Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-11-24

The trade supported ia the way Il, lie Azores Ma
de'ra aud other wine committees is almost prohibited by
duties CT from bundled two bundled pee ccut oi,
vines Oy politicians who express the gcatpst alarm
any small rise in duty foreign f,byicS The land owner
anu WOOL grower hdre nor |ond that the support
~ TO the establishment OF tie wooe anufacturo of
more importance to them than tine as IL m
roces mach greater INTEREST," consequently in all assem-
oes ON this subject, the have not been
probably tweuiieth Of the persons
sidcn:, uan the due support OF this Expe
nee has shown at we have pa id for lonc ueriod TOO
much for aud wooien goods from Europe for fine
woods produced short distance large towns as
far south North Carona, forty fifty cents per
pound, proGably Than any previous acrc u!tt al
employment; and when AT this p;ice, IL does enable our
manufacturers to supply the marse: fine goods ut
thniy or forty per cent less than they formerly
tained from Europe: the sums over paid Tor the ;.
articles might have long since bee avoided, by hat
ne duty pad most articles IF ,eceSsy as duh on,
foreign jd6rtcs In the interior, pound OF fine
produced at hal" the eSpencc of bushcI of grain,
gallon al whiskcyand IS there worth more Mr,
of Pennsylvania, in his speech IN Congress, ih truth
and simplicity, shown the mutual dependence OF agricu
tire AMI manufactures.
IL is we'll kuowu that the manufactured Of Europe arc
vey highly taxed and particularly those of Great Britain
where nearly shlnss sterling per buslel for wheat is
paid than could be obtained from other Countries
other articles o consumption much higher xrd is
very .ensonabe and equally rid6 that the consumers OF
their fabrics should pay just pant OF these taxes, and
IF course IRE hare ia for rcry iarye share.
IL mentioned last winter in debate in Congress- bv
merber That he presumed there not fine onl uaeh
produced in this country Clu,he that asse mblv IN.
statistical information should have been long nrc crrcct
ed TOR Us believed that three quarters Of all wool sou-
cei IN This country is fine; wool uo, crav
profitable IT only used by the farmer in Ills own family
ana therefore te price object with him FOREIGN
coarse woa Should he admitted without Iutv Lv tina,
means avoiding the necessity of taxing coarse goods more
highly than fme carpets could then he ,G,r,lcd =, ,
less than fnsnerly hom Europe. Thv-sevcn or ,o,,y
per would sufficiently protect our woolcu
lures Then cannH' be pretended that foreign fabrics are
50 highly taxed as articles OF necessity subject
duty The w""lien manufactures the situation
OF our cotton manufactures of 1916 when only the l,recs
capitalists sustained the wait of home market, il being
then supplied and crowded from Europe, because a mods,
rate extra duty refused tfem which would have cost
tho consumer nothing the price continually redu-
! ccc aud We even supplied foreign markets.
II has long heen remarked that high price of abour
prevented our competing with European c,ures; but
i" any estimate the price that agricultural aho,r will
i""y give and he will be convinced, that this branch o
industry affords higher wages than in Europe Thi,
state of things has hcem produced by policy OF not mo-
icciins our own ufactu.es following the advice OF
Adam smith ~ his schoolwe procured them from Europc
which has edtSed eghy per cent of population to
be'"me agri'"ff'ro that agriculture of best kind
for nc"l al induce and en,err,isin citizens
I" e"nga'e {" The Wilderness seeking living like 9Th,
Leather Stocking, producing than they can CON.
for of Tie bad effects of this motley
is generally felt, Gnd the STATE of irinia more than
any other quarter The low of duty on foreign fab
RIGS has prevented fore manufacturers capa from
establishing themselves here. sufficient duty on foreign
article may il he manufactured cheaper in this
country than Other hare seen; Int il made 4,
any feasnnanie price, promotes industry, encoura
agriculture, gives employment large population hv y
di's"n OF iaho aud adds greatly value landed
/ property.
This subject is OF great consequence to each individual
therefore let every think for HIMSELF calling no ,nar
nrHSte', aud not with this patty, which hay,
done a'' may do things that honorable person wout
dircaim.
1t is tn be amrnled. that questions of lona inter
rs' "he' every friend of his country should consider one
part as much his country another, that 50 onar
SEQ "a or 81
benefits 4" be acquired by the Many persons are
oI"sed +" measures that unquestioabe plans
OF hHa"ce revenue, because this admin
ishti"n might recommend it, What, ask. is the reason
ni orr Government paying six per de6s icii
fi' c0'irO when individual States Corpora lions
paying only four and half per and that bearing a
premium Treasury notes at three and ha uer cent
made applicable TO the payment of bonds Tie Custom
House, would undoubtedly be above par.
II the motives OF these npposers have been good they
nave ettdeGy Sown Heir i,icGPGcip- if any
are Z" az Hr'Nd OUT oil oiicc, let such
patriots as !heSe assume their places. CANDOUR
Indian corn has probably averaged in the Atlantic
states, about fifty per bushci several wears
he producing Eushel supposed least one a
abo"r, on average landlhc board, wages aud clol,ina
would stand thuseightccn board nIue CENTS ne,
Gay Tor Clothing leaving only twenty three cents for use u
am, wages, team and farming utensils This rrre does
u"i Afford ten cents per day for wages. Surely this
indeed be sufficient 90 prove Subsistence I'm, how
often is II al only forty per bushe-and thus denres
Scd IS every material article the produce agriculture
ibis may be- said of kinds of cotton nd wool
len goods. BrddS and tacs now made for one mira
HE prize formerly given from Europe, and many otber
articles reduced
August, 1897.
Er' rGct II fciicy from BerfcIcu