Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-15

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nis TIC :.,;ln,crcxroI;cd III 1872, and 49, ;l'.s
vii. 6c !cii l.r home consumption: a'""s !" ne.
there can ~ no Difficulty, Is i Echan.c -
mates ,i.c whole consumption q 4o,oVo ,r.>'
Certainly, tie arpfehcnde, ills oil over n u
couil l,.ver L.. relieved hy t!e iia'h'', a.,
..,r,,ci " the very snail nunoeT oil fGiSci''
wham even our high T;.IiIi> hS'e io.ctd mo
m.rufa. turing. OF the American consumption
OF our manufactured Tobacco II Is es''ii' d. !,
that more than hall in quantity ana in''.
l."u- thirds in value, is CONSUMED III the Sou''iefn
a:l South Western S,atcs-tle remainder pe.n5
divided aInrng our Cwn people. ana ALL lhc
peoplc-noi The r0mcn and ch't''n MIn'Joe,
itrcfs cionc of The States 10 the Norm anu
Nod! " Is, OF this.
Indeed. with oar Imports un;saiame!!ed ny nh-
neccssarr restrictions, we can NEVER afo"",' 90"
m"rf. Every approximation 20 '!iS I'''"e
cIn but increases the yoSo'f;'R wiich o,''es ~
could not exist, Of over-production. NJ NOR
W ,mrDri, the more we must p'cHnfc, 10 pay ioi
those mpois. And it, in payment LOT What VT
imroi from onc country that nation VIII iio' It,
ceive one kind oil The numerous ana Fafie'' llo-
ducts Of our country (adape! aS II Is ny '!e VI
REV ci lie soil and climate ana oil IT. miner Is
ard lis other natural ADVANTAGES, 10 IA"uuc-
ton Of almost every hing "hch may "
obtained from any lart OF HE slobe,) We can
pay her with another kind; or, should we, ~
possibility, have nothing, which She VIII 'ake
ON reasonable ierms-in payment oil Whal We
owe her, we need only exchange on' exports Tor
these Of some Other natiur, when shc III ST nave
for neither she, nor any other thriving, cNiiHo',
nation ever was, or ever can he, lndepenaen' G!
all others, Tor the supply of her wants. II Eng
land will not take oar wheat, she MUST lake cur
cotton. ard Fiancc Must haze orr 'oi'"cco ana
roe. This only turiS more labor ana cafi'dl
here into the exclusive cultivation oil Cotton To-
t,i.e nd i ~ * DnME.Ir .lRkET
fcrornrR agricultural PRODUCTS. If China would
rot take an: thing out silver in payment tor her
.ypori,. Mexico and So,.lh America would pay
II, 10. ,.:; produce which China would Nc; take
III. .rfcl: wrich We nccd 10 pay her. 50, too,
with ira,r;daas s;h>ul, The Western farmer
,erccil c that tic io.c.cN demand FOR wheat is 50
small ;hat lis cnitwaicr Is uErTo''lab!s, he
fai.cs Ia..an corn. II hc canGol sell ,his ~
raises viii. i, cattle sheep and hcrs and exports
meet, poIf. hil,S, wcel. &c Should L.c market
Tor MlS dec;.c, nc cCnvcllS his hogs into lard,
OIL and candles skins bru~he; End slue-kl
his beef laiis his hide, >rin> his wool--and y IL
faas 4 worc prefiaJLc. engages in lhc manuia''-
TIRE c; ic3ih2r shoes, cols>, or any other afirc!
If iniu,tr", w'ich wi .cmunerate him hotter
than a..icnltule-ani Be- will o>i 1'oaid fran To-
rtrnsatqtio ciadc hlH b az So. Seli-inleTcat will
suffice 10 preserve ~ equilibrium Of capital,
,hroughou; e;c:' l.anth a Industry, u nEdis-
turhod ny icg !"'ivc n;r.arcHcc--;'r" every corr
rlcrc.al restriction in orr own country III, H.
crcascs he de arrangement aud distraction O; capital
from lis most profitable ca?ncis ALREADY created
I y those of other rso3.. In fine, tic oniy state
q. things in which we can conceive the occur
lcrcc O. this over pfoiuc icH in oar counry oass'-
h,c, woGl Ic.ult srom carving oGt ,lartu"li-
~ the PRINCIPLES of u. Protective StS!cm.--
f'og, sinJc il j. abbreviated ln1t oni Imports
M / Lecss ;.il; H. the M 1sUrc of our exports
inca j! necessarily io,ioNS lha. ever: rrs'rictioa
IN inrRiaiios Causes 2 corresponding Elimination
| OF oar Export TO; I'll every species {! Tro-
duct i il" ron'iacd ta !c imiicd market Of
our OWE cCu..:rv. orr lTUiciicn. %hich Wrehi
othegwisc have gore on 10 ircrca.e with tic IN
creased demand ,hrom:ioU, -" whcle world,
caused * Tic progress in population, civilization,
inI the arts, would sool bc checked b. The 9!ut
ii orr cfECrMscEirED uo>!E HigfEr AM "
should coa.inue ever Afterwards, = safer 'ie
evils nj :. constant i!ucua;a IT prices, oc(a>ioh-
cd br every casual Increase %! surn'" o. Gcnlnd.
