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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1823.
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DERATE OV mNTTTMCTTT
In the Houseif Pefrrrtcntativ . . 1
, - COVTIKUED.
ThVbUI ' for thr TTroreftprtual protec
tion n,Maaor', hwir trnrler consid
, rarion In Committee of -te Whole
Mr. Hoi com b En of Ne w Jeiy, ; rose
ard a'drp! te House as frUow;,
I rie. Mr. Chairman, with rnlia'r em
harassment. to opr mvelfor the firt
timr, to theHoure. on a subject whch has
been so oeit di?mse,' not. only itnon
th& floor, but in every town, vUlajpe,
and fitv, throurbout the Hnirn, that the
Verv name of Tanflf has become oius o
manar a erm f reproach, and al
mn a bv-wcrd. Bnt, notwifhstandinc:
these rts it 5 a snbec of tbe depet
interest : and is vet-popnar w"th a trreSt
iraiopT of the American people. It's mv
intentirn toadvrcate the hill. And let it
not be insinuated r,f me, as it heretofore
bas been nf others, that interev stimulates
tV- discussion. The feeble connection
Vhieh T may once have had1' with ror.o
f?rt.,rnr establishments i forever diolv-
cd, and T now stand n mv p'ace as a com
ir on representative of the citizens of the
United SytFS. o dfpnd one of the irnot
interest'np- quest:or.s of national policy as
1 ror.jtciertiously believe it to be, that can
possibly be aifated at this time, upon this
loor. , . '
The true mannractu-in question, or
th noVrv of foon'Hne he commercial ?n-
teress and permanent revenue of this j
rr.unrv unn its mamifacturinGT indnstrv, j
is rot novel.' ji imiccu, tucvdi viui
the government. Alb w me, Mr. Chair
nan, .to rail your attention, for a moment,
. ,r.rlv b'fttorv of the tapflf. Som af
ter the peace of p3 had recojrn'zed our
ris-ht and ranlc as art. independent "nation,
the creation of a revenue, adequate tp the
nrfaw exnend'turesof"he eovernment.
became a subjecS of interesting inqui
nry to
tAnoritir.ians of thaf period. A resort to
direct and indirect taxation was inadmis
slble. and, indeed , impossible, i The j pre
cims metals hnd deserted our country-
' cirndatjn?: medium was wanting. From
customs alone, it was evident, the country
ua to derive its revenues. And the. iny
n c;encv of its customs accruing from a
crirmerce supported wholly by agricul
ture was alreadr palpabje. Thewretch
ed and ruinous state of our colonial com
merce was yet vividly recollected r and
the inferences from it were irresistible:
And hence, jn t?e numerous systems of
rf Venue and tariff, which were projected
atthat period, the protection of-manufacturing
industry formed ah essn'ial
' pav, an indispensable provision. There
port cf the Secretarv "of the; Tceasury,
Mr. Hamilton, is still familiar to the pub
lic. And it cannot be questioned, had
the prinrlfs of this celebrated papier
(for the details were remarkably defec
tive) been adopted into a system of per
manent policy, we should have forever
avoided the necessity of publishing to the
world the degrading and extraordinary
fact, that afer a course of unexampled,
and almost uninterupted prosperity , for
. thirry years, the commercial r-venues, pf
the most enterprising people in the world
ere sufficient to meet, in the time of pro
vfoond peace, the necessary expenditures
of t e cheapest government upon earth
But the fact is notorious. it -has become
history. . ' '
It was my intention here Mr. Chairman,
to have rapidly reviewed the history of
the tariff from the commencement of the
wars which grew out of the French revo
.liition to the present period ; and to have
a'ccountct for the bitterness and hostility
which disnnf uish, otherwise, tne most li
beral and erliehtened statesmen f ur
tountrv onthesubieci of the tariff. But
rresumine that the committee is entirely
familiar with the "tubiect, and fearful. of
trespassing upon your, patience, I shall
call your attention immediately to the-fol-lowinr
nrobositions.' which I mean to de-
fend. . . -. v'
1st. .The protection of manufacturing
