Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-06-20
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MANUFACTURES


because it displays a zeal which does its
author great honor. We have no wish
20 aggrandize one portion of the United
States at the expense of another, but
Hould always advocate that liberal poll
cy which would tend to protect and
cherish the interest of the whole. We
would wish to see the local advantages
of every section improved, and the in
dustry Of each encouraged. We would
be glad that commerce, agriculture, and
manufactures, should each flourish with
all the luxuriance which the warmest
advocate of either could wish. But Cir
cumstances must often occur which
render it necessary to encourage one
branch of national industry in preference
TO the rest. Such state OF affairs, a
few years ago, rendered our commerce
the darling of the nation, and procured
her a pre-eminence which she now
wishes to retain when she no longer de-
serves, and no longer can maintain it.
At that time all Europe was at war---we
had an extensive carrying trade, and
ready markets for all of our produce.
Such trade was advantageous because
as our exports exceeded our imports, an
immense deal of wealth was brought into
the country, which by circulating freely,
enriched every class of citizens, and af-
forded encouragement to the industry of
all. Now, the case is different; our ex-
ports are trifling-there is no foreign
market for our produce and every thing
we import must be paid for in money, of
which we have already too little for the
common purposes of business. We
have, therefore, looked with anxiety to
the passage of the Tariff Bill because
we believed that it would 60 further to-
wards removing the embarrassments un-
der which every section of the United
States is groaning, than any other mea-
sure that could have been adopted. Mr..
Baldwin, of Pennsylvania, who draughted
this bill, devoted to it several months of
arduous labor; and to him as we'll as
the other gentlemen who zealously sup
ported it, among whom we are glad to
find our own representative, the people
of the west are deeply indebted. To the
western country particularly, its ad-
vantages would have been incalculable !;
and we anticipated its passage with no
small degree of satisfaction. Those
golden hopes have suddenly been swept
away; and to the chagrin of disappoint-
ment, is added the Notifying conviction
that our interests have been sacrificed
to the cold blooded policy of those who
view the rising greatness of the western
country with jealous apprehension and
who force US to struggle against every
difficulty and disadvantage rather than
yield up petty trade which has become,
even to themselves, useless and unprofi-
table. Because the hand of adversely
has smitten them, they will not allow as
to avert the same evil.
Washington City, May 4th, 1920.
DEAR S1R-It is with deep regret that
inform you of the fate of the Bill, which
had passed the House of Representa-
tives, increasing the tariff Of duties on
imported merchandise, and which had
for its object the protection of our do
mestic manufactures and home industry.
1t was this day rejected in the Senate by
amalority of enc vote only.
AT a period like the present, when all
Europe is at peace, raising almost the
whole of the supplies necessary for their
own consumption and when nothing,
therefore, will command their fabrics,
(Which we are in the daily habit of con-
Stunning, in wearing apparel and other.
wise,) but cash; for the national legisla-
ture to say to her " come in with your
manufactures, and take our money, put
down our agriculture, put down our
manufactures" is to me, as l believe il
will be to the people of this nation, a
source OF the most gloomy reflection,
and heart rending regret. The war, !
believed, had inspired the people of the
United States with still keener relish
for national independence than they had
before, keen as it then was. The paper
blockades of Napoleon, and the British
orders in council, it was hoped from
their chilling influence upon our com
merce, would add to the producing
causes of such an effect. Butno! Now,
when our commerce, by the regulation
offoreign countries has become PROSTATE
when the foreign market for our pro.
duce, which the belligerent state of 'Eu-
rope for SO long period rendered so
good, has become supplied with the pro-
auctions OF their own peaceful industry
when they literally "sell all and buy
nothlng,"-that we should set down con-
tent to "buy all and sell nothing," and
thus continue our dependence upon
England, is truly astonishing. That we