Importations from England being absolutely stopped by reason of the war, and in large part excluded from other countries by high duties, the American market was for the first time left substantially, or in large degree, to the American manufacturers.
Blaine highlights the impact of the war on American manufacturing and the market's shift towards domestic production.
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