ipcustry, bv means ot commercial resinc
ti?ns. is indisoensab'v necessary to deve-
: lpe and sustain the wealth and power of
Rations.- :" v , t-
. 2." A further ; and liberal extension of
the tariff (perhaps such as is contemplat
ed by this bill) will enable the American
aauufacturer to suppfy,. hereafteri ?not
oiuv domestic consumption, but tocomf
Pete profitably with other nat ohs, in fo
rign markets. : V;.-" r 'V-':" S''' :
.Upon these general, principles! shal
defend the bill. I' do not profess to.be
familiar with its detail v "' JNpr is it partif:
tularly nece$sary , after the ' able and lu
w inous exposition which' they - have f re
ceived from the.honorable gentleman whb
teported the bill.,- I -wish, however,-my
opinion to be distinctly stated and fully
understood ..." The manufacturing ; interest
of this conntry is no longer a"subject' of
' partial legislation add coniihgent proiec
' tion; but constitutes,' at this pioment, one
of great interi8t8jih,d is'eq'uiiUy enti
Ued whb commerce and' agriculture,' to
the most tffcc ual and permanent protec
tion.' And it fnrther;appeara to me td
he the obvious policy; as,well as ihh impel .
rative duty of the government; (hV ordei "
to protect this great interest,)' to 'torn
t nu.ct , i m mt diately, a sy stem of prospec )
Ue, but ultimately of entire : exclusion
1 1 from our shores of every article, of foreign i
I j fabric, the -material -of which" "wie ' either
possess or can anunaantiy create, i iy
obfext is to award to mir manufacturing
interest the sameVipeftain and exclusive
protection wjiieh we. have long since a
warded to our commerce and agriculture.
-I will proceed to "the, consideration of
the first proposition. That the 'proteptftm
of manufacturing industry, bv means of
commercial restrictions, is indispensably
necessary to leve.1ope the resources and
wealth of nations. The testimony of his-
torv, in" vUstainlocr this proposition, is am
ple, unifoi-m, and conclusive. I now ap
peal to its strongest f vets : ' . '
At art early period'of modern Europe,
several nations became wealthy-rand pow
erfuh by introducing and protecting, with
in their .respective territories, .manufacturing-
establishments, -as the basis and
sources of an1 extensive and enterprising
commerce. Oftbese.the mostdsitinguish-
ed were Genov and Florence, Venice and
Holland. Venice; won from the - waters
of the Adriatic sea, became- the mistress
of .the . south of Europe. And Holland,
reclaimed from the marshes of the Ger
man ocean, continued for centuries the
pride and wonder of .the north., Time
and revolution1, it is true, have swent a-
way their former insti uiions, ancl merged
in many instances, their very existence in
the nations" around them. . Rut their ex
amples will forever remain in history,
as brilliant memorials of what the genius,
industry, and enterprise, of free commu
nities can effect, when ? studied and pro
tected by enlightened legislation.
But th most extraordinary, example
which the world presents, of the policy,
and results of protecting manufacturing
ndustry, is unquestionably that of Eng
land. I am fully aware, Mr, Chairman,
that the example of England. is trite on
this subject, and revolting upon thfc floor.
But I will detain you but a moment. And
ir nurrying you to the point which I h-ve
in contemplation, if I cannot carry you
over this barren subject by new paths, I
will at least remove from those already
beaten,, as far as 1 am able, every thing
offensive and annoying. But of England.
Never before existed a nation so wealthy
and powerful A comparatively barren
island in the northern ocean, has become
the garden of the world A nation desti
tute of mines, by her admirable policy,
has diverged to her shores the gold and
silver, the wealth and tribute, of every
climate and region under heaven. There
is no sea but which is visited by her ma
riners."And the standard of her sovereign
ty waves in every quarter of the globe.
