Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-20
From the Indiana Statesman
Wings COndem ming RcciDrOcity.

Ma BuRSs:- weeks since furnished you with
proof mat the assertion made IN my circular touching
Senator smiih's and Senator Whites opposition the
doctrine Of reciprocity, well founded.
Nor did the Wings of the Senate when they opposed
this just and wholesome principle do than strong
portion of Their party-especiay Claws exclusive friends
are also disposed DO. Most of strong lead
ing Clay journals take ground against the policy OF meet.
ing foreign nations half way the reduction of tariff du.
ties.
Witness example, the following from the "New
or< Daily Tribune OF April % last. The Tribune it
il well known. Henry Clsy's principal organ in New
ork city, and is quoted with approhstion by Amos, all
the Wing papers Of the Union.
Speaking of the report. that Webster To lie ap-
pointed t. negotiate commercial treaty with Great Brit
AIM the Tribune continues
Our readers will need be informed that we are
immovahy averse To any such commercial treaty with
England she would he al all likely concede US We
see no necessity for H. nothing be gained by it, white
very much must be hazard The purport of such res
ty must of he. reduction Of duties on Brir-
ish manufactures and II her ies our agricultural
staples.
IL then. a reduction Of duties on foreign goods
and Of foreIga duties Western produce that the Tr.
bune vably averse" 1t will not tolerate such n
proposal. Senator Smith pretends that be was opposed
to Senator Tappans proposal because treaty stood in
the way Here direct proposal In get over that fiji
Gully; and 10 this also Ciay Giends are immoyahly
ayerse"
What reoson does the Tribune give for its opposition ;
Here Is the chief one
Under such an arrangement, should send more
grain and neat IN England, and take of her far
cloths, wares &c in return. Commerce would for brief
be stimulated but manufactures would be shak
EN- aud crippled If not prostratcd, and our agriculture
compelled In seek market across the ocean tor a vast
surplus product, would be doomed subsis. on low pc-
forever.
This argument Is quite curiosity The idea Of agri-
culture be ng compelled To seek foreign market for her
surplus very much like that of a man half dead Of bun
ger being compelled To eat has dinner Ii he had said
that agriculture. il tied dozen 10 Il home market "woud
he doomed to suhsIst on low prices forever could STE
common IN 1t but saw that the opening TO Us Of
market, where all farm products are ex,ra,acanty
high must produce that effect refinement in polnico-
economical logic, that would the ingenuity of Henry
Clay himself TO explain.
If the editor of the Tribune means tina: tie tl;nnu,ion
of the northern and eastern uicturng markets. under
reduction of tariff duties would bc so great as TO out.
weigh the entire market of Great Britain, with her
ty-fve millions of souls then cannot hut marvel al
the creduIy which he presumes in his readers II is
doubtful whether If the tariff were permanently reduced
the standard of the COMPROMISE Act single pound
less of pork or one single hushe less Of corn would be
thereby consumed in the Eastern markets II i, certain
that they coul not well offer less than se1fV fue
cents hundred lover expenses they did in lsi2 for
our Western pork.
But the uh is that the Clay party desire actually TO
reduce mpofIaons-and, Of course for they balance each
otherexpor,aons also. Henry Clay. his speech a,
Lexington June 9, 1872 (pnbiished in Niles Of July o
1922 says
"Another remedy, powerfully demanded by the neces-
sites OF the times aad requisite maintaining the cur
ency sound state, tariff akich lessen inIDo1-
fa,ns from Abroad and tend increase supplies at home
tom domestic industry"
Here * the principle. of rercnue tariff but of
ari more or less Prohibtory, expressly avowcd Ii is
not difficult 10 predict that the West when she has given
little serious thought the SUBJECT will never approve
such policy as that ROBERT DALE OWEN