The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-04-28


up of American agricultural produce,then
we export nearly SEVEN millions OF dol
lars worth of agricultural produce in the
form of manufactures, which does notglut
or injure the foreign markets, for our flour
and grain, in its original form. To use
familiar Illustration; Western farmers
send their corn, hay, and oats, thousands
of dollars worth, every year to the Eas-
tern market, not in its rude and original
form, but in the form of hogs and horses;
! they give their hay-stacks life and legs,
and make them trot to market with the
farmer on their back. A laugh.
So the British converted their produce,
not into hogs or horses, but into cloth and
iron, and send it here for sale. And,
viewing the subjectin this light, he could
demonstrate that there was not State
in the Union that did not now consume
FIVE dollars worth Of B ritish agricultural
produce to ONE dollars worth she con-
sumes OF theirs. Time would not per-
NIT him to go into details; but he would
furnish the elements from which any one
could make the calculation. Assuming
that consumption and exhortation are in
proportion TO population, then we import
SO millions of British goods, and 25 mil
lions-one-half is agricultural produce.
We export to England agricultural pro-
duce Including cotton and tobacco) q
millions. Divide these sums, 25 and 81
millions, by 223, the number Of Repre-
sentatves, and it gives $ll2,l0S as the
amount of British agricultural produce
consumed in the form of goods in each
Congressional district; and Sll 1910 as
their export to Great Britain Of agricultu-
raj produce. This gives the proportion
of ten TO one. Yet gentlemen are not
satisfied, and wish still further to increase
the import of British goods, and still frr-
ther psostrate and destroy tho American
farmer and mechanic and laboring man to
| favor foreigners. To shew the effect
upon currency, as well as agriculture,
the gentlemen from Virginia Mr.. BAYLY)
wants new coat; he goes to British
importer and pays him 20 dollars, hard
money, and hard to get. England takes
none of your rag money. laugh.
Away it goes, in quick time. We see
no more OF it, as far as circulation is con-
cerned, the gentleman might as well have
thrown it into the fire. want coat
90 to the American manufacturer and buy
$40 worth Of American broadcloth. He
wears no other, and he would compare
coats with the gentleman on the spot.
! "a laugh.) Well the manufacturer, the
next day, gave it to the farmer for wool
he gave il 10 the shoemaker, the halter
the blacksmith: they gave it hack to the
former for meat and bread; and here il
went from one to another. You might
perhaps sec his busy and bustling SIC
note FIVE or six times In the course of a
day. This made money plenty. Blu
where was the genilemans hard money
Vanished; gone to reward and enrich the
the wool-growers and farmers, shooma
kers, hatters, and blacksmitks OF England
Now, go for supporting the American
farmers and mechanics, and the gentle
man goes for British-that's the differ
ence. Can the gentleman deny it,
There are but two sides in this matter, the
BRITISH and the AMERICAN side; and the
simple question is, which side shall VIC
take! The great stuggle is between the
British and American farmers and me-
chanics for the American market, and
we must decide which shall have It.
Mr.. S. would here take occasion to
state fact that would startle the American
people.
The BRITISH MANUFACTURERS have; a
this moment, possession of this capital
Yes, sir, | tell you and the country-ont
Of the principal committee rooms in this
house is now, and has been for weeks
past, occupied by gentleman formerly
residing in Manchester, England, who
has vast number, perhaps hundreds o.
specimens Of goods sent from Manchester
| (priced to suit the occasion) to be exhibi
ton to members of Congress to enlighter
their judgments, and in the language o
his letter Of instruction from Manchester
of the Sd January, '46, accompanying
, these specimens, to enable them ''to ar
rive at just conclusions in regard to the
proposed alterations in the present tariff.
Yes, sir, agents specimens, and letters
!; from Great Britain instructing us how tc
; make a tariff to suit the British. Mr.. S
here expressed the hope that the people
, of the North would send on specimens o
!. American manufactures to be also exhibit
: ed in the Capitol, not only to show thei
t perfection and extent, but to correct OF
t the spot the false representations made BY
e these Manchester men and their agent
: in regard to the character and prices o
: British and American goods. Speakin!
e of the Presidents message, this Manchcs
!. ter letter writer exclaims ''a sec
. ond Daniel come to judgment, secon
t Richard Cobden;'' and so delighted wer
d they in England with Mr.. Walkers cels