Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-07-19


they create, there is an incfeuse eso
"a The usG and consumption Of cotton
and olhor raw malarnIs. TO the ex-
tent ol that increase, the cotton grower
is dIfer'jy aud positively benefited by
'he IocDti9n ol msuuiaclures al home u
5Iend Of abrouj
boi suppose It wrro true that the
shifting 10 certain ,X'ent Of tho thea
lfo ol manu aCiJTes, irom foreign couo-
troa 10 cur own, dj5 not increase ron
FuDp',on At ell, aud did nor augment he
drwu63 Jt coDlon, there would be- uo
Jo*i ground ol romp,aipi with The cotton
Pieo'er agd tho mOpl lbui be could say
10, thai It would be q matler Di indrTsr.
enGe 70 him. A!Iiha, would happen to
him would be substitution Of n certain
number Of American customsrs for an
equal namber Of European cuslomcrs.--
liu' oneh'Hi 10 he, rSnjr br, m6ller Of
indifference him, whsther any por
;luu oi hs lGI1w citizen, il the Emitted
E'a'as arc IA u stale Of prosperity or cd
Ver21Y? II, without preja1ce TO him
GIs o@n counirymon can acquire part
Of the wealth which arises out Of The
prosecution 0i manufacturing lDdusiry,
instead Of the foreigner, ough, he not
10 ryolce NJ il? lsitlo him matter Of
10 consequence that certain amount ol
wealth created by manufacturers, shall
ha ~ his gWH country jusleHd Of being
IN foreign counDrea' II here, its ioAa
EHCp aud effects will be- ioh, directly or
indirectly, IN all toe departments OF hu'
man business, 8nd in q greater or less
degree IN all parts Of the cOuntry II
becomes II clear addition TO the aggre
gnIo woalDh Of Inc nation, increasing its
resources, and forming a basis ol taxa
zion and revenue in seasons Of war or
peace, il necessary.
Bat the advantage resulting from do,
nestle maUuIac'ures, in producing an
American competition with the Euro.
pcan competition, auRmanlng the sup
ply OF manufactured articles, and tend
ing consequently 10 reduction Of prices
is not the sole advantage, great as that
ls, A double market is produced both
in the purchase Of iabrjces for consump-
ton and in the sale Of productions OF az
riculture, And how superior is the
home 10 any other market in the coDdi,
lion OF its proximity, ils being under our
own control and its exemption from the
contingency OF war! 1t has been argued
however That we sell no more than we
should DO il we were deprived of the
home market have shown that to be
otherwise The importance OF open
ing new markets is universally admhiJG.
1t is on object OF the policy Of all nations.
II we could cpeu n new market for 10O,,
600 bales Of cotton with any foreign
Power, should wo not gladly embrace
it? Every one owns the benefit which
arises out OF various markets, All who
reside in the uCighborhood OF large ci-
lies or market towns. are sensible oil the
advantage. It's said that our manuIac
lures absorb only about 400 900 bales Of
cotton, which ia very small part Of tho
total crop. Bu' suppose that were thrown
upon laG market Of Liverpool, already
oyarNurkcd and c'uuod? il would sink
lhe price far below what it now iso--
France consumes also about 400 geo
huIes. Il the market of EIavre were
closed, and that quantity were crowded
Inio the market Of Liverpool, would not
tho effect be ruinous to the cotton grow
er? Our American market is growing,
annually Increasing, aud, il the policy
Of the country can only become firmly
! fixed, tho time will come, have no
Doubt whom the manu- u.acmro Of cotton
10 the United States will exceed that Of
| Eng and | do not desire TO see any
market closed, domestic or foreign. !
lhnk It our true interest to cherish and
cuIuyale njI But | believe it 10 be our
indispensable duty TO afford proper and
reasonable encouragement to our own,
But il must bs born in mnd that, al
Trough cotton IS by lar the most impor-
taul Of our agricultural products, it is
not the oaly one. Where should we
iud ma kei for our Indian corn, II i,
were not for the existence Of our manu-.
laouresl We should absolutely have
uong. My friend, Mr.. Poulgrew, who
sta before me, can find no market lol
bio corn in Norih Carolina, because hi'
nrighbora like himself, are occupied ir
producing IT, Nor can he find any in
orelgn countries But he meets with a
good, cure. and convenient market ir
Boston aud Providence, and other Nor
lhotn capitals Where should we seet
O market for the -four, provisions, anC
other raw agriculture produce now con
sumed by our manufactured II theiI
present business were destroyed, they
would be employed themselves in pro-
ducing cotton, corr, provisions and 9th
oTqsricll.uIal produce, Inns Opgmen'inl
! 'ho quantity ard inevitably leading 10 o
lnIthpr dorIino nf nriros