Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-11
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THURsDaY. SEPTEMBER II, Is45
EFFECT OF A PROTECTIVE TARIFF nv
THE AGRICULTURAL INTEREST

Protective Tariff is important than in lila .a...
upon the Agricultural interest," which as ell mus, admit;
is the most important Of all others, especially in co,,
ny extensive aud productive the u. S,,,es al
comparatively speaking sparsely populated. Al
perhaps there is in reference 10 which the c..
quences Of this Iolcy have been extensively miami.
derstood arising from the facility with which they ma
be msrepreented by ingenious subtle dispuan,s Tn.
opponents Of tariff for example, AFFIRM and ,hous,,a.
Ut honest people believe, that protective tariff ope,,
as bounty The manufacturers, and as tax upon n.
tillers OF The so-enablng the former 10 pocket. ,,
profit upon their labor, the duty Imposed for The pros
non o their fabrics against foreign rivals which duty
being an actual addition the price of the article (as;
must be it be bouniy,) oneous and unus, bur.
then imposed upon the larger cons ,mng class. Bu,
when we Turn to the tariff ITSELF we perceive ba, IL,
scope is far wider Than This assumption pre-
embracing agriculture well as manufactures in il.
provisions. One Of the interests protected by il, for ex
ample, Is sugar, already Of mo,i valuable Souh
ern staples, and destined by The acquisition Of Tsxa,
and the extension Of The sugar growing area Ito use
fashionable phrase. 10 become one Of the mos, imp,,
ARTICLES Of agricultural Production moi only for home con-
sumption. but for export-rivaing perhaps in value.
al no distant day. cotton ITSELF thai other prea, sssule Of
The planting States. which, having been sustained by a
protective duty of fifty per cent until i, is now A.
Bile dispense with benefits seems disposed 70 DENY
10 every other great interest of the country strugun,
II formerly did, for existence and permanpncy the AID
and proscon,"b by which, il for many years in
the infancy OF Its cultivation osiertd, and shielded fe
foreign rivalry. We mi ht enuneral many other ar.
Giles, such as hemp, wheat butter, cheese, &c. which
are embraced in The ls Of protected aricls h chow
that II duties he boun,es to The Producing class and To thu
same extent lax upon the consumer, there are others
than the manufacturers who enjoy these bounps and
Others than the agrcnlnrass from whom his lax is ex.
aced--In other words, that there is reciprocity Of ben.
EMS as Wei as buTihens, which ,quazs The advantages
OF the system, between both classics sad Sections and
which demonstrates The ialsiiy Of The clanUr (and 40
criminal as it is ase which would array the aa,i.v,.
uralls against The manufacturer, hie they ore in tsh
mutually tcnt feial 10 each ohtr and excite s.c,i,,i
anipahy and hostility, ty which tie cement Of .vr
I nioh must be gradually weakened and ultimately dc.
stroyed.
There are besdts, class Of ar.icts tnbrae. in IN.
tariff, Which cannu, be in slricll,ss erun e,,,,a
manufactures or agricultural pr oduc,s. We ,eg,. of
course, to iron, coal salt, Sc. Indeed were The List as
protected attrIes carefully scanned and ill., ,m.n., r.
duties asst ssed upon each class ii atl,s accusr.y
cerIained, Ga task which We have not now le>u,s r.,
per'orm,) We incline very strongly The opinion tina, il
would be found even needing thai The opponents Of Tho
system correctly characterize it as one Of bou.,ie. and
ourlhens, that the manufacturers enjoy even lyss nf IL.
benefits Than the aercuuralsis aud that ihev are sp-
Jeced 10 Ike dIropoTiitnae slare Of It's disady.ut.s
ges
But we DO not ourselves admit that protective du,ie.
're either bou ties one class Or rax,s urop ,noh.,
On the contrary, has been clearly demonstrated In
our satisfaction IN innumtrable instances thai no such
aehehs How TO the producer Of he article porrctrd and
that no such tax is Imposed upon those ho consume il,
And therefore is In another aspect that we proprse
now mainly 10 exhibit the effects Of protective tariff.
SO lar as that policy leads 10 the permanent establish.
men' oil manufactures among us, upon the great asrcu.
rural interests Of the country.
Let us look at the question first in It's broader .nd
more important relations. 1t is assumed, from the f.r.
developed by the last census and from those conained
IN reports ut the late commissioner of patents. thar
me annual value OF the agricultural products of The Uni.
led States is not less than Eve hundred millions Of doll
iars What bteomt S of this product? We lave
now oe'tre us statement Of The entire +um,rts
oi Inc United States 10 all the nati.ns On Tho
globe. IN the year 1914, including MT only no.
hcui'hral Products, but alsu manufacture. of ali
h'"os' nsh, whale oil, naval stores. &c. &C.. "a.
mounting To Some ten millions. and wha, doe. The
reader SUPPOSE is the grand aggregated Abuu, ons
hundred millions u dollars. What then becomes Of III.
surplus oi upwards of four hundred milIcns2 Sumo II
Is oil course consumed by the producers themselves;
au' every farmer knows that much the larger pron,
ol MS crops Is carried 10 market and sud- Whi,hrr
does gof The statistics Of the cnunry as far a. thew
nave been collected answer This question. Nsssacbu
sells alone consumes the products Of her sister Sa,es IA
me value of try two millions Of dollars annualvnea,
" hall as much as our entire exports 10 all Europe A.
STA, Africa and the Southern nations of this contineo
combined The olloa ing is the estimate. submitted bv
Mr. Hudson. IN one Of his justly celebrated tariff speech.
es In Congress, and the accuracy Of which has never
been qnesioned:
Cotton, lS5, 900 bales a. nm mn
r'ou' o~o'ooo barrels 4,O0O,OOO
Coan Y other grain, $780, 900 bushels 2.SOO'OOO
ooa'' i,o 81 ooo tons 100000
Woo1, 5000, 900 lbs o00Hm
p 1a,''e a,. VI an KINDS 10000
horses, cattle, pig lead lar. pitch
non, sugar. moasses, rice t,bacco
slaves, aud many other articles I4sOOOm
w &i2,OOO,OOO
we leave 1t for the reader 10 estimate Tram IN. In.