The New York herald., 1845-07-11

VALUE OF IMPORTS AND ExroRTs AND EXTENT OF Porul
ION

In healthy state of commercial affairs in this coun
try the proportion Of imports and exports per head will
annually fall Off and local interests improve and
become established the demand for foreign manufactures
must decrease and the consumption of our agrcul
tura products that the expectation Of these
articles decrease. We shall have greater con-
sumers-of products country increases
population and every year places us in position more
independent of foreign countries than the year previous
We not only annually becoming and more in
dependent Of every other country the face Of the
earth, but other countries becoming dependent
upon We have within limits the power of regu
lating the commerce of the principal nations of the
world and the dependence Of Great Britain France and
other countries of Europe place upon supplies of cotton
from the United States TO keep their immense manuac
turing interests in motion and in a healthy condi
ton is sufficiently powerful to compel them maintain
eace with this country at all hazards and any other
sacrifice. rupture between the United States and
Great Britain, would, in commercial point Of view,
prove immensely advantageous to and ruinous to
Great Britain The millions in that country depending
upon the manufacturing interests almost In OF
starvation with full employment would il deprived of
work by suspension Of intercourse with the United
states and the close Of supplies of material pro-
ducc civil war in less than six months. National hon.
and glory cannot stand a moment while the cry Of
amshing millions is for bread and work. The govern
ment OF Great Britain well aware Wnat WouAo DC the
result of the ruin Of their manufacturing interests and
this knowledge nsures the OF peace between
the two countries. While war with Great Britain
would produce much misery among the laboring classes
of that country and ruin hundreds or thousands Of the
IL would have just contrary effect this
side of the Atlantic would establish manufactures
more firmly than a the protective tariffs enforced,
and build up every domestic interest with the greatest
raridity We should emerge from war of few years
Independent Of every other nation for all tho necesarea
and some Of the luxuries ( life We should
hear no more Of protective tarinfs--ths whole
country would be united, and the manufactur
ing and agricultural interests ihe South would be
equal to the North and there ua be greater harmo
ny between different sections Of tn Union than could be
produced by any other This is the bright side
Of the picture, which, have doubt would be fully
realized but even this result would be n produced BY
war too dearly purchased but 1t - well enough to
AXE bearing Of cur position, and make up our minds
what would probably he the effect Of any derange ment
In the pcaceahc relsons now cSisting-and we trust
forever will eAt tctvcep The nlted states and the
other powers siirc sa,n Gca Brl ain Is particularly
lnte rested IN proses sins pos iaons with the Uni
ted States She H. in act under bonds to keep the peace
towards bonds being the salvation Of her anu
isoturng interests About hrsefourths Of the quantity