,icanwhilc, Inc aggregate "ealth otihc Nation
could increase lcyond tie point 10 which il had
then amounted, =, about n" same rae, ~ mat %
'v:o mon, trading exclusively with eacn ether,
cCu' Ecrc2"c. ~ Stch rate, alter eac h;' sup
sled tie cher VIA Ill le needed h1d every
. additional commercial restriction protection. Is
tui ucarer approximate! 10 tins state OF ,;.lngS.
We havc :aid, iha, he 'eGIc.un oi lie Tariff,
10 strict r.r"ant sal lard, would not materially
iiiainish Inc number ot persons engaged in mani
ac.,,rrS: and we lave established he CORRECTNESS
ii The assertion b. he fac that under The
low duties Of ki0, averaging less than enc halt
. Of he rate OF III. present Tariff there was no
, considerable dmnution ~ the numhcr oi persons
: ! engaged IN manufacture lis rue, ihfrc were
>ric failures and bankruptcies in this as II every
uihel, In, no more in inis than III am other
al .is1
, To uy,rava.ant SPECULATION. The wages ot labor
IL the factories were reduced b., which Tie profits
of TIC capitalists wore saved from diniinulon,
and he operatives converted into numerous -
f nv ci clamorons advocates oi protection; hui
wc appeal 20 the recollection Of al, 10 say hcw
, mary q! TIE i.!11 %oceu factories am oil The
l,2l0 cotton factories, %crc SIM MP ior want OF
profitable employment TIE truth is, Tart raIutc
has ~ INC .crili;v q. their sril md lis peculiar
, ni;ness !rr prc4ucing hrcais,ls, their gccsra-
hCal poslCa ana otter cause, indie "e;t H. iir
poole ., thr Eci.ie.n Stale navigation. com
nerce aid manufactures, as he appropriate cccu-
prrion al Ihcir labor and, vo,e the deprived ol
III protection ~ Tariffs, ttcrc wcu.I Still h. 4
a!ge, il no the larger portion 81 heir population
cng red in these pursuits The Census shows
, hat the proportion of pc.sons engaged III az
rici.iUfe, e TIC whole populations in The
State Of Massachusetts. 70 b. only i2O0G:hs;
/ IN Rhode Isia..i l5i00lh.; AID in Ccnnec-
ica l--lGG.is Il Shoes ioe. ih;t whit Viz
. ,aa rai. IS 10 dcs her ON, tobacco and OF cr
>taplc.. nearly 10 bushels Of wheat /" every nha-
ia1t vi her soil. Maine raises only 30 bushels
, for each of her.: Ncw Hampshire lilllc mere
than , rocks. Id sac.luSotts .ccS Than ] Peek
Rhode Island less ih:n quart, Connecticut lirle
f more liam peck, ana Vernon; less than 3 5i!s
of hushci, for each Of their respective nhatit-
: ants IIrsf then are the CONSUMERS 81 The bread
s,nls OF Virginia, Is we'll as OF the other grain
growing States, and cot the Manufacturers alone
'ul lct us suppose Tor Inc saNc oi argument ma
reduction of the Tariff would transfer from the
manuiac.lic of protected articles half the labor
now employed III them, or l2S,000 operatives Ia
other branches OF INDUSTRY, what wcrld be ihe
effect Of his transfer upon the maraei and picc'
for our pefjesh',5ai Pre- 'wk? Wouh not these
people still continue 10 lie CONSUMERS o' those pro.
ducts Do hey ccasc 10 wear clothes, or eat.
when thev cease 10 work in factories?
But, We are tod, they would overstock The mar
kcl with the products OF agriculture. y few
word, vii! di>pcl th, dcIsion. Ii will he aimii-
ted that oi tcse lbs 900 operatives, (haf OF
whom are women and children, unauc 10 endure
, the toll and exposure Of agricultural labor ~
lar the grea:cr uoriun would bc transferred la
ori!er branches Of industry. such as commerce
nayicaiien and The mechanic arts: and mol 10
agriculture ;,loLe-e>ptc ny in country m
favorable 10 that pursuit. But lei rs >"rrose
lha, haii or Gi9no, engage in The cultivation
Of tnr soil Would not Their doing 81 Prove tnal
the business a.lortc them sr,c profit. which could
no, i@l.c place when the market was oyeF,icch-
cd? We have already shown, 'ha. no such dan
-cr was 10 Ic unprecedented from III ungcsiraincd
energies and labor OF orr whole people Are We
lhcu ~ icar il from ;ie labor ri This small nuin-
b,r Of PEOPLE. u9on 4 soil am in climate nolo-
roraly unia;or"ble 10 agriculture, competing
with he ) 1855 now engaged in that pursuit
for ti," make. not oil tas country onlv. nut Of
The who,c world Such IN dca needs M COM
menary 10 expose il alaursiiy.
COST OF TIE HOME MARKET.
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