Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-07-20
Eronl .ke Ralt,norr Am,rican


INDIAN CORN IN GREAT BRITAIN.
The L rdon Ger espondent If lht NV
| York {. Ter thus nlludrs to 'hr supls ST.
lion IN Mr. WEBsT,R's speech that Indian
/ Cn,n light lie ndvant cusiy exported
IT. England unt ef comm, rcial hriar ge-
mem Tor that purp"S':
"Thd IDEA VII CHI | perceive started on
,our dc III 1 any r.duri on OF aui, pom
h.. alucl f IRdian Cnrn imp, rled into
this county would ipt d to great IN p rta.
itions, is alto eih,r deusl,e. NJ En-.
ge hmsn viii consume I IN any wy.
lave rmpouea the sn al eft qus ntsles If
to. finest mel FIR my own use. | hive
lns, d il for b, it'd, tak,d and hesty pud-
ding, but y,r yet ! al con este, or
any one of ny family that would eonee~
scrnd to partake 81 it. he Ind an renr
,ase is oissgre' able 10 III, m. Nor will
Enul shmen use II for their horses.
Tn say it heats them and puts them our
of condition. %; neal is a general ia.
yorte for ths lower classes IN times Of
scarcity, and in the North Of England
and in Scotland al all times. Unless the
Ind an corn could be imported Ut con-
sd rably less price than oats, so rs to be
btongh, INTO use for feeding pigs and
| p ultry, all Great Brita would not con-
sumo a cargo in twelve months"
II will be found upon referring 10 sta
listies, that notwithstanding the vast guam
i t IL s Of Iadi ~ corn IA sed n the United
States very Little COM araiv' ly COS to
market al all, either al h. M or abr, all.
| q A.
Indps IN the form OF klndli d ma; and
arger quan'iiles are sent annually TO
N, W Eng AMI 10 the form Of gram. But
IS u gen raj thing the Indian corn crop
is mostly consume, w tie farm, rs them
| selves in various ways. 10 our grain
growing districts wheat is the article
wi ica s relied on for sale in The market,
while corn is US d ior domestic purposes,
and rs food for horses, CATH. and swine.
The county Of Frederick, IN this State,
produces anuu lily large crop Of corn,
yet sends llt'le or none to this market.
| The same III ny is true # the Western
/ pat Of Maryland and thu Valley cnuDtl's
Of Virginia q, neraliy. The Baltimore
and Ohio ra,lrosd is the avenue bv whieh
the produce OF tn fertile gon ONES
10 our city we, Wide hundreds Of 'hou-
sands OF ha reis of -four are broul ut .very
Y, ar, the statistics IF the trade on The road
scarcely show III t indian corn is an j; m
If trans poriat on. That or in is bulky
and DIS but it'll" profit when brought
any con idrrhbIe distance to mark /. BY
las ng II for the domestic wants oi his ium-
lily, the Ia mer can STARE larger surplus
of wheat, which pays much bett-r. In
the West it is ieund more advantageous
to lat-n hogs with corr than attempt TO
sell the gram.
Ii there wire n free admission cf our
Indian corn into the Bit SD ports, the
great interior and Western regions If our
country, whore the grain is produced in
the largest quantities, would Profit Moth
ing worth mention. The cost Of bring
ing bushel f orn or barrel Of meal
from Kentucky, Indiana or Illinois TO the
Atlantic c. asst, would be re4ter than the
commodity would b. ar, ON account oS its
beng an a,ticle Of bulk dispraporiione1
10 It's value. To send il still father,
nearly thr,e thousand miles across the
Atlantic, would involve other charges SD
sr' at that moth ny but very high Price
m England would cover the exl ense.
But lis ly chance Ola general Intrnduc-
Ii INTO Great Batain tep nds upon It's
te.ng made cheap there.
lie tvlng this topic, Us one involving m
practi able i ei, we quote from the
Ell 7 abovr reffrei 10 the f,llouingps
G aph on - gem raj suIl .ct nf our COM
mrr ial nrercours- with Eng and:
The no,nn that England will relin-
quish any material duty now imposed
upon Amerc IN produce, think equally
f,lacious. She is in no CONDITION N a
financial poin, of view, 20 sI@cu ate ur.,0
the revenue, AMI cannot relnqush sha-
ling without mora certainty ofrs being
replaced. Tee ticle Of tobacco con
ttihues about fur millions sterling snnu-
ally to the revenue, and although reduc-
lion # dry mgl I, aud IN all probability
would, Increase the consumption and d.
min sh snus CLING, YET NJ Miaister, judg.
lng ON exl ericnce already hid upon
! t is very polni, would dare TO try tie ex-
p rImt nj upon u srale bearing any pro-
/ p - ion H. tn PSI s nj American tariff OF
ut es upon Br ti,h manufncturrs TIE
resu If ali tho talk md 81 eecl ificaron
viii b. just this. THAI the Uulied States
u us' act in 'prdrn,y and mantaln such
laws as will brst carr an ad qua,e rev.
rnue, aud protect the industry Of the
country. M matter VII ther II b called
IL l~w If revenue or a law of prutrctinn.
Roth nre one IN relation TO tie or al 10
ter'sts OF the country. and ought MT TO
1 be regarded in any other point Of view.