New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-20

Tbousapd barrels OF OF Flour more thtn we "di'e
-; home. Mus, not the price sink TO that point
At which the surplus can be exported Surely
-. Then suppose the surplus OF Flour the next
vsaris swellsd 10 One Million OF barrels: Must
not the price of Flour and OF Wheat come down
to tha, point at which market car be found
abroad ior the largely increased surplus rs
surely as sunrise /; must The value aad state
OF the Currency, the rate OF Interest, &C. Nc
slightly and ,ranscnty affect the tendency, but
the result essentially Is inevitable More briefly
sta,cd,-tae ra,ue Of the 5a!ky st'Ples o. AsT'-
culture is in ncerse proportion 10 The distance at
,7licl they ind an adequate market. Lei there
he sufficient market close at hand, and they
Kill bring a fair price; bat if 5outave to send them
three to five thousand miles. and sell thenln COM
petition with those who produce much nearer,
YOU cannot yet a good price for them, unless III
case OF general war, failure oi crops, or some
other widespread calamity.
Now II that Virginian vii hear reason, we can
show him lust what he wants to give HIM better
price for his grain. II IS an abundant market
rood deal nearer than those " other countries " 10
which he looks so wishfuily but 50 valnly-a
market nearer, even, than NcwEng!and or the
Atlantic seaboard lie wants new branches OF
Industry established in Western Virginia and ali
around hun in the Great Valley, which shall draw
off laborers from the production OF Grain and
make them paying purchasers and consumers
instead. lie wants factories, forgcs, trip-hani-
rners mechanics shops, cutlery, croekc'y, cloth
dressing and various other Establishments opened
all through that region, and every other where
there are no natural impediments. Even though
the surplus products OF that section should still
continue to be Grain and Meat, they would be
sure Ct much better price for them than they can
have while they deuge the Atlantic markets with
such superintendent supplies, while their Manu-
features would cost them less than at present.
Here is tho way Of relief, and the only relief,
for the well. founded complaints of low prices
rom our Western farmers. They must not pro,
duce less as the promp;er Of this Vlrginlan que
rics, but must diversity and extend their spheres
of production, so that they shall not supply half
their wants from this side Of the AleghenIcs, I'M
posing corresponding necessity of sending halt
their own bulky products so far from the place Of
production If they were now producing their
oyn Iron. Salt, Clnihs. Hardware. Crnckery, sc.
they would not only be far more rapidly advancing
IN wealth, but they would be receiving largely
enhanced prices for ;heir Agricultural products.
Now we see clearly that the low prices of Pro-
duce at the West are not in any degree caused by
the Tariff, but are in fact kept from falling lower
bv il. Bat for this Tariff, We should have iul-
ported many millions worth more of Foreign fa-
brics. involving us in a necessity OF exporting
millions worth in addition Of Agricultural STA
,Ies and thus reducing still farther their prices
Take away the Tariff TO morrow, and the prices
of Grain aud Pork would fall even lower than
they now are.
But rith the Tariff, we know that the prices
Of these articles in the West Will rise, inevitably
We sec that manufactures OF al! kinds are sprlng
ina w throughout that section we know that
mechanics and artisans IN great numbers are emil
grating thithcr: and we arc sure that the West,
IN spite OF these prices, is enjoying very decided
prosperity. Houses are rapidly gong ny; lumber.
brick, labor, &c. are in good demand and every
sort Of art or trade is making a Judgement there.
The advcrsarics of Protection assert that Mani
features are doing very well, and, though we
lnow they grossly oxaggeratc the profits Of this
department; of Industry, and that only few con-
Germs have made such dividends they declare
universal, vet we hope and trust there is some
truth IN their statements, for The sake OF the
Great West. Ii Manufactures are dong well,
there can be no doubt that they will be establish
ed and multiplied, not in one section only, but
throughout the entire country. This will speech
ly ensure what is mainly needed Home Mar
ket for the Farmers produce, not in the East
only but in the Yves, and every where.
We have thus dealt with the main proposition
Of this Free Trader-lrankly and fully--may we
not add satisfactorily His assertion that " the
idea of creating u better home market by means
Of Protective Tariff is one OF the vcricst hum
bugs &c may now pass for what Ii is worth.
As to the few people employed in lnanuac-
lures" not eating mucl We beg leave TO inform
him that the small manufacturing scctlen 0!
New. England buys and consumes more Western
provisions than ali Europe will take from us.
The " few manufacturers" earn the Flour which
is eaten by two millions OF people. But we trust
the West viii not loAg have TO look far even as
New. England TO find market for the greater
part Of lis produce. That the Valley Of the Mis-,
sissipp might by Free Trade be made " the gra-
nary OF the world" 50 Ia as foreign nations wish
TO buy their gram, is quite possible; but has he
ever reflected on or inquired into the internal
condition Of those countries winch have in turn
been gran1r!es OF the world from the earliest
times Has he even computed the prices a;
which grain must be sold in that Valley in order
to constitute and keep it The granary Of the
wo:ld?' We fear his Farming and Political
Economy are both rather slipshod- his per-
pleNi;ics.
A single point more, and we leave him. He
says Congress, by putting heavy tax on our
Iron, Sugar, Salt, Cotton and Woelcn Goods