Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-08-11

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8. ,..hISsi III IL ! neu1papsf b, j toly hondd
s So into - eoIunnt fks esnmtrIs1lispa 81
- n,lifseh eppoaesti especially urt- neEsI
xsstts topiea. 80 tbl1k he soIumne q esely
srsp.psr sheuI1 y aluassopen 70 re ifsel
- asslsh Or efsry great .Nsiisas laestlops y
|. 4 rer,o.r sAa vii a. % viii teeencF. moel-
81, afsnsrs vilef lmpsffsbes. Or Agse de<p.I
s -. - 10 or whoIs pspPle tha1 that II tbs
1900. ktss dsfsFninsd 70 ask yen. Esntltusn,
y s6nf lnso your paper : few remarks. sug-
eessse 81 reading - sxtrset. which yoa pub-
Is,hed ID your Last paper, from the speech ofl
~. stssrt cf Virginia. upon that subject
II. extract eonfnencss thru; "Ameng othsri
thipr1 ue are told, that ! TsrG viii tend 70 l
, - tAs pries 81 Esreh1ndiEe, and thsteby
iaposs barshsn On tie fsfmen and othsn Who'd
eo.sgns ~ This il. - soma extent. true. bat
90 nos he fsfners rsfsise an equiSalent for
Ills burlhva, 10 the blessingt Of GOrernmsnt, !
uhish prrtseta fhsm u tks full ssjoymsni Of
tAe rirkts 81 perssa ind property aud 10 the 8
nrtsssd prizes o. The produetiops Of THAR. =.
hcrfn ho1 4 will rot accuse Mr.. SD
IS ring he qssios. j this part q his sp ~
Asssuss Il nsy Be, that - sgms other portioa Of
Is. Fsnarks, be mEy hsvs dsmonsirulsc thai The
eject u ihs TariG tsstsld be 70 inereass ths
prise u the productions Of the farmers. Bat ifl
Is has dons 30, n 30 Mas ever attempted IL
pfors fhst the .e1cci Of The Tariff will be 10
rsss he pricef3f Nheaf Ssa corn, ard The other.
fIttnciiont 81 k1lIculsare~y eu. Messrs Eii-
80, shosA have published that portion Of his
ipesrh silhst ser lLaielx OF u eqpasxifq ,Eith
tsnfsf. thai flfrh woul4 be The effect Of RE Ia
rid. than 10 have thaffsei sssunsd, and hsnd-
ssme DEDUCTIONS drawn ibeTsfFom. Mf. s. I'D
nsits that 90 some EXTENT IL 10 iire that Ia
5SsH will lard % raise the4Pfies Of merchandise,
and thereby impose <"burihsnr on the fsrm-
7eFs ard eihsre who eonsum6 II. Bnt he offers
~ eqniyaleat 10 the blessings Of Government
which profsrst ahem 10 The full snjeymeht Of
The rights u peFson and property, aud 10 The
fntfersed price bLthe Psedactions Of their "a
bor. Nov Mr.. 8 ard ell others must admit,
that II u thsFSniy Of every Government, Inc
ssry eE1fo which II IL established. 70 protect
iis elzehs in the full enjoyment Of the rights Of
TssSns aid property; ana that no Government
should dare 10 oEer rs protection 10 rs citizens
- 80 equlssleni for burthens unnecessarily In.
posed upan their. or for Isiting the price 81 the
fnerehandlse and neceMsTies which they ere
sompelled 70 buy. The only buriheus which any
Gotefnmsnt can iegitimaiely impose upon The
people. are those which arc necessary q fur
nish)fsyenue sufficient for the economical sd
authorizations 81 the 1Govsgnment. and no man
5whc Loves his country, Will ever objectto bear
his jest proportion Of such burthens. But far
6 ther kfan this, I for one will never admit that
Gotefnuasntha has he right or power 10 60 l
will never sdpit that she has ihp right 10 make
ne pay enc cent more FOR the merohand ne
whish1 an compslled 10 buy, than lis my fair
proportion of her aeee,sarg revenue. She shall
never With mJseonssnt increase the price Of my
Insrehandixe for;ths purpose Of proiseiRg that
Of any other Individual, or set OF individuals
nd Fsr tktsssn -
dueIlona Of agriculture. j must again express
M rsgretlhal yon did not publish that portion
Of Mr.. S. remarks In which he pfepss that The
Terid will Increase ihe pElee Of wheat and corn
IN the Tariff will hare this effect, N II win in
sfease the price Of agricultural produce, be-
yoqd the increased OF penditure OF the farmers,
30 Tar ~ they are concerned, the policy viii as
well enoughs But AHi is still ne question, and
Iconkesi have never yet seen AM tatgument
which has satisfied my mind that such would be
ths result Of the Tsria. Mr.. 3. speaks conf
IDENTIFY of,the improvement ID the home mar
ketn but he does not tell Us BY what means this
wonderful improvement Is 10 be wrought
Nov Up my oplalbn you cannot I" improree the
home rhArkel unless you iaersaa the Hualbsr Of
ceainmtrs, and you cannot increase the number
.ths ubitsd Ststbs - attstaAf y sShaaaasahs.
