Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-08-12

extend her markets IN every direetidnzall
l.. VIII eh Is directly fer the beueHl Of the planle
- -BakettH.
= "Althodg the American price Of III
:, cloth generally approaches in e~hoappess I
. That of similar English cloth, there is onl,
? die simple which equala or stirpasse- il il
!. that respect. No 8, n sample Of very
beautiful and well manufactured drill, MP
pears to DO sold ia the United STATES a
3 71sJ. the yard, (EnglIsh money! with
eight months credit, whilst the eoltespon.
! ding English elotl,-eortainiy not superior,
perhaps n little infefiori in qlality-is worth
at The present time > ll2d. Indeed, these
%cottoi, drills appear 10 be q fabric to which
The American manufacturers have paid
much attention; and we believe tho great.
or part Of tho four hundred bales consigned
10 Mossrs. Barring IL Btothers. London,
consisted Of them. These four h lndrod
bales were offered by auction nj the Com
msreial Sales Rooms, Miniclng Lane, Lon.
don, on Wednesday last; bus out Of the
whole four hundred balss only fourteen
(aFl Of which were damaged found pureha.
sors, at prices varying from Cd. to @ Gl2d.
30 "h hbUh5EIHA't EDbHs "HTH
brought in ut prices varying from o liz 10
10 lI2d por lb., so that the saIo throws no
light upon tho actual value Of these Amer.
lean fabrlek4 in The English 'na,ket. Upon
the whole. VIC joel disposed to say That al.
though those recent attempts 10 procure Il
sale for American goods in this country
show thata progress has bren ma7e in tie
manufacturing Ell tblishmeah Of The Unted
Sfafss and DEMONSTRATE THE ABSOLUTE
NECESSITY FOR A PEA OF THE TAX on
~eoTroN-whlch, on such fnbrics, and 10 o
nicely balanced trade, Is quite enough TO
turn The sea|e against The English manu.
f%acturef IN independent markets-they do
not confirm the extremely responding
gloomy views Of our manufacturing posi-.
lion which some parties have been incl.
ned 10 deddce from them. With tho OK.
cePtion Of The single fabic which we have
pointed out, there is still n moderate mar.
gin between English and American prices;
md in tho finer fabrics (Nos. 4, Z, and y
the difference is net ineopsidstable. show.
Ing that where the cotton lax operates with
weight our manufacturers are still able
to distance their Transatlantic competitors
Gan. CAss, in his Grafton Mt Fort s
Wayno, on The 4lh uit., has TIC Grllawina !
1assage: ;
''Perlinpe, while | address you, measures 7
sre in progress to wfest from us our terri. :
DRY west Of The Rocky Mountains. Island :
'fter island, country after country, are
alling before the ambition of England. !
is planting her standard wherever !
here IL a people 10 be %aubdaed, or tho
r,its Of their industry 10 be secured. y
With professions Of philanthropy She pnr. :
the designs Of ambition, and che is :
'ncircling tho globe with her stations :.
wherever she can best accomplish her .
cheme Of uggrandizement. II is my De. !,
opinion, that no nation, since the =
Of The Roman power, has displayed "
r more boldly aimed ut universal domin. 81
tlon.-Our claim te the country west Of =
he Rocky Mountains il as nndeninblo ms !,
ur right to Bunker Hill or New Orleans; .
nd who will call In question our title 10 ',
hose blood stained fields. And I trust il y
vii be maintained with a vigor and promp. :
Itude equal to It's justice. War 10 a great .
vii, but not so great as national dishonor. y
little 10 gained by yielding 10 unjust and
lsolent pretentions. 1t is better todefend
lie first inch Of territory than the last. f.
ar better in dealing with England, to re. b
st aggression, whether oftefritoty, Of i'm. n
resslnent, or Of search, when first attemp. :,
ID, than TO yield in the hope that forbcar. ri
nee will be met in n jus, spirit, and will q
'ad to an amicable compromise. Let us r
ave no red lines upon the map Of Oregon. NJ
ct us hold on 10 the integrity Of our just G
And if war comes, be- it so. | do !,
Of myself believe it will be long avoided, II
prevented by intestine difficulties n
the British empire. And wo be 10 US if =,
e flatter ourselves il can be arrested by 80
ny system Of concessions; Of all decisions hc
lis would be the most fatal; and we should -
wake from 1t dishonored, if not n ruined
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