IN ever betore on earth was swayed a scep
tre like hers, so mighty and efficient, so
frarful and tremendous. The erenius of
the'.greit Napoleon, with Europe at his
feet, sunk beneath its influences. And
iue power oi me woman empire in its
proudest day v. was feeble in comparison
with it. And whence, Mr. Chairman,
has this gn at-supremacy am,ong nations
been derived ? By what means or magic
was it been achieved ? Simply from the
policy of protecting of effectually pro
tecting the industry of her citizens from
ail foreign competition ; of adopting since
the days of her revolution the principles
of the bin which I have now the honor to
advocate; Let me nnt be told of the vice
and misery of her manufacturing districts
f her taxes-her poor houses, and pa
pers. These are all acknowledged. But
they are the necessary, the unavoidable
consequences of her ambitious and inter
minable wars the immediate results of
the operation of her national debt. Ex
tinguish J his, and you collect; at this mo
ment around the laboring population of
England more of the comforts and neces
saries of life than have ever yet fallen to
the lot of any other people,, with tbe ex
ception of our owncitizens, in the world.
' The policy of Spain, is the reverse of
that of England. "Hi re, the doctrines of
the author of the f Vealth of Nationsthe
unrestrictive system, has been,' for ases
past; in full and free operation. And what
has beenUbe result ? The finest country
in Europe, into. width' the irold and silver
of Mexico and Peru, and .the wealth of
uoin ...lueantues, naye nowea tn a tun ana
uninterrupted stream for three centuries.
has gradually stink fronti the elevation of
her imperial grandtur. below the level of
the secondary.powera of Europe, and at
length into utter, bankruptcy.. Recollect,
Mr. Chairman, that I speak with reproach
only of her commercial system--of her
wretchea tanrf,; And I avail myself, with
the highest satisfaction, of this opportune
ty j ot txpressing, in the presence ot the
representatives of the' American people,
my admiration foi the . sublime and 'inter
esting spectacle;: which the Spanish y na
tion at- tnis moment presents ; and has
been,' for years, exhibiting to the world.
At a period the -most unexpected and un-
hbpedA for, the entire population of "this
extensive and ; beautiful region, arose at
once, intoTnew, lifefr and, bursting asunder
iue vuaiiia niuvu iue BUicriillllUU ajlU iy
ntnny of agei had ri vetted around them,"
erected, on t the ruins 4 of the sternest and
gloomiest despotism upon 'earth, a govern,
rnent;of virtuvil representation and con
stitutional-liberty. Imperishable be her
institutions ! ; and ; may the"spirit of revo
lution; wbichT Was first enkindled upon A
our altars.'.and; which has gone forth From
rv despotism in Europe be overturned
and the rents and independence and hap-
pmess oi every nan'Mi, , aux
kinedom. under Heaven, be established
upon the only, basis which the progress of
enhehtened opinion snail consent to re
gara as? legi'imaie vuc ui3 ui uugnj
and equality ! . ;.
