Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-04-08
HEAR THE FARMER AGAIN.

We commend the following communiea.
uon to the careful pcrusual -four friend, tho
Major. We have heard it said that he wss
not fond of mathematics in his more YOUTH
full days, especially while he was in college.
But as he now "afects figures" he can no,
complain of the farmers for criticsing his Pc
culiar method of ciphcring, on the Tariff
question.
Wesford VT March 23d is4:
Mr.. Editor, received the Spirit Of the Az. which
you sent me containing reply to my communea.
ton puhl'shc IN yonr paper few weeks ago. / am
not much of scholar but The reply of the Age strikes
me as the most curious spec of Tory logic which
have seen for long time / shall only noti:c tho
following paragraphs
"At 4Ocents per round it would take l25 pounds Of
me iarmer' wool 10 buy s. worth o, broad cloth at
sl,OO per yard, and his l25 pounds of wool would
mount TO IS CO. Then, II tariff OF 20 per cent on
his wool, be rnlsed and the pri of his broad cloth
he increased ~ per cent, as have srrt osed his
| 10 pounds OF wool Won bring him s6(C and hi,
| broad cloth would COS, him S6 90! Now we r,nc,,
what has he made by The protection on this article 60
much as he wishes to use oft
But ms the Free Press affects tables we will huro,
the zen lcman in that line a lille.
10 make me case clear, We viii ia c enough out OF
me "Wesiord Farmers wool, he SAYS he rnises SEQ
pounds opnreha'e his bread CLOTH and put The mat.
Ter in this way.
lie, buys of the merchant, five yards Of broad
| CLOTH At 81 90, per yard a,oo
In few weeks he br ngs the merchant enough
WOO Ia pay, l25 pounds, and his wool then
hilnes him. AT 40cents yer poun $500
Now, il, n we supposed, on he broad cloth
you rnlsea Tariff of 20 cents per yard, or 20
| per csnfHm, WHICH ls the same thing, We
| put the c 9th al sl00 his five Yards of cloth
would COST HIM Mt 81 20 per yard, az co
Then the prlce ofhls wool eng raised in the
same proportion wo ID bring him, ss oc
| And his ha'an would be- as near as
yon can get IT," no
In my other communication asked if il was posi-.
be that Eastman was st pd Us not to see wh.,
benefit W uId result To the farmers from an increase Of
protective duties. Bur now that his stupidity 10
equal To almost any ihinr; II exceeds my comprehcn.
SION For instance he says!n the above paragraphs
that 1t would take l2j poun Is OF wool at 30 GEMS Dr.
pound, to bny five yards of broad cloth n, ono del.
| ar per yard thought Mt first that III was mir.
take ofhe printer but as il is repeated several times
ana as he also says in the snme article that % pounds
Of wool at 60 cents pound would only bring ri ao,
lars, am sat SIZED that Easman's caiculs,ions are
founded upon different system OF Arithmetic from,
any that have ever seen. suppose he ciphers ae.
cordlng Ia the true Tory rule-a rule which dimin.
ishes quantities y addition and multiplication and in
| credses them by braction and division. By this
rue he Tories are enabled 10 prove that the expen-
SEES OF Van BureHs Administration, at foriy millions
a year were less than the thirteen millions which Mr.
Adams expended annually. And that Van Buren, was
frugal and economical while Mr. Adams was profit
gate and extravngant. But Mr. Editor according TO
my Arithmetic land use the true Wing odton) l25
pounds # wool at 30 cents pound would bring ma
$50, and the same number of pounds at 60 cent, n
pound would bring s75. This is the difference bs.
tween the Wig and Tory method ofelphering
| In my other communication showed that If II.
Tariff hould be raised, should gain 500 a wear on
my 500 pounds OF wool Eastman says should on
ly gam s3i, which suppose resnl from our differ.
eni modes ofelphering. But the Age proceeds with
the argument! and asks what shall do with NV
profits. Hear him.
| Bat suppose You hare made s34 90 clear what are
y, g ING TO do with II lyon lay away in yony
chest is no better than 'enpenny nails TO YOU or
any body else. The most ma ural hing for Won IN "a
would bel purchase more sheep as you cleared YOUR
S5t0O raising wool. But the increased price of wool
has raised tbs price of sheep, so tina, the Extra sum
pay pa UI s ss shIR you buy will eat ava.
cattle 10 stock your farm all kinds of stock have rs-
en- IN price what will YOU bu, on which the price 10
not raised except Labor and that God help the poor
man! that does not need protection
Now knew that buchanan Van Buren, Wood
bury & CO weIe in favor flop RACES but never b.
fore heard it urged objection TO protective Tar.
I'll that it wou increase the price of The farmers
productions. But these Tories rery clear headed
men, and suppose that being only plain farmer,
| must knock under 10 Them. will therefore con.
cude my communication by asking Eastman one
question: IN answer to his kambug about the poor la
borer. Will not the farmers be able pay their hired
men much greater wages when every thing they raise
on Their farms brings high prices than when they sro
compelled to sell their produce for little or nothing
But suppose Eastman will take shelter under the
Tory doctrine Of "iotr RACES"
AwESTFoRD FARMER.