Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-25

WHAT VIZ HAVE LOST, AND How To RE-.
IT. &c, &C.-OUR MERcu,Srs .u,,.
COURAGE HONE FABRlcs.--No suli,-
haps, has engaged the attention n, -
and better men, than that OF manu- t3,,n-
and none, perhaps, mas given rise :,
discussion. The just aud required d,,,.,, 49,
nations sought to be enforced in n. ?
policy of the country, afforiipp mai, -
protection to Home Industry, xbeosv.. ~.
wherever required, is virtual r,co,r;,;.
its importance, as well to our Nationa, l..
pendence 10 time of war, as to Oh, ;.,..
udt prosperity IN time Of peace; ana ~,
ever differences may exist 90 other s.r...
connected with the foreign or domestic :. y.
cy of the Government-on this ous.,;,.
parties must eventually unite, ss the -.
duction Of q we'll regulated and propa,. ~,
justed system OF manufacturing TOM,
part Of the very theory and Practice ai d,
Government, aud underlies the lu,u,s
of our national prosperity, and c.,,,;.'
the full and free development Of The int.
resources Of our own ancien, Comuonu..,a
1t lie not our purpose, however, t, a,,o,..
the discussion Of this question in is s.,.
application, but simply to enforce ,oo,. -,
the reasons assigned 10 former article ~.
we should look to this, a. constituting a, -.
portaut moyemen, in making available -.
improvements in the active coas,ru,r;,o
which We are noU engaged, arres,ip, -
downward tendency o! things ar5upt -
and imparting ner L.ts and yisor 70 r,''-
department of industry 10 this conur7,;
1t has beon urged by the des,onden, o..
agains, the renewal Of those syqya,b. =,
tcmpts in this direction, 20 chsrac,ef..;,',
our community, that the want Of a ne,..
for the sale of our products presents An,
superable objection to a beginning. and HI,
the North, having the start Of US. will ran,
tive most, therefore, be satisfied With ,,,
crumbs which fall to Us from our nei,lb,,
table--exerclsing 10 election as 70 "yLs,y
shall eat, or what We shall drIuk. or ybs.
withal we shall be clothed" as COR suD,ar.
must necessarily come to US through ibs
agency Of our more active aDt euterCvisu,
neighbors. To such, We beg leave 70 saw
that it will be discovered. perhaps, 90 a noit
careful and thorough examination Of h..
subject, that upder the Influence OF a 'ILgu,
Market With nothing else to depend Ggvs
than the Wagon aud River trade, with 4,
cilities of transit far below what We uuE
enjoy, q large amount OF capital aud 8..
was once employed 10 this city in the 50,
cessful and extensive manutscture OF msuI
articles which We now import from abr0s
not because OF our inability to mlBu,,
turs them, but simply because we ore a.
isfied that others should make them iJr u
We had, at the time referred TO- 10 success
full operation, our Rope Walks, Sugar R.f,s
RES, Segar Factories, Plaster and Paper NI'
manufacturing quite extensively 10 Csig
Ware, Sleeves, Of all kinds, MillstOnes, 70.
lers Cloth, Anchors, Edge Tools, &c., vi,
Block. Pump, and Sali-Makiug, Char "a.
tories, &C., to say nothing OF our acts's
ments in Ship Buitding. and ether braraa
of mcchaoicai labor, which gave omPicyGsr
to large aud thrifty population. LC u
then look into it and see il By chaDg q
policy an important portion Of this ua.a
either absorbed or diverted through tie q
tivity and enterprise of our DcIghb9E q
Baltimore, may not be recovered, and ~
Home Market for the sale Of our prod..a
correspondingly improvcd--'or upon thi.'
had to RELY at tho time referred to, AID q
der its influence, in part, our city exR!c.,4
and grew to its present proportions.
In addition to the vast country opening
our enterprise in The gre dual advance Of to:
lines of improvement now 10 progress, sol
which will compare 10 fertility Of s'Ii sai
productiveness with any to be found % To-
continent, we have on either side OF COZ
noble River, extending to It's very mouth, %
say nothing of the Bay Counties, equally &C.
cessible, country whose population ani To-
creasing productiveness should stiDu'"t@ Q
to more active exertiOns IN bringing o'cf
this trade, which, from want CT pFole'@
tention, we have measurabiy lost. I1e'.
are those 10 this community, conycF'ant WIZ
It's value, who with pleasure remember u.
time when the corn ard wheat aLI .'"
staples of Nortbum hcrland, RIchmoDf, ~
caster, Middlesex, WestmOrelapd, and ha'
George, crowded our docks, taking O'''
10 exchange our Merchandise, faroi'0"
Brick, and other home manufactured & W.
when the Tobacco of Charles, u. h''!'.
Prince Georges, and the PatuIen', ''H!-
and found ready market for 9or sa'fpN
impartiug 90 our ancient port de2fe' '' o.
tivity which makes the odd S'cS'ioI.'
that day sigh for Its return. Ih. u'ie' .
not entirely diverted, through the at.''! p.
our competitors, whose ample iacI!Ihs', ~ 1.
DIV AID uuces,ng e1ertOus have sf''t''!
told upon US, until the valuable trade u ",
Rappahsnnock, the Northern Neck VIII =.
Potomac and Bay Counties, is almost s'. ,...
ly lost to Us. Whilst We have been a'V'''t
aud expending our strength aHd mra" =.
schemes ard improvements far more lGl'a.
ticable, Baltimore has kept avsiIso' e!er.
90 this country, keeping her steamers ''y'''i
employed in pene;rGtiog every creek 80.
fording every facility, both for me W'H.' t. ~
ton Of passengers as well as Of iFeIsn' ~. ~
Por. Tobacco, on the ooe ride, to ever! 'o.'
ing on the other, and is now feafl'9 10, ~.
and sbundsut harvest ss the re"ai- - 49,.
coustast labor. At that time, We ''l -,
trade almost undivided, aud wbIc1 %" =,
port in part to the various brancas' ~ 9;., ..
dustry referred to. /, is this 7ery f''s ,''',
from our own shores that now msa'''''
supports the numberIess manu!act1's' ..'..
cessful operation 10 that city and c'D"-'
ing 30 largely to the support ah- ~ -.
ulation. =.
Let US then redcube our ezefuCo-
cover what We have lost, by f.s'e''Hs lin;
4 nj