The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-13
From Niles Register.
POLITICS FOR FARMERS.

eading principles and practical operations Q
,f what is denominated the American
System" (" might be rendered more familiar
o the farmers and other working classes
yho have not time. to read, nor leisure to
investigate the important subject-thoughl
,,ore deeply interesting to themselves than
o any other persons in the United States
Il has been delayed, however, from vari,
,us causes and the few facts collected
are mere examples of the many that might
,btained, we're time and opportunity al
lowed for the gathering of them. we
now proceed to the task--so far desirous
of brevity, as to ber apprehensive that we
NAV not always be fully understood, un-
less by them, who, while they read, VIII
also think upon what shall represented to
them. 8. r.. Il
The primary interest in the United
States is certainly that of the farmers =
the next that of the manufacturers the
third that of nauigation and commerce
the fourth that of the planters, proper
The last furnishes the largest amount oi
value in articles for export but in its gen
eral sum of production, is at a vast d'st-
ance behind the first or second, and mucn
| in the'rear Of the third. 1t may be well
to say few words in regard to each.
DR.. Cooper calculated the subsistence,
only, of the people Of the United States,
Al $40 millions Of dollars, in l813-and
exclaimed. &C How do the boasted panegyr-
lies on FOREIGN trade dlOindle INTO insign,l-
cance ,oI,en set in competition ruth THIS r.
He rated the supportsof each individuai'
|for food, drink and fuel, at 800 year
We have materially differed from the doc
tor-thinking then, as now; that he was
,Iextravagant in his calculations !''*-but
lhave supposed that the average cost OF
subsistence might be % dollars per an
mum, t for the whole United States, con-
4 sid ering the cheapness of food in many
Iparts OF the interior, and that we have two
millions of slaves. This moderate sum
, Twill be 800 Millions Of dollars as the cost
, of subsistence, the product Of our farmer.
but when to this is added the value Of
> uel used, the food of horses and Other
!, working animals, the value Of timber and
!, Its transportations, sc. OF the wool, max,
lhen,p, Sc. SC. we think that the whole
value of the commodities produced or sup
. |piied by the farmers of the United States,
4 may be reasonably put down at 600 mIIl'
ions Of dollars year. :.
= We place the entire clothing OF the
4 people OF. the United States, including all
: the cloths required for household or othei
2 purposes, at $40 per head. This en-
braces all manufactures of cotton, wool
: flax, leather, fur and silk, sc. and is sure
v " below the real value. The aggregate il
. 24O millions of dollars-of which many
: thousand consume more than their proper
. ton in boots and shoes only, for it includes
shoemakers' bills as well as tailors anc
= hatters, sc. And tito this we add the
4 manufactures of iron and other metals, o
: wood, in houses and ships, and furniture,
. of minerals and earths, such as brick glass
= ard wares, the aggregate cannot be pu
q down at less than 450 millions
!. The amount earned in freights, ,coastins
! inland, fishing and foreign, including pa
:. sengers and goods transported in steam
= boats and canal boats, with the profits o'
! exchanging commodities, cannot be les
i than 90 millions year, all which Is pu
! Into the domestic circulation, and lnvigor
= ates every branch Of business, especial.
e the agricultural, for subsistence, fuel, &c
,s consumed. 90 f.t :.
. In addition to these, we verify believe
= that the disbursements of the people q
! the United States for travelling on land
! with stage hire, horse-feed, turnpike rate
o SC. Is Ola larger amo,int than what W.
/ have regarded as the fourth great brancl
y of the business of our people
nj 1.-THE whole cotton crop be million o
4 bales, or $50 millions of pounds, or 20,
II OOO, 900 dollars, the tobacco, sugar ant
. rice may he estimated at IL millions more
. but say, 45 millions as the whole produc
Of the planning interest, at fair and aver
a age prices, iicl,,d;ng The transportation,
Il large amount to be deducted from the gel
!. eraI sum. Forty-6ve millions of dollar
- are more than the worth of allHfhc cotton
d tobacco, sugar, and rice, annually sup
Piled in the United States. We'll may W.
eclaim, in the words OF DIR. Cooper, ,"ho~
do the boasted pancrgyricks," on th'
e planning interest |" dwindle into insignr1
!. cance when compared with" the Ja'm,n4
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