Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-08-02
From he Philadelphia hagusrer.
WIN IpnN- 1Srpnr-

The iron interest VI tee United States continues to suf
Ter. This however, cannot be a matter Of surprise,
~hen We remember, that by the existing system, for.
egn workshops are encouraged At the penss Of oar
This has been srkpgy illustrated within short time BY
the TACT that between SIX and thousand tons Of iron
pipe, required for the Washington squeduc are to b
supplied from Scotland. Several enter prsing American
manufacturers made bids bat they we're Of no avail The
doctrine Of the Adminstraon IL THKE TRADE" aud 10
carrying out ih system, dozens OF cur own workshops
eloead aud Thousands operatives are thrown out Of
employment. The ioosing s eIir.st Of letter fom
Ohicle Pennsylvania. IL gives nj Of the snth ete
furnaces the SusquehannA that are in and out Of bias:
a, The present time -
hafeits st. Charles, Columbia, Cajs salungo Chick
ies.
ouT ov BLasr.-Harrisburg. Harrisburg; Middle,oWn,
40 /, Mhidletown do, No. g do Cameron do -
Marietta No. 2, Marietta Donegal do; Eagle do: Hen
~ Clay, near Columbia shawnee No. l. Columbia do
No 2, do C)rdeis, do COnestoga Lancaster: Union
Deposit, Aiddle'oSn.
We are also told that in the Schuyi region there are
only three furnaces out Of tSeny in opera On smi-
lar condition OF affairs exists n the gbborhood Of the
Jdniat Nay most Of the furnaces that in blast are
only working old stock These facts are startling and
telling. aud they ihos In truly deporabe light The de-
pressed condition Of the iron ntest Is Il Dot time Tor
our people, sitbout distinction Of parry 20 make some
united effort Tor the projections of home ndusyf Penn
sJlvani has deep stahe 10 this question. Her iron and
her coal may be estimated in value counties mIons
aud yet " they cannot be made fully available IN Gomez
qoeuce OF ioreign competition, they comparatively
fpesEng OF little importance. The annnal production Of
crude Hon throughout the World amounts 10 something
ike 5000 OOJ Of tons. OF this Great Britain ptodue
SOOO00O, and the United States $4,000 The former
cIunty .. At the head Of the is wolfe Nth proper en-
couagemen and protection, the United States would snon
comp-te, aud IN the most successiul manner The III
moro dDieriofH asksis this condiuun Of aatrs Bk,I,
70 continued Those Who best informed upon the ub
L faHNN H.. 49,
o. FAR Great Britain IL concerned are fully ocopied
and that that country 10 destined 70 iurtbet ince,ss
OF he trade must be BY bringing into tie ison de-
posts OF Iceland uhch have hitherto for the most mart
been entirely neglected IN the United States on he
contrary, the deDo-ts arc on gigantic scas nd are
30 universally Hasca. tpat production, lueh hst
present enjoyed w Euglad souid scaFrsy nsks An I'M
pressinn uP0u Them Inieed there 10 10 subject which
strikes tho scientific obsrYer 10 this country rit vs
er wonder than that Of tho immense mineral d.poss
hespcd up IN the rangss mountains which traverse ths
entire length of The American continent the uo.t us1l
81 which, o. well a. she most uidely dnsed l. IRON
bnt We repest, shat avail ~ Az tbs under che existing
hNs, aud With the G0vef1m@nt abaoutely encours
the mT ors'ions Of ron rom SoOuardf The subject Il
one n which smost eveg css and condition Of HE ma
be ad 20 be- interested. Lot COR H1ursh
aud every other leading Interest will receive en- npuss
Tbs county has within lev years. aeut million, Of no.
ney abfoad lof the pufcha Of iron The rails Of four
hhhs OF our roads are q teign manuiscure and this
must continue 70 be The eus chile the present inquitous
system is sustained. The onJ remedy lie Ia the pcopls
tbsnseve' They ss 20 tbe election Of Rsnss.sn
tsuVes 20 the Ntu0nsl legislature rho v stand bt aud
protect Home Labor, Hoe fndusiry aud Home Eotsr-
prise and hus re0uks and fspudate She crstuz etro,