" Arguing for a lowering of tariffs, this work also claims that "the public purse must supply the deficiency of private resources," and advocates "extraordinary aid and protection of government," for infant industries.
The author of this work received vital assistance in its production from Tench Coxe, who had drafted an essay similar to this work several years earlier, and during its writing, its author made a great show of collecting and displaying samples of things such as wool and carpet. Much of this work is dedicated to refuting the theories of the Physiocrats, and this work approvingly cites British cotton mills as helping make women and children "more useful." Arguing for a lowering of tariffs, this work also claims that "the public purse must supply the deficiency of private resources," and advocates "extraordinary aid and protection of government," for infant industries. Citing the "extreme embarassment during the late war," this work's author cited the Constitution's "general welfare" clause to show how government policy could make the United States self-sufficient in arms production. Presented by the Secretary of the Treasury on December 5, 1791, for ten points, identify this document compiled on such thrilling topics as iron, glass, and gunpowder by Alexander Hamilton.
The author of this work received vital assistance in its production from Tench Coxe, who had drafted an essay similar to this work several years earlier, and during its writing, its author made a great show of collecting and displaying samples of things such as wool and carpet.
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