Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-03
possess the one, and apply the other, alone be de
nan,nated The MAmerican SYsiem.'

nominated the "Amercan System"
From the Money Article of the New York Herald)
! The speech of Mr.. Webster at Rochester, was re-
ported in the Rochester Democrat, and is one OF the
weakest attempts that gentleman has made for years
We will bring few Of the Statements IN different paris
Of the speech, in iuxtaposition, as follows:
'Take the Eastern part Of Virginia and North Carolina
and what have they for sale One agricultural pro
duct, and alone, which largely consumed oy the
agricultural and manufacturing classes OF New Eogano
and the other Northern States. We pay those States
many millions annually for that product. we are
their best and almost their only customers England
aci take bushet of their aoheat-they LOOK almost
Exclusively to the market Of the North.
| The honorable gentleman meant comparatively, be.
the Treasury tables show that England has bought
S 600 900 Of beadstus from the U D IN the last lhree
years
"Time and events will justify what said; and hat
said was ths England is anxious 10 abatn our agracut-
tura products She is most anxious TO exchange hes ma
| nufactures for them.
do say, gentlemen, that the agricuur oil our couh.
try is the great matter which demands the pfolecuoh
| OF Government. 1t is misnomer to speak OF the
protection of our manufactures IL is the Proecuoh
Of agriculture that is wanted. II is to iurn'sh 10 our
agricultural products marke-a home market-a large
market have many friends in Massachusetts whose
pita is invested manufactures. They are deseIV
ing Of The protection and fostering care OF Tue Wv
vernment. But suppose they do mol gel " ihey ca"
:. AS question OF po'
litical economy-God forbid that | should introduce
party politics here-but, question OF pouca eco
nomy the inquiry will arise, where the surplus pro
ducts Of the soil shall find sale ms, repeat is
."' 0'''s' Articles of the growth
of the State of New York and Of the West, have 10
greater profuson than before found their way into
England Within sir months quite ntao trade ha:
been opened While 10 the city OF New York, took
occasion TO enquire of my friends how it was; and they
assured me that cagoes Of beef pork and lard, were
being constantly shipped, and that recently severa
ships Of the arges; class have left New York tor Liver
pool and London laden exclusively with provisions tot
those markets These articles going out with The
hope of obtaining fair profits, and partly because they
were cheap here and because England had modified he'
tariff This is quite trade. Should policy b
adopted TO augment this trade, ,oho ,oould not rejoice
The poor Of England would be better fed-we would
be better paid aud the interests of all would be pro
NOTED.
"why, how would they do in case of war; Where
would the cotton planter find sale for his crops' lie
would be forced rely alone upon the home market :
That is now the earliest though not the largest One
third of tho Cotton crap is disposed Of at home. The
planter gets his pay earlier from the northern consumer
and price fired at phich he dsposes Of the remainder
of the crop. These, gentlemen arc truths-they are
elements Of political economy and upon the
James river, in Virginia, aud in North Carolina, at
they are here IN New York"
Mr. Webster states that third of the crop is sold
at home. The following is the crop and quantity con