New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-11
Young Democracy on Agriculture.

varies from to per cent that manufactures is
than double The is that whilst the high duties
secure nearly monopoly OF the home market the
utacturc the farmer and planter deprived TO great
extent the foreign market by these duties The farmer
and planter are TO great forbidden buy the
foreign market and confined to the domestic articles en-
HANGED in price by the duties. Ths ariis thus double
benefit to the manufacturer and double loss 10 the ai
ner and psnter-a benefit 10 the former, In nearly
MONOPOLY of the home market and in enhanced prices Of
their tsbrics and loss the latter in the payment OF
those high prices and in total partial exclusion from
the foreign market The true question is whether the
farmer and planter shall to great extent supply our
people with their agricultural products whether this
exchange shall be forbidden by high duties such man.
utacturcs and their supply thrown. as monopoly at
large prices by high tariffs, into the hands
nutacturers. The number OF manufacturing capitalists
who desire tho benefit from the heavy extracted
by the Tara from twenty millions OF people, does not
exceed ten thousand. The whole number Qncuding
tine working classes engaged In manufacturers de-
irving any benefit from the Tariff does not exceed 400
000 Of whom not more than 10000 have been brought
into this pursuit by the last Tariff But this small number
of 40 600 would still have been the country consuming
agricultural products and in the attempt TO secure
them as purchasers, so small in number and not con-
Stunning cneha the supply OF many countries, the farm
and planter asked sacrifice the markets OF the
world containing population of eight hundred mil
Hons disabled from purchasing products by our high
duties on al they would sell in exchange. The farmer
and planter would have the foreign market also III
much greater extent but for the partial prohbi
lion of the last Tariff
We have more fertile lands than any other nation
raise greater variety of products and may be said,
could feed and elohe the people of nearly all The world
The home market of itself is wholly inadequate for such
products They mus; have the foreign market,
large surplus accomplished BY great depression IN price
must be the result The States Of Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois II cultivated 10 their fullest extent could OF
themselves raise more than sufficient food TO supply the
entire home market" Walkers Treasury Rspor;.
Consider the groundless assumptions the essential
meanness of all this There are many farmers who
have this very year cleared fifty per cent on all the
capital they had when the year began tand fairly
earned every iarihng OF it, yet who srumbles at
tina, Mr. Walker anserts that no farmer has clear
ed over eight per cent. Many manufacturers have
failed yet he speaks OF all as making large profits
Ii the Tariff were only taken oil, SAYS Mr. Walker
the farmer would sell Gearer and buy iar cheaper.
But just hear how one connected with the Farming
and Planting interest talked when the Tariff ,ras
oH. on the condition and in,ercs, Of farmers-hcar
Gen. JACKSON, al time when the Country was
gutted with Foreign Manufactures, vet wi,hou, an
quite, for its Produce-hear
Old Democracy on Asricu,ture,
Le.ter to DR.. Coleman 81 ~ c. Washington Ap 20 1874
win ask VIVA, is the real sitasdon OF the Agricul,ur.
is,, Where has the American farmer marke, for his
earpius produce. Except for cotton, he Aas =eaAer
fcrcsx nor hosse market Does not this clearly prove
when there is no market al home or abroad ha, theye
is too fsnch labor employed IA GgrteHthre Common
sense AZ once points The remedy. Take from ayri
culture in the United States six hundred thousand men,
women and children and you pal at oHce sies mar
ke, for more breadsts than al Europe NOE Furnishes
ma In short sir we have been TOO long subject 10 The
nnl;cy of British merchants Il Is time should DO.
come little more Imereaai:sd and instead OF feeding
paupers and aborers OF England feed our own or else
in time, by continuing our presenI policy we SHAH
''Ao'''N f'0f ANDREW JACKSON.
Reader do you mark the striking contrast-the
absolute antasonism of OLD aud YOUNG DEMocRA-
cY7 Do you note the magnaaimiiy and breadth OF