Delaware journal., 1828-03-18

What was her policy as to wool This is ar
tcle prodpced by her own people, upon which
multitude Of her farmers depend. 1t is estimated
that they annually produce l44.00O. 600 lbs. She
,res TO 600. 600 lbs and exports only S2I OOO,OoO
Of the fabric. Yet England reduced the duty on
foreign woO to nominal amount. Whyr 10 ad
manufactures 1t was TO enable her subjects to RI
val all her nations To refuse to take our cotton,
then uwould be singular contradiction to her whole
policy. II then she, 10 aid export OF S27,OOO,oOo
Of woIlen fabrcs will suffer the wool OF other ma
tions to come into her own market, can any one
suppose that she would exclude raw material She
ca not produce. when her exports OF Iapfic
amount now to $4,000 600?
Again. sir, maintain that the interests OF the
cotton growing States doubly securedby Promot-
iny he manufacture in the United States. am !,
sensible that it may seem presumptuuus IN me to speak
on this subject, represented as they are, oy he
greatest talents and intelligence, but am confident
it will be considered with all the candor that belongs
10 talents and Intelligence. The more rival nations
in the manufacture, the better England now taxes
the lead. France is advancing. Switzerland and
Germany are improving in the manufacture. The
Uned States. having enterprise and skill, are fol-
lowing rapidly on. Mutual competition will COM
pel all to produce the fabric at the lowest possible
price, Any attempt, therefore. to exclude the raw
material or to charge it with duties, which would
materially advance its price, would be an act OF su-
manufacture, retaliation might be feared. Policy,
sound policy. therefore, would seem clearly to re-
oure that the promotion OF the manufacture IN the
United States would be great security to all en-
gagged in the production OF the raw material. In
case of war, also, the advantage OF domestic mar
ket must be apparent.
WILL sir. present further view. England, in
1897. took 20i. 100000 lbs. Consumed in the
United States al least 70, 100000 lbs. Suppose the
1,,I rlioh rL-nt. all
the exports of cottonG from 1925, all parts Of the
world were 2Ol 900. 900 lbs. The value
S25 600 900. The value of the 9o6. 100000 lbs.
sent to England in 1927. was only Sa0.220.00O.
Put 20. 100000 lbs. into the market, with the
quantity sent abroad, the effect must have been
doubly disastrous
am sir met with the reply that we should buy
more in the United States. This is mistake. We
could not purchase one half, one-fourth of what
is consumed. The manufacture is distributed
and is daily spreading in every part of the Union
The people buy of the manufacturer, because
they can SELL The market is opened for what no for
eign nation will take. The consumer can exchange
what he produces for the fabric. We now manu-
facture probably 40 or 80 millions This is equal to
two thirds Of all the productions of the U. States
exported from the country. Where could we buy 7
how could we pay The subject is exhaustess-
pass over it.
If we cannot sell, we cannot buy. What agri-
cultural productions Of the North are required by
the South Nome. We of the North want the cot
ton. rice. tobacco and sugar. What have we to Of
fer in exchange Nothing that is derived from the
soil. Should manufactures be suspended, twenty
millions worth of commodities now exchanged, must
BE- suspended also.
Again, sir it is urged that all duties on imports are
taxes on con.umers This may be true, as to those
articles which we exclusively procure from abroad.
1t is untrue as to such articles produced BY domes-
Ill.
the demand. II is said that consume S75, 600. 900
ofwooens annually It pretended on this amount
the consumers pay the sum of 81 600 900 in duties
and merchants profits which operates also
b unts to the domestic manufacturer. The effect
the endency and design, seem to be to produce
de- led hostility against the system of protection
1t US See h,w unounded are such absurd ca,cula
tl"ns S72o00oe0 OF woollens used.- 10 600 ,oot
are Imported. H22.0O0,OO0, at most, are produced
b, manufacturing establishments in the u. States
$40, 100000 are the result Of household industry
II is the latter am unit produceds BY farmers
who grew their own material by the labor Of thei
families; BY the mechanic in the country, who re
oeiyes, in compensation for his labor the produc
tons Of the farm In short, the $40. 900. 600 ar
produced by means that would be hardly worth
sixppnce in foreign country. Yet, the great mas
of our people who furnish their own domestic sur
ply, is charged with paying tax Of 81 per cent
Such are some of the strange arguments addresse
to the farmers, to excite their hostility against tn
manufacturers.
Bntif 1--WE do not buys we cannot SELL" Wool, f
instance, is one Of the great staples of portion
the United States. Suppose we we're dependent
England for our clothing. and we depended on II
produce OF our hocks for payment. Ihave, sir. Il
most authentic evidence in my possession, of Il
benefits of the English market to the American wo
grswer I; is offered for the inspection of al
An American farmer sold to the Americ