Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-06


This neighborly exchange II is, this neighbour
ly intercourse among ourselves--this supply
ing our own wants from city TO city, from vii
lage TO village, from house to house, this this
il is which is calculated to make us happy
and strong people. Enthusiastic applause. }
Snow, there is on this subject, especially
among our brethren at the South, strange in
latuaton. They are respectable men-reason-
able men-candid men, in some respects-in
most respects: and yet see how they reason
upon this subject. Gentlemen, ] belong to
Massachusetts. applause Cries OF Good,
and three deafenng cheers for Massachusetts,
| have taken pains to inquire what sums OF
money Massachusetts, pays to Virginia and
Carolina, to say nothing of New York, every
wear, for their agricultural products: and it
amounts to several millions. II we take the
Eastern part of Virginia and the Eastern part
of N. Carolina, what have they for sale but
agricultural products purchased by the manu-
featuring and commercial classes of New Eng
landi Nothing on the face of the earth-and
we pay them many millions. We are their
only customer. Does England take their grain
Certainly not: and yet, owing to causes which
it would be easy TO explain if ii were proper,
owing TO prejudice, owing to their peculiar no.
tions-lor notions are quite as common there
as in n. England, though N. England is the
there is a perfect reprobatlon of any idea of
protection giving them any sale for their agr-
cultural products, although they find, day by
day, that we buy and pay them for their pro-
ducts by manufactures Of the North-and ii is
the only thing they get dollar for: and are
ready to drive us into raising Corn and all ag-
ricultural products for oursclves-they being
agricultural, and finding the article continually
becoming cheaper and no persons except us to
buy ofthem! Cheers Now that's strong
casc--though perfectly true Of Eastern Virgin
ia and of North Carolina. Why, gentlemen,
| live on the sandy sca-shore of Massachusetts,,
and get along as well as can. am very
poor farmer upon great quantity of very poor
land. But my neighbors and J. by very great
care-I hardly know how-continue to live on.
We pay for what we purchase-though, for
my lie, could hardly tell how; this only |
| know, they all get paid in some way. And
yet these men complain that we do not raise
what we want ourselves but buy OF them!-
There seems to be much truth in an old say
ing, that 'Maxims which have a seeming sense
take frmer hold, and endure longer in the
mind, than those which are founded on nature
and experience Men like dogmas: they like
theory. If they can pick up or scrape together
a string Of apophthegms or enigmas-the fact
and truth and all the human talent in the world
can never argue them out Of them. Equal de-
lusions prevail in other parts of the country,
as, for instance, the notion that Protection TO
manufactures is thing peculiarly beneficial to
those engaged in those pursuits. Far from it.
As have said the capital of Massachusetts,
can 60 TO commerce; or can go to farming
But what can he do whose farm is his sole es-
tate, but till il Can he transport il or go in
to other pursuitss The fact is, Protection TO
this class of society is, next TO the bcncfcence
of Heaven, whose sun shines and whose rains
fall upon US, the highest object, the most abso-
lutte necessity to those who cultivate the land
and raise from it more than suiices for the
wants of themselves and their families
[Cheers.l
"What have said in relation TO the necessi-
ties or wants of Agriculture, is strictly true
with regard to our brethren of the South en-
gagged in the Plantation interest. The first
market for their cotton, and the best market.
is with the Northern and New England man.
ufacturers, of that article, and il is absolutely
astonishing that this is not perceived. The
North takes one-thrd of their cotton, and that
the first third, and fixes the price; il is sold
with small charge for freight and still brings Q
high price.
"Gentlemen, may say, sir, Cunning to the
President five words about myself? Gcheers
aud shouts of 'yes, fifty or five hundred.'l II
was under the full conviction of these truths
that, meeting few months ago some inte.
gent friends from Baltimore, alluded to oul
commercial relations. ! spoke at Baltimore o.
the effect of an arrangement entered into very
unfortunately many years ago, 10 the gTea
detriment OF our navigation interests, as is now
fully shown by the great progress which for.
eign shipping is making upon the shipping o.
the United States. will only say to iIlustrat,
the matter, that between the great markets o.
the u. States and the Empire Of Brazil, where
our commercial intercourse was most extensive
the nations Of the North of Europe, Hamburg
Bremen, &c. under the Reciprocity Treaties
as they are called, though there is any thing
but reciprocity in them, carry on the trade tC
the exclusion of our own vessels. said a
Baltimore that the time was coming, and per
haps now is, when with regard to the grea
matter of commercial stpulations, some advisa-
bic arrangement might be made between us
and some Of the great states of Europe.
think so now. do not retract at all. | an
confident Of its truth, and unless | mistake, re-
cent events give additional evidence.
"What said was this: England exclude.
most of our agricultural production-her Corr
Laws exclude them: yet she is anxious 10 ex
tend the intercourse between herself and u.s.
The great power of steam has eXtingushet
distance. England lies close to New York.
Twelve or thirteen days only make the com
municaton. And il is of no consequence
whether by some sudden revolution of natur,
or by some decree of Providence the distanc,
between different countries become less, o
whether by the ingenuity OF man the means o
transmission and intercourse are increased
because we measure things by time. said tc
my friends in Baltimore, that | believed tn,
time was coming VIXEN some arrangement
might be made between England and us. tool
especial care to say that this must be effected
by Congress on this side, and by Parliamen
on the other-hy conditional enactmcnts, a
the condition of the trade between the Unite,
States and the West India Islands has beef
since 1882. Congress said to England, 'if 20,
will do So we will do SO. If you will pass sucl