From, the Fork Recorder.
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ii II AMERICAN S1 > EN-.


There are persons who feel an interest in endeas
voring to persuade the farmers Of this neghborhoof
that the protection of domestic manufacturers is ts
them an unilnportant matter-a subject about whtR
they have no cause to give themselves any concern.


60 meet this falacous doctrine, it is necessary only
to state single fact. There were imported irt5
Boston alone, during the last year. for home con-
sumption. SOo,7O4 barrels Of -four. Of these,
ll9, 202 barres-nuch more than one half--wen.
from the port of Baltimore, which is the prihcpals


if not the sole market for the -four produced in York
county. During the same year. the Whole of the
exports Of the article from the United States to Eus
rope amounted to about 56.675 barrels! The des
mand for -four created by the manufacturing estabs


shments in New England, is therefore Of the uts
most Importance to our farfiers One single fiss
trict in New England takes from us three times


more -four than all Europe together; and the ~hts
amount taken by the eastern states exceeds 628.OOO
BARRELS Annhilate that demand, and would not the


farmers of this county feel the effects in all thsif
operations Great clanor is attempted to be raised
against Mr.. Adams administration. becausps through
the perverseness aud obstinacy of the British minis
try. our trade with the British colonies Ia turned
aside from direct to circuitous channe~--and the
farmers are told that they are in consequence sui.
ferine arevousIy. Our produce still finds its Way
to the cuonies, because the planters cannot de ts
out it but if the trade totally losts of what
CONSEQUENCE is that boasted mart in cofipdrisoh
with that of N. England. The colonies take front
us ia 900 barres-New England takes .OO0.
The colonial trade is huctuatlng and precafiods
that with New England is steady and sure. i'Io


latter rests on the broad basis of national policy
and. if the people truc to their own interesfsj


in fostering efecualy and wisely the domestic INDUS
try of the country. it will be permanentas the Uhol,
and Increase and spread as our population, ah with
the deyelupement Of our internal resources. 10 sa-
lisfy themselves that they have an interest tn the ems
courayement Of manufactures our farmers need only
oouire who it is that now buys their flour. and
what it is that keeps up the demand and the price.
Such an inquiry will show the immense advantages
resulting to the farming community from the adcp:a
ton and enforcement Of the American systems !