Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-26

we ought Co DO il; and The moment we throw open
our ports To the competition of all naliuns, We fore
60 all the advantage Of a fresh sorl and a spare pop.
nlatlon. and put our laoJr va The Inv level vi the
sarving millions Of T. rope aud As,a.T
COMMENT.
The foregoing opinion Is from q lecture Of the
Rev q w Bamap. Of Maryland, published in a re.
cent numner nf Hunts Merchants Magazine. The
author is one Of those few who travel out OF the lim.
lis of their profession. 10 acquire a knowledge Of
political ecOnOmy-a science lou much neglected by
every class Of cItizens-Ind The lecture from which
we quote IS ample evidence Of the ability Of It's au-
thor To- Inculcaie scientific tru lbs with elcarness and
force. Tue extract which we have made, asserls a
truth that cannnt be too extensively known and nc
kn"wledgGd, IL is cornpIIm nIary To American
workm ~, and yet no more th an superior skill and
enterprise h IS won for them. The lime has arrived
when We can refuse the palm Of superiority IN The
mechanical skill aud ma nuiaotures 10 The old world;
we are no longer dependant upon foreigners for
manufactures Of use or fancy, but can now be sup.
piled from some section or other Ut our couniIy.--
This being The case, we certainly have a dury 10
perform towards those whose talents. industry aud
clpiial,have combined to complete the independence
Of The United States; aud that duty consists in pro.
Iecting and encouraging The etfJrls Of those whs
have thus employed them-elvss. II IS 40 less O
duty than OF interest. 10 guard agains such degra.
ding competitions with the pauper AhUr Of The old
world. as would render the manufacturing districts
Of this country such scenes Of misery aud pauper.
ism as thOse Of England SO frequeuIly present, rem.
dering II necessI ~ 10 swell Tho number Of al Us
houses. and increase the pJOr rates Of the Counties
Ia this country, the maxim, "Ihs la bOIer is worthy
Of his hife,' should be acknowledged TO its iulles
extent, for It Is ouly in this manner that we can n
void a premature experience OF the Inconvenience
Of the effects Of low prices for labor. such as OLD
countries are subjected 10 from their oyergrown pop
ulatiOns.
Tnis country has already some little experienced
Of The peTniciOLs effects OF purchasing even luXu
ries from abroad. Our experience has been some
hing like that Of the poor Indians, who begga
themselves TO make exchanges with heir more Gun
ming n~eighbOrs for glass beads aud shining tunke Is
WHICH only furnish q momeniay qualification to tn,
pleasures Of sight. Tne United States has bee:
stripped oipreciols metals by the shining raj nent
sparkling wines. and gew-gaw decorations Of Eu
rope, just as The Indians have been stripped. ~ ihei
turn, by ONE OF our Yankee traders Tue experl
ence lIUs acquired should prove a lesson for IN,
future. ani lead Us to labor to dissipale that fool
ish prejudice which attaches ideas Of eIcellenc,
to whatever cJnes rum abroad, aud refuses 10 &c
cord tho just merits Of home productions. Tha
We can manufacture every thing We want, - a fac
which few will hazard their reputation fr intel Il
gence by denying; That We ought 10 do so. aud lha
Americans ought 20 encourage such eiJus, are alsa
truths which should command universal aud pmci.
cal assent.-Phd ChrOH.