The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-07-24

far below what II nuw is. France con-
sumes also about 100000 bales. If the
market of Havre were closed and that
quantity were crowded into the market
of Liverpool, would not the effect be ru-
inous to the cotton growerl Our Ameri-
can market is growing, annually increase
ing, and, if the policy of the country can
only become firmly fixed, the time will
come, have no doubt, when the manu-
facture of cotton in the United States
will exceed that of England. do not
desire TO see any market closed, dOmes-
tic or foreign. think it our true inter-
est TO cherish and cultivate all. Butt
believe it 10 be our indispensable duty 10
afford proper and reasonable encourage
ment TO our OWL
But it must be borne in mind that, al
though cotton is by far the most i'm
portant Of our agricultural products. it is
not the only one. Where should we.
find market for our Indian corn, if it
were not for the existence of our manu-
factories ? We should absolutely have
none. Mr. friend Mr.. Pettigrew. who
sits before me. can find no market for
his corn in North Carolina, because his
neighbors, like himself, arc occupied in
producing it. Nor can we find any in
foreign countries. But he meets with
good, sure and convenient market in
Boston and Providence, and other North
ern capitols. Where should we seek a
market for the flour, provisions, and 9TH
err raw agricultural produce now con.
sumed by our manufacturers If the pres
ent business were destroyed, they would
be employed themselves in producing
cotton, corn, provisions and other agr-
cultural produce, thus augmenting the
quantity and inevitably leading TO fur
Their decline of prices.
PRICES UNDER THE TARIFF.
1t has been commended that the effect
of affording legal encouragement 10 do
nestle manufactures is, 10 enhance the
price of commodities, and 10 impose a
tax upon the consumer. This argus
ment has been thousand times refu-
futed.
1t has been shown again and again,
that the price Of almost every article, on
which the system of encouragement has
effectually operated, has been reduced TO
the consumer. And this was the nee
essary consequence of that law Of sup
ply and demand, and that principle of
competition TO which have before adj
verted. 1t was foretoId long ago by
myself and other friends of the policy.
But il is in vain that we appeal 10
facts Ii is in vain that we take up arti>
Gle by article, and comparing present with
former prices, show the actual and gradu-
al reduction. The free trader has
mounted his hobby, and he has deter
mined 10 spur and whip him on. rough
shod, over all facts, obstacles and impedi-
mcnts that lie in his way. 1t was but
the other day. heard one of these free
trade orators addressing an audience. and
depicting, in the most plaintive and dole
ful terms, the extreme burdens and OPP
pressive actions arising out of the abom~
Unable Tariff. Why, says he, fellow. citi-
zens, every one of you that wears shirt,
is compelled to pay six cents yard more
for it than you otherwise would do, in
order 10 increase the enormous wealth of
Northern capitalists. An OLD man in the
crowd, stability dressed, and with scarce
Iy any thing but shirt on, stopped the
eloquent orator, and asked him how that
could be- for, says be, ii have good
shirt OIL, that cost me only 81 cents per
yard, and should like 10 know how
paid a duty of cents"
These ingenious and interchangeable
theorists, not only hold all facts and ex
perience in contempt, but they are utter
Iy inconsistent with themselves. At one
time they endeayor TO raise the alarm
that the Tariff would put an end 10 all
foreign commerce, and thus driving up
our principal source Of revenue on I'M
ports, il would become necessary to re-
sort to direct taxes and internal taxation.
In process of time. however, their pre-
dc:ions were falslfed, and the system
was found to produce an abundant revon-
ne. Then, thev shifted their ground
the Treasury, said they, is overlooking
the Tariff is the cause, and the system
must be abandoned. If they had have
taken the trouble TO enquire, they might
have ascertained that, although England
is the greatest manufacturing nation in
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riety, she nevertheless draws vast rev.
enue from customs.
Allow me TO present you, fellow.ci
zens, with another view Of this interes-
| ting subject. The Government wishes
to derive a certain amount of revenue
from foreign imports. Let us suppose
the total annual amounts of imports TO be
S1OO,O0O,000 and the fatal annual a.
mount of revenue TO be raised from it, to
be $4,000 900. Is it at all material,
whether that s20,OOO00 be spread, in
the form of duties,equally over the whole,
100, 100000. or that it be drawn from
some 100000 or more ofthe imports.
leaving the rest free of duty -? In point
of fact, such, has been the case for several
years. Is not a compensation found, for
the duty paid upon any article, by the
exemption from duty of another article 7
Take the wearing apparel of single in
diyidual, and suppose ,ou have duty
of 50 to raise upon il; is it Of any con-
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