The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-11-08
THE WING STANDARD.
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY CLAY-THE
LADIES.


of them contributed articles for exhibition
Among the domestics that took premium was
a pair of blankets, the manufacture OF MIS-.
James Hutchcraft, of Bourbon county, made OF
the long fine fleece of the Blackwell sheep. lhey
were of uncommon size and thickness, weighing
each eleven and a half pounds. Upon one was
embroidered, in beautiful letters, the word Ia
riff" and upon the other the name OF the pro-
jector and defender of that measure, Henry
Claw" They were designed as present to Mr..
Clay-a present well worthy the distinguished
donee The lady who made them selected the
Hon. g. Davis to present them, who accompa-
MED the presentation with these remarks
Here, Mr.. Clay, is pair Of blankets, made
by Mrs. James Hutchcraft, of Bourbon county,
which she requests me to present TO you. She
has further commissioned me to express the
qualification she feels in having the opportunity
of making this most appropriate testimony to
the great advocate Of domestic industry and
assure you have no less pleasure in being the
medium Of rendering to you so handsome spe-
cimen Of the handy work and taste Of our fair
countrywoman."
Mr.. Clay rose, and was presented to the do
nor, and said in substance:
II thank you madam, for the honor you have
done me, in the presentation, by your friend the
representative from this district, of this fine spe
cinlen Of household industry. They are beauti-
ful--very beautiful. will carry them home
with me, and present them to my wife, and
whilst they protect US against the incemency Of
the winter, will recall with pleasure the inter-
esting occasion when | became their owner.
Will You allow me, madam, to express the Pc
culiar qualification | have experienced in the
examination of the numerous excellent and taste
full articles with which you and the other ladies
present have enriched this Fair You are in the
right course. Dismiss your merchants, and sup
ply your own family; for with such fabrics as
have been spread out to our view to-day we need
no merchants but our own fair countrywomen.
trust that this spirit will not only abide with
you, but increase, and that your next annual ex-
hibition will afford still more numerous and
more excellent specimens of your household
industry. Diligence, perseverance emulation,
and competition, will cause progressive improve
ment in the fruits of your useful industry, as in
every other field in which the faculties of man
find employment. hope to live to attend many
Of your Fairs, and to find each one excelling that
which may have preceded it.
'.This isl proper occasion for declaring the
great American maxim, that it is both our inte-
rest and our duty to make as much at home as
we can, and to buy as little as possible abroad
The family or nation that acts upon this princi-
pie will never become bankrupt. Economy and
household industry constitute the great and the
only sure remedy for hard times with families
That family that practices industry and frugali-
ty, and sells more than it buys, will certainly
rise to wealth and independence whilst the one
which acts upon opposite principles will surely
fall into poverty and decay. AS it is with fami-
lies so it is with nations, for nation is more
than a large collection Of families. To remove
the pressure Of the times, let every individual
buy only what he wants when he has the means
! TO pay for it; when he has not the means, lei
him buy not at all, and let him make his indus
try profitable by always selling more than he
buys.
q That man or nation is not free and indepen-
dent that is always in debt, or that lives mainly
upon the labor of others. To make ourselves, to
make the American nation independent, we must
furnish our own necessarles, our own luxurles,
principally. And why can we not why should
we not do it? Why should we go to France
and England for cloths and silks, when at our
domestic hearths we can make articles Of the
same material of such substantial beauty as
these? (pointing to several before him.) 1t is
individual and national prodigality to do So Let
us foster and uphold our own industry, and il
will enrich individuals and the nation but ne
elect that, and prefer the labor OF foreigners and
both individually and nationally we become
poor
II tender to the ladies and gentlemen here
present my Acknowledgements for the kindness
with which | have been received and treated by
them on this occasion; and | assure them that
if spared in health, not only expect to be pre-
sent at their next Fair, but also to minge socia-
bly, with them at many succeeding Fairs"
Mr.. Clay having delivered this short and per-
tinet address in his peculiarly felicitous manner,
resumed his seat amidst the paudits of the as
sembled multitude. 1t seemed that every body
was hearty in commencing the appropriateness
of his remarks, and the sound and wise maxims
with which they were fraught
fE WINGS AND TORIES.
There are two strong and powerful parties,
at this time, existing in the United States,-lhe