But to retun ,to the sobject.; Look for a
moment beyond the Pyrenees. At the
convention of Paris France was exhibit -
1 ed to the wm4dJ fallen, vdegraded and in
chains, at the feet of the sovereigns) of
t Europe. Her great cniertam in capuvi
! ty her armies beaten and dispersed-her
pnae ana miiuary spirit- uuuuicu m iue
f dusU ; She seemed forever struck from
her commanding attitude in Europe ; and
to have-retrograded, at leasts half a Cen
tury in the politics of Europe. And such
indeed were the confident Predictions . of
i statesmen. Vand essayists, particularly of
the politicians of this country and Lrreat
Britain. .u . (
Now rhark Jthe result-! Before these
very predictions had reached the extre
mities of the world---before the armies
of their deliverers had ceased to outrage
the presence of the Frenchvpeople, a sys
tem was already in operation, which in
stantaneously insured the generation of
France. Embarrassment disappeared
from every department .of the state -:VA
new army was organized; a formidable
navy created ; a splendid and experienc
ed eoverntnent and court established and
supported : and the immense tribute of
foreign indemnification extinguished with
a celerity that appeared like the opera
tion of magic. And in less than six years
from the period of her signal overthrow,
France arose again to her former elevat
ed standing, the same great, efficient, and
distinguished r nation as before. And' to
what causes, Mr. Chairman, are we to
attribute this sudden, this extraordinary
regeneration r,Was it because the vine
covers their hills, or the olive her valleys
Was it because her soil was the richest
her climate the healthiest, or her popula
tion the most ingenious in Europe f No,
sir It is "to her admirable commercial
system, to which we are to look for the
solution of the question. A system which
protects the industry of France,-and se
cures to her own citizens the distinguish
ed hlessirgs which the bounty of nature
hath lavished upon them. A system, sir,
an approach towards which, is indicated
by the" bill under consideration.
An imaginary line separates the king
dom of France from the JYetherlands.
But if the Andes had arisen, or oceans
rolled between them, their' respective
boundaries could not have been more dis
tinctly, or strongly, jor. palpably marked.
On the one" side: is :a population, active,;
industrious & happy- on the other, poor,
indolent and wretched. France protects
the industry of her citizens Holland has
departed froni the system of her forefa
thers: and. bv means of her new: doc
trines, paralized the energies of the most j
mausirious peopic m t-uropc,, ;
It is unnecessary to pursue such facts
farther-History, bothfiancient and mo'
dern, without a solitary exception, attests
the truth of the proposition which I have
attempted to. illustrate,, that the protec
tion of manufacturing. industry, by roeaijs
of commercial restrictions, is indikpe"Tisu-
bly. necessary to develope and sustain the
wealth and power ot nations. : -:
Allow me now, Mr. Chairman, to cal
the attention of the committeei for a few
moments, to the second proposition.
A further extension, of the tariff (per-.
haps such as is contemplated by tne ovll
upon the table) will "enable" the' American
manufacturer to supply not only the do-
mestic consumption, uuv lumpcic proua-
bly with other nations in foreign markets.
The . manufacturing question is very
dinerent trom, wnat it was ten years ago.
It then was, whether we should foster and
promote- our. infant! establishments. "It
now is whether ie shall sustain and ex-
lend our matured ones. It then was, whe
ther we could manufacture any article as
profitably as we could purchase it. It
now Is, whether we cannot, by additional
rprotectioo; sell profitably 4-bioad, as well
as in me uouictitb uiarci. iue lounua
which we' 'prodacerivv;-t:
-This may prbbablyNbe regarded as a
new, as it certainly is a very; interesting
view, which this , great national question
begins, legitimately, to present. T r ; t
But, are its subjects, Mr. Chairman, vi
sionary "or uriattainable? If . the uniform
testimony ofwvery nation which has ever
existed, be not entirely delusive, and the
experience of a thousand establishments
m our own country, wmcn nave Biruggieu
intb existence in despite , of every Species
of depression, be not utterly faUacious,
they are already within our reach. Pack
ages of American' goods are at this mo-:
ment shianinp . to the)" South-American
piarkets. ;.The rise, indeed, and progress
