The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-23
vineyards of France embracing those of the Gil

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but since ls2O they have only been as follows, in
round numbers:-In 1920, 6l.OOO uns-in 1921,
g., 0O0-in 1922, 80 0OO-in 1923, 51,OOO-in 1924,
80, OO0-in 1928, 46,O00-in 1926, AZ OOO-in 1927,
81, 900 tuns; showing decrease from period prior
to the revolution up to 1920, of from 100, 900 to
6l,000-and from 1920 to 1927, we find nearly
stationary state of exports.
Much of what was shipped in 1927 and 1873 was
exported on speculation.
As stated by the +" Petition ct memoire pAtpui,"
before alluded to, in April 1923. there were
there was no demand. And the glut in the other
Departments was said to be proportionably great
The low price OF wine, as might be expected, reach
ed the value OF Vineyards the greater part of which
ed Otherwise, our recent tariff will send them
back again to where tariff of 1928 assisted TO
place them; and our products must be cut otto the
same extent we cease to import from France Her
anti-tIade policy has engendered opposition and an
ttrade views. And we find England still encour-
aging the Imports OF wine from Spain, Portugal,
Germany and Sicily, and attempting to produce it,
at the Cape Of Good Hope, all to her great dsad-
vantage: While all this is going on. we see the
finest wine and silk country in the world reduced
The greatest distress and poverty Such was the en-
barrassment recently of the vine growers in France
that they were unable to pay their Government
taxes, and II IL said wine often seized upon
and sold to satisfy government dues, and would not
bring twothirds of the cost OF production! By the
following table, it will be seen the exports of wine
from the Gironde, has not only been stationary, but
has materially fallen off at period of three years
terror to 1881, and during the former United States
high tariff The exports in 1929 were nine million
OF gallons; In 1880 six millions; IN 1881 five millions
The exports OF brandy declined in about the same
ratio Such is the result to the wine trade of France
brought about by her own anti-commercial policy,
so long persisted IN and on the growth and pro-
duce of which, over three millions of her laboring
culivators directly depend for support and prosper-
lty And such is the example held up to the people
OF the Uuited States for imitation and fully act"d
upon in our tariffs of 1928 and l84l
During the low tariff of 40, al, we sold to France
in provisions, cotton and tobacco, near ~ million
dollars worth OF produce, and received about %
millions OF dollars OF exports In exchange, or in art
Giles which can, by more favorable climate and
SOIL be more cheaply and better produced in France
than In the United States, and by refusing to take
which, our products again to be cut off, great
| ly reduced In amount, to bolster up small Glass;
compared to the three four millions of agricu-
tursts in the United States
What folly for one nation to attempt to barricade
the natural channels OF trade, and endeavor to force
domestic manufacturers, and the growth of articles
which neither Nature, or Nature g God, intended the
country should readily yield
Three millions of wine growers in France were
sacrificed for the benefit of one hundred thousand
manufacturers. Our late tariff proposes to sacrifice
three or four millions of agriculturists, for the ex
elusive interest of similar small class of manufac-
While the fruitful plains of France have been i'm
pc 'erished by bad laws, enacted by ignorant minis
tiers, led on by designing and camorous manufac
turers-in the same way, the fertile and productive
the rich cotton and tobacco lands of the South, are
in a fair way Interpretation and Impoverished by
the mad legislation of the American Congress
At this time, the cultivators OF the soil find them
selves, like those of France, in possession of an inn
mense surplus produce, and yet it very low in
i's market value, that they are unable to pay the
necessary taxes to meet the liabilities of their res
pective State governments And were pork and grain
seized upon and sold for taxes, in France, they
| would not sell for the cost OF producton!!
How absurd and unnatural to cut off the interna.
rl.a,ro ,nfrx I,,ctr
and silk growers of France must keep their wine
and silk, and buy beeroo sugar, hardware, earhen.
ware, woollens, &c, at exorbitant price, from
those whom the Government has seen fit to set up
in business!
In the same way, the farmers of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, &C., must keep their corn, -four and pork,
and the tobacco and cotton planters at the South,
must keep their cotton and tobacco, and buy their
sugar from a few cane growers in Louisiana, and
their iron and other articles of necessary consump
tod, from a small class of people, whom Gov
eminent have thought fit and necessary to place
under their exclusive protection, and to assist by
bounties
When will governments become wise, and cease
attempting, by narrow, selfish and foolish laws, to
undo what Providence has decreed, and to force
state of things, alike runous TO themselves and
preiudicial to the world!
Wine and silks, from the nature ofthe climate and
soil are the natura products OF France And manuac-
lures ofron, hardware, and earthenware cotton and
wool, are most readily, abundanty and cheaply
produced in England, from the superabundance Of
dence of her large and confined population on
manufactures, for support, in consequence of the
limited soil they occupy :sand It's Ill adaptation 10
cheap cultivation, account of its natural barren
ness combined with uncertain and often uncon-
genial climate, and especially in harvesting seasons
| 1t is stated good authority, that only one-third
of the population of England engaged in agricu
tural pursuits, while the remainder support them
selves by trade and manufactures.
Notwithstanding all these strong inducements to
an interchange Of products between France and
England, we find France the hand rigidly
excluding the products OF English industry while
England, not to be OutdOne In antI-tree trade
sures, is at work to exc Jude wines, silks, and other
articles of French productive industry and to con-
sumate her folly, she makes bargain with Two mil
| tons of poor subjects in Portugal, by which she
binds herself to purchase or admit no more French
wine brandy, but to receive IN Its stead port wine,
adulterated and sold to them under monstrous mo-
nopoy, and at cost vastly above its intrinsic value.
And to avoid the purchase OF French silks, she en-
courages the weaving Of silk at Spitafelds at rul
nous cost to her own people, and to the utter desti.
tuition and poverty OF the miserable beings employed
| in its fabrication
We thus have the unnatural pectacle presented to
mankind IN the 18th century, Of two populous ma
tons, divided only by narrow channel Of % miles
width, with their principal commercial cities nearer
| together than Dublin is to London, or Marsees TO
| Bordeaux or Havre-one with rs 0O0, 900 of active
people, and the other with 3O,OOO,0OO-the former
capable of supplying the latter with vast amount of
articles cheaper than she make them, and give
back to Britain in return, immense returns in valua-
BILE products she needs, but which she cannot pro-
duce so cheap France, if at all +; and vet, we
find the latter only sells to Great Britain about s.
600 600 of dollars worth annually gwhe she purcha
ses from England in only about 5000 900 of
dollars worth of imports! Let the United States
beware how she follows in the wake of Methuen
treaty. or initiates the examples of the disastrous
and mutual isolation adopted by France and Eng
land. Let us 60 straight forward in frank and ho-
nest course. regardless of the commercial policy of
other nations and receive and grant equal privileges
to ALL and form no exclusive alliances in trade with
| any.
Wars are more apt to arise between nations sepa-
rated by commercial restrictions. Had France and
England cultivated unrestricted free trade, their
wars would have been less in duration, and less fire.