New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-03

Revenue have both been kept in view IN nearly
cvery Tariff ever passed in Congress-not equally
the object Of erery item-for some were deslgn-
ed more especially for Revenue, Others ior Proiec-
ton-but the two have been blended N every
bill; and l cannot agree that Protection should
be in any respect subsidiary or casual. l deem
it OF the greater importance, though each IS es-
sen:ial.
You say the Farmers are not benefited by the
duties on Wheat, Beef, Cheese, &c. because We
export those articles and do not import them. |
think your premise unsound. We are to-day pro-
ducng these articles in excess but We have I'M
ported largely OF them within few years, and
may do 50 again. Only few years ago, IN
time Of scarcity, Wheat and Beef were both dear
er here than in almost any part Of the world. l
hope they may not be SO again. 1t is not best
for the Farmers nor any body else that they
should be 50. Bat your assumption that the duty
does the Farmer no good because we co not I'M
port in spite oft, is Just like the lrishman'S CON-
plant that the moon shone only in light nights,
and not in dark nights, when it was needed. l
know taat Potatoes, and believe that other Pro-
visions, would be largely imported If the Tariff
were taken off.
But admit that the Duties on Provisions are
not material to our Farmers, in a time of peace
and plenty, | still say they are useful and beEe-
iica to the Country. BY your own showing,
they do nobody any harm; and l maintain that
they do much good. Provisions in general are
protected some twenty to fifty per cent by their
mere bulk, their perishable nature, and the cost
Of transporting and safely storing them. Beyond
this the duty assures the Farmer that he shall
not be deprived Of market by the needless i'm
portation of Foreign Grain. But this is second
ary consideration. The true and vital Protection
10 the Farming Interest is that which builds up
markets for Agricultural Products all over the
Country-which enables the Farmer to sell his
Grain, MS Pork, his Butter, his Fruit, sc. IN his
own County and often on his own fsrm-gene.
rally at prices good as, if not better than, those
paid in distant seaport. Such Home Markets
cannot be had where nearly every man is a
farmer bot let one fourth of the community be
engaged in Manufacturing of all kinds, and then
the Farmer has sure market, and may raise
Produce without fear that it will rot on his
hands This is very simple exposition, but
ono of which the author of the Speech at Water.
town would seem utterly oblivious. That Speech
seems to take for granted that the Farmer can
only be protected by shutting out Foreign Ag-i-
cultural Produce. To me it is clear that he has
been, is, and can be far more generally and bcnc-
fcently protected by building up Home Markets
through the extension of our own Manufactures
Consider, Sir, the following sagacious and pa
triotic observations of Gen. JACKSON in his letter
TO DR.. Coleman, Just twenty years ago.
81 will a,k wlat the real situation of the agricultu
Where has the American armer marke, for h surplus pro
duce Except for Cotton he hes neither foreign home
AT home abroad, that there too much Labor employed
agncuuIe Common sense NJ onre paints outhe remedy
Take from agriculture The Ored States hhndrei
thousand ocGHn and ehdren dndpon cH dtonce gre
artt t1r c,e 6rfmaLsns . Man a., az 1 dnroDS nos ~
policy of British merchants. IL time should lecomc
lille more 3mricGned and instead OF feeding pauper md
nbores in England feed our own or Csc IN short time
by continuing ear present poep iec sa DC pdnperS our
II is therefore opinion that careful and ludicou Tariff
wanted pay National Eebi. 10 nli rd the
of lhH defence within ourselves roh:c Me safety
0 and liberty dpcnds and last. though not ea
a proper distribution If labor which must
beneficial to The happiness independence and wealth OF the
am very respectfully. your obedlenl servant.
ANDREW JACKSON
Hon. Senator. will you compare this with the
spirit and dIiit of your speech Will you con.
slider for ,ohat Gen. jackson, in the vigor of his
intellect and his fame, wished Protection to
Manufactures Was it for Revenue? Was it
TO favor particular interests at the expense Of
all others? O no, Sir. He wished TO protect
aud build up Manufactures for the benefit Of
.igricultue-iu promote the welfare of the rh0ie
People. lie thought "a proper distribution Of
oar Labor" matter of great National concern.
Tic never dreamed Qhis was in his better days
before the Virginia Abstraciioniss got possession
of him) that such policy could be uncoastitu
lonal, or injurious to any portion OF our country.
You arc subtlcr man than Gen. Jackson, more
LEANED, and probably abler; and it saddens me
to think how such powers as yours have been
devoted to ends 50 narrow and transtory--to the
service of mere Party when you are capable OF
doing 50 much for the Country. fear you have
said or written nothing-not even that famous
letter of 1896 to Mr. Van Buren-so worthy 10
live in the Nations memory as that letter of Gen.
Jackson. Remainder in OUT next.
U. S. SENArE.-So far, the Wings have secured
crery Senator to be chosen TO the new Senate,
except in Missouri, where we may get one. We
have assured the return of Wing Senators from
CONNECTICUT, VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY and INDIANA
four u Three of the States went Loco
FJco last year.
~ JOSEPH l.. WHITE will address the People
in defence OF the Tariff and against The Annexation
OF Texas,
AT .Ncro- Hdren. CT. Wednesday. Sept. !
At Lrurers. Ot>eco Co. y. Y. on Saturday. 9Th.
At RicAheid Springs. do. 9Th. taiternoon.i
At frt Pam. Mont. Co. evening OF do.
At UteG Tuesday. 10TH leyenlne)
In Onohdagd Co. on the l2lh ard 18TH, at such
places TIE Syracuse Clay Club shall designate.
u MIKE WALsH's Sa6terrdnedn' has reap
peared 1t is decidedly rich paper.
Loco-Foco Nominations.
Jefferson Co.-CongresS-Orvie Hungcrford