The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02

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There is nothing in all this which should
cause surprise, however it may alarm us.
We ought TO expect that foreigners will make
every exertion in their power to obtain con-
troll of our markets. 1t is their business to do
so. We should persue the same policy if we
were similarly situated. We should find it
necessary TO do so. These British manu-
facturers act only like shrewd, enterprising,
far-seeing business men. They find that 9TH
er nations are beginning to do their own la
Dor; they buy OF them less and less every
year. 1t thus becomes matter of the ut
most importance to pursuade other nations,
if possible, to abandon the protective policy.
Like expert and skilful statesmen, they use all
the means in their power 20 make US believe
that they can sell us goods on much better
terms than we can make them ourselves,
And now they say that if HENRY CLAY is
elected President this policy of Protection
is established, we shall always do our own
work, and they will lose the market here.
The London Atlas of recent date, very for
chilly expressed this apprehension in the fol-
lowing paragraph:
1.-THE election of Mr.. Clay must WE FEAR,
be looked upon as, to considerable ex-
tent, The confirmation Of the the principal Of
commercial restriction. He has always been
the consistent advocate of "a PROTEC-
TIVE TARIFF, and the cause of the
Wings has always been identified with that
of the New England manufacturers, who
aim at requiring a monopoly of the home
market by the aid of prohibitory duties.
Nor can we wonder that such is the policy
ofthe most respectable and intelligent states
man of America. when we consider that by
our corn laws we shut the door in the face
of any attempt TO negotiate a commercial
arrangement on the footing of a fair and sub
Stdanial reciprocity. WE TAKE NOTHING
WE CANNOT POSSIBLY DO wITHoUT-THEIR
COTTON AND ToBAcco-ExcLUDING The staple
of The great agricultural states of the Vest,
by sliding scale ingeniously framed so as to
throw the maximum amount Of impedircent in
the way Of access to the English market.
Is it 10 be acondered al, then, that they retail
ale and meet high duties on American -four by
high duties on English manufactures? A lib
eral commercial policy three years ago would
have prevented the passing Of the restrictive
Tariff in the United States, and would have
given a decided ascendency in that Country
to Free Trade principles and the Free Trade
party. A liberal commercial policy adopted
ten yeats hence, as from present indications
would appear to be the probable result, may
very possibly fail to recover what previous
blunders have lost us. To offer TO admit
American and German corn in exchange for
British manufactures. when the manufacture
ing systems of Prussia, Saxony, and New
England have acquired strength and have be-
come consolidated, will be very like what
the old saying describes as barring the door
after the horse is stolen.'
Now are the people disposed to allow the
workmen of Great Britain to do all our work
five think it good policy to buy every thing
we need, from abroad, instead of making it
ourselves, we can do so by electing p oik,
and thus destroying Protection. British
will heartily rejoice at this |
result, and as the above extracts show, are
using all possible exertions 10 bring it about. |
Their Government grants bounties for for
cling their goods into our markets, and grant |
loans to enable their people to undersell ours;
and their wealthy manufacturers raise sub
to an immense amount for the pur-
pose of circulating Free Trade Tracts in the
United States. Is it good policy, or is it
patriotic, for well disposed. intlligent, candid
American citizens to aid them in this endeav-
Or IN. Y. Courier g. Enquirer.
MP CJAV AND MATTE TZEn