wheat and corni and - il will hardly be CON
tended that the Tariff viii mskGany individual
. larger eontumer than be IL now, Il follows that
~ efderto lnereAae the amount Of consumption
you must increase the number Of inha hitaf5ts,-
lot cannot beiieyc that the TariF will cause
ouf population to increase more rapidly than II
4 now Increasing For tho emiEtants from
kutepe are attracted 10 our country chiefly BY
the cheaPnesssf living hare. and il you Increase
the prize Of living. Is you will do BY The FariE.
ascerding 70 Mr.. SIS own showing, Jou must
N l. a.. IA n
emigration
! behave The arSnmeai generally used In
supported Mr, SIS thsory L this. that By pro-.
testing hcnel manufactutes, you will mako the
manufacturing business moro profitable than
tbs faKmiag business and you will thus draw
~ from the farming business 4 good nauy who
arc row engaged In IT. which will, or course.
redaee the amount Of the products Of srrlcul.
fure, and By consequence, increase their prices
IAink this IL Tho argument, fairly staied-let
~ exaniee u; II Il Be correct, II only proves
this. that By legislative protection you make one
maneh Of American Industry more profitable
Ihaa enether hraneh, Whop without this legis-
lAtite protection il would have been less pro6is
,bls-yon force trade and capital and indu,,ry
into channel which ihsy would not have "a. |
ksA u lett 10 themselves. And every one se- 1
queinsed With 1tAe principles Of poIiticalec
M = well 4uare that TO do 80 IL bad policy -
But LEI q see il the protective policy will in
Tact haFe tbs effect elaimcd for Il ia the above
esGuuedt. That il will have the eject Of win.
drawing some part Of tho capital and labor nov
enplo5ed 10 The agricultural business. am viii.
Lar 10 admit hutlhai this proportion will Be p
satnfienlly great to diminish 10 any perceptiblef
asgree the aggregate amount Of agricultural
prodaee, and thereby increase the price OF the
.ane. tsnoi qaite 90 plain. Let anvil farmer re-
aecffos one moment, anh ask himself how ma.
" persons now engaged 10 The healthy. the
pleasant, the Independent occupation Of farm
ng, will b induced BIZ tie Tariff 10 abandon
"a oa,ine.s, san their land, and invest their
'ePstst " the very precarious business Of ma
niseiarfng and shiuk that he Nillpst once
ee that iheagh there may be some persons 10
he New England States who will Be thus indu-
60 y ehendeh their patty iiitla FARMS of posr
,d5, Jet, that II all the southern aud Western !
Aatss, u Nav York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
lhio, 50. 49, there will not be one IN nve
thousand thus tempted from the one business
J he other, certainly not enough 10 aEsct the
riees5of produce ii The slightest degree. Be-
ave MS. gentlemen, The arga nent il not sound
NJ. beaause, By the very terms ~ Il. you must
ealroy one portion o. the farming interest 10
rdar "a bone6t he balance. You cannot be-
Ell The whole nnnbeg Of American farmers, n
J funsrs, hl this PolieI. but you must drive /
sftlon 81 shsm from the baainsss which they :
are chbsen, il order 10 benefit the ethers.-I
lat the farners are rery sensible class Of peo-
e, and / think The majority Of them viii Be / I
cry apt to reason tAas;- "Roskaeis thai tie | :
,arif win Increase our expenses, bScau,e h
ill raise ihe price 81 our clolhssour hats. eur
hoes, our sugar. our coffee, and tea. our iros I
"a steel, our pioushs, and almost srsry ether .
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