Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-07

to Proccssion, rciuned to Ia the CITY, aud
halted IA front OF tb Court Hous-, where they
were dismissed ami good feeling on the part
ofsll present.
LETTER FROM TIE HON. HENRYCLAY.
The following letter from the Hon. Henry
Clay. addressed to mercantile house Of high
standing in New York city. under eireumstan-
ees which the lettr itself sufficiently explains.
will be rad withs thrill OF pleasure by the
hundreds Of thoussds Of his devoted friends
throughout the c,Untry. IL relates TO the great
principle II Protection TO American Industry,
and uiters words OF wisdom at a crisis when
they should not. md will not. pass UNDECIDED
ih the comment upon the character and aims
Of the new commercial policy OF England,
viii be found uggestions we'll worthy Of at
ieniion; and the hole letter is Que OF mark
ed interest aud Importance.
ASHLAND. JUNT 9Th. 1916.
Gentlemen:--l ,ostponed answering your
tarot until the arris OF The articles TO which
u refers. which 20, have bcen Kind enough to
present To me. They reached here yesterday
IA safety, aud i req,est your acceptance OF my
thanks Tor them. The pleasure which we
shalt derive from sing them, will be much
Increased by the lat. that both the raw ma
rial aud the fsbtc are American. Tn, il
excellence attesis be perfection which this
important brnCh 4 woollen manufactures
has attained IN the United States, aud il il
The more gratifying because of the great diff
cuities, with whichthcy have constantly bad
To contend.
On both sides Of TIE Atlantic, the policy Of
anoniing protectionto domestic manufactures
appears TO be under consideration in tho ma
tional legislatures. The British Minister has
brought forward nrasure embracing the doc
irines OF free trade, not however without ex-
captions OF several, and some very im poTtant
articles. The manufacturers Of Great Britain
have reached a very high degree OF perfection,
oy mrsnS OF her graf capital. her improved
skill and machinery, her cheap labor. and uu-
der q system Of protection, long. perevering-
~ aud vigorously enoTced. She moEeveT pos
aesses Immense advantages for the sale aud
her vast COLOSSAL possessson-. from which
those oil foreign powers are either entirely ex-
cinded. oS admitted on terms very unequal
With her own
lam not therefore surp,is-d ,liat uutlrr these
favorable circumstances, Great Britain should
De herself desIrous 10 adopt, aud TO prevail on
other nations TO adopt, the principles OF Free
Trade. shall be surprised il any OF the great
nations OF the continent should follow an e1
ample, the practical effects Of which, will be
80 beneficial To her and so injurious TO them.
The propriety ofsiiording protection to do
mesiic manufactures, its degree, and it's duta-
ton, depend upon the national condition and
the actual progress which they have made. -
Each nation OF right, ought 10 judge for itself
believe iht history records no instance OF
any great and pro~pc Tous nation, " hich did
not ORA" llsesscniiai supplies OF food and raj.
meni from within Us own limits. II oil Da-
lions were jas, commencing thsit career. on Il
Their manufactures had oil made equal pro-
gress, u might perhaps be wise 10 throw open
the markets ol the world 90 the ireest and
most unrestricted competition. Bot Il !,
manifest, that bile che manufactures OF somc
have acquired all the maturity and perfection
OF which they are susceptible. aud those of
others are yet In their inlsncy struggling hard
ior existence, free competition bctween them
must IcdoDdto the advantage Of ihs expericnc-
ed aud skilliul. aud To The injury a those who
are Just bcginnlng 20 ncusrsliLe aud establish
the BTis.
No Earthly Qualification TO the heart of
ola'esman can be- greater than thsi OF having
'-N'NtN ~ AtN NNRIAEfit ~ ktfdA hNNtfIn
OF National Policy, end OF afterwards witness.
INC ITS complete success in its practical opcr
auon. The qualification can b. enjoyed by
Ihose y no were Instrumental IN establishing
the poiley OF protecting our Domestic Manu-.
laetnfes. Every prediction which they lnz.
sTaed as - the quality and quantity Of The
domestic supply, a. 10 the reduction Of prices.
% to The abondaace Of the public revenue
has been fully realized. Aud " j. 10 less re-
nafhaoie that every counter prediction with.
out exception, Of tlIc Opponents of the nnlic,
bas, in the sequel. been entirely ialsilisd,
without tracing particularly the operation
OF Our earlier Iantis, adjusted 10 both the oh
Jecls oil Revenue aud Protection, s0d coming
down 10 the last, u seems TO me tllst il there
ever were beneficial effect from cav nuhltc
measure fully demonstrated, II "a, chat ih-
ianh oi 1872, beyond all controversy. nl,rv
e =! ooih the Government end the people Of ih,
Cniled States, from state of pccuniary eln.
oarassment bordering ou bankruptcy.
entertaining these views snd opinions.
shqp'd deeply regret any abandonment Of tl,e
Poucy on protection, or aBy material altsm.
non o. the Tariff Of 1912. which has worked
soWe'' Hts operstiOn he'd been even doubt
iul' w0uh u not D. wiser % await further
developments from experience. before ws
Pluhge into a new end UNEMPLOYED tieory1--
scarcely any misfortune j. ~ great 10 che hs.
'lnrss aud pursuits Of e people a. ,hat Of psf
Pctual change.
am sensible thsi have extended this lst
yer 10 en- unreasonable length. ! hopp ,ot,
VIII excuse aud attribute ID ts tie lssu,,GI
fruits OF iavorite AMI Tisl,rd pol,r, wb,,h
YOU have hD'lly sent To, YOuf irienis a. ~.
dent servant. U-CIRV
TWENTY .NfV1rt1 S,S@-~-os-.