The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-02-28

tive proportion TO that Oilabor, and 0ther thingS
the farmer. II is clear, has the Temeuy lh-his
own hands, and the FIRST result wll De q Fes'9F.
alton of proportion by diminished productions
rhe farmer will not continue TO grow Nhea'
for sale, while ths dispropOrtion oetwes" the
urlces of that and other things us SO great 70 90
so would be ftIly --suip. lhe iarDer Nill al
low his Garm TO recruit be seeding down log gra-
ses or turning his sOil TO other products, pniy
growing his own bread, rather than wear hts
farm and himself out, in producing gram al non
remunerating falss, Diminished production
will be the first result. "A
In the second place, decline IN the price Of
whe,t must affect the ability Of the farmer 10
make his ordinary purchases. ard this IN precise
proportion TO the reduction. II may nut ana
will not, affect his general prosperity, but is
we'll known that when 6 am commands plgh
prices, the wants OF the iaImet lnerease 10
corresponding ratio, and OF course ms Pursha-
ses are enlarged in the same degree. Whel
prices fall, he ceases to buy, and II meas Wise,
bring his expenditures within has income, as %
fore. Now, il it of the n echanic and The man-
ufacturer that the farmer buys. When he does
not purchase, they do not sell, and the expeTl-
ence OF this country, aud OF England, demon-
strates that the prosperity OF thetarner IS alike
the prosperity of the mechanic and the manu>
facturer. The sale Of new wagons, carriages,
flrnturs, clothing and luxuries, many Of which
are perhaps needless, aud may well be dispense
I'd WITH are the consequence Of good prices OF
grain. put down prices to an improper point
and the farmer ceases to buy go below that.
and he ceases To produce until by the law >of
supply and demand adequate prices are restor-
ed. Diminished sales by the mechanic and
manufacturer will he the second result.
A third result that must ensue, when any geat
staple is from any cause reduced below lts Tola-
tive value in the scale of prices. IS general
prostration of business, scarcity OF money, aud
cry of hard times. If the price OF any staple
is above its proportionate value, business may
not be so etfeutuaIly checked but The exha pflcs
is always felt as pressure on soIna one part oi
the community. When the prize OF the staI IL
is below, all the springs ofirdust'y are relaxtd,
and deathhke languor and apathy seem to
yervade the country. When the just proportion
is to maintained the resu On the body polite
is like tha, of vigorous health on the animal bo~
dy-ts influence is visible every where, whl'e
the equality uf action prevents IT. beng feH any
where. The history of the cotton trade at Tho
south, as well as the wheat staple In Tie north,
furnishes ample illustration Of the Truth oil these
positions.
The legitimate conclusion at which we arrive
from there undiniable truths is, that tlr"ngh the
consumers OF onr great staples, especially ild
indispensable one OF bread, may apparently Tor
a moment BIZ benefited BY forced decline OF
prices below their relative proportlon,yet III the
end 1t ma, be found such advantage has been
purchased at too dea a rate aud that eqnaI'zsd
prices are far preferable to forced aud unnatu'
raj state of things. 1t must he remembered That
IL such conflict of inte. ests, the ultimate adj
'antage must always be on the side Of the orig
nal producer, which in .thIs case is the farmer,
as by limiting or enlarging his operations. ihc
scale of prices in the ordinary course oi events,
always remains within his power.
Gelesseo Farmer.