To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 21 September 1823
From Mathew Carey
Philada Sept. 21. 1823
Sir,
I enclose two Numbers of a new series of papers,1 intended to shew the ruinous policy pursued by this Country whereby our resources are lavished to support the industry & governments of foreign nations.
Will you have the goodness to inform me what is the present state of tobacco planting generally in Va.? Whether it remunerates the labours of the planter, & affords him a handsome interest for his capital? Very respectfully, Your obt. hble. servt.
Mathew Carey
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. These essays were published together as The Crisis: A Solemn Appeal to the President, the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Citizens of the United States, on the Destructive Tendency of the Present Policy of this Country, on Its Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, and Finances. …, By “A Pennsylvanian” (Philadelphia, 1823; 12056).