Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-12
To the Editors Of the IVhig:

To the Editors Of the IVhg:
NEw YoRK, Aug. 9Th. lS45.
Gentlemcnl am, you see, still rambling in the aco-
res (our oPpessors! y the wing of the Union,
and it has afforded much qualification. that in
spite of my anupaihy write, tell you all about Some
OF our Southern friends who spending summer
vacation at the North visiting the Springs and other
tcring places, Guo-ke, know, "cae for OF these
things" but confess do they will 60 back fear To
spend their sessions in denouncing men as
"grinding oppressors," and "puJle piunderas" Will
you be good to write each such down
Let me give you instance Of certain Drawing mouth
aud empty headed ocoioco from South Carolina who IL
swelling out large the North aud sirung about
with the importance Of prince; know him WELL This
man came on here. likewise to "sy in stock" aud made
his usual visit TO manufacturer IN this city, till
orders for hun. The manufacturer told him his order
should be hled, but at the time said him "Sir
shall very freely I'LL orderbu is there gentle
in your place, who manufactures the same article as
well and about cheap rs do,-why do you no, get
them oil him aud encourage your people, and keen
your morey at homer" lie replied, % him. we dom,
want him there any turing we'd
rather buy Nortn. That is very plain English. There
Greek Latin in that, although it represents fool
Posteriiy will this than it will Sam Patch
BY the calculation OF late Southern paper stated that
the Southern people expend yearly the North for plea.
alone, tbripe aons Of dollars. Amt they our op.
pessors. How they do grind IL would be a sin for
them 10 spend this al delicious watering places
and rural retreats. We would. by keeping our money a,
home, have nothing abuse the North for at this rate
Cen Chandler OF the American Institute has related 10
me two facts, confmsory OF ehat said la NV last letter
from this city, and they Short will give them
place IN tic van oi this lie says tina, IN 1915 he
had occasion Tor the OF surface OF IL inches
square; but TO ms aston.smen he found could be
procured in New York. When about sending TO Eutupe
for H. he heard that perhaps Geo. Cymer of Philadephn
might be able make it, whom he wrote and who final
w. ID nd Is nav th
chine it originally designed for in this city lie tells
me now, ih1 the same article be produced for
thirds ess from the Improvements OF machinery and this
little incident Is bat sample OF hundred other things.
Our mechanics North and South only stability and
confidence IN domestic policy, cope with the world
He tells Of another circumstance which took place
previous the Tariff Of 1912 and which confirms INV
statement relative TO the foreign importers Saddlety
and HARDWARE merchant IN New York, having designed
an Improvement IN birdie bit. sent pattern All
order 10 be supplied, factory IN Birmingham in Eng
land Alter waiting reasonable time for return he
surprised by the exhibition the article made nccord
ing to his pattern, advertised for sale New York by the
sRent oil tho Birmingham manufacturer, who thus reaped
all the benefits Of his invention But the Tariff of 1912
has demolished this OF things such work is now
handsomely produced 10y our own ngeniou, mechanics.
The American Institute IS association service TO
this couny. II is yetin incipcnt state although of
some be deeply committed
promote the Oi home industry throughout the entire
Union. The Interests of agriculture and commerce ike
wise receive their united councils and considerations They
have FARMERS Club" which in their hail. compo
sed Oi very intelligent body OF agrcRturaists where
all matters relative 10 farming and HORTICULTURE are dis
cussed he Information thus elected by the Institute ia
dfused abroad throughout the Union and become sub.
Jects Tor wholesome consideration To- all these engaged in
such enterprises help believing, but that this
institution under the administration OF the able body Of
men who have control IT its Affairs destined 10 ef
feet with other efaed associations of o smaller grude
wise aud salutay reformation in the onward progress of
domestic manufactures agriculture, horticulture and COM
mefce, throughout the country. Thus believing 1 am
willing TO add TO share of and good
Ns,ll .uA ,f E.tt. D..
