Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-16

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uiere the money irOm III nc iceland estates,
lived IN Ireland. aud Supported IRISH labor
WITH IL on their lsfms aul about tn IL estab-
lishmenls.
What does Ireland now wan,1 What is
the cry EMPLOY nent. Employment. Aud
Il Al not Coiae eVca To- that pass, that the gru-
urmen i Obliged To- employ hundreds aud
thousands Oh the people aud pay them and
put them ln work oi doubtful necessity mere
y 10 pay Ihem and give them bread. and !
wish that every lushmani in the State OF Penn
s%ylvania could be here tonight. so that | could
asa hun To- remember the condition of the
people Oi his own country which are starving
Tor the want oil employment. and compare
their condition with his here in PENNSYLVANIA
where be has good employment.
Gentlemcn, This notion of free trade, which
goes To cast of the employment of men on the
srouud that IL is best To buy where YOU eau
bay cheapest, is folly in a country like
ours. What is the cry OF free trade in Eng
lind' Why II Is Tor cheap bread. In Eng
land the deficiencies is in bread. Labor is
limited in ITS reward. IL can earn but 40 much.
IL has, therefore, , vital interest in reducing
the price OF icol. Therefore, free trade i'm
England h but another name for cheap bread
Tins - not so with us. What we desire Tor
our leboring population isemploymcnt. We
10 not expect food To b. any cheaper in this
couutry-onr object il to make il dear Our
hope-und let all rejoice in it's, that the
price OF our agricultural produce may rise for
The benefit OF The farmer. But Just as Tar as
they do that, they 90 To enhance the profits of
the operator and laborcT. So long as thcy get
steady employ ment and good wages, they can
buy II at any rate. Who of all England imi-
tates herr Nobody. as iaT a. ! know; except
Holland and Turkey. Austria, Russia, Spain,
ami France hold ou to what | call the com
mon s-nse doctrine of protecting their own
labor.
MIR. Dupin, in the French Chamber OF Dep
utl's, SAID that the instincts OF France were
IN laror of the protection OF French labor.
(CheeH) Our American instincts from the
hrst have been very much of the same charac-
ter. Whence arose oil III 80 non important
agreements. bat from sn instinct that the in
terests OF our own industrious population
ought TO he consulted and promoted; and I
happen To have a very important document
here which one OF my fellow-citikcns caused
To be copied and printed IN the handsomest
manner. IL ~ non importation agreement,
(Iond cheers entered into in this city rs early
al 100. That was an American instinct
Here are names Co be forever remembered
perceive amongst thcm-Robt. Morris, the f.
ndncier oi the revolution-Chas. Thompson,
The Secretary OF the Congress that adopted he
NAfN INV INNh I'LL i
whose representatives. are still amongst IL,
Gentleincnl there Is an imputation that
honest mcu ought to resist, which j. that the
policy aids capitalists, and In meant
10 do 80 exclusively. We hear every day of
HE graf capitalists of New England. A
word disipstes oil shat. A corporation in
New England 1, a force of partnership. ANY.
'od) enters into II that chooses IT,. Where
invest ih"ir property To build a
nill, they do Il in tn lorm OF a CORPORATION.
heir private responsibility still remaining in
qnalIhnd scnse. aud ia that way they en-
n the enterprise. The talk about rich
M exclusive corporations Is lille. IL is fslse. 7
here IS no, one OF them Into which men of
means may not enter, aud many
uch men do cnier, and are interested in them I
D a considerable extent.
ucnuemen, ! have already alluded TO the
reat importance OF the protective policy I'm
ms STATE and IN other States tn thu hsndicnns
-ihat was the original design of the policy.
nave been informed hat there AT. seven
hand loom wesSers in the city and
,ounty OF Philsdelphia. 4 larger number OF
operations uIdu Is to Dc found iu
Each of them earn Eve do!lap per week
Ia Scotland The same class Of laborIs earn
,nly 81 rs.
Will YOU pardon me willis, | read a most
account ol Fourth OF July crlc-
oation OF this city ia l7SS.
On Friday, 4th OF July, I7SS, the citizen,
Philadelphia celebrated the declaTaticn OF
re idence made by the thirteen United
States OF America, on the ith OF July, l776,
ind ia, establishment OF the Constitution or
OF Government; then recently adopted
10y ten States.
A procession was formed, the mlliisr, aud
lies al the arn.tu- - 80 -
united IN A.. Il was organic "a and com.
manjed by Generals Mifhn aud stewart. and
some oth"r we'll kncwn gentlemen. 1
IN various companies displayed their flags
anu bdnncfs with appropriate devices and
Richard Baohe, Esq on horseback. a. a her
aid: aiienicd by a Trumpet proclaimed a
:" NSn Era"
The Hon. Peter Muhlcnbcg, carried a blue
Nag with the words, "l7th OF September Il
s., in silver letters.
Chief Justice Mexican aud lass associates
in Their robes OF office. were seated in a lony
car shaped like an Eagle. aud drawn by ~,
white horses. The Chief Justice s~uppofted =
tall stall, on the top OF which was the Gao Of
Liberty Under the cap the New CoDslitu.
'iOn' framed aud Oniamentcd. and immedi.
ately under the Constitution the words " Ia
PegPie. ~ large gold letters.
lhen followed various corps and ttoons and
associations, Consuls, COLLECTORS, Judges and
others.
Then came the Agricultural Society. with
is Neg ard motto, " G1H,rais N, pioggL >
Then the Manufacturing Spc,ety Win
Their spinning aud CardiHg Machinss' lnon,.
g.. Nit Gaitandet carried the hag-the do.
wee Ca which was a " Bee Hive" standing in
lac bcams of the sun, bees issuing nom ,be
hive the flag q blue elk motto. lin ID, rs,.
We stall ieei new yigor."
Ihis was followed by a carriage holding
men esdrlug and printing. A lady and her
io"' daughters al upon u, pencilling piece
at CbintL, aud ell dfrszed iu couoo 81 -.
own manufacture, and over them ali nn
l0l'y siah was . Gag with this motto. Ma
We Onion Government protect The Manulsc.
lures OF America
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