Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-13

ly free of duty except in far as may be necess
AIRY for the mere purpose ol revenue. iheh' say
they. we shall obtain every species OF property az
tie lowest price, it can possibly be afforded ny ma
tons where labor is the cheapest. u 'oheat can
be purchased IN Odessa at tceuy tre cents Inc 0esh-
ell our farmers must toWer their prices SO dsfo com
pete Nth the Odessa dealers. 1t would be the same
with every other product Of labor. The wages ol
our farmers and mechanics would be regulated by
the standard in countries where labor receives the
least, and indeed most penurious and scanty conf
pensaton. And if in any country, at any time, a
surplus of an article rendered sacrifice necessary,
the United States would be the natural reservoir Tor
it.--Who would be gamer by such state OF things!
The farmer when sowing would be sure Of low pri-
ces but the extremity of the depression he could
not with any certainty anticipate. lie would be on
ly sure of the smallest reward that any country
gave to labor. Does good sense, or even common
sense, dictate such policyl Who can possibly be
benefited by bringing down labor to its utmost min
lmulnl We can imagine but one, and very small
class If men--those VINO live on regular income
of money. If the monied portion of the communi
y alone to be regarded, then let the freedom OF
trade be pushed to the extreme recommended by
the politicians of the South but il the good OF the
reat whole is sought after, let own industry be
protected.
Great Britain, in every thing that relates to her
foreign trades has been supposed thoroughly to un-
derstand her domestic interests She will not adj
nit the cheap grains Of Europe; and why 1t
would discourage and distress her own grain grow
ers. She pursues the same course toward the man
uacturers of other nations. Whatever is said about
the change in her policy, the repeal Of restrictions
and such like measures, it may be relied upon, that
whenever foreign fabrics begin to find their way in
to England and take the place Of her own fabrics
a commotion ensues-Parliameut is called upon at
once to enact laws for correcting the ev-and their
introduction is checked.-Their policy is not to buy
eye"y thing of every other nation that they will sell
chcaply, without regard to their means Of sup
plying themselves-but on the other hand, they are
ready to sell to any uther nation, which will pay
them the highest prices-any thing which their me
chanics and manufacturers can produce. Whence
yer they bongfde abandon this policy we shall join
in advocating the opening with them liberal trade;
but until they begin, and do something more than
merely make liberal professions, we say, let us pro-
tect our own industry by an adequate tariff. We
hall never see Great Britain practise OH her free
trade professions. She will never permit our coarse
cottons to be sold IN Manchester. Our Tanners
would have fine times They can underse John
Bull on his own lsland-Let those who doubt, see
how much of the late great sale of leather in this
city was purchased for the Montreal market though
the British require lo per cent. for its admission
1t is one sided free trade the British contend for