Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-01

A will always be uncertain. Suppose. for example,
that the Western States had one hundred thousand
barrels OF aour 20 dispose OF annually, and they
looked to Great britain for a market; that make
| would derend upon the crops IN Europr. when
the crop was good the continent, Engleni would
take but Fly thousand barrels, and when the crop
was short, she would want one bundled ard hay
thousand. Though her demand would amount to
/ one hundred thousand eatrelsa yer upon an aver
/ age vet. II would huctus,e from fry to one hun
dred and fifty thousands. Under these circumstan.
ces the farmer could make no calculation how much
/ wheat to SOW. This uncertainty, depen5ing upo1
contingencies which he could no, possibly ioresee,
would hang like an incubus atout his neck, and
/ paraly re his efforts.
| But let the West depend upon home market,
created by manufactures, and the farmer can calcu
late with great certainly. lie knows that there
100, 900 persons employed IN manufactures, and
that they will want harrcl OF 1Dur each; and he
knows that tho crops on the Eastera cottnent will
have little or no connexion with the demand here.
Under these circumstances, he knows with good
degree Of certainty how much u SOW; and, having
a certainty OF market, his industry will redouble.
Snd he will realize greater profits from his labor.
Every practical man knows that much depends
upon the certainty Of the markc'; on5, from this
glance the subject, no one can be 30 blind MS not
to see that the home market Is more sure than the
foreign
This is the difference between foreign and home
market in time Of peace. And how is it in time Of
war Why, in that event, the home market Is the
only market that can be relied upon. In case Of
war with great maritime Power, like that OF Great
Britain, whether our commerce was with her or
with any other foreign nation, it would lie IN & eat
desee cut of, SO that the foreign market would
fail. From this glance at the subject will b, seen
that home market must, after all, be tho main de-
pendencc Tor the iarmer-his only reliance-his
only abiding hope.
The West, then, have as great an interest as the
East in the subject before US The chcaPness OF
the Western land, and the fertility OF their soil, will
enable them to produce the great staples OF meat
and grain TO almost any amount. AL that they
want is a market for their produce. Give them
this and there is nothing TO impede their prosperity
| From the facts We have presented on this point,
will be seen that the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
Kennedy spoke without due knowleds &c, when he
said shat the West had interest in the subject,
| and that n home market nothing 10 them. The
fact is the West have direct interet IN this sub
ject. IL is to purpose that her soil is FERTILE and
that she can produce enough 10 supply continent,
! II she has no market her produce would rot upon
her hands. The manufacturing districts furnish her
with her best market, and she should cherish them
as the apple OF her eye. Nor IS this oil. The pro
ducts of agriculture receive protection great
manufactured articles. Most OF the duties are spe
cihc and IL is difficult TO say what they would he
per cent. al valorem, the prices are constantly
| varying. have taken few articles which are
protected and cast the al valorem duty, aHd the fol
lowing is the result:
Cotton, cents per pound, equal to 80 per cent ad