Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-21
From he Boston Alias.
FREE. TRADE.


out ITS inluonce our extensive commerce would no" be
IN the hands Of uogncrscarred only by otegn ships,
foreign merchants aud orcgn seamen.
In the miauc, Ut trade the cost OF building and ot
sallR. vessels much doaror here than IN Europe,
and ancestors GrsaN at unlts navigation WAS
protected 10y discriminating duties We should be Without
keel on the They gave il tlai protection and
thus gave 1t c--thcy continued that protection I'LL II
gained strength sufficient to bear the STARS and stripes OF
tie Union tnrNcry port in the world. They levied a
heavy tonnage duty On foreign bottoms, they charged
ton per ccnt duty On all merchandise Imported in foreign
SHIPS and they excluded the vessels III other nations
rln participation IN the cuasng trade These important
advantage o,crba'anced the cheap labor ol EutoFe en-
iPloycd IN constructing and smiling then slupa and in
tss than thjrv years made tins the second mercantile
oa 10 the world Ani although al that protection
10 unr tou.gn commerce has boen--unwIsclt. perhaps
Withdrawn the superior sklll 81 uur shp buldes, aud
the superior industry and activity ouar aemenbreneht
into ul play hy protection and sharp ranpeon-,na
Lila Us still 10 sustain that rank.
II tore nyrs were hoW permitted ee participation III
our coasii0g trade Il 10 believed ilal great mefeans
tile mauc-iac nursery Of brave hearts i9r national de
ttaec-tle right arm Of our national Independence
would soon WltbtraNAy and that hundreds Of thousands
dependent On II 10, support would he turned over
to cultivate the soil, IN competition VII" 1ae very Tar
nlris whose surplus products they noW e#asHne.
Nl any one dtuy that this branch oi our natlonal
industry adds immcGsc amount taoul national weaith
that It's destruction would seriously diminish that
wealth
And vet the pfo'cc,on even now aarlel 10 nnr nasi=
taaun may be- complained Of iar IN c4aaiai4S. with
rs much show Of olcc complain 81 the dull,s on
3tlot, luu aud Utals We pay searn uearlS double
tie amount u wages lald by foreigners, aud II eeats
much more 10 bu,ij snip here than II Ito 'neig bofp
province OF New lNur .,b, even and maN II not III
AID that thDso additional wages a6d tins difference in
eost cater ,Hto The price OF imported n.sleaa3.se. aid
arc pad iog Is the consumer!
Aud what . s.uroo 81 national wealth has the rr3due
tn OF Con roN bc"rG The planter MAS originally tn
coHagcd by y5oitr'jre duty Of aret ceuts pound.
aud num SNAIL beginnings that lfutuoii,n las teen
steadily lucIrisug, ulI 1t now gives annual in
come OF sNty mliious ct dollufs. Notwithstanding the
reduction N price has kept pace with the increase i,
gad5tdY. llrc. tbs Guiy las ar several Years heen
Imperative but the tuu - not far distant wien il will
be nerdcd against the cheap abor u India. and oblee
car manufacturers ct IoW priced cloths Tie raw
produce ot cur soil. Even now with free tIade,
cotton can be impaired into Bastnl from India cheaper
tan our own Planters afford Ia deliver II thtre-and
is bot the duty on it tax On the consumer
/ Wool, also. and wpolIcu manuartmea--p producing 70
millions auuua,y-hruu2ht Into existence aud sustained
by protective duooafe not these sources o national
wealth
laoH-th production already reaeaag 10000 TONS
a0i Goas-- 800 $50 tons aunua!lyd1 not these add
81 much to national wcahl
i Aud how many other products there not. Of vast
Importance, gong 10 swell up an IA rlense aggregate.
that viii really occur to the mind Of every reader
But let US take another view Of the afileet -
Oar manufactures, it is said by Mir. Dutton-and he
reer % Obi 'ial statistics authority amonn 10 nearly
tur hundred millions annually II 10 complained that
!hey cnpl.y only tenth part OF our population, and
HAT the other niue cnils are taxed by protective
IN a. the benefit Of the one tcalh This division o!
population doubcssa great error, but whether lie 81
n mott whether the amount OF manufactures be cor
rerliy staicdarc mnaieal poias IN the present argn
mrHf.
take it f'r granted that this immense amount ofman-
u3cut5 consists Of articles which are necessary 10
comfort and happiucss-that want aa4 will lac
them, We can, be they made at home abroad. n
der the protective system they all the product Of
own labor, and, therefore, so much addition 10
tiona wealth. and unl that labor be bestowed up.
on agriculture with equal profit the destruction o these
manufactures will be- just much national Iss the
difference in the s2me labor otherwise enlploJe les
than il produces.
II il be true that only onc-ienth Of cur population is
employed in these manufactures, thru IL is equally
that the other nine rnh purchase Of the tenth three
hundred and sixty Millions annually. and ray therefor
IL their iabor. Now give us free irade--p0t the
Other tenth Of oar population into agriculture import this
amount Of four hundred millions annually from foreign
counties, and how shall pay orit? Clearly by tie
productions Of the soil, i didM
These productions consist, mainly. Of Bread Smls.
Cotton, obacco and Hops. In 1871 average crop
ii Wheat estimated at 90 million bnshee. and
was worth 80 miIilua dollars. This year We have
Increased our production ONE third, and tempting NIL
the world To bay 1t Of us at 50 ceuis bushe which
masos crop Of 10 million bushels worth 50 million
d1laTs Thus, WIKI additional force Of one thnd en-
Iloyed upon this crop, have gedeed lis eafe one
thrj. In the ratio how much Wheat mus, we
7ajee ia pay AGO millions Of imported manufactures
VIII die ports Of all the world save England, (and
even those fer Cotton and iops) open oraIl staples
except Tobacco, at moderate revenue duty the same
result appears in every uding production Of eur soil
The Cotton crop has been steadily increasing in glGif
~ for years; II IS received every where the n.ost IA
yurablc terms, and If the quantity doubled,
dollars could be- had l)r ii. so OF Tobacco ls5
&c and yet the rdiue Of the crop remains stationary.
About - millions Of dollars ls the maximum produce 81
the sales Oft and yet the advocates Of free trade would
throw open ports for tho introduction Of foreign man
uiaelures aud they point to the products Of soil for
tie means Of payment.
But, say they If would take foreign manufactures
foreigners would buy productions. " he? ask
Our Cotton, Wheat, Lard, and almost every thing We
produce, is now admitted to all the ports Of the world
Cept Great Britain. She rs the only customer could
CAM and her additional custom only for Bread Slufs-
Now let examine the yalue ofthat. Her whole cen
sumption Of Wheat is about Is millions ofha5heis anuu.
ally Suppose she could opcn her porsher best lands
would still produce Wheat. and she would becare
purchaser for tlau 20 millions Of bushels annnaY.
That she would buy u coarse, from the cheapest mar
keis and we should hrd for competitions, Russia Gerna
ny. Poland, the Mediterranean countries and Egypt
all Of them producers, it'll soils equal 10 own and
tabor At jiomfrc 10 ten cats dau But suppose we
could nonop02e the whole trade, and sell her fifty
millions Of bushels. it would produce twenty million dol
lars, and pay for one twentieth part OF additional i'm
porls' And, with the unlimited free trade, what
raise from cur own soil that can be sold for export Ia
the of even 6fiv Ous than we now sp2