f of these Southern Republics, may be re-
f garded as particularly auspicious the
f policy I ana advocating. . Cummercial trea-;
ties will 'shortly;: be "' concluded between
j them and us ; abd'rom jthe, precedence
j which .we had taken in recognizing their
independence we shall jponitaptly be eii
j titled tdJtViaf4-aiHyilege.bi the
most bierav favored nation 4 Ano from
the genius -of .tueir pbpulatibh, ,'and the
infinite Variety; of their prrkfiictions 'there
profitable - market may be Opened tn-our
marine, it we wui permit prmcrciiaaw
'tdjadveptu'rffJaTt.c"::'
i; I.ani fully a ware; Mr. Cha1rmnihaw
lightfy i thse remarfe-eculationsy if
you please are regarded by - many, to
whom they are addressed But T recol
lect; artdhe Housef well remethbers, when
Congress- was first ""petitioned to protect
our cotton mamifactures,.with what keen-;
ness' and derisioo, the idea ws contested,
that we." should ever. 'be able, or at least
for a long series -of 'years; to manufacture
such articles as- profitably as .we could
purchase them.; An yet; sir, in the short-r
est possible period, shprter, indeed, than
the most sanguineriend of the tariff could
have Ventured to predict or imagine ; the
milslins - of, India disappeared, afidjnur
own fabrics, substantially better; cheap
er, and equally abundant forever super
seded their use. And will not the same
splendid results crown similar acts of le
gislation, for the protection of every arti
cle of legitimate manufacture in this coun- j
try. -v":-.:.- - y; V . ;- . , ,
! The progress which we have already
made in manufactures, is a fact as sur
prising as it is congratulatorv, if we re
gard; for a moment, the feeble protection
which has been awarded them : knd the
difficulties which, at every step, tbey have
had to oppose and vanquish. It is; seem-4
inglyut yesterday ;Md,indeed, it is lit
tle more than thrice three veirs sbice '
when it was as universally believed thro'-
out our country, that we were s weapa
bleV competing profitably with' -the fo
reign manufacturer, as. of combating suc
cessfully the Mistress of the Ocean, upon
tier own element. The success of Wal-
tham, however; and Hinnumbered other
establishments, whir.h ad
and villages of our country, have jdissipa-
tea, enectuany dissipated, the one delu
sion ; and the gallant Hull triumfihant
over all his enemies, -'.has forever buried
vuc otcr, wim me wrecK ot tne ixtier
riere mxhckfiths of the Atlantic
I will jlow, Mr. Chairman, briefly exa-
mine, or ratner, l will elance,.over rnet
principal objections which ha ve been urg
ed against the manufaccurinjg system in
this country.: It has been denounced, and
held up to public odium, as a system cal
culated to benefit the few atcthe expense
of theroany. Experience, in e,very coun
try heretofore, and in this coun try, -A3 far
as the experiment has been raadi, has
proclaimed, in the most unequivocal man
ner, the inconclusiveness of the bbjectbt
The spirit of the bill is, and its ultimate
operation must be, to destroy, (bv multi
plying rival establishments,) not sustain.
monopoly ; to lessen, (by promoting com-,
petition,) riot increase, inordinate profits ;
to advance the interests, not of tndiviqu
als, but of the , con:muiity. And . that j
such, indeed, will be its eventual opera
tion; may be strongly; if not conclusively
inferred,' froni the ' hostility manifested I
towards it, by.the manufacturers; them-'
selves : By the proprietors of suchsta
blish ments as have been .enabled, by
means of large capitals, to withstand the
shock of European com petition; and con
tinue, to realize profitable dividends. 'And
in fact, objections like the one.under, con-:
sideration might bej urged with as much
force, -and more propriety, against the
navfeation of the North, and the aaricul-:
ture of the South, and every ether great i
interest of ths country, which: depends
upon the exclusive protection of the,gb-
vernment, ;Xes, sir, m Free communities;
competition .destroys monopoly,1 and. Pf $
ntaoie raarK.etsjnsure aoundance. And,
were it possible at this moment to ex
clude from our shores every article of fbj
reign fabric, the material of which we
pessess in abundance, there is scarcely a
doubt, (such is the infinite industry,. skill,
and enterprize of our citizens,) that, in
half a dozen years nay, possibly in a
much shorter, period -we . should be as
cheaply and as abundantly supplied as at
present. But thej more correct policy,
unquestionably is, to obtain these end$ by
more progressive means.;. , . -3;r :.
