Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-10

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Ii we were 10 believe spae OF The Wing prints, we
could not i.,i 10 y,sIc, II less; 20 tie susplcon, that lie
Tariff OF isi2 mas already CEr'd ali ;nc egi.s winch
the countfy bci9Fe suffered. the most superficial CD
server. however, ctnrrt i.i. 20 see that tti5 vauntsd
IatA ass pr01u:so gust thc effect which tHe Friends
OF Free Trade preo,cteG, aud wtiIch the advocates OF
partial legislation and speciti privileges intended. Il
hls eu;!ehet. n - enticalmg 'he large manufacturers.
and ~pt-Iudc.d the gtea, agricultural interest o! The
country Tue farming inte rest IS very much oppressed
The prices Tor the products of The soil were scarcely
ever lower. 4 farmer, 10 one of our river counties, III
the neighborioad Of 4 manufacturing village, a few
Gavs ago remarked, that he had heard great reloicings
IN certain qraEtrrs, over the prosperity which the Tariff
had wrought but, for his part, ne had not yet exPe-
rienced lis Lrnftis. "fy neighbots," said he, care,
10 BE sure, batldtrg ne" factories, or adding TO old
ones-they ~. ornsment'nr their houses with new and
costly furniture, and show that they ore fast growing III
.,ches-bu:, Tor my part, | never found The times
harder. can re; only twenty FIVE cents 4 bushel Tor
my oats-net ;ac:e than fifty for ry Cortland less
than n doll1T for my wheat | have never found II
more I.:tirolt :" poy The interest Of what owe for my
farm IT the .:G.2:y meat Of my r~e'ghbo!s' con-
di,,on, and to increased embarrassment .. ay Own, b.
the result of the T@:'f, then rs ii, indeed, very partlal
in the benefits il bestows."
In This common sense speech of a PLAIN ,:ller Of the
soil, is u far expression Of the true character o. the
Tanf. II bur,hens the agricultural interest and swells
The dividends of mammoth capitalists, y no are engaged
in manu- aciuring. The freight ISIS Of our fine pack
cts Tor Englaed, show ;ha. pork, lard, butter, cheese,
hams, tongues ard bee, bave become articles Of every
day cxpofl to England, OaGer tn" ia;c mod 6ca;ior q
her Tani,. Bat i"f tt:s rew cu'iet for our agricultural
productions, he result OF Eng nG's relaxation of her
reslr ct;ve pohcy. chFese "ou!G rct Dc worth three
cents a poaGt, aEC the oihe. ARTICLES ~ expor. Of the
Nnftlrrn end Western farmers would be 81 ) per CT
lower tnan they now are: hnt under The operation Of
our oppressive Thrift, The tarcler should recoiisct, that
the whole eGperse OF the voyage IS thrown upon his
commodities. The packets that carry out his cheese
and beef, bring comparatively i'ttle back; The carrier
must be- paid, and the poor i2-,ner has 10 pay the cost,
no, only oi tn ou;go,ng, 5u; o. TIE return voyage =
Bot all tins j. right, according 10 Wing ethics, and IS
tray, n accordance with their tastes. Trey Away
wan; l. zurich classes 81 spect.i and partial legislation
For The welfare o. ccea, masses, '"ey lave never sx-
hibt+d aay yer; striking soiicitude. They strive 70
awuse thu weak with theory OF 'hoa.e market" Whs..
n country wta "ne ;eG.hs - lts peopie producers, 20
be confined 10 l. home market, The advocates Of Ibis
doctrine seem 10 forget thai; one man can raise more
than FIVE men can consatne, end w,ih such a country
rs ours, whore iaoGs are cheap beyonG parallel, aad
whose capacity 10 produce IS unbounded, We want the
uhofe oorid ior a market. II he farming classes see
their true interest, they will never res, I'll t:1a; policy
shall be a~brosa'sd, uh,ch wonld confne them 10 a mere
inadequate ne.-rn1.aaod h.Ee asai sct. We have me-,
and cannot, r. : ceutnty = c M, haye Il" t5es1
SIX and twenty S.a;ss n u,;s enough 70 consume wAa'
our wide ard EXTENSIVE s,.cs ca; produce.
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