Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-26
Fron a. Deialenre Lonrnnl.


Negota:ions icitt Great BritIin.- Under this head
The Free Trade Advocate of the 9Th inst: contains an
editorial article the avowed object of which is to
persuade the American Farmers that it is their inter
est that the treaty which is said to be contemplated
with Great Britain for the repeal OF the tariff should
be realized The quid pro Yuo for this concession on
our part is the repeal Of the British Com laws so
far as relates to the United States. The Editor nd
mlts and, indeed, shows by conclusive facts, that
general repeal Of the Corn laws would not be benef
cal to American farmers, because corn can be fur
nlshed from Germany, the Baltic and Black Sea NJ
lar cheaper rate, than could possibly be sent from
TINS country Does he believe, that the partial re-
peal that is the admission of American bread stufIs
exclusively, would be more beneficial We do not
we DO not believe, that it would confer either nominal
y or substantially any benefit upon farners--but
We do believe, that the plan in all its parts would
eventually ImpoyeT5h them, and with them the conn
Try. A barrel Of American -four, taking the Free
ITade deocae itself as our guide, would under his
treaty OF reciprocity cost in England at the lowest
estimate S837-tat Is the barrel of -four would cost
IN Philadelphia s. 90, that being the average of tho
last ten ycars--duty in England proposed bv the
Editor as moderate duty, p freight 81 insurance
commission AMI other charges so cents. This wouId
be the cost OF barrel Of American -four in England
even when the first cost here is at the lo,g "a n thai
has averaged during the last ten years Now ,ve
should be pleased to n table eyhibitinp the avnra
prices oi wheat and -four in England for the last ION
years; anu we are much mistaken if they Womb No,
show, that the importation Of flour 60 England mon
terms proposed by the Free Trade Advocate Would
be losing business to Che American farmcr ~
"iPpcr nIhc years ~ every ten. In point of fact
we shouId not ENJOY single advantage bv this ar
fangcmert that We do not now enioy--it would only
DC IN years Of scarcity that American -four could he
prohtably exported 10 England il her ports were nor
mancnty open 20 us; and we enjoy the same advan
tagc under the operation Of her corn laws
But we are 10 take IN payment for this p,iB1sg1
such as we 1ye described H. iron, cloth flannel baze
and cotton goods this is the Editors proportion and
u is OF course. part Of the project There is mo-
Disguise about this matter--thc Advocates Of Froo
Trade lock TO the humiliation Of our IRON woolen
and cotton manufactures and the ruin Of all enoeocd
30 them, a5 tc great object which il 10 croen tei,
IaoQnrs thoy do not affect TO conceal their hopes and
wishes their belief that their efforts will load 20
this monstrous result. We nrc now considnrin, Ib
case, however, il affects the farmcrs--snd v,e ,sL
whether This privilege Of buying British goods viii bc
any equivalent % then for the destruction oC tho
home narkct--tr1t market which Adam Smith Go
do Of NE Free Trade Champions, calls the hest or
an Po9.iNc markc'7--lhs market furnished NJ thcir
Goors' ny the manufacturers not only for tciy gop,
Ou' ioI every species Of field and garden producoa
n'iRe winch they possess, free from foreign rvolrv
,,, ~ nom commissions freight and other CHARGES
~, "','h't' winch consumes ten times Al fnucb ne
- I;,S'um" W"u lh any event take oil our hands tho
I'' i''"e AoV"cot"5 would destroy: fr this ,,i,u.
Dic scnPWc 81 reciprocity would inevitable nrod,co
ihs effect. u would destroy the market =. -
without furnishing any abroad: n would dtiyo az
hundreds Of thousands Of consumers from rnonnfo,
~" agriculture, and convert them info producc,s
Another view Of this project viii show how ut,orlo
destitute OF reciprocity It is. The destruction ~ o
manufactures, 10 n great cxfcni, would hg certnin
'"o 'artimpor'a'cn e Rrigh goods At los dI,ics