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By the French, immense quantities Of which we're few
years since imported Our domestic manufacturers with
in the past year two commenced the manufacture Of
this article and tie importation has fallen off astonish
ngly In almost every description of goods manufac-
tursd in Europe and previously imported very extern
svsy there has been revolution similar to that in the
two above named articles. There is no industry In
this country progressing rapidly, or upon more
solid basis than cotton and woollen manufactures.
With every facility for the production of every variety
and quality Of fabrics, with the materials at our
DOORS and streams Of water of immense power running
through every section of the country-with skllful
operatives, and the most improved machinery there Is
no reason In the world why this should not be the most
extensive manufacturing nation in the world While
we are almost daily becoming less dependent upon
foreign countries for their manufactures when the maxi
mum OF our importations Of high dutable goods has
been reached and the from that source steadily
decreasing is highly necessary that modaca alton of
our tariff laws should be made to supply this deficiency
hut it is question whether average duty of twelve
and half per cent on our total mporaions would do IT,
Every alteration in the tariff is but unfor
tunately legislators toe fond of these expert
ments This government requires net revenue of
about thirty millions of dollars per annum to raise that
amount from imports alone at average duty of twelve
and half per cent, Secretary Walkers
dard would require importation of from two hundred
and fifty to three hundred millions Of dollars per an
num- about three times the value of the present i'm