Another objection which haa been urtr-
edwjth great force and plausibility, a
gainst the .manufacturing system, is, its
supposed tendency to contract commerce.
and of course to lessen 4he revenue. And
this fudeed.'Mr. Chairman the impair
ment ot the revenue, is the most formida
ble objection "... which the ? manufacturing
system i has , jeyer had rto combat on this
floor, or in this country. Direct taxation,
in all its forms,-is so odious to the Ameri
can people, ;thaV rather thaq submit to
Its exactions; tewilf tolerate anyl sys
tem -pi revenue, no we rer; uiumaieiy ruin
ous it may prove. v: s :; ;;.' r:;;H'
But is the objectio ejii&led to the coh
sideration which it has received f Nosir.
It is an axiom in pdlitical economy, utter-
ly;incontroyertibIUiathe
the. revenue are ,dahceds by, whatever
tends to prombtedohaestic industryland
wealth. : Such is the idea4ts exact ex
pression Ihayef fbratteniExJiroples,
witnout numoer, roignt oe aaaucea in con
firmaton)t)f . this xloctrine ;but fearful of
peat
tial
trespassing upon te patience of tlie 'cpni
mittee, 1 cannot pauset to collect them
'and f HI njerly pbservelin paing&at
manufacturing: - establishments v created
understand me, i sirrrepdrchajing
communities of foreign productions, which'
directly .advance lakr proportion . to their
r nxi vr lit i i iiLnjiiiai.mii.-iiir: iriLr.i rir iit r n. mqfiii v
The costly bonnets of Italy; and" the'ailksVH
pt prance and China, find already'aef, ,;;r
tensiyemarket i'i our manufacturing is- J
tricts. Aho! thconsumptipn: of the ordi-
aarynecessanes or i ea,; uonefi and bu
gar, ire doubled and trebled ih a cotrimti
nity, wnose expendltuJes may be atoays . f i j,
acctirateiy rated by their capacity to tiur - V 1 I J
chase. And thus, sir, heinjuiy whicii: x A. ?
portation of one article, (tm article ma- - '
iue ifcTtnuc jujwjinuv iuc lessened im. .
nufactured at home,) is fall v. if not more' .
than repaired,' by the increased con sump-": .
tion of othersv And such is; k64;- mst?
fprever..cqrftih.tp;bethe, -obviojis and
necessary operation of everv ieVltimato f "
manufacturing establishment in bur totjn-
'AAA
she morals of society, in inducing vice and
Anotner objection to the.manufacturins: v
system (and this is the last one which I "C
shall notice) is its alleged boeration unom : f
misery. t; v-". ...,."-?-,- v-f i-. .-,,V-i.i .
Whatever trujh this objection niay have.' .
in ite applicatibn' to:the limited extent pf ' " x
European, countries, and the crowded and.:-r-.v
peculiar population of their cities; it is en-: 1 r
tirely lost in its bearine nob'ii ' themanil- J r
acturing establish ment of this country; 1-
ritory and whose population, bear, ..-ah'4':"'V-will
forever continue to bear,, a small re- V -lative
proportion to the' rest ofcthe cbth : r
munity.- "I -;' '-:-;:-: yf-.---' ' 'r7'
MancHesters and Birmlnghams;those ' i
theatres upon which fearful sceries of.vic"&p
and misery have been exhibited, we haveVV v
no right to apprehend ' will everarise avV3 jr;
niongst us, tju r 1 m ra easu rable terri tory' W ; T
forms bur everiasting ' protection? Co-' vK '
pression may reach, but rrot pejrmanehtlytv
the American laborer. He isW jfreemani " ?V;
who possesses' the right andcarjacity of 'A
changing his ; residence" and employ ment,' iv
whenever his disposition may lead him to'
pursue his happiness elsewhere.,-. For himj r; t :
there is a land Uaf promise and refutrev v tl
blooming in the WestVr ; . 1 -V , V - C:v
T. he i European, nn the; contrary is a
slaVe, who is chained by the Severest fateJ!.
