Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-11-03

convincing and unanswerable.
One Of the phantoms held out to fife "a
mers by the friends OF high protec6v.
tariff, is, that ii is to secure them 4 HAM
market for the consumption Of their sur.
plus produce.
| II is said, that by the returns Of tho con.
sus made Of Ohio, a few years since. !,
appeared the State produced surpus r
100000 bushels Of wheat.
The manufacturing population of ~
United States was shown by he national
census to be 100000. tits said bv in,a,.
ligent farmers to be liberal caIculntion
10 allow 8 bushels Of wheat per head IN
each member Of family, for bread oer
annum. According to this allowance
100000 bushels Of wheat Is all that .ha
manufacturing population can consume.
Ohio, alone, therefore, can feed the
100000 manufacturers with bread, and
have a surplus of nearly Ten millions 81
bushels Of wheat LEFT for expor. 10 foreign
markets--to say nothing Of her surplus
indian corn, pork. beef, sc. If Ohio alone
can supply the consumption Of the mann.
featuring population, what becomes oftbs
vast surplus Of Illinois, indiana, and other
agricultural States? The truth is, the idea
held out TO farmers that they can create
home market BY submitting to high taxes
on their articles Of consumption, is one
Of the grossest absurdities OF modern times.
Does not every man who knowsany thing
Of trade, know that even a day or two's
rain or sunshine in England affects the
price Of ilnur and wheat in the United
States, while protection to the hearts con.
tent rules tho roast at home?
| Early in September, steamer came in
from Liverpool; the papers she brought
stated The weather was WET; and up went
-four and wheat, and down went cotton
and tobacco.
The next steamer brought news that
| the weather was DRY; and down went
flour and wheat, and up went cotton and
tobacco. Gcnesee -four became dull at
$4,62; while Michigan and Ohio we're al
most without quotations. Where, then,
was the home market to keep up pricesi
But, last week, in pops the third steamer,
and says the weather was again wet, and
the potatoe crop was obout 10 prove short
by reason of the rot, and up goes -four a
quarter Of dollar per barrel. What a
glorious home market high protective to-
riff greatest! A home market, torsoothl
What species, kind, or description Of
protection can cause so or 10000, 900 Of
dollars worth Of cotton, about 6,000000
dollars worth Of tobacco, about 100000
dollars worth of -four, and million OF
two's worth Of wheat, besides several mil
lions Of dollars worth Of other farming
produce--such as pork, beef cheese, but
ter, whskey, &c.--and other things taken
from the soil, such as slaves, Lumbar, pitch,
turpeatine, lead &C., now exported, 10 be
consumed in the United Siatcs?!!
Of all ridiculous arguments in favor Of
protective duties, this beats all, save one,
viz: that The more you tax thing, The
cheaper ii becomes. The latter caps the
climax.
But, suppose the assertion true, that far
mers could sell the manufacturers their
surplus produce at the same price as fo-
relgners are willing 10 pay for it would
the manufacturers be willing TO sell them
goods in exchange as cheap as foreigners
There lies the rub. Or viii the manu-
features at any time be willing 10 give The
farmers sixpence more for barrel Of
-four than Liverpool price cdrrcnt VIII
enable them to get for il in New York
The way for farmer TO put The case Y
himself, is for him to imagine that IN his
market town there are but three or four
slores--one is kept by a factor Of the
American manufacturers; another IS KEEP
by the agent Of English merchants and
manufacturers; another by an agent iof
the French, and fourth by an agent ior
the Germans.
The farmer arrives in this town win llls
barrel Of flour, or bushel Of wheat, the re-
suit Of his labor and toll. As is Just ana
proper with all people who wish TO get ne
best price they can for the fruits Of iheir
labor, and TO obtain as many goods in ex'
change for il as they can, he first goes
over to the American store, and says,
!" Sir, have barrel Of -four i wish 70 sell
for goods" Every WE'LL" says The man
81 can't take all your -four; my family
only wants forty or fifty pounds for con-
sumption; | am willing q take that much
in exchange; The rest Of the -four you nag
better sell TO The foreigners over The way
for cash; then bring me The money, ana
will lei you have The goods" 1But" asks
the farmer, "what quantity oi goodsf
/" Why says the nanuiacturer's store
keeper, ~ can only give you Two PIECES
Of calico, Or one piece of coarse flannet
or one yard Of broadcloih for the tpry
pounds Of -four, and the cash you may KY
from The fufeirncrs.v