Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-07-01
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- From dc Boston Post. /
n S&.i West Roxbury, ,near:Boston, !;
,s:; = .. .fiiS 3. 4lh hJupe, 1916.
Charles G. Greenes Esq., so, -.
Dear Sir Upod a recent occasion 20
+ ibid me the favor TO insert aletter addresse
to me by William Brown,s Esq. of, LiFer
pool, whom Mr.. Lawrence in his secon
sEieuer 10 Mr.. Rives, has so truly described
I as mol only '.one of:the best and'mosthon
|orable aien in' England: I5now enclos'
!, |ia COPY Of another letter received by ah'
last steamer, from the same distinguishes
personto the Hon. Albion lawrence, upor
the greatiopic of,beday.ffeetrade, which
I'caniot doubt your numerous. readers
will peruse with the deepest interest sees
pecially at the present time, when: the
whole country Is anxiously looking To the
Congress .nous assembled al Washington,
for a radical change in thei Tariff which
toppresses The agriculture and commerce
of the United States, -
lmust ,talso request your insertion of
I,hs preliminary letter Of Mr.. Brown to
myself, herewith enclosed, which will ex-
Iplain why 1 have made public a acommun-
fication of his addressed TO another gen.
tieinan.r s=:ar t.. -. g.
! remain, dear sir, 100
Your truly friend and obltsetvant.
s5 SD. BRADFORD.
Richmond Hill, Liverpool, !
: - 18th May, 1886.
Abbott Lawrence; Esq. ~.
My Dear Sir-.I amlvery much obliged
to you for sending the copies of three let
ters you wrote to the Hon. w. G. Rives,
|of5 Virginia, bearing date the 9Th and 10th
January, and 23d February. andsfor the
very fattering manner ia; which you; are
pleased 10 speak ofmy Judgment, in noti-!
cling am extract from a letter of mine to.
Mr.Rolfe. Of the 18th Of October lastra.
+ injustice TO myself, and i hope without.
producing on your part any change Of
opinion as 10 my Judgement, i must to-
tally dissent fron., the inference, you have
drayp iron;this isolated paragraph, that;
ft.isin support Of your proteeti duties 5;
my arguments merely went 20 ssh2w:ihat.
tbesfandlordsiofs this collatry had mo Just
|fight:by high duties 10 exclude yonrwhsat
-four. maize. 6scs;; for that The a:ural:ads:
yantagess that IhsY lhfopg ,ouf; 1tJanulacs
lures possessed a6II si hem: 10 frans.
mute a9afge+ quantity ofgrain into hard:
ware, broadcloihs.. &C., &c., for eSpofta.
lion, and Ihatiheir monopoly kept us ma
state Of comnerslal.wariare,w you, and
other corn growing nations. who haveibe
means 70 some extent Of supplying our
wants oh as good and better Terms that
they can do. No class iniersa insany
county, whether farmers, landlords, or
manufactures, ought TO be sustained by
protective or prohibilory duties for their
benefit, or to enable them to carry on a
business which is q misapplicalion of skiIl
aud capital, and eot only injurious to; those
who are more Immediately: laid Under
contribution, but to the country at large.
The United States have advantages
which We do not possess for sustaining
your natural and native industry. in The
manufacture of wheat, maize, rice. cotton,
tobacco, pork, &c.,, &C.. +; and i, is not
important 10 you whether they are expor
ted as. wheat, maize, rice, &C., or trans
mitted inIo cotton, pork or tobacco
Wha,everpa you best is your interest.
The words native Industry have been
very much abused as applied to the ma
king Of manufactured goods only. !, is
still more native as you are, situated, If
applied 10 The cultivation Of the sod.
There is no doubtthat we can manufac-
ture many articles cheaper than you caq,
and it is equally incontroyerlible that you
can supply; ;us with much that we cannot
oblais elsewhere so advantageously.-
Now the question to be answered is sim.
ply this-Is !, our interest specliyely TO
take from each other such aftfeIes.as We
can import cheaper than we can make or
produce them at home? I canno. con.
ceive that there will he a:mpmen,ous hes
i,a,ion in answering in the Affirmative
Neither, I think, will it be disputed ,ha,
The mete we can Induce other nations TO
take what we can advantageously produce
and spare with advantage, it is our inter.
est TO do So; aud see no way so effect
ual to accomplish this end as by yzemoving
all protecting and prohibitory duties. II
older nations are obstinate and will not
|:reciproca,e mutual benefits, do not let us
aggrayate the evil aud puIish ourselves by
retaliating and depriving ourselves Of many
of the necessities Of life by high duties,
which 10. the extent The duties are imposed
mus, produce this effect, as it costs US
I.mofe' labor to obtain and supply our wants.
When these prohibitions are carried too
far they either annihilate the trade alto
gether, or smugglers step id, rs 10 Spain,
| 10 the iplury ofthe revenue and demorali:
cation Of the nation and we have ample
proof from experience that moderate duties
iproduce the most fe9euue, ,and; that by
removing restrictions we have materially
increased our exports to nations who have
become more stringent in their Prohl6l'
A.. .,n,, st,o opti. Mnnnn0lO Sn.