Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-10
HON. ABBOTr LAWRENCE.

strong array Of facts which proves that they are rs
deeply interested in the spinning in the 7roduc.
ton Of cotton. We also beg the stte ntion of the
agricultural community, 10 the statemen t made by
Mr.. Lawrence, tat the State OF Massachusetts
alone. during the past year, received ONE MILLION
Up pARRHLs IF FLOUR greater amount than the
whole export of the COtet States TO foreign
countrie-.-thsf, from States out OF New England.
she received products in Cotton. Lead. Wool
'oil. Iron. -Four, Grain OF all sorts, Pork. Lard
Reel. tobacco, &c. Sc, amounting, during the
last year, to FORTY MILLIONS OF DOL
LtRS, for which she paid in the products OF her
lAbJur.
We beg the Farmers and The Planters To pause
long, before they sanction the suicidal policy now
proposed by the Government; before they slcri-
hce the Home To- For ign Market; before they
surrender present and SEXUAL good. for the un
certain advantages at fee trade. WIZ should
not Virginia sustain The policy which furnishes
many consumers of the productions Of her soil
l. IT possible that can be Influenced bv appeal,
rjudlce, to sectional f,olIng-that we can
give heed tn the stereotyped sneer at Yankee
manufacturers Suppose they Yankee manu-
facturers, they not our brethren! If We are
10 b. influenced at all hy these contemplate con-
sileraii'ns may we not well. say the least
al It. buy OF New England. OF Old England
Or, shalI We prefer TO build up princcly fortunes.
and add To the power of nation which sought
10 crush us in infancy, rather than Contribute
Ia the prosperity Of own people and the de.
sceEd4nis those who, side by side wnk the South
fought and won the battles ui liberty and indie
pendence; aud this too when they have been the
best customers in the world for the agricultural
productions of the land
But, suppose Do not wish to purchase of
"North-rn Manufacturer" WHY rush in such
mad haste. To cast our offerings upon the shrine
of Brush cuplity' Why not Diversity our own
pursuits Has nature denied US the advantages
which possessed by New England So far
from this, Virginia, alone. possesses within her
own borders, greater facilities for manufacturing
purposes, ihan Massachusetts,. and probably than
all the Stats Of New England combined. Her
water power. in all sections uf tn State. is ir-
mrnse. She has already made some steps in the
work. by III" establishment at different points, OF
manufactures of various kinds. Let our people.
tien. Instead Of contentin2 themselves with nd.
nration Of Northern enterprise, resolve to initiate
II. even If on a snail scale 10 mako their effort.
progressive and P"rmaneut, to clothe a. we'll as
feed themselves, and to concentrate within their
own borders, ell the clemens Of independence
aud greatness. No beginning however small.
With such object in view, and PROMPTED b.,
such s,irit, can fail OF ultimate and glorious
success. II will b. the germ OF magnifccn.
growth. II will he the morning star to usher in
long and brilliant day for this old Common.
wealth.
But we had wei nigh forgotten that in all proba.
b;ii'y this splendid prospect never be realized,
and that, even now, while write, the rnemie,
OF the protectye policy are preparing lor MS de.
s.rncton. Ii would be idle ~ such n state of
things, To Icy the foundation Of future nanuiarto.
Tes. Those which exist, must perish The
Home Market must be l"st. The consumer must
become tn producer, and the whole country he
converted into one great agricultural community.
For all this, how yer, the farmer is to be compen.
sa,ed by the repeal OF the British Corn Laws.
Bat, It The advantages from that anticipated re.
peal, will prove a. great a. they arc represented
by our democratic friends, can they not he secu
rel without thu sscriii e Of American INDUSTRY. and
tine American Home Market What j. the mo
tive which induces Englan to open her ports.
and abandon the p, cy to which ,he has clupg,
'lrom the days of the Plina Ienets" as thu anchor
at her salvation /, not her course dictated. in
great part, by the neces ties Of her concai on hy
the appalling Guy 81 a furnished popn.are fnr
bread. by the horrible spectre NJ Famine, and in
train, Revolution, threatening he bvers on
at the throne, and the dc-tru,toa Of nniio al
rts,enrel 1t will he indeed a Muster stroke a
phi y. II she can nj once gracefully VI N to IN 8
necessity, and obtain. by The c0Ece,s.on tn, VAT
market Of tbs great county for the products
of her manufacturing industry. But, whether
she can effect this latter Oh oct or not, open her
ports sooner ar later, she must and all The al.
NantAgoi Il tho act will he our. whether we
80 or lot surrender or Tar # and Home Mar.
ket
Bat We d, not believe that any very great or
decided advnnmg are &, be DERIVED non rhi.
DO istsd ioreign market, ami on, opinion i. con.
hrn'd 10y the following 'xraci Gom speech o
Lord AsUuUsr,N, which va rec runcLd Ia tho
careful prru,n 81 t1c reaI,r. Tat di.'i cui.h.
e. man says:
"Fro'setrn rad existed loo Ell',ni from tie dus ~ t,
Fa''sso' q. w1ist me w1"s une ~ county opp rite
tho rpnu.srt-trsnec. Belgium. n Hand. and Iiuua
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90 tls ,pc.c, d bird JI1u RJ-c. t,cer y delivered s
Gls1o~. denied that nvbs rra's -tsenen'tis' Enl
I,ud We the wDfs cu'Ivted crsutfS iu Uo ,d. VITA
DO nr .tfd hr.fo 1tl recollection tho pod CO 4 trt
sri DO ra r,igr'ftO-d u.d .ri.nrd bs parent sr,
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waved NV nIfs s'HHui. apyurc1k 'htu Soc col
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tng ~ snt Am rcat1a 10 clIfbiug the l,tsf.
so .atief ctng uo 'oniHr N'N be u rI AstbYr,Ir
sistsf ulm ssying aHytl.us gi''I the po.I NJ Nn.
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ths pat pi he c1uuuy. He believed n rsu
holofsHe sm,ug.t 'neu. 90 Tor htueI - So
srooad Tor prpfshen tai mere the lssst k'
thwd ~ dfstu. nance between The tw' committee. ~
bsiisv,d tn good ssnse q the couafsy would
p'wv ~ sp"rtrl 81 hat h11; hrt ~ r"os' no't'
sst uefe n, two psrtss 10 sn tg-rsueu'i 'ud vha'
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sttls uiue tb,s ID that We w'fe toiupe ird by nh
aH.rs ct ou- p'-ir0i. 20 wSc ih'if cfIi 10
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