Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-22
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haonePolists IN the Unfted slatss
+ Whilst ia England the msuusatturiay III.
commercial classes are fstrivingato over,
throw the monopoly Of the land -ownsrs, Il
the United States the a8ricuktiralists ar,
striving to rid themselves Of taxation i'm,
posed to-. protection to manufactures; and
asiAssei We find many who, though deeply
interested in the prosperity Of trade, sup.
port the tax on food, we cannothe surpris.
ed to lind that tkere many who have a deer
interest in the prosperity OF agriculture are
supporters Of the tax on clothing; the falIa.
niopa cSys..on. both isides of,she Atlantic
being '.home production and independence,
of Joreigners." When the Indiana farme,
= told that he pays 40 per cent. more 70,
his fhstian coat than II i worth, his repl,
y, that It is made At home; and when IN
Manchester manufactures. 10 told that NJ
pays 40 per tent: more for HE -four than
Z could Be had for were free trade estab.
Iished, his reply is, that It was grown u
home. The one asks, can I 10 bA de-
pendent upon foreigners. for my supply d
jaekets?" The other asks, aAm 1 to b
dependent Upon Foreigners for my supply
In England, one r,, II the is~ remsinins
arguments Of the continuance Of protection
-, that. because there are duties imposed
estensibly, for the protection. Of manufac-
lures, there ought also to be duties for the
protection Of agriculture. The. hitch in
tbs, argument Is, that manufactures are orly
roninally protected, az NeNcastle coal il.
In the United States, the argument is, that,
as there are duties imposed for the protec-
ton Of sgricultHre, there ought to Be du-
ties fYt the protection If pannfactures; and
the hitch is, that agriculture needing no
protection, IN reality has none. ..,N,s9 ..Ml
The Louisville Journal, Of June 25th,,
not only argues that agriculture actual-
ly receives, but much needs, protection
against foreign competition. The editor
says: ss| Pts -
The tariff does afford pI;roisciicn u q,
farmer; and without .protectiop. bspsddld
sustain injury from foreign competition.
] hose who have not examined the eubiecf,
take it for granted that, because there d
90 much rich and productive hind il ths
United States, every agricultural artiols
must necessarily be sold cheaper % The
country than elsewhere. This j. net -.
II foreign wheat could come Unto - Hniled
States free Of duty, immense quantities.
would Be received; because The price u
wheat is cheaper in the cUnutries lying
adj accent to some portions Of tAe Mediter-
ranean, Baltic, and Black Sos, tban in, the
United States. Wheat, in any quantity,
can frequently be purchased in Odessa,
Warsaw, Dantzic, and other foreign mar
kets, at 30 ceiits a bushel. Millions Of
bushels were imported into. the United
States in the years 1886 and 1897, because
Of the failure Of tie, CROPS ID this country,
and the consequent increase IN the price Of
The article. The importations during The
years referred to kept the price o. Ameri-
IAN wheat down much lower than Il would
nave been If none had been brouehl FROM
abroad. HI
Tie il :oa I ESlsst 1ss have drawn draw strong
pictures Of the wretchedness which would
'e produced were we exposed to an mum
luation ofcorn from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan. and Iowa, each with sgpssfcies
equal to all England, and each able to raise
wheat of the first quality At 80. cents .
'ushel. What will they think when they
cad that those States are afraid Of being
in their own markets by Dantzic
wheat which is now worth more thap l2O
entsp But competition il seems, would
lot come alone from the continent Of Eu-
ope; but the American farmer under free
rade would be ruined BY, the importation
f potatoes from this country! The Jour
j Look 4 Ii. ar,Icls ofppolstoe:. if.h..rrs
) one article which Of all others can be
Produced to any extent in this country, it
$ potatoes. Locofacos generally, not
that potatoes are protected BY
he whig tariff, think there Is no necessity
o protect them. They think that because
he farmers in the United Strtes can raise
ny. quantity Of potatoes they please, there
5 no necessity for protection. for them.--.l
Vow, what is the sctf Why, that every
'ear potatoes are imported from abroad,
the duty imposed BY The
ariff on them Is about So per cent, Or 10
ents pet bnshel. During the year ending
Tune Both, 1874, over loo, 600 bushels of|
potatoes were imported from foreign coun-
ries into the United Statse, paid o cents
luty, and were sold at profit Is not
UGH fact sufficient answer, to the loco
oco demagogues who assert that the far
ner needs no protectionat tf the,dnty Of
0 cents a bushel were taken of from Irish
potatoes, millions Of Bushels would be inn
'orted, because they would then afford the
oreigp producer IN admirable profit ia our
markets.. a a L ftaa
If the ''locofoeos'' b not convinced by |
bis Argument they must be Of exceedingly
btuse. 'intellect., Potatoes amounting o
',OON for The. consumption of only l7,-
10000 persons, imported in one. yess
Notwithstanding : duty. Of 3d., l bushel; |
rgument ,tinanswerable that free competi-
ion Of Tie Irish farmer would ruin Mis- |
fothef potato-grower in Kentucky, St 1t
sast.ss unansweEabls q that the ruin Of
Pc English farmer is inevitable 4 We s9p-
inae to permit the inporstisn Of foreign