The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-11-02
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

Improvements in the process aud style of
almost every article of American manufac,uie
have been going on steadily, and the degree
Of skin and perfection which has been attain
ed leaves no room for doubt ihat under The
sound and wise policy recognised by the ex-
isiing Tariff, the United States will in some
few years time become entirely independent
oi Europe for the large mass OF articles re-
quired for the necessities and comforts Of our
people. We have the fmcsi reliance thai
The industry, skill and perseverance Of our
counirymen, If reasonably aided. win accom-
plish these results, and we end that our re-
specied contemporary Of the New York A.
megcan holds the same opinion. In the
money Articlen Of that journal, prepared to
20 by the Boston steamer Of the 18th, the cd
iior says:
awe had here few weeks since pretty
general revival oftrade ia nearly all is bran
chos. and coming a. an cfrlicr .pered ihan
TusuH "a Tic season, " Icd-to tho teIcfthE
a heavy business would continue 70 be donl
through the autumn. The supplies Of for
J oign manufactured goods being limited al N,
! time, tho markotwas soon nearly swept, ans
: orders 10 a considerable amount were conse
quonily sent 70 Europe for flesh supply
The demand, however, that seemed 10 sprnf
up unexpectedly eaily in the season, as an
/, cxPcclodly diminsledi and i is supposed
. that the Imports now coming forward will
I meet less ready sale than was promised ant
pay less profit Than was anticipated This
: may be accounted for partly BY the fact, thai
D the demand alluded 20 was mousufably over
: rated ia consequence Of 20 little hawna been
. done for 70 long time previous, aud partly
b by the fact that those moro exclusively ca.
q gagged IN importing goods did not measure
j. the extent Of the home supply, which has
1 been increasing, and Is now very large, and
4 embraces almost every article of hrgc con.
sumption manufactured Of cotton, woisicd
Is aud wool, and 30 successfully have our own
manufactures progressed, tina, possibly the
o period is not distant when this county will be
y eniircly supplied AT homo with all such aui-
] clcs, except, perhaps, limited LET Of the f.
a nest ADD raresi hbfics.
: "The Iron Trade has also been and con.
tinues 10 be largely affected by the increase
D of our home supplies, which has limited the
II amount ofimpou Of bar aud bolt iron. and
, reduced the price TO 30 low figure a.
i 10 leave little il any inducemeni 10 The i'm.
pouer.s
The following paragraph, copied from an
other New York papers descr plon Of The az.
ticles exhibited at tho great Fair Of the A.
: mercan institute, bears testimony OF the "a.
{ perior mauuiaciure ofthose which are here
n specified:
y "Lst any one look at the clothes in this
0 wing OF the Institute, and learn lesson. lie
J, viii there see broad colhs from tho Middle.
!, sex Mills which cannot be surpassed, literally
G and truly, cannot be surpassed. But mark
+ the mark of the cloth. ID is 'Drap dc Satin,
; French mark. Thus, all our good cloths
II silks, coiions, lamps, and every thing else are
| sold under foreign marks. A large house
a old General Tallmadge at this fair, that
n their best lamps, made al Boston, are sold
c throughout the county as foreign lamps
i The anecdotes told in relation 10 this matter
/ az the Six Convention arc curious, and
n fought with instruction. Let the ladies' and
). Others fond ofusing foreign fashions, recol
J. leci, that in nine cases out OF ten, article:
d they paid high price on for Importation and
il tariff, were made at home, and that the deal
: or laughs at their gulibiliiy while he pockets
c his extra profits. The broad cloths here
d ought 10 be examined by every American
S There are fine beaver cloths, and sattinets
csssimeTos, Of the vey finest patterns ever
Q sold, all made al home. The French cassi
q mercs, made by the Yankees are curiosity
\ Silks-What we have said Of tho cloths il
q true Of the silks. The specimens exhibited
y are of the first quality. The Northampton
d Association, the Paterson Association and d.
l. Glll Of Ohio, have some rich samples on OK
IS hibiiion. h is demonstrated that the raw silk.
c raised in this country is superior 10 that o.