Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-01-11

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The Paris Journal dcs Deba,s (says the Boston
Daily Adver.iser) contains an able article on the
subject Of American Manufactures, which is de-
serving Of attention. We have translated and
present below the material parts of it. It begins
with some statements of the commerce of the
United States, founded on the late official publ.
cation of the Commerce and Navigation of the
country, from the Treasury Department. After
those statements, the article proceeds as follows
This modification results in good measure,
from the Tariff of duties which the Americans
have adopted. They have placed themselves I'M
der the banner of protection. They have laid
duties equivalent TO a prohibition Of some arti-
c,es. Foreign commerce has felt il severely.
England, who sent TO North America to the value
OF del millions in 1886, ard 295 i'm 1887, in
1919 did not furnish more than 1872 millions
France, which holds the second rank i'm the COM
merce OF the United States, delivered them goods
to the amount of 1875 millions in 1886 and III i'm
1887, the figures in the table for 1912 only for
lOS. Ii is perceived that the loss to France is
considerably less than that to England as re-
CARDS the year 1886, it is however IS for hun
dred.
This diminu,ion of the consumption Of foreign
products must not be attributed TO the tariff of
duties alone. 1t proceeds also, at least with re-
gard to France, which exports more particularly
articles OF luxury, from fortunate modification
which has been introduced into the habits of the
people. Adversely has made the Americans :uore
economical. French silks and articles of Paris
fashions have been less sought for. Meantime
the fact which goes before all others. and which
modihes most profoundly the commercial relations
o. the United States with Europe, is the entrance
with iull sails Of North America into the manu-
featuring system. She did not perhaps desire it !;
1t may be considered Il surprise upon good mum
Der OF her Legislators. The want of the duties
been ALLEGED a &c "A Tnrt hnI 'ra,c
empty. The inirigues of parties We're mingled
with the question. Meantime America is now
submitted to the manufacturing regime-sho APP
pears to be definitely subjected to it.
! Without speaking Of the political consequences
that the establishment of protective tariff would
have on the United States, it may be believed
that this same cause will produce great changes
In the general commerce of the globe. The
American is an excellent mechanc-he has the
spirit OF bringing manufactures to perfection, in
The highest degree. No extremity impedes him
In The Improvement of his operations. To keep
up an antiquated method of labor seems to him a
greater evil than TO ruin himself, greater dis
honor than becoming bankrupt. He possesses
! The mechanical genius in a superior degree to the
! Englishman himself. AS operative he is very
skiiliui, very intelligent, very alert. The Anne
! rlcan workman is more cultivated than the Euro
pean workman; he is more active with his I'M
deIstandlng, and his work shows it, There is
therefore room for the belief that under the spur
alone OF National rvalship the American fabrics
VIII make rapid advances, that i'm IA short time
hey VIII produce largely, and at good bargains.
Undoubtedly wages are higher in America than
| In EUROPE, but this increase of expense for the
manufactures is compensated by various advan-
'ages; the low price of certain primary materials,
/ cotton Tor example, and it may be believed that
the price of mechanical labor will be lowered in
the United States; it has perceplibly diminished
Tor some years past, and with an equal retribu-
tiHn The American operative will enjoy more COM
iort than The European workman. For commo-
dues OF the first necessity at very low prices
! In America, except in two three of the large
cities on the sea coast. In the city of Cincinna-
Il, Tor example, which manufactures great deal,
and which is one of the most popuous cities of
the Union, kjlogram of beef may be had for 20
or 20 cemlmes, and other things in proportion.
The conclusion to which this leads is, that The
United States are tending speedily to becoming a
manufacturing people, who will pour into the ge-
neral commerce manufactured goods of every
| KIND, hardware, cloc>work, wrought metals, in
great quantities and at low prices, and that they
VIII prove every where powerful rivals to the
great manufacturing nations, and particularly to
England, to whose productions their own genius
attracts them. in word England is threatened
with having in the American Union, CONNER
clal rival which will make terrible war'upon her,
because she will oppose To her merchandise, pro-
ducts exactly similar. When we consider the
part That commerce and manufactures have had
I IT.
easy to conceive that this would be an event of a
nature to influence even the political balance of
| the world.
! We may say that England is menaced. This
| is not enough. The rivaship of the manufac-
tured goods OF North America is an actual fact.
The Americans have made pIodigious improve
inents In their cotton manufacturers and even
! their Wooliens more recently. A cry of alarm has
been sounded in Great Britain. At the moment
we are speaking, all the cotton manufacturers in
Europe are astonlshed at the low prices at which
! the Americans furnish their goods. 1t is said
| that at such prices nothing Of this kind can be
sent TO America. A few months since mercantile
houses In Boston sent cottons to India and China
! by the way of England These goods were
| stopped by the English custom-house, under pre-
text OF fraud In the manufacturers mark. This
incident recalls the fact that in 1884, an Ameri-
can ship having arrived at Liverpool with eight
bales OF cotton, the custom-h house officers seized
II, persuaded that this cotton could not have come
IRON the United States, where in fact it was not
cultivated before the independence. In 1900 the
United States furnished as much as Brazil, in
lo20 as much as India, which was the principal
producer; In 1873 twice as much and half more
This year the crop in the United States is 225
millions OF Kilograms of cotton, which will sell
for $50 millions Of francs. In 1910 the crop a.
mounted to $50 millions of Kilograms, against
100 which came from India. All the rest contri-
butes TO the general commerce 100 millions of
Kilograms. This year it is nearly tenth larger.
Bnt such is the energy Of the American people in
labor, that there is no imposSi5iliy in their show
ing The same skill, the same power the same pro-
greSSlvc holiness, In the manufacture of the cot
ton they have given proof of in its cultivation.
.arrirai IF tie o. s. Brig Iructon-Remains
9 Com. PWfer.-The u. S. brig Truxton, Lieut..
Cong George p. Upshur, arrived at Norfolk on
Thursday. The II. had a passage of al DAYS
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