IN politics Permit through yon, tender the gen
temen who have charge Of It's afTlirs my acknowledg
ments for the attention received from hem. and the nte
resting intelligence they g'auiIously afforded Yipe
Ia Institute.
At the Brass Fawceu Foundry of Messrs Reed e. Co.
the junior partner Of which, formerly carried on business in
our old state was peculiarly struck with the admirable
finish and superiority Of their work over the same article
imported from Europe. There only other foundry
OF this peculiar kind in the United States; and none were
established IN this country until the passage tho Tariff
OF 1872 Those two factories sl1ne have almost entirely
driven the foreign article from the market
AT Messrs. Cornell & Jackson's Ornamental Foundry
through which the junior partner conducted me- bcheld
work made from iron. such as nowhere ever witnessed
before. There iron chairs intended for gar
dens sooeS Tor tho same purpose flower stands nso and
many other curious and cunning thnps The work of hands
from the solid IRON The entire finish Of the SO articles mr..
beautiful aud these with the grating aud ornamental rail
Ing and other work saw affords the hifhc. evidence
that IN point OF ingenuity, polish and workmanship wo
arc exceeded by no people the globe; and with half
the attention from the Government which tho mechanic
and manufacturer Of the old world receive from theirs
would give our industrious fellow citizens the command of
the markets Of the world.
The Iron Works similar to the ono above belonging TO
s. b. Althouss 81 Co., is another immense establishments
In passing through u, was struck with the order that
prevailed, and the flash Of the work This establishment
IL Just now filling very large order for Mexico. They
send good deal OF their work to Virginia What VIC
had few such establishments in the Capitol of the Old
Dominion Would not a change take place in our policy
and pursus like that which these factories have produced
mere at the NORTH think and do many others aud
warn politicians not to stand in way The progress
OF Improvement must GO forward and Virginia must be
elevated and placed in her proper nc among the States
Of the Union.
In passing through the large and may any, magnificent
Furniture Warehouse Of Mossrs. j. e. j. w Meeks had
lar opportunity Of testing tho superiority Of the Amor
can m'chahlc' over the European. So far ~ dura.
ohy, workmanship polish aud design are taken into
''u""' ho EUROPEAN is iuf Inferior 10 the work
dono here In fact, this establishment und,r the
ehage o. W rniprprHng propotor gained such celc
bfy OF u attract the attention Of both manufacturer r
others IN England France, Germany and Cbino 10 IT,
countries they have been, and now shipping their ok
ihc Improvements which have been discovered and by
hen used upon hor work. since tho adoption of The toG
gives them superiority their business that renders then,
competent 10 cope with tho best factors in Eur,pc Tho
showed me several articles which made and making
Tor England aud China. They tell that II England
would take Of half Of her taH on their goods tbev
could ond would carry their work London and In five
o' Yen years drive nearly all their article from their
mhkct-"hich' oi course, sho will not do Yet what IL
o't singular w these pefvoTse times. willing that
England should shut our manufactured articles from
.hoHng hor ports by tariff Of prohibitions aud repeal our
own iaiih' which 70 merely limited protection 50 that
our h'rdy, industrious, useful aud superior mechanics may
DC Protaied. and give up markets 10 e EngIsb ma
hu.G1fcr This is protection with vengeance. This
osabi'hment has lately furnished tho Prcsdenrs mansion
with furniture. wv '''"''''
10 show the cheapness and superiority Of our work and
Woikmen, IN the face Of English prohilorv t,,ig
gentleman has opened house in London for The saIc NJ
ssnIIoah manufactured work. Tho improvement IN our
machinery has rendered labor and work =, ebe,p b, he
y enabled 70 import tho American work and unjsr,. ,
English on Their own ground. TIC manufacturers here IN
10y p e arm - preserved for 10 or ~ years longer
the world. ~ NV """oV
learn rom this house. that tho sotew, springs locLs
oaslof, cut lacks sod edge tpJ which were ,rms,v ion
ported from abroad, are now msnuluetrd II, ,bi'