e of live persons was thereupon chosen to re- 

 ort a petition. In the course of the evening a 

 atilion was reporteil, read, discussed, and ac- 

 ppted by an unanimous vote. Tliis petition. 

 ;ned by the Chairman, and attested by the 

 cretary. will be forwarded to Congress by one 

 the representatives of this state. At the same 

 eeting, a Committee was appointed to corres- 

 nd with manufacturers in dilTerenl parts of the 

 nioii, in order to induce their co-operation in 

 measure deemed so highly important to them 

 »d to the general interests of the country. In 

 arsuance of this vote, the Committee beg leave 

 present to you their views of the subject. 

 The Manufacturers of this state disclaim all 

 •etensions to exclusive privileges, and desire 

 ilv a reasonable participation in the prosperi- 

 of their fellow-cilizens. They would advance 

 aims no farther than they are in harmony with 

 e ■general welfare, and tend to promote the 

 •e*ent and I'uture well being of the country. 

 he idle clamor of interested persons may con- 

 lue, but the unfounded jealousies of other great 

 terests have, it is believed, abated, and the 

 ue sentiment of the indentity of the agricultu- 

 1 and manufacturing classes, generally pre- 

 ils. The depressed condition of the woollen j 

 ■inufactories of this country, at the present 

 me, is well known. Several have been com- 

 lled to suspend or change their operations ; 

 hers are apprehensive of a similar fate ; and 



are pursuaded that a moderate increase of 

 ipost on foreign manufactures of wool, will re- 

 ■ve and sustain their establishments. While 

 titioning for such relief, it is our bounden 

 ity to show the necessity and reasonableness 

 our request. 



The following axioms may be considered as 

 tablished by the concurrent voice of a large 

 ijority of the citizens of this country : — The 

 opie, possessing, by the bounty of heaven, 

 equate capital, -necessary materials, and re- 

 isite skill, are destined to become a manufac- 

 rriag, as well as a commercial and agricultu- 

 H nation; employment in this occupation is 

 Higenial with the morals, health, intelligence 

 «d accumulation of property, of the citizens ; 



rate of Duties on foreign merchandises should 



increased in proportion to the growing abil- 



of this country to supply its internal con- 

 mption ; a Tariff should be framed to protect 

 anufacturers, as well as to provide for a re- 

 tnue ; existing manufacturing establishments 



to be sustained to render us independent of 

 reign nations, and they can be protected only 

 ' government. 



Prolec(io)!, then is all manufacturers ask; and 

 e believe a moderate increase of duties ade- 

 ■late to this purpose, without prohibiting the 

 iportation of woollen goods. We concede 

 at duties amounting to a prohibition would be 

 inecessary and unsafe. A sudden and unnatu- 

 I increase of manufactories « ould ensue ; a 

 •eat bounty would thus be given to this branch 



national industry, eventually detrimental to 

 e recipients of it, and the demands of the coun- 

 y could not be immcdi,ately supplied by them. 



placed upon equal footing with foreign com- 



titors, we doubt not the enlightened people of 

 lis country will give a preference to the fabrics 

 "their own countrymen. 



Owing to various causes, we are unable to 

 ape with foreign nations in supplying our mar- 



t with woollen goods. Their machinery is 



NEW ENGLAND F ARMER. 



more perfect, the wages of labor are less, and 

 wool is more abundant and is cheaper. British 

 cloths are selling at a profit, while American 

 cloths yield little, if any, to the manufacturer. 

 It is the policy and intention of foreign govern- 

 ments further to cripple, and if practicable, to 

 paralize the manufacturing establishments of 

 this country. Their eminent Statesmen have 

 o()enly and strenuously recommended making 

 great sacrifices to attain this object. It is itoxv 

 coiitcinj'lated, in England, to alloTt) a clra^chack on 

 inanvfaclarci nf foreign u'oo/, xeliich will be ciptiva- 

 lent to l-j^ebie and a half per centum on coarse fab- 

 rics. 



liaising- the duties on foreign woollen goods 

 will tend to increase the growth of wool in this 

 country. An early adoption of this salutary 

 measure would have prevented the destruction 

 of valuable sheep. Efficient interposition, at 

 this time, by Congress, will stimulate the agri- 

 cultural interest to improve and increase their 

 flocks, in which this nation is greatly deficient. 

 While in England the native wool composes a 

 large share of the quantity manufactured, the 

 United States depends upon a foreign country 

 fur a great proportion of its supplj'. 



