Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-18
RICHMOND DAILY WIG.


Ahe cry n situated . peninsula. In i640. Il had .
puiaon Of s33s3. Its supposed TO contain from
10 to 100000 inhabi'an,s. There 10 capital and
wealth collected here for the popuston Than any other
Town or city In tho Union and perhaps In tho world
Those who have charge u tho political dssiincs of this
union suppose by repeating the Tariff. they ~i revenge
themselves the people Of Boston. The mode mosi
egrcRonsy sbsurd The capitalists Of his city will
grow rich By s repeal SO far thcy concerned
sonsly, they would b glad h repealed Tomorrow.
No pcrsons but the poor will suffer, and they mos deeply
and this every who attempts 10 teach and insruct
Others ought know All revalsiops siiei the poor and
the laborng classes. whether be among tho leu of the
soi workers In bias iron, steel lead wood clay
do whether tho free white man Of IN. No,,b
South. or the black slave on the plantation When
we cease 10 Protsci tho labor VI the POOR give protcc
ton To the rich. Reduce the prac Of labor aud the vau,
Of produce and property Of oil kinds goes down with it
The man who to-day the holder OF property ndebt
cd morrow, becomes abore and tho tendency Of things
would thus be TO drive oil tho properly into the hands Of
the wealthy but would the sl-poent but oil wroched
people let IL remain there Are there no Demagoguss,
aud is there no deusion in . Republic And do we Of
the South expect that amidst this general wreck and uin
We will escape unseahed I As well might expect to
Keep that portion ii ,hs Atlantic which washes over our
shores level OF lury feet above whore dsses against
New York. Res, assured ~reiche dncss like water. will
lind its level There $50 900 negroes in the
South. who are hired out by their masters uadcsmcn,
who. under the operation Of this SYSTEM would be curse
on their hands pity the intellect we'll the knowledge
oil my man who would advocate this system among u.s.
and object any man who would KNOWN entail i,
upon Us and our pos,criiy.
The American Revolution had its commencement in
Boston, The British Army, in l775 To tine number of
iO0OO had possession Of the city From here the troops
went out to open the war Lexington aud the hard fought
battle Of Bunker Hill. Thoy were finally, by the Army
under Washington, forced cvscuae city. No por
ton oi the United States il ebgsged actively in the
cause Of American freedom than mha ban Of Boston
The English then desired 10 ensavc the people, and fell
more interest in the prosperity o Manchester they did
an Boston. You told by On American Senator
that he feels just in the way that they did, and some
oi you put him down for 20 feeling. aud declaring
patriot and for feeling like Washington other srea,
and good oi the Union. who given the world an
earnest OF their patriotism, a traitor The Bosonan-
struck the first blow, and shed the first blood for Freedom
snd when this Jack Cadc spawned forth upon the
world he found that the shedding blood had made
HIN Q free man. The that would make use Of the
sentiment that this creature has done, would betray his
counys and play into the hands Of enemy in
time OF war; Against such reasonable men. hold not
only the language OF but Of defiance Before they
shall succeed IN their reasonable designs poor and
this Union, will resist them with scourge hand
and torch in the other. will dispute every inch Of
ground bu every blade Of grass and the last
cnt OF hbe.y shall be mygrave would give this right
arm this moment, truly give it, il could be put in posses
sion Of correspondence which have taksn place
between CERTAIN Americans aud Engshmea 1 am not
drawing upon my inauguration for this wish. | am
no fanatic or visionary. pledge my reputation mon
for the truth OF this remark, because I knos it,
IL IS my present intention To give alacr ,,ter from
this place, shelving tie advantage which derives from
the manufacturing towns around | shall speak now of
some few factories here with other which regard
oi interest to all Of The fret factory pissed into was
L. Gnberrs Go. They aIe manufacturer OF Piano
for'cs There arc large number OF these instrument
makers in this city, but but this believe who have
the night Of uniting them the .Eoah attachment The two
together in competent hands, mako sweet and delicious
music. They have al immense building where their i'll
suaneni made. They packing up Pianos at tho
time made them the visit. for almost all parts Of the
Union Their sales are not confined TO this country alone
but to South America, Mexico and Canada. They had
certainly OF the finest instruments on hand, ever
saw. The amount paid by the South the NORTH for
these instruments Alone per annum. would put up half Of
the present Colleges Semnares and Universities in our
section OF the Union. mean, would half Of the
buildings; II no eraggerson This fsctoy's sales
upwards Of S2OOOOO per year am glad that they
using much Of the American black walnut. The
people OF the South, who have black walnut their for
est lands, possessed owcalh that am persuaded they
now do no; appreciate. II they would bring into mar
ket either for foreign or domestic consumption. would
yield them handsome profit. IL holds same priee
with rose and mahogany wood in London. Much OF
shipped yearly from American ports To Europe where il
fast coming into use
The amount OF furniture made in this city likewise, 10
very great Cornhi is full Of these Establishments
visited j. NJ Dode's factory he has many rooms where
he stores work. but oil them tables bureaus wash
stands, &C. &c. were piled top Of each other. This
house sends large quantities OF its work South Here
too Ind they use up into the work. very large
Of various kind! OF American wood II the South would
only appreciate the valuable markets opening for the
timber their uncultivated lands they would not waste
and desroy i 80 hsedesSlv a, a,
Atlantic Saies. The timber in those States is superior IN
the Western because hes been exposed TO the sun
and the air Tho amount 81 timber shipped this city,
far greater than had any idea To be sure vast osant
ties Off is used for building HOUSES for the improvements
going in Boston and towns conterminou. is without
parallel in their past history. But she is using ui
quantities OF it, in making furniture. building Of ships.
steamboats, &c. Tho amount Of vessels built here ever,
year Is very great Many houses itod al the NORTH
complete Tor the South There many now, ad.
nit fitted out formerly. long the day when We
shall fall oil IN the RATIO in the imporiaons of do
nestle manufactures. My wish in no way to inu,. the
North, In anything. but sympaihes with the Sou,
the land OF my nativity wish to disentbrnl her fr m
those slaysh sentiments and groveng pursuits which bows
her head TO the EARTH Her dropping spirits wish t. revive
and her siekening frame wish Isusciiae and TO this
end. have applied all the energies my nature and e,
eried oil the resources Of my mind.
The shoe business here too. very great There are
no incorporated shoe factories IN the State but the amount,
made IN Massachusetts per annum. is perhaps without
parallel The value Of the produce If shoe factories i.
much greater than any other single kind Of nanue
ture in the State. The number Of towns and amoun, Of
persons engaged in this department Of manufacturing
strikes oyey stranger with astonishneni and this remark
though IN less degree, will apply hundred aud ono
other branches Of industry The Of produce
which poursin this city from the surrounding towns ia
almost 10 human eyes aud incredible But that IN,
granite hills and beat shores OF Old Massachusetts
should bring into make, such immense and variety OF pro
duce Is not so surprising, when study tho genius Of her
people Here every is educated Tor his calling. This
knowledge tells him that hand work well applied will
save MIN snd nothing else. One thing will be remark
ed ihs' the old lands which the Pilgrim Fathers his
settled upon are still cultivated by their hardy de-
scendants snd arc as productive as ihosc which W,to
settled upon centuries AFTER The old farms md pl.n
tahon' which tic early fathers Of Virginia settled mon
noahy oil deserted, aud these places hardly sL