Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-16

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rcr. and ask the adoption Of high tariff d duties
for tier protection The tariff and the distributor
bill having been selected among the principal nocoes
UPON which the next canvass is to I've conducted, the
excitement has spread throughout the country, ble
fish and small fry actively engaging themselves IN
the undertaking 10 convince the farmers that the tu
ture sale Of their produce depends in great degree
upon the adoption Of high tariff for the pro'ec''sI
of manufactures. No Democrat has Jet expressed
desire that our manufactures should be ie't Without
protection, differing with the wings only as 10 the
extent protection should extend. The iedcrallsts
seize the opposition to high tariff as means LOT
creating an impression among the iabor'ng people
tha, the measures Of the Democratic party arc detI-
mental TO their interests.
Let US refer to recent manifestation Of their
principles and see how far Trey are calculated to all
vance, o. even protect the interests Of the great DO
dy of American aborers. Ours is an agricultural
country, our people an agricultural people, therefore,
any compromise with foreign nations BY which our
agricultural products be exported to and sold in
ports free Of duty, would greatly advance the
interests Of the American farmer-the lahorer OF ev-
cry kind. By treaty with foreign nations, each
party permitting products and manufactures not
common to their respective countries, free OF duty
our western farmers would find ready market for
,he. grain and other products, and be able to pur-
chase their manufactures, at much lower rates than
they have heretofore been compelled to pay. Then
the extensive manufacturers in Great Britain could
exchange their manufactures for our products, the
western pra res woul. become as garden. covered
with wheat and ether products to which our soil
aud climate are SO well adapted. By such sys-
tenn of free trade the halfs!arved laborers and
hirelings Of the monopolists of Europe would be
enabled to become their own masters, and feast up
on our articles for which no market can now be
! found.
In thus giving our opinion as to what might be
done by compromise, We need not be met with the
oft-repcated story that il IS our policy to so shape
our laws as to prohibit the introduction of foreign
manufactures, and thereby to promote the manufac-
turing interest at home. We should be glad to see
The manufactures of the north prosper beyond what
they have yet done but wish not to see the great
mass Of agricuurasts suffer great deal for little
| benefit 10 the manufacturer.
Were our products admitted into foreign coun-
| tries, free Of duty, and articles the growth and
manufactures Of foreign countries, such as are not
suited to our soil, climate and condition, admitted
alike free into ports. the price OF land in the
west would increase, our praries would be brought
into cultivation, rivers would be cleaned ont, and
instead of our farmers mourning over decaying pro-
ducts they would increase their FARMS and have the
pleasure of seeing our rivers teemng with products
on their way to market.
| But we are wandering from the subject, having
commenced with an intention Of showing. only how
uevol~u were 900
ing interest. Mr.. Tappan, Of Ohio, lately submit
ted proposition that the manufactures of such for
eirn nations as would admit our corn flour, and salt
ed provisions, should be admitted at duty not ex-
| cecding 20 per cent. This proposition was defeated
| by vote of 25 Wings to l6 Democrats. Thus
| the Wings have shown that while they striving
to tax the farmer heavily for the protection of the
manufacturer, they refuse 10 open market for the
farmer, because the protection TO the manufacturer
is not sufficiently great to prohit the introduction Of
foreign manufactures, and give them monopoly.
Why are the wings thus careful! Of the manuEac-
turer and Indifferent towards the farmer! 1t is be-
cause the manufacturers, by employing large num-
hers of laorers WELD an influence on election days.
while the farmer goes 20 the polls untramme.ed in
mind.