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

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FoR THE CONSTITUTION Al VINO.
The encinscdon the subject Of agriculture ma n,-
iactnres may clai'g Their than the state
ment Of facts and Illustrations, will help to
theories which time and experience have alone previously
dome in the minds OF osc who sucieutly attended
TO this Subject The difficulty ard TO this
question u.s. that Adam Smiths work has been received in
most of our Colleges for lang period as containing the
only orthodox theories in political economy. The most lie
fafy men, the most able writers from their previous studies
ana av"caiions, in the detect their
ca knowledge such subjects, the those iheo-
RES as they were applied These theories were made
!" ana o Great Biain where they have been accedcd TO-
no iufther tan consisted with the policy the Govern
ment In that country the population being about one
mara epioyed an agriculture, and the ca pita la
| required a different system from ours.
BY bad management part, an undue nrono,,io,
oil our population haveeeu forced agricultural mr.
suits; which produce but little than they ca cous,,
FOR want of market. No doubts that much less nrn
pof'i", would funis srea ter proGure, if they had in
ducemcn " ith due cucoura cement 20 nanufact
better system of agric ulture would prevail
II the duty placed foreign fabrics in France had bee
10 higher than in this country, it is moc ohab.e tina,
the consumer there would pay more ,lan a,
"ha would nave been now the situation ma nufac
lures compared with Their presen, inlependeut a nd mr.,
ishng condition: which greatly contributes TO the mower
and wealth of that couuv: where most transactions of
trade are done with spsceWheeas the VS. of our in
Viaua states, tor the purpose preventing
less than FIVE dollar bills been of no use as there m
not probably one quarter specie sufficient the country
to MAKE the usual payments, without bills that sum,
The money transactions Of the country, whether made
IT. bills specie, may so very ,po:ian,-f it did
not denote that our exports less Imports
CANDOUR.
National Journal 18th and l7th June, 1896 ON MANN
features, signed ''Candour."l
AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURERS
The policy so oug pursued. of refusing protection to
uacures, has placed of the parts of this conn
the situation of Poland. regards it, Agriculture
] q ma Vie Tho
Mountains, but the Atlantic States Man, in,cllient
in This country, as in Europe formerly have been nm
willing to acknowledge the dependence of Agriculture ON
manufactures or even Commsrce; which mas
of those that have e the Agriculture of NEST
of our Country i'll depressed state.
MIR. Jacobs, by the British Government 10 Poland
Sernahy &C has gwen an able reg riding Com
Fradc.-The summing up OF the same in the I.outor
Morning Chronicle, is worthy attcniion:-st will 20 fan
we think to them of their trick opposing The Land
ed Commercial and Manufacturing Interests other
showing them, it does, the miserable condition of the
of the SOIL iii cooutes ia which Agriculture forms
the sole occupation of TIA popuatiGn."n the sea Ic
Justice which politicians have held bet v.en ,,J
passed different interests they have placed from y TO one
and twenty per cent duty, articles of ncccssiiy
in side, which paid by the Mechanic Artisan nd
manufactures IN as great proportion tile richand
the other, FIVE per duty only far long ne y;od
protection on ign ftbcs. When any attempt wa
10 cqnaiHe the DUTY Tor purposes of Ieveuuc, Adam
Say, and Others quoted. requiring boniies for
Manufactures, and pretending fear of pohitorv svs-
TEN, and db0oe al, teqcng their opponents the danger of
ry consumed by the best able pay were admit
ted with rng duty. The danger of too n,,c5 reouL,
ton 'ras here truly ecenpi ed The question: has been
kept mostly ont OF view Why has the term ,ruh.i-
tory system, heen applied heavy duties submitted 10
on articles hat have become TIE OF life? What
justice for taxing Tea Coffee SUGAR Moasses
and low priced Wines, &C. several more than FOREIGN
fabrics; and what claim have mentioned articles to
less duty All men OF business know hat hen any
iy foreign fabrics either cotton or woo!,en has beeo
laid, approaching 10 projections these been re
duced in price, immediately er, more ,an the duy
The reason Tor this is obvious This country particular
y fitted Tor these Manufactures and due encour1Oe
nieHt, the materials would be plenty than in 9th
er countries; but no prudent man, with moderate pita
would venture any Manufactures in opposition 10 70.
reign capitalists Of great 'ocn who by Sacrificing their
profits for tn'e hare and PIT do,ca any anuEari
n HiS country, without having due support witness In.
sacrifices of British woollens, last year in New York stat
cd ny the COLLECTOR in his Letter tue Secretary of the
Treasury, equal tiCey hceafv c er rent loss IN
Inc importer This, i'll instance. plainly shows uv the
theories of Adam Smith Say, tho great know,
ledge subjects Of political economy will not appI, in
all and III all countries, any than the
aud theories in Republican Governments will answer in
France the Ottoman Empire aud this .cry good ca
son. that these theories 1ccye not made for otr particular
situation. II has been poded The sippnrt nj o,r
Manufactures, has the consumer Que cent: for M
hr protection, Gather intended protection, our Manu-
acturcrs weTcnduced to crowd ma k,s w nh tI,. =.
ducts a"j by the competition have greatly reduced bI
price.
Under these circumstances, is it not Singular that
we hear oi the comparatively slnali duty on nors lcr
ins hard certain Of the country Docs i mo,
proceed from party feeling great of common
practical knowledge? Observe the Memorial from Charles
ton South Carolina, claiming premium bounty either
on eSpoTtation' or productions as of equal right with thus
approach to an equalization Of duty wooeus IL is cv
Iden that by the mana cement of Government Mann
aciures did not proper support. course nm
undue proportion of the population Of the country
agrcultura and by that that bragch industry is
crocdd affordng only bare sbisfce,- consequently every
article for expectation consumptio rerV forrest
rate inducing want of enterprise and nns,ry 6y Ue sur
Ply ereeedi"e The demand Now, surprising bounty of25
cents bushe given wheat it could be afforded in the
market at that sum less, exactly, than its former price-no
one extra, would reach the pockets Of the grower In
this manners premium bounty would operate on every
article the produce of Agriculture.
The only effect of bounty expectation would he IN
reduce the price the foeig consumer every market
now sought and filled Would these memorias tax them
selves for the benefit Of foreigners only? appeal every
Scienlca nd practical il the result this bounty or
premium would not be $ before mentioned
u would enquire what possible method exists ssist
g asr'cuIiure except through manufacturers VI its
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