Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-02
From the New York Plebeian.


The Evils resulting from q Pro-
tec.ive or PrOhibatOry Tariff To
the Grain Growing Stases 81 the |
West, and the lslamtisag Siaaes Of
the South. and honest industry |
-f everywhere. sta aTsats'r IS taal lo boa |
According to the last census, about 4, 100000
Of our people were engaged III agricultural cccu-
patons, and about one .eighth Of THAT Number, OF
SOC, 100, were engaged in manufacturing pursuits,
exclusive Of trades. Now, under the p otect'se
principle Of the late Tariff, these 5O0. GOO have
monopoly ofsuppIying the 4 ,uUo, 700 with man
ufactnres, and the latter supply the former with
agricultural produce But, after the manufactur-
efs are supplied by the farmers, there still re-
mains a large surplus Of produce that seeks tor
eign market. Now, the question arises, whether
ii would be wise and just policy to shut out our
agriculture lists from foreign market for the sale
81 their surplus producer We have an annual
surplus Of agricultural produce, and always have
had. And The prosperity ofour farmers aud plan
tiers wholly depend upon market for its sale
If, by system of legislation, we cut of this mar
ket Of course we lesson the value Of the labor Of
all those engaged in planting and farming. II
matters not, whether the market is destroyed BY
prohibitory Tariff, or an act Of Congress ex-
wessly declaring that the people Of At Urfted
States should not export single bushe of wheat,
pound of butter, or a bale of cotton, the result
would be the same. Now, is there single sane
man in the United States, that does net perceive
the effect that would follow from such restric-
ton put upon our farmers and planters, IN the
sale of their surplus produce? Suppose all for
elgn trade was prohibited, what would be the
p.ice four cotton? The cotton producing States
would be compelled TO take what the Eastern
manufacturers choose to give, or cease to pro.
ducc. The home demand would regulate prices.
The same with the farmers: destroy foreign trade,
and 80 long as they have surplus Of grain, beef,
pork, butter, &c. the price win be regulated by
| the manufacturers. The farmers would either
cease to produce more than they consumed, or be
content with such prices as the manufacturers
| choose to give them. Aud here an idea occurs
to us, tina, we may as well mention for the hene-
fit Of the manufacturers, which is, that II oul
farmers and planters are restricted 10 home
| market, they must Of course cease TO produce
more than sufficient for home consumption, and
consequently a large proportion OF our agricul.
turalsts must become manufacturers, and the
home dem md for our manufactures must OF course
be correspondence diminished What, then, mus
result from this change in the current OF our In
dust,yp No agricultural crports--u dtaa'rtshet
home dem md for ear many ac'ars---uiso a great
n " restricted foreign marktt for osr maa~factssrs
for il we do not purchase abroad we cannot sell
These are some OF the results Of the pretectv,
system. We firmly believe that il this system Y
continued ten wears with sound currencys TN
manufacturers themselves will demand its absn
donnent. n would really seem that the peopl
of the United States are, IN all matters connscte'
with the principle that regulate commerce. 70
. behind the enlightened nations Of Earope. w
believe that If the mass OF the people In mos
European countries, participated In matters .
legislation, or had voice in making the laws B,
: which they are governed, the protective system
. cf Earopeaa GovWnncnts' would not losg gsus
. vivc s0ht1 .1R tcl aaiiavfe
, The Tariff Of 1912 has opened the eyes Of o.
people. All things considered, this last Tari
Ac, is the greatest fraud that was ever rfpesra'
: ed upon free people II CongvesA had gsnte
sssssa Il enss SIX & SSsis
. dering the rest out OF about 500 900 900 ANIMAL
+ upon the cond ton that they Were TO pay into u
. treasury of the nation 0,000. 0o0 Of the amour
and divide the remaining $4,000, 200 among then
r selves in proportion to their capital employee
n and with the proriso that the licensed part
: should be particularly light IN their exaftior
n upon the wealthy, aud bear heavily upon "a
poor. that the less q man had the more the
), should take from him--had, we say, such !
\ cense been granted, the people would have
= once demonstrated. Yet such is precisely the
" fleet OF our Tariff and We defy any man TO POI
out any essential difference IN principle. Bntw
!, rejoice to see that more enlightened spirit beg
= t. prevail Recent developments have, at las
= opened the eve ofthe people. 9sst
4 The discussion that is now going On ~ Y
public mind, viii, as sure as the sun will rise Z
morrow, lead u al abandonment az this specl
fr Of robbery. No other result will toiiow.L II
r years ago, but few Of our people had any idea
Y the enormous evils incident TO our corrupt pap
d ing systein.i The operations VI banking We're Y
tie understood, except BY those entrusted VA
q creating the currency, and even many OF ,no
! were led to l'cye fiat The system was q pup
=, benefit, snpt the stand taken by that pa'r'
y warrior, and statesman OF the Hermitage, agar
= the recharter Of the United States Bank, an ! '
subsequent discussions cf the whole system
= :, Paper Money, produced an entire change IN ra
= lie opinion Ruta fswyears ara, agreatPort'
"A Of the sessions Of many Of our State Legislature
:, - was spent inereating hank charters, ho'h p
ties participated In this species OF leg,statit
Behold the change, The peoples represent
tives would not nov dare to face thch const''
ID ents, after having advocated bank ehaFter' !.
a il will be, with the Tariff ten years hence,
at predict that scarcely single representative
D, be- permi,ed To disgrace the hall, Of the natel
81 legislature, thai viii advocate Protective Tar
al The 80 called "American System," when
nothing more than a system 81 pluadeFsnE 2
peytien Of the people, and that the most iad
Y, iyiuus petition, for the special heneht ~ me NJ
a. naetnsers, l., eve lang, destthsa " meas tns
IL ef the banking system They ave efe'hets M
IN same family, and the enc eaaaes ieng survive
NJ ethef, Like the Siamese twins, the ,tleahl'
he that supported ,he. enc new sarnefM We v.t
az This vial Aud II The laheF et the people y
lie ep,nieN has alesay corrected the evils q
eae, and ee,s waits an epeettaal.y ee abolish
yes ether Aud pes,eFity, "a Feaatas The history
" auy infant Renahlie, the ehlv Nee haslaR oh
nlehs, Win wonder AZ the stupidity and tel'y
!. The nineteenth eeAtesy,