The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-01
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

AMEklCAN MANUFAC IhEos
Improvements in the process end style
Of aImos. every article of American manu-.
facture have Jeen going on steadily, and
the degree Of skill and perfection which
has been attained leaves no room for doubt
that under the sound and wise policy re-
cognised by the existing Tariff, the United
States will 10 some few years time become
entirely independent Of Europe for the large
mass of articles required for the necessities
and comforts Of our people. We have the
firmest reliance that the industry, skill and
perseverance Of cur countrymen, il reason.
ably aided, will accomplish these results,
and We fad that our respected contemporary
of the New York American holds the same
opinion. Ia the " Money Article of that
journal, prepared 10 60 by the Boston
steamer Of the l6.h, the editor says:
ave had here a few weeks since pref
Is general revival Of trade in nearly all lis
branches, and coming at an earlier period
than usual in the season, it led 10 the belief
that heavy business would continue TO be
done through the autumn. The supplies
OF foreign manufactured goods being limit.
ed at the time, the market was soon near.
ly swept, and orders TO a considerable a.
noun, were consequently sent to Europe
for a fresh supply. The demand, howev.
er, that seemed TO spring up Unexpectedly
diminished; and i, is supposed that the i'm
ports nos coming forward Will meet less
ready sale than was promised, and pay q
lees prof, than was anticipated. This may
be accounted for partly By the fact, that the
demand alluded to was measureably over
rated IN consequence Of so little having
been done for 50 long a time previous, and
partly BY the fact that those more exclu.
sively engaged la importing goods did not
measure the exten, Of the hone supply,
which has been increasing, and is now We.
~ large, and embraces almost every arli.
Gle of large consumption manufactured Of
cotton, worsted. and wool, and so success
fully have our own manufactures progres
sed, that possibly the period is not dlstan
when this country will be entirely supplied
al home with all such articles, except, per
haps, limited list Of the finest and rares
fabrics.
The IRON TRADE has also been and con
tinues to be largely affected by the increase
OF our home supplies, which has limi.ec
the amount of import Of bar and bolt iron
and reduced the price TO SO low figure a.
to leave little if any inducemeu, TO the im
porter"
The following paragraph copied from an
other New York papers description Of the
articles exhibited at the Great Fair of the
American Institute, bears testimony TO The
superior manufacture of those which are
here specified:
Let any one look at the cloths in thi:
wing Of the Institute 1ud learn a lesson
He will there see oroadcIo,hs from thu
MIddlesex Mills which cannot be surpas
sed; literally and truly, cannot be surpas
ssd. Bls mark the mark Of The cloth. /
IS "Dfab De Satin, rr9ncu rIurh.-
Thus, al our good cloths, silks, cottons
lamps, aud every thing else, are sold under
foreign marks. A large house told Gen
Tallmadse at this fair, that their best lamps
made at Boston, are sold Throughout the
country as foreign lamps. The anecdotes
told 10 relation TO this matter a, the Silk
Convention are curious, and fraught with
instruction. Let the ladies' and Others fond
OF using foreign fashions recollect, that IN
nlne cases out of ten, articles they paid q
bigh price on for importation and tariff
were made at home, aud tina, the dealer
laughs at their guIlability while he pockets
his extra profits. The broadcIolhs here
eight 70 be examined by every American.
There are hoe beaver cloths, and satlnets
and cBsslneres, Of the very finest patterns
eyer sold, all made al homo. The French
cassimeres, made by the YANKEES, are a
curiosity. SIks-What we have said OF
the cloths IS true Sf the silks. The speci
mems exhibited are Of the first quality
The Northampton Association, the Pa,er.
son Association, aud DR.. Gill, Of Ohio.
have some rich samples on exhibition. 1t
IS demonstrated tina, the raw silk raised in
this country Is superior to that Of other ma
lions, aad We can manufacture fully az
cheap II mol cheaper. Foreign nations
cannot compete silh us in the great stables
o. manufactures of iron, Of cotton, of wool.
len, aud six goods, and many other articles.