Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-09-23

&c. amounting 10 kIOO,O0o."
There is nothing in al this which should c,use sur.
prise, however II may alarm We ought To expect
that foreigners Will make every exerlon Ia their power
10 obtain control ri our markets. II their business 10
do So We should pursue The same policy II we were
similarly situated We should find it necessary 10 do
30 These BRUSH manufacturers act only like ahrcwd.
enterprsing. far seeing business They find thai
other natiuns beginning do their labor they
buy Of them less aud less every year IL thus becomes
matter OF the utmost Importance 10 persuade other
tons II possible. to abandon the protective policy Like
expert and skilll sacsmon, they nil the ncan9 in
their power 10 make believe that they can sell us
goods ON much better terms Than make them
selves. Aud now they that ii Henry Clay is elected
President and the policy Of protection is established,
shall always do own work, aud they will lose the
market here. The London .4as. Of recent date,
f fclby expressed this apprehension in the loown.
paragraph;
The election Of Mr.. Clay must we fear, be looked
upon as to Considerable extent The confirmation If the
principles Qf comDieroim restriction. lie has always
been The consistent advocate Of a PROTECTIVE IA
RIFF and the ol ihe VIII gs has always been l.
Identified with tina Of the New England manufacturers.
who aim at acquiring monopoly oi the home market
by the aid Of prohibIory duties. Nor can wonder
that such is the pulley OF The respectable and intel
gent statesmen Of America. when consider that by
our corn laws we shut the door in the face f any nj
tempt 10 negotiate n commercial arrangement on the
fpsng of fair and substantial rcciprociiy De take
nothing from The United States bnt hat uhich ,ce ca-
not possibly do ,cithont-sr cotton and obacro ercii
ding Tie staple produce ofMe great agricultural States
q The " est by sliding scale ingenlously framed
throw The maximum amount Of impeachment In the way
of access To the English market Is IL 10 be ,conde,ed
al, then. that they reiaate and meet high duties u
niericdH d0T BY high duties on English manujactures
liberal COMMERCIAL policy three years ngo would have
prevented the passing Of the restrictive Ianfl uihe U.
nied States, and would have given decided ascenden
cy in that country to Free Trade principles and the
Free Trade party. liberal commercial policy adopt
ed ten years hence. from present indications would
appear 10 be the probable result may very possibly fail
what previous bunders have lost u.s. 10 Of
/ fer 10 admit American and German in exchange
for BRUSH manufactures when the manufacturing sys-
tens Of Prussia, Saxony, and New England have ac-
qured strength and become consolidated, will 10 very
like what the old saying Describes barring the door
after the horse is siolen.'"
Now, are the people disposed To allow tho wofkmen
Of Great Britain do all work. IL we think il good
policy 10 buy every thing need from abroad instead
Of making it ourselves, we can do SO by electng Pods
aud thus destroying protection. British manufacturers
will heartily rejoice this result and as the above OK
tracts show, using all possible eSertons to bring
about. Their Government grant b0nnies for frcin ihe
goods into markets. and grant ipans to enable the
people TO underseI onrs and tber wealthy manuaciur
raise subscriptions an immense amount for the pnr
pose Of circulating Free Trade tracts in Tho Unite.
states Is il good policy, or is II patriotic, FOR well dis
posed, intelligent, candid American citizens To aid hell
in this endoavur}