The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-09-14

Sassistance afford to give the add The cotton in
7terests of the South, the provision interest OF the
West, the mechanical, navigating and CONNER
calsinterests OF every norton OF the Union, are
as deeply embarrassed as the manufacturing IN
terest.
Ask them if they can afford 10 give more for
their rsuDples, and they will answer, no. Thus
by Tie imposition of duties the government be-
comes tic advocate of one small interest to force
all others equally impoverished to aid it. But as
an apology for this npertinent request Tor do
nation, the petitioners say shat it is TO exclude
foreimn competl;on." They assert that there Is
a competition between home and torign indus
trv This is denied The competition spoken
OF, being OILY between one branch oI h'"e Iild'IS-
try and another. To prove this VIC commence
with the universally admitted MAIN that the
amount Of imports depends hpHn Lac amount CT
exports. l. matters not how low the wages are
ofanothcr country it cannot export unless 1t M
ports The real competition, then, is between
those who produce articles Of export. The war
fare is between the manufacturers and the other
export interests of the same country, and not IN
any form aranst foreign industry. The exports
oithc country amount to one hundred and ten
millions. II dYa,, n from tic soil, the ocean
and the forest. Il is drawn from the hoa.-Dullder
the sailor, and tie hundreds oi thousands ol iar-
mcrs and mechanics.
These exceed those crgaged in manufacture
ing in the proportion Of at cas: ten TO one Now,
it is this vast and yarioa inlu'try, that1s st'ga-
tScd by The advocates OF restriction as 'J0'ctTH
mdNSi;y" had these arc the interests mat TIC
imposition of duties, taxes Tor the beneht oi Tie
manufacturers
Again, as 4 friend 10 tic manufacturing inter-
esi, We contend that the protective system Is IN
Imical 20 it, and does not better It's condition.
The effect of high duties, is 70 exclude tlc 'm-
ported article. The consequence Is, the exports
that would have been exchanged for such eXciu-
dcd articles, sill come back III part, IN articles
admitted free, unprotected, and the balance III
specie. This turns exchange IN our favor, anu
also in favor of the manufacturing district against
all others. With the manufactures tie specie
ccntcra, causing an increase OF the curreAcy ana
rise oi prices This increases the expense ol
producing goods, until the cost oil production IS
so hugh as to bc equal to the imported article,
after II lias paid the high duty, when the linpor-
tatInns Will anaia commence, ana higher larlil
will be demanded. Thus, every tarliI mas dtsap-
pointed the hopes Of its advocates Ihc ability
ol a foreign market to bay from US, depends III
most instances upon liz alb t. sell 10 US. 81
checking im,orlalion we dlmiIIlsh the capacity
oi foreign nations 10 bus, which causes the price
o! our export to fall. High duties, then, lessen
The quantity and price OF exports, and increase
nc price of imports and with lew exceptions do
mes &c goods.
The effect Of high duties on the business and
trade Of the country Will INV be considercd.-
" Icn the cultivation Of cotton is profitable
those engaged in it grow but little else, relying
upon the proceeds 10 purchase Whatever else
may be required. But when high duties, or otii-
er caIse$, make the culture OF cotton unprotlta-
ole, the planters curtal expenses, and raise, as
lar as practicable, supply cf Their own wants.
The South buys less provision Of the West, and
ever manufacturers OF tic North. great iaii-
.:,.c oil q. home trade is the consequence.
VIVA, lIls been SAID ri cotton, IL equally arp!l-
cable to every article cI pTodEce or manuac' urc.
rG,T'y TCSi ,cLiIc lcTiSlatIon Is
10 scpcTatc country from country, and State from
State.
The present low prices OF goods, is not in con-
sequence Of imported articles having taken pos
session oi the market 10 the exclusion OF The do
;urSt;c. Imported articles, taxed, bear buta
s:nlil proportion to TIC domestic. Ii is estimated
l;ti line :urlncr is 45,OO1,000, and the latter
iUD,UUi,JO0 Tic domestic manufactures are
8 to o. imports.
Bai, it Is asked, what is to be done for the
prosperity OF the country. The reply is we must
not shape our course To secure home market,
bat a foreign ono. We must pu'sae policy the
reverse Oi That III this bill. There must he Inc,
instead OF hi. III du,:cs-a sound currency, fixed
and stable, and Oil a level with that oil the world.
WUh low duties aud a sound currency, we can
compete successfully with the world.