Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-11-09
NUMBER 81.
with the pauper labor Of Europe.

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| The next subject treated Of was silk.
The importation Of this article have a.
mounted 10 average value, TO ten millions
year. for the last twenty years, or $500,
600, 900, about equalto the Indebtedness
OF the States. Now ifihis branch OF in.
dustry had been properly fostered and
encouraged at home. this vast amount of
money would not only not have gone
out OF the country, but have remained to
stimulate aud TO support American labor
here.
Gen. T. then went on to speak Of the
astonishing progress Of the domestic cot
ton manufacturer, notwithstanding all the
ridicule at frs, thrown upoE early enter
prises here. With pride, he stated that
there was supply now net only for the
United States but at so low rate, that
We coulJ comreta with Great Britain no,
only in her East Indies, but at her owl
doors. The manufactures OF New En-.
gland provide market for one third OF
the whole cotton produced ia this country
while they receive and consume more
flour and grain from the agriculture Of
New York than was ever shipped abroad
from this porl in the best days ofiis COM
mercial prosperity.
The recent case Of the purchasing OF
1900 yards Of carpe,ing FOR the Hall OF
the House Of Representatives exhibits a
case Of free trade. The benefit TO tho
country was tho return freight Of four
packages IN an American vessel, but
which most usually comes in foreign
ship. The foreign country Of the MAD
u(acturer furnished the wool, labor, and
subsistence from its agriculture, and the
dyes, and materials used were collected
from abroad by its commerce; our curren-
cy paid the bills our agriculture, or com.
mefce, or labor found no consumers or
employment in the operation. To have
produced even tho wool, would have re-
quired, perhaps, 1000 acres ofland, which
would have been diverted from the COM
p tition of the production Of grain and
provisions. already in surplus and no
market.
Gen. It. then congratulated the coun-
try upon its revvifcation under the pres.
ent Tariff These countervailing aud
protecting duties had had in his opinion
the happest effect. English Free Ira.
ders, he next went on to shy, to induce
US to break down this projections, were
already pointing outthe assorted cargoes
and new articles o. trade, which are now
beiag shipped, as evidence Of coming
liberaiity. The fountain ofthis liberality.
is however, too evident to be misunder-
stood. The balance Of trade this year,
being IN our favor, II is also assiduously
gazeted as panacea of all first evils.
But who will not perceive, that the late
excess Of importations under the advanta-
ges obtained from our government, in the
war agains. manufacturers, has leit an ia.
deb,edness, which they will not increasr.
and IN the absence Of currency, 10 now
willing 10 be satisfied with even the pro.
duce Of the country. The Tariff, and the
unworthy threatening Of Reputation, is
already sokening that obduracy which
Justice could not eff CT, and producing that
equality and exchange in productions, IN
trade, which,prevenis excess Of Impora-
tions--shuns the credit systom--keeps an
easy balance-requires but little curren-
cy-advantageously employs the home
industry, and secures a prosperous COM
mfrce. 1.-THE wisdom Of the administra.
ton failed, the intelligence and the integ.
uty Of Legislation. ought long since 10
have commanded these momentous results,
now springing to us from fouatain, in
part so impure. The preservation II
countless millions, now lost forever, would
have been the reward. Party discipline
may pledge its Instruments 20 submit to
the stain Of reputation, rather than re-
ceive the just share of the Land dlslribu-
ton, and pay the honest debts of,he
State. But the niquity of the act win
serve as beacon TO the country, aad 20
the world, against the future imitation Of
the credit system, and an excess Of i'm
portations, looking to currency for pay
ment.
Gen. T. closed with some general COM
menis upon the various articles exh bited
at the Fair, and by observing that the re.
ceipts at the door from vistew had been
much larger than they ever we're before.
The articles exhibited had also been much
more numerous.