Holly Springs gazette., 1845-05-31

! of all the American rags used IN It's manu>
| facture, and receive S., 100000 per annum
| for these rags. Now for their position as
consumers of paper !: In lS40, there were
I4,IoO,2lS white inhabitants in the United
States, and but I.4S1,122 of these we're
residents of the Cotton. growing StateS-
Therefore. while they receive 10 OF The
benefit of the protective duty on rags; they
pay less than 1T of the protective duty on
paper in addition to the ia CT. hat the So
100000 which they receive tor rags would
be entirely lost to them if paper was not
protected.
We have now 600 paper mills in OPERA
ton In the United States giving active use
| 10 capital of Sl6, 600. 600, manufacturing
! at least sum equal to its capital per an
1-um !: and affor6ing sustenauce to upwards
I ofthis interest bv ss.ssasive snac.men..
home competition alone has reduced the
/ price one-half; our proposed revenue Tar
| iff will do away also with this valuable
branch of home industry.
| In a speech made at the Anniversary of
the American Institute by Hon A. II. Il:
| Stuart of Va. he called the attention of the
| aud iencesto the fact that while the product
| of these six States, Cotton, paid a duty of
out five per cent.in the English marker, the
Agricultural product of all other States
paid an average duty of $50 per cent and
their immediate neighbors, Virginia and
kentucky, duty of nearly 1000 per C en-.
on their Tobacco CROP when shipped TO
British ports. Thus they are in receipts
of both home and foreign protection. Our
| cotton growing politicians seem to forget
the fact that England is using strong exer-
| tions to raise cotton in her East India
| Colonies, and her whole legislation with
| Egypt is with a view of becoming favored
customers of her Cotton. If the cotton
manufacturers of this country should be a
! few years without protection, the Southern
planter might have the satisfaction of sees
ing his negroes clad of Egyptian cottons,
spun aud woven in England. One of these
| States, Louisiana, receives a very large
share OF the protection of the present Tariff.
Her supposed crop of sugar this year will
reach as per the statement of The New
| Orleans Chamber of Commerce nearly 200.-
| 100000 lbs.; and this is protected by a
duty on foreign Sugars of ID cents per
pound. Her own consumption, in connec-
ton with the other 24.140000 flbs. of her
crop and this calculation supposes that the
,463 free colored and the 1,l0S.236
slaves consume Sugar in the same ratio as
an equal number of persons in the Nor
thern States. Their Molasses, of which
the amount is very large, is also protected
by high duty on foreign Molasses. Lou
| isiana, however, appears at last TO have a.
| wakened to the Iact of her position ~
Twill now refer to few of the benefi.
cial results which have arisen from
the present Tariff, and the consequent COM
petition. talent and ingenuity which have
been brought to bear upon American man
ufactnres. Almost every article exhibited
at the late Fair of the American institute
shows great improvement in quality
| Cloths, Cassimeres, Flannels, Calicoes,
Sheetngs, Shirt;ngs. &c. &c. are all equal
to the best imported articles. The Flint
Glass there exhibited has greater refrac'
tive force, and as much whittier than any
imported, while the style of design is min
itely superior to the English. In France
the arts of design have formed part Of the
common school education of the operative,
and consequently the English silversmilh
has often TO appeal to the design Of the
French tinman to beautify his work ind
with the exception of those Improvements
in the application of the fine arts TO the
mechanic arts which were introduced into
England by the energy of Wedgewood,
she has stood comparatively still, leaving
the field of ornamental design to the
French. Our manufactures however,
profted by her supineness, and the best
artists have been employed to add beauty
!, TO their designs. The lamp Giradoles,
: Candelabras &C. &c. exhibited at the late
Fair were rare specimens of graceful form
and artistical finish. The quality Of Or
molu fully equal 10 the best French.
Some time since, one ofour largest i'm.
porters of French goods imported q large
quantity of Calicoes of superior quality and
elegant patterns. Some four weeks before
/, opening of the Fair, having sold bis goods.
be presented his pattern cords 10 commis>
sion merchant OF this city, who immediate>
: ly sent them to friend manufacturer at
the East. The Importer before spoken Of
tvvisised the aiF-and there saw a quantity
7 Of Caiicoes which be misionk Tor those
I which he had imported. and complained
D that French goods should be admitted az
! our Fair. The manufacturer, who hap,
pened to be present, sold him large guam.
} tity at p CTS. per yard, being equal in
quality and OF The same patterns as those
| which he had imported at q cost of 81 l-2
cents per yard.
Our ingenious countryman. Mr. Burden
of Troy. has constructed machine by
which he manufactures several tons of
Iron day into horse-shoes and these are
4 entirely suDerior In those orevionsiv r,ada