The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-09

Commerce is but the agent of the Home
interests and, when they ore sound and
prosperous, il twice blesses- the agent,
ard the employer.
Reelection had strengthened these opia.
ions; but il was reserved for the present
year llsl3) TO demonstrate their sound
ness.
The last Congress, after mature dclib-
Grafton, adopted Tariff Of Dates which,
while il brings ample revenue 10 the Treas.
ury, fosters, to liberal extent, American
Labor.
Under the influence Of this Tariff every
interest Of the Country is rising from a
state Of unparalleled depression quite as
rapidly as could be desired aud what will
greatly diseppoint the opponents Of The
measure, the importation OF Foreign
Goods the present year vii! be somc'g hat
beyond the wants Of the Country, produa.
! ing Revenue from Customs o. sone twa
ior three millions more than the estimate
Of last Committee Of Ways aud Means.
This IS not mere conjecture. A good
fall trade 10 anticipated, and the orders
that have COMO forward for goods to az.
rive IN July and Angus, will be found TO
be quite large enough. The opinion am
aware has obtained, TO a considerable ex.
tent, that because this city IS strictly com.
ncrcial, It's citizens are generally opposed
10 Tariff. Such IS not the fact. 80 far
as my Information extends, orge pro
portion Of our well.informed American
merchants are the friends Of a Protective
/ IariN A few, who are exclusively IN the
Importing business, ,hc Foreign interest,
which - large, and generally rcspccis bic
qs regards character, and portion Of the
Shipping interest, arc the advocates Of VIA,
is termed Free Trade.
Several Of the most in;clIigcr, of the
latter class, however, have said 70 me,
tina, they bad no expectation tina, We could
ptesergc a sound and wci-rcgula,ed Cur.
rency without a Tariff.
Talk TO them OF Free Trade in ships,
and they will tel you they could no, Ike
without discrimination.
Nor have the South 50 much reason to
complain Of the present state Of things
No section or the country IS recovering
more rapidly from the terrible royuIs,on
Of 1896 and y, han the States al The
South and South. Wes'. Cotton, at the
proscu; price, pays The planter better than
tive agricultural products Of The Northern
and Western States remuuera.e the Ear.
Nor of those States
The consumption Of cotton IN his coun.
Try tic present year, will no, probably va.
~ much from four hundred thousand bales,
and thus iarit has been taken BY our man
uiactgrers at prices that have paid the
planter ~ or Is per cent. moro than that
shipped 10 Liverpool and liayre.
Aad 50 Of breud z'y1s. Foryears past,
tie safest and best market for Western
Flour has been the district Of country in
New-Eng'and devoted 10 Manufactures
and, although oar merchants have occa.
sloualIy felt authorised hy accounts from
tho other side, to Ship Flour to Europe,
the result has invariably shown thai the
home mnrset IS more 70 be relied upon
than tho foreign.
Under the nrescn, system, /. is fair 10
estimate that the domestic mprkct for
the great staple Of Ito South vii, increase
some l0pcr cent. per aunUu for T. or -
years 10 come and before that period ar.
riycs, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia.
j Tennessee, and prYlnps Alabama, viii
. have become rar.H States, each with its
Lowell and Patterson within It's borders.
Daring my experience IN tradc-aad II
extends back more than twcniy.Gyc wears
all our Commercial rcyulsions have had
their origin IN the excessive inporlalions
from abroad. It is VAIN to say the couu.
try viii take no more goods than ii actu.
ally requires. Nine times out Of Ten, al!
the goods brought here will be sold. If
the importer finds there is large surplus
IN first hands, he will offer to tho lobber
Inducements, either in price or time, or
both, 10 take them Of from his hands ;;
and when the jobb"r iads he has accumu.
lated a stock beyond the demands from
his regular customers, lie will BE sure to
place a portion Of that stock where he
ought not, by taking up men Of doubtful
crcdlt--aud 50 Of the retailer IN the coun.
try. Preserve The present rate Of duties,
and all these evils vii be avoided.
/ Tho present Tariff excludes from our
market Manchester Prints--an article. the
importation Of which has heretofore taken
Il large amount Of Specie ont Of the coun.
/ try-and what has been the consequence
Why within the last eight months there
have been Improvements in this country
IN the machinery connected with this
branch Of business, printing! such as
we're pc'cr made n Hogllnd during Ihc'