The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-19


manufacturer, which consumes no brcaIs,uIfs or
provisions. is substituted for the manual labor Q,
gagged IN agricpl,nre. cornmcrcc. and ,,avios,ion
The hntihrf 81 manufacturers Nunll no, be il,
creased (itncteaSed az ail) mlnre ih,n me tenth
by tue dlifetehCe hetwepn The tariff al lSi2 aud
that of S46; aud Of that tenth. mare than am.
half wonhl not have changed from, aurrnltofol
pursuits. In the meantime. " hen ccnmer,n and
haviganoo flourish 0ndrr Inv duties. n lar,pt
number oi consumers f hreadstufs aud ufovisions
are diverted To those pursuits fun aurrultu,e
than would be driven from il into manut,c,,,es
by h'gb duties. Nothing, then is gained ia n
home market 10 tho farmer ny hiyh dniirs. wLljs,
the markets of the wurld are lust or 1Jiu,inisheJ
The population of the wnrj is now unc ,bonsa,J
millions, increasing at The rate of mol less man
Ten millions per annum. With bn, lille anumeuta
ton anywhere OF breadsiuiTs and provisions. ex
cep' IN our own Country; yet oilr farmers ar
asked 10 abandon this Immense marke, in the
vain attempt to creale an adequate hume market.
by sacrificing agriculture. commerce. AMI nasiua
ton. for the benefit of ma M 'actures
Experience rs against the protective policy. In
En2laGd, after a long trial. and ruinous results il
is abandoned; and here. under the tariff of 1870
the prices ut breadstuffs and prnvisnns fell aud
have risen with the reduction of duties and the
opening oi foreign market From long peace
Europe is becoming densely pu,mIa ed that Ilrr
poor suil and uncertain climate afford less
adequate supply of fund from year To year lnr her
rapidly Increasing population. Under a system
ct low duties, and reciprpcal interchange ,.f
commodities. it will be the interest, nut only -of
Great Britain, but also 0f must of the con,ioen, az
Europe, to take large supply of f,oI from rs
but, by arresng this exchange of their fabrics FIR
our prodncts, II becomes their interest and in fact
a necessity, 10 LUX fur and encourages marke.s
elsewhere and also bv extraordinary means. and
high governmental bounties to drive canita int,
agriculture there, To supply The wants of HEIR
people, unable to purchase producis fhr which.
ny high duties, we demand payment in sppcie
If receive the fabrics of E,urupe in EXCHANGE
for our products, it will be their interest To en-
courage and enlarge that commerce /; and il must
90 on rapidly angmPnting until on country he
comes the granary for Europe. and our expart
there of fund shall even exceed that of cotton
great that is destined Ia be undrr system, of
low duties With this enlargement of our ex
ports viii come correspondent increase of our
imports, and great augmentation uf the revenue
of the government and The prosperity of the pro-
pie. There will he greater number more pro-
fitably engaged in agriculture. commerce, and
navigation. ....
The increased number and prosperity of lhnse
classes. constituting four fifths of the whue PEG
pie, will enable them greatly 10 extend th,ir Iur-
chases and The manufacturers, by the increased
ability and means of our own people, will derive.
IN series ot years, greater benefit than by
destroying The ability of their customers nv eX
GLIDING their products from the foreign market
and depfvng them to that extent of the means TO
purchase At home or abroad If the shin builder
constructs, and The navigator freioils more YES
ses-lf the farmer sells mare hrradsuffs and
provisions, and the planter more cotton. and at
better prices--if the merchant iransacis larner
and more prosperous husiness-if the seamen in
crease in number aud receive better wages If
the working classes employed in cunnexiun with
trade IN orr American rnarts of foreign commerce
are increased and rendered mure pr,rspprous they
must all be enabled 10 purchase more of our own
manufactures, and al better prices Under such
system ni reciprocal Interchange of commodities
with all the world, the great CITY nf New York
would become (what she now is fur the States of
this Union) The great mart for the commerce. of
The various nations of the earth. L,capd nearer
me centre at The commerce of the world than any
European city, she would 20 on augmenIing until
she had surpassed them ALL and within her own
limits and suburbs would afford larger home
market Tor our breadstu ifs and provisuus than the
Whoie number whom a protective tariff would
drive from agriculture To manufactures Such
would be the effect New York as market for
breadsiufis and provisions whilst New Orleans
Philadelphia, Boston. Baltimore. and our other
great commercial marts. would move onward in
ah accelerated progress, augmentlng the demand
iol agricultural products, well as inr foreign and
domestic manufactures. This is the true me,hod
OF building up home market for the products of
all our Industry. This is The most equal, just.
certain. and permanent, well as the must ef
Iec'uai and comprehensive protection and encuur-
agement, not only of manufactures, but also Of
agriculture. commerce., and Navigation, and the
iaoor connected with every branch of American
Industry.
ITO be continued.l