Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-03-21
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opMeht! How u touches, or can be ey-
er made TO touch an hundreth part Of
these resources; They might as well
undertake 10 tell me how a settler in tho
woods might fell The forest around him
with penhniie, and let in the sun 10 de-
'lrelope the resources Oi the ierile eurrn.
i 1iiht little reflection will satisfy
any one, Hst our great resources must
forever remah dormant, if they are to
wait Their development from the opera
tons Of free tradeH But by The aid Of
Government they may be rapidly and
fully developed; and by rae ans, SO obyi-
Gus, SO direct, and so adequate, that moth
inS appears to me so unaccountable as
the struggle that is made to prevent their
adoption; or to get rid of them SO far as
they have been adopted. 1t is only TO
give TO the industry, the capital, and the
-enterprize Of the country, the market Of
the country, and the work is accomplish
ed; or in a train Of rapid accomplish
ment. The result is necessary; if we
! lcolI into the cause we see il must be ne
cessary-we see there force that must
have this effect. A market is lhe NIGH
ty power that is to perform this mighty
work; and there are no limits to this
power when created by this policy. The
market brings forth your resources, and
your resources augment the market; the
action and the reaction are reciprocal,
and the reciprocal effect is unlimited as
your resources themselves. The stream
does not flow, with more certainty from
its fountain, and roll on 10 the Ocean,
than the development of all our resour-
ces would flow, from the operation Of the
simple cxpedient Of giving to the indus
Try Of the country, the market Of the
country.
| Is it wise then to tell this country, as
this Bill seems to tell them, that this poi
! icy, so benevolent in its effects, SO al
mighty, l might almost say, in lts benev-
lolent effects, is an evil in itself; and to be
90, rid of rs soon as it can be under eg-
istipg circumstances? think not
/ Again: this bill, if it is to be the per
manent system of the countp (a1G there
is nothing in il that implies ne contrary;
that is what it processes 70 be on its facci
it does propose that the country shall
take security against the country-not to
pursue any further, after the SOth ofJune,
l842, the great work Of developing her
own resources; to which work system
of protection is indispensable. For /
have not heard one gentleman, either
friend or foe to it, say that this bill would
afford a system of projections; nor is it
possible that any one should say this, and
speak from knowledge of the subject
But it has only been said, in its favor,
first, that it preserves the princi pie Of
protc ccton. Now, what signifies it to
preserve the principle of protection, if
protection itself is not preserved? ifthe
/ principle is so limited and restricted in its
exercise, as it is in this bill, that it cam
not give protection, it mi eht as well be
/ out of the bill as in it, Ii is nugatory as
TO the great object And then it is said
that the bill, as il is, will protect some
branches Of industry. True, it may some
"a few. think it probable that some
few fragments Of the system will remain,
and survive the shock of 1912; but the
system itself will be gone; and with it
will he gone The necessary means TO the
great end, of developing the resources of
the country, which, as | have so often
said, can only be found in system, "a
complete system, Of protection. They
never can be found in a few fragments Of
system. Then, in l842 the barriers
are to be broken down, and our markets
are to be thrown open to the world, while
the markets Of the world are to remain
closed against us, as they now are. Then
will commence the glorious era of free
trade, and its reign, by the bill, thereai-
ter is TO be everlasting. The 3Oth Of
June, 1912, will be to England day of
jubilee, such as she has rarely witness
ed; the prospect of that day will inluse
lively Joy into every British bosom; for
that day is to let in and give TO her IN
dus,ry, while il takes from our own the
supply Of the wants of eighteen millions
of people, and on her own terms
"yvhat shame, what loss is this to Greece! uha,
"To Trcy's proud monarch, and the friends Of
Troy!
five were now at war with Great Bri-
tain, and if by the fortune Of that war,
this country was subdued, and at the
mercy of Great Britain-(I ask pardon
of my country for supposing an event Of
the contest which know would be i'm
possible)-in that event, the worst we
should have to apprebend from our CON
querors, would be that very condition
which we are going to impose upon our
selves. The greatest calamity that To-
reign war nnd foreign sublugaIlon could
inAict, is going to be inflicted on the
country by the country herself What,