiyely held heretofore. American cot
ION goods were recently taken into Liver
pool; now, American razor strops are go
ing to China, with cotton and cloth goods.
4 Troy paper says One of our Canton
merchants made purchase on Saturday,
Of 30 dozen of RAZOR strops of one OF our
manufacturers. The same gentleman car
hes ont large amount Of American cutie
T and American lead. He informs US
that he found it extremely difficult, when
Boston, last week. TO obtain supply
d lomestics by the 18th Of August; the
orders already received by the manufactu-
nrs being so full as 10 keep them con.
sanity a, work. There have already been
exported from Boston TO China, the press
myear, Is 100000 yards of cotton goods
While from Great Britain to China the ex
port has only been 1000, 900 yards the
V'Ie'lials giving our cloths the prefer
ence.'
american manufacturers IN Canada.
~ihe Toronto Herald says that the i'm
ports IRON the United States into the port
Toronto, from the 9th to the 25th of
guy, ,ul were $50 packages. the duties on
HaeA viii amount to between g750 and
cow Some cotton fabrics Of the United
S Sa have been imported, and this is pro
.'''y alraae that will increase. unless the
pO'lnclal Parliament:aagment the duty on
a 1' present rates. The coarser cotton