Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-12

II pafCtI ol tht government ana every ihah
is one OF the sovereign people, whose
combined will model the government
u This is "a state OF things which exist no
where else on the face ofthe earth. An
II approximation to it has been made ~
\ France, since the revolution of 1873 +,
which secured the abolition of primogeni-
ture and the restraints Of devises.
Il But no where else in the world does
| there exist such a state of things as we
see here, where the proprIctors are the
\ labOrers aud, nj the same time, help 10
frame the government. IL, therefore,
we wish To maintain the government, we
! must see that labor with us is not put IN
competition with the pauper; unlearned,
! ignorant labor ot Europe. Our men who
labor have families to maintain and to
educate. They have sons to tit for the
/ discharge of most duties OF life they
have an intelligent part to act for them
selves and their connections. Aud Is
labor like that 10 be reduced to level
with that Of the forty millions Of seris of
| Prussia, or the seiis of other parts Of
| Europe, or the half-icd, half clothed.
Il ignorant, dependent laborers of Europe :
II America must cease, then To be America.
Il We should be transferred to know not
what sort of a government - transferred
10 know not what state Of society, il
the laborers IN this country are TO do no
more 10 maintain and educate their iami-
lies and provide for old age, than they
do in the old world. And may my eyes
never look upon such spectacle as that
10 this free country.
Now ! believe, that 80 far from iniur-
ing the great interest Of the soil, the
reasonable protection of manufactures, is
useful To that department Of industry in
all lis branches. believe IN the first
place that the protection of manufactures
is useful To the planting states themselves,
though know most of those engaged in
that pursuit are OF "A contrary opinion.
| believe the planter Of South Carolina
is better off than if there were no man
uiactures of his article in the United
States. These take considerable pro-
portion ofevery crop OF his cotton. They
take it early, they fix price, they are
near customers and to them he disposes
OF no small portion of his annual crop
Again, believe the establishment and
successful prosecution OF manufactures
at the North materially diminishes the
price of these articles which The South
ern planter has to buy. But gentleman
from the South is present to whom ! will
leave these matters, and speak of some
thing with which ! am more intimately
connected, the great farming interest Of
The Middle and Western States.
Now l hold 1t to be as demonstrable
as any moral proposition, that the Agri-
cultural interest of this State and of the
adjoining Western and Southern States.
are materially, substantially and beyond
mensuraiion, benefited by the existence
of the Manufactures of the North. ToI
educIdate this, allow me To oenqnre what
is it that the farmer of The County OF
Albany, or Duchess, or Rensselaer, de
sires = Next TO the blessing of Heaven
in showers and summer heat and the
blessing of health, a market If sale al
toir prices, Jor his produce, and a market,
near and reasonable, for what he has oc-
casion to boy. II he has market
where he can sell reasonably, and Juy
reasonably, these two conditions Gil up
the nature OF his exigcncies.
Where shall he go for market of |
sale wish TO put the question to
them who decry the Northern aud East
ern manufactures " here shall far |
mer IN any great county Of New York |
find market for his produce Why, |
say some, abroad, in England Blu,
Eng land will not take it, France vii
not take it,
see 1t is insisted in some of the lead. 4
ing presses in the iutercs, of those OPP
posed TO W., that our Tariff prevents the |
sending of our bread stutfs To England \
There Is nothing more absurd, nothing .
more destitute of all truth aud fact. | 4
assert II as my opinion, that, If the Tariff
were abolished tomorrow, You would |
not sell one bushel more corr in Eng gland l
than you do now. Why does not Eng
land take il now mo because she can.
not pay for 1t bu, the laws of Eng land
prevent the Importation of grain and "
flour, except when the price rises so
high in Eng land as to exceed certain II
rate, (and it seldom does and then it Il
comes in under low dniy.
This happens sometimes, bat not often. H
Flour, therefore, Is sent abroad to awai, I
these occasions, but only in small quant-
ties. You have sent good deal OF
wheat to Canada, when it il ground and
become Canadian flour. This gives
vent for some, aud so far IL is well --
Some beef and cheese and other proyi- Il
sions 90 from New York To Englan
and this is all well! The more the bet
ter. But depend upon it, that nothing of 1
lhis is affected by Me Tarig. The reason
England takes no more ~ because her
laws and Of their alteration ] see no
not admit il, except when
there is n short crop in EDgland, and
then under reduced duty.
Now what becomes Of the surplus pro-
duets Of the grain growing States p
Where does it go I Who consumes il Il
The great demand is al home, Ar HoME,
m the manufacturing districts OF this
State aud oi other States, and IN the
Of the persons engaged ~
Navigation and commerce. IL IS the
home demand which IL the creates, de-
maud, and which takes off The surplus
sgriculural produce. II
ihiull il sheds light upon the subject II
which must satisfy reasonable minds To- \
look nj facts. Now The New Engla II
States. three of them at least, do not
raise their own bread stuHs They ure