to a single spot, ana. compelled, by, tbd '.
sternest necessity,' to pray; for t h e wretch-
ed privilege of earning his daily and scan
ty, subsistence. . For him. there is no tran- y
Sitionbntufroni!; the ' workshop to the
poor-house-i-there is "no rifagt but the;
grave..' Sh--- 'i'l 1. '; '.-- '
r But, eyerf in England, whefe this bbjeci V
uuii itpues wun its iuh wrce, anatwnere
mabis Mtein--ynge9t:.eriki -0
thef sMffering pbpulatibo of her manufac- !
t uringjdistricti have been .abtly 8t strougr f
ly tnied-yet ; eyeft - hereunexpected ' f
as the fact may be) A we "are assured b ,t
her ablest statists," that vice and pauper
ism.characjterize more certainly her agri- -
cbltural than her manufacturing popula
tion. At any rate, it will not be denied; &
irt our country,. wherever, flch establish- '
ments have, beensuccessfully located ,
that, ' instead of v6e and crime, and pan-
perism, therjng in their cirtJes, the :
dountry has flourished around them; ?and
the comforts anct-' independence of. the
people been cbiist.antly advanced, i r-. r '
v; Why bai the tide of emigritionroni
New-England ceased to j flow i I'inde- ,
pehdence no longer to be won ib thw jwfff1
dertaessjofVihe West? Gr, is iufrbutlec
stULswept and desolated by) tne, savage..? C
No, sir.The nibtiye Xar, emigration i
extinguished. ' Ne w Kagland has become; ,
or' partly become, a nianufacturia .dis- ;-tribt-And
the poor man has ag;aiutound;
around the home i of his fatherscowtir "4"
employment and liberal fztfr tUose cer,
tain' and inexhaustiUfe sources Of the hap- p
piness of individuals, ahldVthe glory and j'.
-w-rh nfnatirtn. -. .. ' .''7--,. V- ;
A few moments- jAoreMr.-Chalrniini-' f
ana i wiu tcsu w trespass.' upon 'Wie in- . -T'
dulgence of the committee; j-J4v , 1 - :'Jf-
The. situation of our country is triilv 'fel't
licitous.; BIessibgs indeed; f.-every;
iktuu,, auiiuuMu , u, v fjiuiry n uaxrowuea,
tho 'na'cf- o'nrt ' h a fit n m ! l - .. ' . u - ' '
'embrace th
wisdonxof every ageid the perfectionl.
of every system. '. And, independently of
the hlessfniS which we hive rrwrt TaW
ourselves; what ba oof the pbunty of Ka-
.tuiiaybhed;u
eimmerce;;whichVjjaye-ner;bera sur-
passed; nor equalled Otir imounuiqs a-v i
bound with coal andirbtWtbe agent and ' c:
materials, of bur future mauufacturioe su-- .Vs'.
periority , : And the eitent aud. variety of i
our soil, prodaciive; in all the greatest sta , V "
pies at commerceaided too, d f acilities
for internal lmmunicfaUobIwhich arc hm
gratifying as hejrare unbounded, ; titil0;
forever distinguish our agriculture -:l
natioa-Holdevelopiuresohs
ture, sustain, and exend'its eristin ir&
terestiaod iiistituttons, are the objecti of
liik iirwscui 111:1. r- . s-.i .
butcoustitutes one.' w (he'trreat interests
bf.the country, add ts' fully entitled to Uxc
most eScent and permanent protection
Letihe vbili.'ftherefbre; HnvCbalrraaa &
pass-r-paiSy without embarrajsineat,; op?-
amenamenu,,,-vxo xurtucr ; 'AaareS6lv ' :
from this mbaieat to pelade fboi yviir v
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j.yur mamiiaciurmff iDUustry. ut me ro J. r 1 ft
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again, is no longer 4 sabject of par- i- r.m
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