New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-11
LNDUSTRLAL INDEPENDENCE or THE
UNITED STATES.


Grafton delivered by Charles Gibbons, at PottsviIle,
Penn, on the 4th inst.
The Der endence of the American colonies upon the
motler-Ccuniry for every manufactured art OF
cessify of luxury a condition Of things which It
was tie constant and anxious of the British Par
Lament to perpetUate. As early 1909 they prohibited
the Colonies from exporting wool yarn. or wooden fab
rcs and from carrying them cOaswlse from one Colony
and lace 10 another In l7l9 The House OF Commons
declared by resolution that the erection of manutac
tories in The Colonies tended to lessen dependence
on Great Britain In 1891 they directed the BOald of
Trade TO il quie and report with respect TO laws made,
manufactures set up trade carried on IN the Colo
mics detrimental 10 the trade, navigation or n0nuiec
lures of Great Britain. The Board subsequently
IOr;od that certain trades were carried oI and manu-
iocuIes set up of such detrimental tendency, AMI
enumerated among the manufactures those OF root
and far, iron, paper, hats and leather
complains were made by London hat.ers that
great Quantities Of hats made in AMERICA and
Slip TO Other countries TO thcir injury and Pera
ment struck at the root OF the evil by act which
prevented the expectation OF hats from the Colonies 10
foreign countries, and from being canied from
plantation 10 another. They prohibited hats from
being lacCn upon horse cart, other carriage IN
America, with intent 10 be exported TO any other plan
talon 10 any place Uhdttrer; and no haerln the
colonies was allowed TO employ more than tT0 ap.
prentices or 10 make hats at all unless he had served
an az prer tee. hip of seven years 10 the trade.
"ln 1850 Parliament passed law prohibiting the
GRAFTON continuance of any mill or en- inc for Sitting
or rolling iron any plating furge TO work with tilt
hammer, or any furnace for making steel in the Colo
Lies uRGer ne PeHaity ~ ftco hundref pounds. And
TO secure the enforcement OF the law they declared all
such mills TO be common ruisaHces and the Governors
OF the Colonies directed to abate them forfeit
IRE hundred proHRds 10 the cr0Un.
They prohibited the expectation of any of the
PRODUCTIONS Of the Colonies TO any place where they
miahi come in conn etiiOn with their business,
but graclOusly Permitted the shipme, of materi-
ais 10 thor hone ports, that they might return the
manufactured articles TO the cololists at monopoly
l.. ngA1
character render it quite apparent that Eng land val
u,d the American Colonies chiefly for the BlQrktt
Which they eBordCd for her home manufactures. and
for the pOuIds and pence which she could exort from
tie people by bold violations of their most sacred
rights. The political connection would lose It's
importance if unaccempalled by that ktnd Of depend
eHte which helped the trade manufactures and navi
cation Of the parent country Colonies are desirable
10 long only as they are profitable 10 the owner.
The traDston from colony TO All Independent State
while II changes It's political relations, does not lessen
It's actual value TO the parent country unless destroys
or depriciaies the market for her productions.
Hence il NAV be erted that, the Declaration of
IndeI enGepce, The war which achieved IT, and the
Constitution and Union designed to preserve il,
not of themselves sufficient to perfect the great end
n view. They relieved the people from oppressive
taxbtlon end furnished them with the means and op
poriuniiy to make themselves great and powerful aud
truly INDEPENDENT but this could be of special
lament TO England, 20 long as that opportunity was
nes ected and 80 long he United states continued
TO be as goOd a customer for her productions, the
Colonies had been before he political tie seyered
"Her pride was humbled but her spindles multiplied
and her workshops were extended to supply the IN
Creasing demand for her manufactures caused by the
ucTt ssDg population Of the Republic, and were
PRACTICALLY in that condition of profitable dependence
Whith for nearly century che had been striving 20
proserye-exC.pt that il Yves voluntary dependence
that relieved her OF the expenses OF Colonial Gov
erun emf, without any cOnsdt rable loss of Der trade
Her flag si hOated in our ports, she still the mis-
tress OF the sea, the great manufacturing and commer
cia lower OF the world. Planted on an leland no.
larger than this single Commonwealth, she looked
abroad upon the ocean the field of her undsputed
supremacy. She had launched upon it's bosom hum
dIed shps of-tbe Line, thousand vessels of war
fied her ensign, and Neptune himself seemed 10 bow
before her throne
with the arrogance of power her cruisers boarded
our vessels, seized seamen cast them into lOath
some prisons, compelled them to fight her battles
BY her Orders II Council she declared blockade of
all the Ioris OF France and OF the Continental States
without force static ned 10 prevent entry, which
direct violation OF the well settled law of civil
lied nations. Ske declared all vessels good prize
which should be bound for any of those ports except
such as had touched at British karBor. Under
those orders our trading vessels captured and
tier cargoes confscated and ships were seized
almost IN tie mouths Of harbOrs on suspicion
of intent 10 violate her paper bockades. We had
but Tie Nu leus OF navy, and she supposed that she
could sweep our commerce With IMMUNITY from the
sea. Size had iIstigated the Indians to hostility
against us, and had committed the atrOcy Of sending
Al
the reuirtlty Of the Northern States in the event of
war, and thar final separation from tie american
iai0H. The attempt to obtain from her by negolia-
ton q recognition of our rights neutral power had
it Cd he refused indemnify for her spoations of the
properly Of citizens, and continued her aggres.
siois when al excuses for them were removed Such
tie relative petitions Of Z United States and
GItlt Britain when Henry Clay was elected a men,
her Of he Nsto al House of Representatives In ISL
Who sLsl say that dependence upon England did not
continue ln hat The rod Of ker oppression was unfet
il Antrioal The battle for freedom and Justice was
TO be fought again the stars Of the Republic were
10 hc otscurcd forever.
Tie dead OF a conflict with such Formidable
adversary aud the fierce opposition which the propo
sal encountered II some sections Of the Union az vel
&c IA Con ertss, produced reucaIce in that body 10
resort 70 tie terrible expedient. II was al this crisis
that Henry Clay took Lis seat as q member Of the
House OF kcTro-, uaiives for the first time He was
boIou. bly, imbued with the spirit Of the Revolution
tho ough yoned in the laws Of nations familiar with
tie cOn. he resources and necessities Of the na
ton, and With tie temper and character of the Ameri-
can people. He was but "A years OF eye but be sur-
vey cd the field with the calm deliberation of an ao
cOmplisLed statesman He looked at the power of
England without dlsmay-he contemplated her arro-
eaIce with the cOoness of exalted courage His heart
went out 10 the gallant aTs who had been kiinapued
from eur shpf-and with an eloquence which walked
the pen Zed energies OF the nation be asserted the
freedom Of the seas and the nights OF our fac. and
lnrled The bolt Of war into the teeth Of the Lion
The historians Of England speak with asion.shmeni