Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-11-07

commodities as may be raised n, home that
this Kingdom is capable of raising within
itself and its Colonies, materials for employ
/ ing all our poor, in those manufactures
which we now impor, for such OF our neigh.
| bors who refuse the admission Of our own"
Gee states that his book was written by
"Ordsr Of The Lords Of Trade" II was
printed, not TO publish 1t, but TO pu, Few
Of them into the hands fsomc Of the Mn
is,ers OF State, and other great men. lie
had understood by some great person, 'that
discourse upon Trade would be very &C
ceptable TO the King" Such was the un.
form 'd,ctrine of the Government OF
Great Britain, for one hundred years be-
fore our Revolution. When that great G.
vent wa. rapidly approaching, and when
Holland and Flanders were supplanlcd, anG
England wns standing preeminen, in Com.
morce 10 the book Of Sir James Stew
art made its appearance book essentially
teaching them the new born doctrine of
Free Trade This book was published in
1863 At length in due time, Adam
Smith appears. His book was printed in
l775 and the beginning of l776. The
first copy of his work cannot be found a.
nongu For one hundred years before
our Revolution, high toned Protection to
Home Industry was enacted and inlorced
by the scvcrest fcudal laws Selling sheep,
or exporting fleece of wool, was punished,
for the first offence, by forfeiture Of goods,
his hands cut off and nailed up in a market
town; and for second offence, to suffer
death This last act escaped the notice Of
British legislators, and yet remains .unre-
peaed although unexecuted To entice an
artificer or any manufacturer to leave
Great Britain, 70 practice or teach his trade,
was punished with penalties more severe
, than those provided against enticing slave
from our Southern States while the arti-
fcer himself forfeited his estate, was de-
cared an alien, and incapable to take prop
erty by descent, gift or otherwise.
When Mr.. Scho6eld of Waterbury, Con
necicut, now living, established his manu-
factory of Buttons in that town,he had d fiji
Guilty to obtain artizans, and could not send
them from England, but was obliged to
send them disguised and ship them for Ire
land as common emigrants Other Manu-
, factories, and especially those of Broadco,h
formerly encountered like difficulties and
t expcdients.
The export from England OF any Cotton
l Machinery was prohibited by forfeiture and
penalties The desire of Russia TO maniac
! ture was thus prevented, till within few
l years. When they learned from an Amer
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t Machinery, with American improvements
, on the best English models, orders were i'm
+ medately given to ship specimens from
t Lowell 10 draw on Russia for the cost tc
7 OneHundr Thousand Dollars. This open
q ed a new and profitable trade with Russia
! and which is now carried on extensively
c from Lowell and Patterson, and | believe
Y Maueawan-an the ports of Russia were
e also opened to American Cotton. Eng
e land, watchful for the interests of her sub
e iects, on learning the opening Of this new
It American trade, forthwith repealed her Law
e against the expectation Of Cotton Machine
d ry, and enabled her people TO enter into TIL
e competition and profit OF this trade.
lie One word as to Adam Smith. He doe
e not say he wrote for the Government a
4, Joshua Gee did But the whole tenor O
n his work and the time and the circumstanc
lie proves the fact In the form of a book oil
the "Science of Political Economy" tn
IA Colonies and their interests are nterwovei
&c in many of It's pages, with extensive color
a. ing like some of our party newspapers =
n with reasons for the bunhens imposed upo
OF them with suggestions of amelioration c
so their condition with objections 10 monopc
e. lies and corruptions; OF paci6calon,!by il
is forming them that they were treated bette
~ than either Greace, Rome or other nation
ar had ever treated their Colonies; and az
&c ding the very delicate proposition, that
to each colony which should detach ilse
Y. from the general CoNrEDERAcY Gre;
Of Britain should allow Representation;
I'd new method of acquiring importance;
nd new and more dazzling object of ambito
IN would be presented 10 the leading men
&c. each colony 10 draw some cfthe great pI
lal yes which sometimes come from the whe
es Of the great state lottery of British politics
ed Do you inquire who was this Ada
an Smith History affords you the answer
Ter He was man Of great talents and learnir
w. The was professor Of Moral philosopl
ial in the University of Glasgow. He So
OF dedly left that comfortable retreat on bcil
en- invited by Charles Townsend to accom-
she ny the young Duke of Buccleugh in
m. travels on the Continent, Hand upon conc
nd lions which assured the Philosopher an al
on. ply compe,en, independence Of fortune {
out his future life" 1t gave him opportunity
viii collect materials and time to write his Doc
ge Do you ask who was Char
ion Townsend He had been Secretary
nv. Var under the Butte Administration a
ese left it with dscredit He had married I
I'M widow, and became the step-father OF !
nee son the young duke Of Buccleugh.
, The Pitt Administration he was Chancel