Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-07-22

I who brings his labor to compete with that
Of the IN requitted seamen Of Europe, de-
Darts the most widely from their principles
I and from the advantages of his country.
| Still II must bo allowed that the interests
and power of the United States are advan-
ced by this APPARENT violation of the laws
of political economy. One great support
/ of the American marine Is the coastng|
trade; would the political economists re-
commend the throwing open this depart
ment of American industry to the ship
ping of foreign nations, who retain the
monopoly of their own coashng trade as
their most valuable preserved
The reviewers tayOrs Us with a calcula-
ton of the fatal results of a substitution of
American for English wooIlens, but do not
inform US how the Americans are to OBJ
tain the increased supply which their grow
| inc numbers require. Their -four and
timber are discarded in exchange by the
only country in want of them; aud an IN
creased quantity of cotton thrown into
markets already glutted, would be loss IN
/ the depreciation Of the whole
The errors Of America are not, perhaps,
( so serious as we suppose; foreigners do not
reap tho advantage, or derive additional
means of aggression from them. As to
/ the revenue. the flbricators of manufactures
land the f.rmers VINO supply them with
( food, will, IN the consumption OF other d.
|uabIe articles, indemnify the treasury
! The American government have sufficient
( revenue at present; when they want more,
they will know how to raise II from those
TO the produce of whose soil and lator they
have given a value.
/ in their own vicinity, the United States
have an example of the success OF the
English restrictive system. Vested with
| the exclusive trade in timber, staves, ashes,
wheat sc. the British American colonies
! have suddenly found employment tor 1000
additional British ships; the river St
/ Lawrence alone sees annually zoo large
ships replace $50 of small tonnage, which
not many wears ago were sufficient 10 car
Iry on the trade Of Canada. IN one year
1.-The export of ashes from THAI province
-weled to $1,000 barrels instead of less
| th2a $500 the ordinary export Of years
/ during which the United States were allow
led TO supply us at a considerable, though
Itolerable. protecting duty. It is true, part
|of the export of Canada is the ploduce Of
their adjoining States admitted reluctant-
nv, at the instance of the colonies them
selves but New York, Boston, &c. do
not the less lose the trade for their mer-
chants and ships. Whatever may he the
! Decuniary sacrifices TO England by gen
Grating this colonial trade, It IS possible
THAT such may find their compensation.
/ Nations cannot forget the maxim OF living
with friends, as If they may be one day en-
| emies; and 10 Is no slight advantage IN the
/ latter case. that, instead OF 10000 foreign,
MS many English seamen existin the world;
there Is. besides, no little security IN an
experiment which gives increased means
Iof consumption for English manufactures
TO a country possessing none, under the
control, aod forming part OF the empire 1t
IseIf
| til considered great assurance in the
United States, to ask direct and equal IN
|tercourse with our West India colonies;
I but the word COLONY has no charmed mean.
ling; the Americans see no the West Indies,
/ a part of the British Empire in want of
their produce. and wishing TO part with
Their owr; a direct intercourse, therefore,
/ upon reciprocal terms, appears to them
/ equally due and necessary TO both parties.
Why DO not our reviewers descant upon
This gross violation of their ules2 The
/ West Indies, whose produce, unlike thai
'0f Canada, is adapted 10 all markets, and
exceeds the wants of our own, are made
'Jo buy dear and sell cheap;' Is this the
mode by which they may be enabled TO
contribute to the expenses of their reten-
ton, and TO compete with Brazil, &c..
While the political writer's Of this country
not only abstain from endeavorng to pre-
vail upon their own government TO moder-
ate It's system Of monopoly, but defend n
by turning public clamor upon the retalla
tory acts of other countries, they will be
deemed mere advocates, who enter upon
tho discussion in order TO ''make the worse
appear the better cause" To all the i'm
partial, England must appear to be the
originator, the relentless contInuator Of
moaopoIies, and the true cause Of every
measure ofthe same description forced up
on other countries IN their own defence
The reviewers are forever insisting upon
the prin Iple of considering all mankind as
I one great community, to be benefited by
/ interchange Of what soil, climate, and To-
cal advantages enable each nation 10 fur
/ uish TO others, upon the cheapest terms.