Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-06-14

agricultural to other employments. In this way a
market has already been created, of more importance
To the Western farmer than all the foreign markets
pit together. Yet this, market depends altogether
upon your policy withdraw your protection. and
PROSTATE the manufacturing interest, and il is gone.
The argument in relation TO wheat and flour is
equally applicable to beef and pork, and other produe-
tons Of the West, and TO the produce of the dairy,
common TO both the North and West. 1t need not
be repeated.
Mr.. President, the protective policy has met with
violent opposition IN a q larter which ! admit is, from
its great expectation of cotton, deeply nterested.-
The planters seem TO think that the manufacturers
could not be true to their own interests, without being
NJ war with the cotton grower, and TO assume that
the manufacturing interests Of New England and IN
consistent with their prosperity. This is, in my judg-
meat, n radical error. II is easily demonstrated that
the demand for cotton will be increased by the extern
sion of the manufacture. There is a demand for cot
ton N Great Britain for three purposes: |. For her
domestic consumption. 2. For American consump-
ton. And 3. For the supply of other markets, foreign
both to them and 10 us.
In regard 10 her domestic consumption, il is difficult
to perceive how the manuiP cture of the article by us,
for our own consumption, should affect it. Cotton
fabrics have become there, as they are here, an article
of necessity. There is no substitute for them. Flax
has been superseded. To the extent Of her own ne
cessities at home. she must have it; and # she can
not supply herself elsewhere, she must take it from
Us. If she can obtsin her supplies from her own de-
Tendencies, she will do it. But competition from
abroad IN the growth of the raw material we cannot
avoid. No financial or economical regulations OF our
own will prevent it. II has been represented that the
cotton used in Great Britain, for the supply of the
American market, is very small in comparison with
her domestic consumption. Iii be so, the difference
produced by manufacturing for ourselves will be tn
vial. SO far rs our own consumption IS concerned,
the wants of our own people must be the criterion
and the same amount of the raw material vii be re-
quired, whether the fabric is manufactured here or
abroad. Suppose ten millions in value OF the fabric is
wanted for the American market, would not the same
amount be required if manufactured at home ? Sir,
The demand for cotton would be increased by the
manufacture of the fabric in this country If the
manufacture could be distributes throughout, the cohn-
Try. and a cotton factory established in every county
in the Union, the consumption of the article would be
increased fifty per cent. Place it within the reach OF
every agriculturist where the surplus produce of his
fam would enable him to purchase it, and he would
use il the more freely. There are many articles OF
production, especially in the Northern States, which
Will no, bear TRANSPORTATION, and some are of n perish
able character. The establishment of manufactures
in every section creates n home market in every neigh
borhood. and thus enables your people to purchase
the fabric in exchange for productions which would
oihorwlse be ofno value. The manufacturers become
consumers, not merely of your great staples of expor
tation. hut of that species Of agricultural production
which is never regarded as exportable.
Concluded next week.