Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-22

The manufacture OF silk In this country has
always been 4 special pet of patriots sInce
the days Of Oglethorpo to the present.
The Nets Republic, Of Camden, New Jersey,
thus refers to protection meeting In Pater-
son.
Tho protection mass meeting ut Paterson last
week, had all the popular elements Of an intelli-
gent enthu1iAsm. II was called In behalf Of the
ak manufacturing interest Of that city 70 pro
test against the proposed reduction OF 10 per
cont 10 the duty Oh silk, was presided over by
Mayor Tuttle, largely attended by ladies who
believe in It, as wella BY employers, workmen
English. German, and French. To them aud to
the audience the action Of Congress Ia something
Of nigh moment, and deep feeling was mani.
son from the great writer's on political economy.
To them Il was plain that struggling enter
prise like their's, however brilliant It's promise
u suooesB, needed the shelter Of It's KOyernment
aud that any reduction In the duty on silks IL 4
premium offered 10 foreign compstltlOn, boon
70 the pAuper labor Of Lyons and = blow at the
proapsIity Of Paterson. Mr.. Wells may tell
Them that BY the immutablu laws OF interchange
this csnhot be 80, They answer "But thon Il
what wonder that they are In earnest The
silk manufacture Of Paterson Is a marvel Of en-.
terprlse guided by skill. From a small begin.
ming 10 has grown TO DO great public bench.
osnce. Against usual dlifioultes It has natu-
rAllHed here an allen trade, employed thousands
Of Horkmen, worked lls products upon the mar.
ket In composition with the tradltlOnal skill OF
ths artisans Of France and Italy, until now he
mast be Indeed an expert who can distinguish =
Paterson silk from tho products Of the looms ol
Lyons. One o. the speakers assorted and We
nave heard OF IKE Instances, that lady bought
AMERICAN aOods at Stewards. They called
them Imported, aud sold her dress woven by
her own husband IN America. Nor is the IN
crease Of population and wealth. ~ ateIson l .ns
only gain. The silk trade, more than any Other,
furnishes healthful TemuneIAtYe empioyment
70 feeble labor. Much Of II eau 70 carried on by
those 70 whom any TOugheT means OF llEellhood
II closed, but who by their dsllcScy or touch are
peculiarly htted for this work.
% strong An Instance Of tho relative influence Of
profession versus Tree trade upon the welfare Of
American industry as that Of the Paterson silk
Trade As We hAVo said, II nnturallEed an allen
trads BY The hSlp OF protective tarin, II
StAFtec without silk W2rms, cocoons, machinery
or ak, and In . few yeas has HfestSd away
Ersat portion Of the trade OF Lyons where con.
lAbOr 10 deYslop the highest perley, en, M bat !.
has not helped Paterson alone. II h,M uianh
TO our county tie best skilled labor Of kuEope,
The Weayers employed TO como here Wors l"o'
thu common workmen, but artisans who WerS
artists aud who could teach a. we'll A. Neaye-A
than any common immigration. u has not only
nlrnishsd a home market for Agricultural pro
ducts, but II has built u new interest, Just begin
ning 70 thrive, In the cultivation of the COCOON,
easily possible In this climate and AlmoSt inde
Hsnousto th4t Of California. Il Was the oplnion
of the Importation Of oOooons or Of raw Ailk 10
only question u time, that America can pro
ducs everything needed at eVeTy stage Of the
anAnuisoture, and 70 husband 70 the nation
nearly all the vast sums nov sent AbTVad " pay
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