Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-08-30

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MS aiorus an appalling picture and places in the
strongest relief the unsound policy of our government
winch has uniformly tended to increase our agricultural
oPuatlon the producers, and to nIus the tnanuC,c-
turcrs, the consumcrs-hus most fat1itously convert
ing customers INTO rIyasdminshng the home market
winch by every possible ought TO lave been in
creased and trusting 10 precarious foreign market
liable 10 constant hucuaon.
In almost every instance an increase of ,rociuc,;o,
mas produced not merely reduction of the price but ,
reduction Of the total amount. OF this submit few
striking example,
We exported in 1919, eco barrels Of
flour, which sold Sc, aud produced sc COS eco
Next year we exported l,l77O36 barrels
which, gluttng all the foreign mar
ketS reduced the price TO 81 so, and
In 1899, we exported ,o56 ,l1o barrels.
r. W ,neh produced but 4.293,O43
In VS., we exported only 827, 500 bar
!, RES res, which produced 5.1o5,2a0
cotton, which produced 2I,O35 O5G
In i"2i, we increased tie quantity to
~ -3,27O lbs. which produced only 90 1880
In 1924 we reduced the quantity to
ll2,50e,G63 lbs. (being dimnltion
OF above $4,000: 900 lbs. for which we
received OF O. -, <of
itsccms difficult TO conceive how our fllers can b..
oi'u 10 these important facts The reduction Of last
Years cotton crop mainly produced the ex traor,narv
rise from so TO 90 per cent which began in Janusrv
ana continued till May, and will make difference pro-
badly OF or 9,OO0,O00 in the next treasury returns
On 'Hs SUBJECT Chopper and Benson, OF Liverpool fur
nished lesson September 81, see which as been
totally neglected by our gov They stated :is
ii we consumed of our coItcn at Loule--...-,
"'tSE St|| orr 'r9,os rat'E a. p,s, g,.t-l'
gle line contains volume Of instruction. Ii ,..;
DC "0' os That from dainuon Of pro,ucjiJn wc,is
result the same elect IS Ae last years experience a
aouHlanIiy proved Whereas ciih Z mo-. a.ae..laJ!.
ifnPolcy, the Gotten planters have stcadi!v .,oriri
s. stem, OF which the Inevitable tendency les beer
b} e depression OF manufactures, to CONVEX; uanu:ac-
.nieIS INTO iaffneTs-and Illus depressing the farming
interest, TO convert farmers into cotton planters ;
gina' North Carolina, Maryan and elsewhere u..re-
Cl as !"F IS possible destroy ing then own u?caciv
Alter ms depression, proceed 20 present a yir,v af
the Hnshissouan policy of Great Ifirii .-,,srj
20 lie great staples Of the country, Gotten, tobacco
grain and Hour.
COTTON.
bis article, which sthe great basis of fie ccfo,fisr
me prosperity and wealth of Great Britain and nearly
as necessary to her food for her subjects is admitted
a. d uuty oi SIX percent. OF this complain.
TOBACCO
The duty tobacco has !iticry been 1e scrljoo or
90 cents per lb. In consequence of <tlc cngI!encd
views and liberal policy Of the present day IL is acccf-
ong 70 MT' HuskIssons system 70 be reduced to IS.
iva. or 80 ccuts! This important reduction Of drrfy
f''o Pcnse per 10! IS grateful return the uniform
opposition of the tobacco planters TO any increase Of the
duties on manufactured goods! In this duty there i, no
distinction between the different qualities An nav HE
same tobacco IN our scaforts, varies from 10 ?
cents per h. On Tie lowest quality the dufy viii b,
1900 per cent and on Tic highest 100.
GRAIN AND FLOUR.
but the case with farmers is Incompatible more
Se'crethaD with the tobacco planters. Tie latter have
access 10 the British markets-whcreas ue fo err are
utterly excluded, unless i'm danger Of famine
arc to be admitted only temporarily so long as tic dan
ser lasts and the paltry chance that the Canal
merchants might procure admission for few quarters
OF onrWbeat barrels Of or flour smtprcd i'm a Of
nadIan production. is to be guarded against with as
much care as the pcsence to enter with them
Mr. Huskisson has been aber TOO candid in his de-
ciaraton5 If they 10 not open The ewes of our farm,
ers, and Prove beyond doubt the ranccndoDt in,,,
cy Of system and its utter destitution of even tho
appearance OF reciprocity, ;hcy must be incurablv
blind.
"iIe should be quite willing to adopt any method nc
cessary TO prevent me- aud,ticnt Dcjnr fHtc Ujit,6
sons speech.
81: upon the average of the next five wears, it was
ound That 10000 quarters Of corn were imported an
'nuai!y from Canada, he should be p,eparcd To e,eri
ma u cas net Ca19adj7a corn, and djspogcd 10 aIiyt
'mCthO1s fer me prcre1ijon or hat ftn4ulo,t mi;
'tnTe trttch sprf 0n arcr1gc co,}d es'nbfahn Idem
"Mr. Iuskis5oa said that with view of reroyin,
all cause Of alarm. and giving IA adcgilgte ssc,,i,,
'GgainS the frauipieri iahofueiioa If Cuyrdr rAnn
rcaol ebcpt, he should propose A. clause bv ,yay Of
"rider, that there sh0vd be c same certificate of oi
'ds IN The c7se IT sugar" 1.-THE pyoiccijno d,i,,
''Wiid he should propose against Lc jpirodtrjjoo nj
''4mer'c6n coyn 170 this cOontry 1roud be D,ocse,
,the a77e as that chch c5reody existed in the Cnn1lqp
! Idefn.
Can any enlightened American farmer read fo III:
oe'@ views without indignation and the most MAJ keI
condemnation Of The tanencss Of our government IN
SUBMITTING TO thIs Tuinous exclusion for eight vear,
"'V''ut ie'nonstraDce Tetsliafou9 Suppose for :
hoheo mat our navigation had been excluded from On,
Por's OF any naionor that our cotton or tobacco la
7Hen prohibited. Exclusion Or prohibition would &