Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-04-13
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country would Be the tifst and greatest of
all the p, wers of the earth. TO Tie south
and SOU hives, il would give peace and
security; 10 agriculture and rnanniac-
lures, 70 the products &C the mines, tha.
FOREST. and fisheries, new and important
markets, that otherwise must Be lost for
ever. TO the CONNIE rc;ol and navigating
interests. ii would give a new impulse;
and not canal Or raid road threpghous
he Union tina, would not derive INCREASED
business, aud augmented profits; whilst
the grea, city, Of New York, the centra
Of most of the business Of the Union,
woad take a mighty step in. advance
towards that destiny, which. mus, place
her above London in wealth, in business
ana nnnniniian- lniA.1 81 - 49,
icans, We look al the city Of New YORK;.
its deep, accessible and cnpSciaus harbor,
united by canals and tho Hudson, with the
ST. La wrence and TIE hAkes, Tie Ohio.
and HE Mississippi, with two thirds spf
The imports, aud one.third ar ire exports
Of the whole Union, with All IL Trade,
Internal. coas,wise and foreign, and re.
llecs how great and rapidly spgmensing
an accession 70 lis business would bcrnsdc
bv The teaunexation o. q xAs, and know
hat. BY Ire failure 81 this me asslte, what
ls lost 10 Us i gained " Eux t1nd, tan wc
hesitate, 81 40 We never wish " 80 tho
DAY when New York shall take frofR
London the trilcnt Of ,haote6H md -
command Of the commerce ofstNS Swortdf
Or 10 we prefe, London 10 New York.
and Englsnd to Americse sAnd 10 The
|oppo tents OF remuneration suppose tasta
British Pa rliamnn., and mol an Americas
Cong ress, sits ia The capitol OF the Unsons
lis markets, commerce aud products, or
shall we drive il into the. arms of Eng
land, now ou.s,rc,ched 10 receive il. aud
striving to direct its des,my2 I~wc 70.
fuse the reaunex a;lon. then, by the fierce
of circumstances.e soon passing beyond
The control as well OF this counlrfs - Of
Texas, she will pass into. the handle Of
England. !, The refusal Of remuneration
viii, Of course. produce no friendly feel.
Iings, in Texas towards this -cenptry,
United with this viii be The direct appeal
OF England 10 the interests of Texaf---
She viii oiTar 10, Texas a maj ker ia.Eng-
lanl Tree ofdaty, for all her cotton, upon
The assento Texas 70 receive inexcaange
British manufactures ffee OF duty; and
such a treaty would no doubt soon be-
concluded. The ships and merchants
AMI capital cf England viii BE- trans.
ported 10 The coast Of Texas. Texas
has neither ships, nor capital, nor manu-
fac,ures, but England win supply al,
and receive IN return the cotton Of Tex
fss. Two nations with reciprocal ffee
trade are nearly identical in ceiling aud
interest. except that the larger powe+
will prepandera,e, and Texas become \
commercial dependtnc OF England and
isolated Iromus ia feelings, IN interests,
in trade, and intercourse. Texas would
then be our great rival in the cotton mar
kets Of the world, end she would have
two vas, advantages over the scostou-
growing interests Of the Union; 1T, Ia
sending to England her cotton, fsesu OF
duty, which is an advantage Of ~ per
cent, augmented five per cent. sthsreoa
by tho act Of 18th May, l840, 3sNicto-
rita, chap. ~, which made the du:ies
paid in Engl land on our cotton coop Of
1870, S3,247 800, and all which, 70 The
extent Of their crop, would be saved 10
The planters Of Texas, giving them this
great advantage over our planters, car
ed out into all the goods manufactured
in Englaud out Of the free cotton, Of Tex
as, and also dcpriying our, cotton manu-
fac,urersrof The advantage they now en-
jay from,his duty ,4orer the cotton manu-
iaciurers of England. 81. 10 enabling
The planters Of Texas to receive, Ia ex-
change for their cotton, the cheap manu-
faciurcs Of England free Or duty -
These Two causes combined, would give
the Texas cotton planters an advantage
OF At leas, 60 per cent. over The COTTON
plantc Of the Union Such . rivalry
we could not long maintain; and cotton
planting would gradually decline in tho
Union aud with that decline, wosid No
lost the markets &c the south for the hemp.
and beef, and pork aud flour ofihe wsss,
and the manufactures ofthcuorih. Now,
is il jest, issit safe or cxrcdient, 30 place
the south md the southwest in q position
% which they will constantly beboid m
adjacent cotton growing country sspP!anp
ing them IN the culture aud sale of their
.grea, staple, torp,he reason that the one
Isl aud the other is not. . para oGpths
Union2 Must we behold Texas every
day selling her cotton to Englanduiren ~
all duty, whilst our cotton is sublactc<l 10
q heavy lmpos,s and mus, we also per-
ceiye Texas receivirg in exchange lhs
manufacturers Of England ircer os duty,
whilst here they. are excluded, b. : Ipror
h,bilory TARIFF Can the ariiritAslf stand
such on issue, or, if il does. can the Un-
ion sustain The mi ghiy shocks naAy ana
hourly 10 the south and southwest would
be presented the strong inaucsmenla ~
unite with Texas. and secure tho same
market free Of duiy Cor their cotton, and
receive 1.-The sap,e cheap mAau lacs ares free
Of duty, 10 exchange Nor would iAesf
be the only dangers incurred, aAd :ampt.
atoms r,rnsen,nd hy this fen rial a perI.