Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-12

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The arH siiod ~ s drive the iof.sn articles out of the
market almost altogether. They the American nov
awsys Insiosd OF using the Ru..s aud English Bu.p.
aud Bear Duck for undeteoyeng they now use and prc,
the American twillcd heavy Cotton goods. l. not this nm
advantage to the cotton growing States and more s.ryc.
able than Nuheationf Curled hair which WINS f,rn.,v
shipped from South America To England manufacture,
and then sent 10 this country for shipped direct
To the United States and here manufactured Tn. pr;,ri
pal Of hair eloih which formerly mapui.e,u,
ed IN Germany and Eoslsnd Is produced in this eoun
Try.
The Black Walnut tree. which /. now taking In, nl,c.
o both Rosewood aud Mahogany Tor the nanul.e,. q.
furniture, grows IA abundance this country and "a h.
coming Trade o great magnitude Their. - n plenty al
this wood IN Virginia. which wasted but beb !,
was collected aud brought market would enrich IN.
owners aud open hrst business In the Sou,b h,,
when grows IN the old States IL the best because
to more heat and aud longer and of rou
~ more hard aud durable. LaRe auantii,, n,. L,,L
@ o", 'he forests oi Wisconsin aud even Iowa. by the
ways OF New Orleans and the Lakes and sold nj fine pro
nus aud much OF IL shipped England France and
'efmany What some at our enterprixing farmers
and the owners OF land in Virginia would take thi. mat
Ter into consideration and make start aud try their
mana nj something and suffer themselves In nil
'ngs to be out done by the young s,pplings who find
'heir way into the woods Of tho "ar Westi" Are not
'hese long discovered but yet creek. md
streams, which make the great our old State
having their in the Eastern base OF the
and owing To the Chesapeake TO bear along On their bo
SONS the invaluable products and from the noun
'ans and hills, the rich valleys and plains now Ia
the millions, find markets your cite. and towns ON h.
sesooerd, 10 increase your munuias and commerce.
and cheer the heart Vi the husbandmenI HON. IN. d,y
is rpcning for this saluary and useful change sp,.d
II.
The Tariff Of lsi2 has hsd the ,iiee, of .mo, den,,
iahns the town OF Dundee in Scotland That once flour
ihing place depended for support on the United u,e-
Tor the sale oi Its cotton begging Now Ten thousand of
her population have been thrown out of employment-
MANY oil the owners VI these factories have since our
n was passed, taken their machinery and sailed 10 the
United States, bringing with iheu aud all their capital
a men, 10 commence operations In the "land of the free
mi ths ham aat 49,
settled IN Lousana; under the nose of the Great Null
hor IN South Carolina where he purchased his ncphews
a. H. Cahouns) plantation intending some Of the
very cotton he designs manufacture About three thou
sand Ut her workcn have been transferred To our .hor,s
with their employers, who will be good citizens bring
ing capital among us OF fifteen hundred thousand dollars
But tor lear these statements relative Dundee NAV be
denied by those who wish to repeal the Tariff. and keep
the =, nth down, have the qualification of giving state
ment below from Mr.. John Ward, IT., n native OF Dundee
Row oi this city, and manufacturer He is of In. firm
ct ward Weeks d CO., Of New York and of Newark
and is familiar with a he relates: aud hope the latter
part ut his statement will be acnvey considered by the
iTiends Of Richmond -
The Tariff of lSi2 affected the importation of Cotton
Begging more Than any other article with which am ac-
quaned Previous To that year. the Southern States de-
pended principally on :hc Town of Dundee, IN Scotland
Tor their supplies, which generally shipped To ~
York Some idea may be formed OF the magnitude of
trade when II is known that Dundee about ten thousand
persons Were employed In the Cotton Begging alsne.-
James Watt, ESQ., OF this CITY, was previous 10 the Tariff
o ioi. the most heavy importer Of Dundee Cotton goods
into this country In lSi he imported about 5000 plcce.;
aud IN 1912 only 1900 pieces being the last importation he
mas made, or ever expects make The manufacture OF
psshg Tor the purpose Ut packing Cotton extinct
IN dundee In consequence OF this things their
manufacturers nave been obliged turn their attention TO
other branches OF business. Severn contemplate removing
to this county, end have already come. One has
established hiso IN Patterson New Jesey where he has
erected arGe factory, the machinery OF which all
Drought from Dundee last summer ard which Ia fitted up
style superior 10 thing kind in this courry The
managers, aud all the principal woknen arc industrious
and experienced hands ruin Dundee In East BrookIvn
Long iand' there Is IN opcat small Begging Factory,
managed by person from Dundee la New Bedford
RHOdo leland, there erecting an establishment for the
mlnuactnic OF all kinds of Dundee goods IA. be
managed by Dundee mechanics. A number Of other
Dundee manufacturers and mechanics have gone South
TO a. tabiish themselves
Large quantities Of Oil Cloths used to be imported
from England TINS trade is also extinct and manuaci
rtfs 81 this article from that county, arc now es-
'aoSnng themselves throughout ali the Northern States
OF the Union. There several IN Brook
yh Long Island The prupretors OF of these Messs
richards Horton about introd ucing the
OF Glaze Cloths vi every variety and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT =.
ton al dehsnce.
''Messis. Peter & Andrew Howe brothers. who served
teir lime or apprenticeship in Dundee, which celebrated
Tor It's manufactures in machinery, us well as in lin.
en- came 10 TINS country last TALL and established themselves
nj Norfolk, Virginia. manufacturers of machinery &c
WheIo am assured they succeeding admirably
GU see by the later part that he knows what vire-
II H. ana heF people, always excepting o her pc.
''sSiJ dd ue Invitation lie makes 10 the behalf ot
the manufacturers oi Dundee Here tits:
ih virginia. there splendid sites for msnufac
tnrng-cupinI Is plentiful, and the people are liberal Its
close pTox unity Ia the flax aud States
dersh very desirable location for the IA of Dun
dee goods In Dundee, there dozens II manufactu
fefs who can barely exc subsistence and who would
very willingly come Virginia. II sufficient encourage
iheni were held out TO ihem-some thing tlnyiLe that
would enable them Ia commence operations ON scale su
perot To any thing oi the kind this country The bene
Ills which would accrue by the establishment Of manuse
lures IN virginia. perfectly obvious any one who has
ever p'd any attention the subject Once lie, them be
established on firm basis, and they will soon animate the
people, aud bring forth the Of that great State
and quicken into useful employment the mechanical aat
cultural, and commercial talents of her sons"
Should Of the good people OF Richmond feel de.i
rous Of encouraging this object they make known he
desires 10 YOU and shall from tie advice receive from
you, take the proper steps make the matter known TO
the parties. Should Richmond exert herself 10 have con
cenraied at the Capitol OF the State dozen or So large
factories, she would add TO her population in five wears
some ten or fifteen thousand sOu This woud stimulate
her Legislature and by adding greater market for the
farmer stimulate industry with the agricultural classes
lead To the OF those aud useful discoveries IA the
science OF Agriculture, and make her what she ought 10
be
------'i'reHt glorious and free,
First bride Of the Union. hrst gem of the sea"
sOUTHERNER