New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-16
The Tariff and Agriculture.


20 The Editor IF The tribune:
| rccolIect that you lately took the pains to
show up the folly OF your new born Free Trade
neighbor the Gazette, now defunct in asserting
that manufactures arc an injury TO the agrlcu-
ture of those parts of New England in whose
vicinity they arc situated. must say admired
your patience. To be obliged TO enlighten the
people Of this country on such subject seems
to be very much like burning candles BY day
light-vet trying as il is to the temper Of man
Of common sense such absnrdties must be ex-
posed. | remember when IN those very parts of
England, which are now covered with beau
tiful farms and farm houses and smiling villages,
there were only to be seen, before manufactures
were established, miserable tenements with moss
covered roofs and broken windows. Desperate
indeed must be the cause which can only be sup
ported by statements SO utterly untrue and so to-
rally destitute OF al probability For what class
of readers can such mlsstatementS be fabricated
is Ncw-Y York an injury to the farms and gardens
which surround 1t? Or have Lowell, or Wal
than, or Great Falls, or Nashua, or the thousand
other villages which manufactures have built up
in New England impoverished the farmers who
daily supply their markets?
But my object in addressing you is not to an
swer the Gazette, as such, for it has gone to its
last long sleep, but the statements 1t made, and
which are endorsed by the whole Gazette party
Although members of that party will not regard
plain home made American facts, perhaps they
will entertain some respect for the following OBJ
Servations made by Sir Robert Peel III his late
Speech delivered at the Agricultural Dinner at
ramworth. BY referring to the Albion of this
city in It's number OF I'd December, they will
find the following passage:
Therefore, geLtiemen, this favored locality have
for being behird-hand The OF agricultural
prosperity Another advantage possess that we live
the neghborhood of great manufacturing district, aud
you all know OF what importance Birmingham and the grea!
district It's nelchboIhcod Isvou know also what
uGuence has IL the or your agricultural produce
n you have had ample experiences that WIKI the decay
Of h= prosperity OF that dstTIct there
pending sympahiss on the part OF tue aEfeutuEasts-
Thus YOU have not only country formed BY nature but
possessing the advantage oi great manufacturing district
IN It's neighboIhcod and Creating market for It's
produce
There, friends OF the Gazette principles, are
you satisfied now If you are not you are un-
reasonable. Can any thing come more entirely
from British source than the above 1t is of
the very latest importatlon-and what ought to
complete your satisfaction, you can get 1t here at
d British counter. ARATUS.
HENRY CLAY's WIFE.-A lady of Northern
Pennsylvania now residing in Virginia, has writ
ten to friend in Montrose, Penn. from which the
Editor Of the Susquehanna Register has published
several extracts. Among them we find the fol-
owing. which will interest the ladies at least, and
shows Mrs Clay to be the true American matron,
as her husband is the true American citizen and
patriot.
4" happened to get in company with Clay-men
and ladies too. | met with Mrs. H, OF Lex
ngton, Kentucky, who had visited at Mr.. Clay's
during the last summer; and She gave a pleasant
account of the domestic habits of the family. Mrs.
Clay gets up at o'clock III the morning-super-
intends hel dairy, does much of the labor with her
own hands, sometimes churns the cream and al
Gays salts and prepares it for the market, &c.
She said it was we'll arranged house, and she
described the place as beautiful IN tbs extreme.
| enqured whether Mrs. Clay was genteel and
lady-hke III her manners She said yes, exceed
lngly so-that 1t Was rare to meet one so inteli
gent and accomplished. Mrs. H. would almost
havsanade Clay man of vou If YOU had heard
her talk
I5 The hledisonlan contains The official no.
nee 10 the Consul Washington Of the Republic Of Ecpa
or ;ht General Juan Jose Flores was elected President of
5ist oi MAY.
e, Splendid performances al O'Clock this 4fts1nccn
me aEistcen Museum with s.. Tom lhanb the Gylsiss
&c Miss Gannon apps several different catacers
.us, apps4s for the tins toaas i,'s Inc American
Gs.sP 5aIsa ATIn4eEIoN PEALI Mu
LIS is ths last day OF the white negroes and hundreds