Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-02
FRIDAY. JUNE 2, Is43.
MR.. wEBSTER'S PRoJET.

We find in the New York Courier ard ENQUIRER
Of the 29th ulI. leading editorial relative 10 Mr.
Webster Baltimore Speech. in commentator Of
me ProJe' OF reciprocal treaty, but differing with
Mr. Webster upon the point therein made by him.
that he had not heard the suggestion from any
quarter, that England would be inclined 10 snodify
her corn laws, properly called mean her duty
upon Wheat and -four" We hold this point TO be
one o no further importance, than that il shows al
1nce' that such treaty would be the most bare faced
and PaPabIe folly II matters moi at all to The west.
The grain glowing States, whether England notifies
her corn laws or not, and this we believe. we cun
easily show hereafter. We would SOW call the
attention OF the western reader, TO the causes thai
operate upon papeTS in the commercial interests in
the eastern ciIeS, and particularly in New York to
favor This great prujsi. We do 50 because the
enemies Of a tariff in the west. will quote their
language as Thig arguments against a Tariff, and
many may be lead away by their specious pleading.
The city Of New York is the great commercial en-.
porium OF the country. II we import one hundred
millions annually. Of various European manufae-
lures. eighty millions OF that arrives in New York
and with shippers profits, expense Of custom house
oihcersimPorors profits, nnd meiimes jobbers and
Wholesalers. carriers, &c with the expenses Of buy.
er' while there leave at least twenty FIVE per cent
or twenty millions fdoars in the CITY of New York
IL we export one hundred millions of bread stuf,
Pork Beef, Lard. Butter Cotton. Tobacco. eighty
millions Of 1t goes out through New York. and
leaves another tax, twenty Eve per cent, in the
shape Of spectators, exporters carriers and shipper
profits Whereas, with our present Tariff, manu-.
iaciSres are sprInging up throughout The country.
west as we'll as east, snd New York no longer sees
The merchant, the bales Of goods. the barrels Of
Flour or the Pork. Tie western man buys The Cot
lon' The Wool, the Iron, &c Of the producer. he
works IT up sells it to Western men, and takes their
surplus produce in pay.
The manufacture il purchased al home, the pro-
luce is consumed at home The west ceuses 10 be
tributary 10 New York. and is upon an independent
looIing. The Erent gulf that has heretofore swsl.
lowed all the proceeds Of western labor in buving
and selling, becomes a name, neighbOr, on equal
ooiIng. Will our western people consent to be the
slaves Of the New York interests, to ray them all
they earn TO be in debt to them. TO DO harrassed by
Them, TO have exchange always against Them, and
heir monied institutions drained to build Now York
palaces, TO pamper New York luxury, to add TO N Y
wealth. If so. let them GO for reciprocal dulles
aye for free trade, twenty per cent or anything
Else thot shall be buhe. curse, and compel them
10 rot in the hopeless slavery Of debt and folly; But
Il the west would be The free, independent, rich,
noble west that she was designed to be, she will
stand by the Tariff Of 1872 add to il II she can but
suffer jot or little to be shaved from its fair
proportions. She will talk for it, work for il. fight
for It ifneed be. but ell hazards and under all
circumstances, preserve it inViolslo. Let England
throw open her ports from lhs Orkney's 10 Land.
End set wide her doors and welcoms al OF American
produce or manufactures that will come, and vet
this county the west particularly, would have no
reason TO respond, yield in the least in her own
action
This is an Indopsndant government end has tho
undoubted right to make sush internal reguls uons
as best suit he people regardless Of the course Of
other nations. Were We 10 follow England's lead
the weight Of her capital would be thrown into ma
nuiactures, and that oapiol j, ir-mense, created BY
larfs heretofore. Our prizes would be depressed our
manufactures broken down. and the English million.
'ire would aferwafd tell us stako our manufacture.
now a. our prices. as we are the only sources Of
supply and we will take your produce. when the
shores Of the Baltic snd the Black sea cannot supply
Us cheaper Bot suppose these great agricultural
countries were not n existence, England has land o
1ouga 10 supply The demands Of horpeopls, with her
a's ratio Of increase Tor twenty years 10 coms.-
l'sn o. he' land IS more expensive than ours and
ss' productive, her labor is cheaper. and the o..
'snss Of producing pound Of wheat - not twice %
much 90 England o. Il is here. Then put our wheat
one cent pound in The interior Of Ohio-ssy 1
% cts q bushel. Il will cost 81 least one and
ua''er cents pound 10 cary t 10 New York 49,