The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-21

the stagnation produced by the influx of for
| eign goods and wool leaves upon their hands
a valueless stock, which, like other property
that cannot be sold, is of nothing worth. Do
/ these foreign fabrics bring any money with
them to supply the revenue? No: they by
| fraud evade the revenue law and carry off our
money, and saddle debt on us beside, so that
exchange is against us ia per cent. Do the
farmers gain any thing by foreigners taking
charge Of our markets, and supplying them
i with their goods--and what produce of theirs
finds market in consequence None: not an
article of farming produce has been allowed TO
be sold in England for about ten years, except
in 1926. Her ports were open to receive -four
for forty days in case Of great emergency.
| 1t seems, TO the Farmer" that it is a gross
solecism to assert that, by imposing high duties
on foreign woo!lens, will reduce the price
from what before was paid for those imported.
But | think this is not very difficult task to
| do, and too by fair conclusions on theory, and
! by facts that overbalance all theory. By put
ting high duties on foreign goods, capital and
skill are engaged, and the goods are immedi-
ately reduced to the lowest minimum price
| that will produce very moderate profit,
| thereby freeing TIE home manufacture from
risks. expenses, and charges of Importation
1t would he undertaking Americans, to say
or acknowledge that they are at such an awful
distance behind other nations in the scientific
adoptions of labor, as to let them furnish US
with all the requirements OF art, while we only
are fit for the pursuits of manual labor. Our
| farmers have succeeded in cultivation, by
! having protection so that they can supply
great foreign demand il necessary. Indeed,
when Europe was at war. they sold an aston
ishing amount to the belligerents, 10 spite OF all
competition Of the rest OF the world. And
this, too, was manual labor, and the opposition
TO protection 10 manufactures say that labor is
too high in this countryt to manufacture. Even
| England dare not open her ports to our farm
ers, because she knows they would inundate
her markets with their produce, and ruin their
landholders. Although it is said that labor is
SO much cheaper there, yet their statesmen
will not suffer competition 10 their markets,
with US, or any foreigners, of any thing their
industry can produce.
Every thing that the farmer sells of his sur
plus enriches him, because it is the value of
his labor; but every thing he buys that his la
Dor cannot he exchanged for, impoverishes
him, let the price be what it may, and will
make him a bankrupt. England sells us her
goods, but she takes none of the farmers in
dustry to pay fer them. Therefore, every arti-
|
pays for the produce in England that fed the
hands when fsbrca:ing them, and finally buys
English produce, by buying their goods while
he is absolutely prohibited entering their ports
If 100000 people in England are engaged in
manufacturing goods for Americans, and they
consume SO cents a head per week, or, which
is less. sos per year, the produce alone would
amount to S., 900, about half the amount
of all our exports of produce in 1926. Thu:
Americans. of all interests, are absolutely buy.
I ing farmers produce in England, while ours il
directly prohibited an entrance into her ports
II the " Farmer would be candid, and vie W
this as il is, we should not hear him say any
thing more about making our own goods and
feeding our workmen at home. Again, BY
making our goods at home we save the money
that our industry brings from different parts OF
the world; and il our Industry can furnish the
goods we want, it will be clearly nationa
and individual gain, as it is our labor and moi
others. The " Farmer" says he docs not be-
lieve the story, that, by protecting duties, we
can compete with foreigners In other market:
with such articles protected. | can only say
TO him, look al coarse cottons that have pro.
/ tecting duty equal to a prohibition, and see
them, after furnishing our own markets for less
than bali what ever was imported. and taking
| OlnCl
places, OF the English fabrics, being better and
cheaper than theirs. Every article that is pro.
tected has become, by ompetition, much
cheaper than the imported, and it has been
done by American skill, by securing such
branches of industry from foreign blast.
The " Farmer says, the farmers are not
protected by duties except small tonnage
duty, &C. This leads me TO believe him hon
est in his views, but it shows, at the same
time, he has engaged in subject that he not
only does not understand. but is unfortunate in
not being possessed of the facts in the case.-
Duties, if imported in American vessels are as
follows IAN addition of 10 per cent. in foreign
vessels mol enjoying privileges by treaty.) As
have not the tariff before me, will only pnt
down a part, SO that the ''Farmer" NAV in.
form himself of the truth of what is here stated
Beet, 2 cents per ib.-Butter, cents do
Cheese, 9 cents do.-Hams and Bacon, 3 cent:
Edo.--Pork, 9 cents do.--Wheat, 25 cents pei
bushel-Potatoes, 10 cent?, believe.
The above are part Of the present duties
for the farmers protection. and | said before il
ought TO he so, or even prohibition, for they dc
want to sell and not to buy. The coastine
trade is prohibited against foreigners and ought
to be, as we have men and shipping and t
employ foreigners would be but TO buy labor
and pay away our substance, and raralyze oul
own industry The principle is good with the
merchants Cor protection, SO ii is with the farm
ers, and it ought TO be extended to every
branch of industry in the Urited States. |
we manufacture our goods that the " Farmer
is opposed to in his communication, the farm
ers would be enabled to furnish the S2.500, 00C
worth OF produce imported from England in hel
fabrics, and double that sum in other article,
that he cannot carry TO distant market, sucf
as hay, wood, lumber, straw, and every othel
article almost that might be named, beside the
millions Of dollars worth of wool, that you'd
cost but little, on account Of the flocks liviue
on lands that is of but little value for any
thing else. U. S. A.
80 q C