We contend that an increase of duties will 

 not be injurious to the great body of the people 

 by manufacturers exacting exorbitant prices tor 

 their goods. We believe the permanent inte- 

 rests of all classes of the community are pro- 

 moted by such moderate gains as will insure in- 

 dustrv, prudence and perseverance, and are ful- 

 ly convinced that "the internal competition 

 which takes place soon does away every thing 

 like monopoly, and reduces by degrees the 

 price to the minimum of a reasonable profit on 

 the capital employed." The experience ol 

 tliis country establishes the truth of this posi- 

 tion. Notwithstanding the TarilT of 1316 im- 

 posed prohibitory duties on low cottons, they 

 are now sold at half their former prices, con- 

 siderina: the relative value of the fabrics ; and 

 it is not doubted but the fostering care of gov- 

 ernment over manufactories of woollens would 

 tend to improve their quality, while it would 

 eventually reduce their price. Gorernmenl has 

 incurred an obligation to cherish the manufac- 

 turing interests of the country, as during the 

 late war, when great inconvenience was expe- 

 rienced by want of necessary supplies of cloth- 

 ing for the army, strong inducements were held 

 out to their constituents to render the nation in- 

 dei)endont of foreign countries lor clothing. — 

 Extensive and numerous cslablisliments were 

 made, in the confident expectation that they 

 would not bo sufiered to languish for want of 

 the continued protection of government. 



W'e contend, also, that the increase of duties 

 will not impair the rcvenne of the U. States. — 

 It was predicted by the opposers of the prohib- 

 itory Tarill of 181C, that the importations of 

 India cottons, would lessen the resources of 

 the Treasury to an alarming amount. These 

 predictions have not been fulfilled. The in- 

 crease of our population, the artificial wants of 

 the inhabitants, and the greater ability to pur- 

 chase, will, it is presumed, ever continue a de- 

 mand ior the fabrics of other nations ; the wise 

 govei-nments of the old world will lend their 

 powerful aid, as hitherto, in enabling their sub- 

 jects to rival the youthful establishments of (his 

 country ; and it cannot be denied that " the in- 

 terests of the revenue are promoted by whatev- 



115 



er promotes an increase of national industry and 

 wealth." 



In the petition referred to we have request- 

 ed an addition of licclve and a half per ccti(, on 

 all manufiictures of i'oreigu wool, together >vlth 

 a further countervailing duly, should the con- 

 templated drawback on British manufactures be 

 granted b}' the government of that country, or 

 any increase of impost be deemed e.fpedicnt 

 on the importations of wool into the I'nitcd 

 Slates. 



AVe have thus expressed, at length, our ideas on 

 this important subject, and the co-operation of 

 Manufacturers, in bringing the subject before 

 Congress, and presenting it in a candid liglit to 

 the consideration of our fellow citizens eng.-'ged 

 in other pursuits, is earnestly lecommciuled. 

 I have the honor to be, respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, ' 

 JOSHUA CLAPF. 

 Chairman af Committee of Correipondence. 



Ladies'' Apparel. — Last evening wo had the 

 pleasure of examining some of the most beautiful 

 specimens of the industry and taste of our fair 

 countrywomen that we have ever seen. — Two 

 bonnets and two Vandykes, one of each wrought 

 by Mrs. Keyes, and the others by Miss Collar, 

 both of Sangerfield, Oneida county, were sent 

 to our office for inspection, and for exhibition 

 and sale at the Mount Vernon Fair. They arc 

 made of tbe finest down of the milk raced, in 

 fashionable form, lined with white silk, and are 

 as rich flowing and elegant as if composed of 

 floss silk. We have no doubt they will attract 

 the particular attention of the ladies, and we 

 shall be disappointed if there is not considerable 

 competition atncrg patriotic husbands in bid<iing 

 at the auction for these beautii'ul articles of 

 dress for their wives, as well as by way of re- 

 warding tbe ladies who have wrought them 

 with so much skill, aud sent them hither in tfie 

 hope of fair compensation and encouragement 

 to renewed efforts. The Fair in this coumy is 

 considered the most important in the state, and 

 the show of manufactures, particularly house- 

 hold productions, is the best and most various, 

 with the exception, perhaps, of Brighten Fair, 

 of any in this countrj'. We hope the sale cf the 

 articles exhibited will stimulate to further im- 

 provement, [.v. F. Statesman. 



A little girl who vfA% matched to walk 30 

 miles in eight hiurs and a half, accomplished 

 her task on monday week, in a quarter of a mile 

 circle, on Pennenden Heath. She performed 

 the distance, with apparent ease in 7 hours 57 

 minutes having 33 minutes to spare. The 

 weather was particularly unfavorable for her, it 

 raining heavily a great part of the time. Her 

 name is Emma Matilda Freeman ; she resides at 

 Strond, and is scarcely eight years of age. 



■ f^^g- Paper. 



Beet. — A correspondent in Belchertown, in- 

 forms us that Mr. John Robbins of that town, 

 made him a present, the last spring of a blood 

 beet, which be raised the year before, and 

 which weighed 25 pounds 8 oz. He says — "Let 

 Middlefield gardens try again." — Hamp. Gaz. 



Coal discovered. — The Lehigh Company of Philadel- 

 phia has discovered a large body of Coal wHbia a Tnite 

 and an half of the river; — the coal now brought to 

 market has to be traossoited nine miles by land. 



