The New York herald., 1864-05-27


OF spirits, over. ...........-....... 1000 900
or segsrs, over. 100000
Making :. .s4S SOC, 900
This large consisted Of articles Of luxury which
we're neither useful and added nothing to
the wealth Of the country As gold was sent abroad TO
pay for them. the country WAS poorer jor the
OF ihoEe articles The export Of specie has
about SEQ 200 600 The export in single recent week
OF 600 900 n gold from New York. and the import Of
Iration Of ths o4travasance Of our people Far
would be for the Industry OF the country that gold
were snr%~n So no 'ns sea nan % ssno a We
would then dress in the beautiful fabrics Of our own
on sna
Entertaining these views, we have no hesitation In say
- Ear as ns aaes abstain ann Um ns use
merry and gentlemen abstain from the use Of imported
% ane nre SaS
can industry and skin 10 many departments, imnishing
to to; s's' s s :' a: s
win great respect very truly yours HQoeE s,cr
Mrs CossstIA InRrsa. Mrs ANNA p VI ROGERS Mrs
MARY J. QUINCY, Miss Absr W. MAY, Poston
Mr.. Hooper is chairman Of the Committee o!
Ways and Means. aud Mr.. Rice is chairman OF
the Committee on Naval Affairs, in the House
of Representatives. They both represent the
the other from the south end, with slices OF
Chelsea, Cambridge and Roxbury thrown in a.
sort of spokes to make respectable wheel for
"the Hub" Mr.. Hoopers official business is
to provide means for the support OF the gov
erument. We see how he does It, or rather
does not do it. He encourages a movement
which proposes to abolish fruitful source OF
substitute. His official position requires him
to supply--he uses ii to drain or destroy-the
resources of the public treasury. He lends the
aid Of his gray hairs and large mercantile expe
ricncc to help a number Of highly respectable
elderly ladies and a nuaber Of equally respec-
table young ladies TO make themselves ridicu-
lous. Hooper is old. but not very ugly. Why
ters OF the North to ape the fashions Of their
unfortunate sisters Of the South, and wear
linscy woolsey and homespuns In one case
necessity is the excuse; and, although necessity
is the mother Of invention, and the Southern
ladies have been obliged to resort to all sor Is
OF contriyances to make presentable appear
ance, who ever knew pretty woman to adopt
rude homespun habit when she could as
readily procure one Of silky softness and
beauty In the case OF the Northern ladies
there exists no such necessity. The fabrics Of
the world are offered to them. and the sails
Of commerce are filed with breexes which
q prosperous people and ready cash can always
raise when required. The more marketable
goods we import the better it Is for commerce,
for Tho public treasury, for poor people and
for the country at large. Mr.. Hooper knows
this; hut bis ideas are probably not yet d.
vorced from the notions Of that period when
New Englaud manufacturers were as potent
an oligarchy aud Is unsorupulous tyrants ss
was ever King Cotton. He therefore, on the
plea Of abolishing the use Of foreign luxurlcs
10 the way Of ladies' dresses, and under the
cloak Of sanctimonious and hypocritioal
patriotism, would re-establish the reign Of the
calico princes Of the East, aas humilsts Anne.
ricsn ladies before the civilized world Ir.
Rice, the coasiutor Of Mr.. Hooper In this sh
surd business l. q younger, and perhaps not
worshier, representative Of "the HUB he is
dappsr little man, Il In the printing paper
trade, aud very abstemious. He could dispense
with foreign luxuries in the wsy Of wines with
out being incommodsd in the least, and the
importation Of foreign laces, silks and satins
would net distress him muoh, provided he
-oeald secure che countsnanos and support
Of the calico and Goldfish arIstosracy Of
ths city hs In part represents. Mr..
klos would be far better employed, ftcn his
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