Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-05-13
alike vain and improper

leu mo W COOcIuu6 III IhFOT OI 'Dd pro
lection Of the domestic industry OF our
own. Ny convictions have acquired
additional strength from every renec
lion could give the subject, and from
both past and present experience in he
United Sales Free trade is a beauli.
fuI vision, existing only IN the Imagna.
tion Of philosophers and theorists, aud
practically repudlated by all nations
An indispensable condition to the adop
tion Of it by any one nation is it's adop
tion by all But, instead OF regu-
ating their trade according to that the
ofy, we every where behold restrictions,
burdens and prohibitions; and those ma
tions which make The nearest approxi-
nation 10 it are in the least prospe rous
state. During the last nine years. "a
bout Onehaf Of our imports have been
admitted free Of duty; and, as to the
other moiety,a descending scale Of du-
ties has been in progress, which is now
rapidly bringing them down. 4 there
we're any reality in the boaslfu prom
ises Of the parlisans Of free trade, our
country ought at this moment 10 be 10
the enjoyment Of an enviabe prospe rily
But directly the reverse is lis melancho
ly condition. Never were the products
Of agriculture selling at more dlscoura
glng prices; and The great Southern
staple Of cotton, which was 10 have
been so highly benefited by a reduc.
rlon Of duties, is now sold at a price
less than 1t has commanded at any time
since he last war with Great Brain.
Nolhlng can be more erroneous han
to suppose The existence Of any real N
compatibility between The interests of
agriculture. commerce, and manufac.
lures, A conflict between them would
be just as unnatural and absurd as be
tween the mnmbers Of The human bDdy.
Each prosptrs most when aIN Of them
flourish. Agriculture requires but lit
lie protection, because It's position Sc
cures it against much foreign conppu
ton; ur, rather, projection TO comm roe
aud manufactures Is the best torn of
"Hord'og protection 10 agriculture.
Without diversity in The occupations
ol socIe1y, ii all ere engaged IN one
common pursuit, there can b. no sub
jets produced for mu'uaI domestic ex
changes, aud coR'rQpenlIy 10 hone
market, by !ar the best most steady, in
war aud peace, and most valuable Of all
markets.
We shall not, fear, rise from our
EN- bnrraSSed Condition untr we pr,durr
"lthln our own country, more of The
supplies necessary to consumption. and
dep"nd less upon foreign countries 80
UnuI that object is accomplished, We
shall be constantly exposed to to an
exhausiIng drain Of the precious met
8, and TO sudden alterations OF de
sIve prosperity and rea adversely One
OF the obvious modes of accomplishing
that object is the regulation OF our for
eIgn Trade by means Of properly ad
Jusled tariff, stimu'aling productions a.
nome and diminishing lmportatIons a
broad. And all experience has shown
that, on whatever object our manuiac
turing industry has been employ
ed, lis price TO tho consumer has beer
almost invariably reduced. This is tht
necessary effect Of the law Of compeli
ton.
The que stIon is sometimes asked. how
the manufacturer can be benefited by
an increase Of duties If the effect be tC
reduce pricesi The answer is, that he
is benefited by obtaining possession o
greater extent Of home market, and
by the greater sleadlness which pre-
walls in it; whilst the foreign producer
in order to share any part Of that msr
ket, is obliged first TO submit to re
duction in the price of his commodity
equivalent to the duty, and his commo
diry is finally excluded from The market
by the operation Of the principle Of de-
meslic competition.
Fortunately for the harmony Of the
different paris of the Unol,, and without
the danger Of reviving topics which for
merly agitated and exasperated parties
the actual wants of the Treasury now
require Tariff which, while it supplies
a necessary revenue, may be so arran.
ged as to afford incidental protection 10
manufactures without any material de
parlure from the principles Of the com
promise act. The opponents OF the
protective policy have never conlro
verted The right Of Government to give
su,h incidental protection; and the
friends Of that policy, looking TO the
substance rather than the name o.
things, ! should think, ought 10 be con
tent if their object is attained, whether
it he made in the (Orp Of a revenue tar.
if or protective tariff.
request your acceptance, gentle
men, Of my respectful and cordial ack
noWledgements Tor the friendly SEMI.
ments towards me contained in you
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