Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26
TO THE EDITORS.

columns In connection with that table would through the
medium ask the attention cotton planters
the history OF that great staple and show them that the
present value thereof is fact, great measure, owing
those protective duties against which they loudly complain
That cotton culture this country had its origin in the os
erng OF protective tariff during the administration OF
Washington, is well known Although Georgia did export
very small quantities after peace 1885, yet late
1892 there only 3s, lbs. cotton of kinds
exported from the United States. From the time
Government threw its protecting the plant and The
manufacture the rapid increase of its production unpaae
ed in the history of agriculture and In the brief
space Of half century has grown be the mghest staple
the globea young giant which had its conception in the
wisdom Of Revolutionary patriots and statesmen, and its
max in the virgin soil of the South and West-st
ing proudly onward in its growth weaving the web of destiny
for nations in its course linking together the most distant
points sphere, and promising yet be the grand
troer of the commercial world lis passing strange that
many of counymen, whose all is staked on the conn-
Of this prodigy in agriculture should with the light Of
history before them, still exhaust language in abusive
ephes directed against the benecen system which first
tued the cotton plant and sustains Is gnor-
ance pride OF opinion love of the appearance Of
slstency To be consistent follow the path life
which fathers before have trodden conform
actions the dictates of right When light breaks
in upon the human mind shows that sought
be attained by the way pursued wherein does
consistency ien marching directly the object in view
in still following the path Of despite of better knowledge
The objection urged against the tariff is that trade
Proca and that consequently every of duty levied
upon the foreign fabric of imported this country
recos upon the cotton grower who compelled either sell
his cotton for much less the duty takes from the profit of
the manufacturer, withdraw from the foreign market
much of the cotton would be portion Of
the foreign fabric which substituted by the manufactures
with which the duty levied enables 70 furnish ourselves
home The argument sounds well, and at first blush
vncng; but may readily find the why practical
results falsify well sounding theory. As in
Of reasoning pro all the facts relevant the
brought before the mind Those who urge this objection do
not to have inquired into very important matters OF
fact viz how far the people of England under the
siy of manufacturing and how far by reduction Of
duties in any way bearing the manufacture, England
capable of reducing the Of the fabric These directors
had many fifteen eighteen years ago. falsely
sumed that the of fbrcang England reduced
its lowest We will inquire into this branch Of the sub
ec fully presently Nor do these directors
have looked into another question of equally important
that is, whether duties upon the imported fabric have
affected the of American consumed abroad
But suppose for the sake argument the protective
takes from the cotton grower much Of the foreign market
for his affords home market for the domestic
give him home market for fully the amount Of raw
cotton, would be impossible for fabrcate wthou
the material Besides, this home market must be- to the
extent Of much better than the foreign il grea
profits of factories the sheer tdbrcations
Southern politicians You will pardon for saying tina
these politicians must have great deal of material
work upon home they would send so gross tab
from their political factories.
History proves that England, the great manuiac
turer has taken pound the less of
count OF any increased protection Of manufactures
pound the because any reduction Of duties
part. She has gone from year to year rapidly
increasing the quantity of her consumption OF our staple
respective Of duties She have acted under
stern necessity which mpes her, under all circumstances
manufacture this product Of SOIL and beg for admtance
al our ports with the fabrics Of her loom any price These
statements arc not loosely made write from the record
snd TO subsanae position, refer the table respecting
raw cotton to be found in the National Inteeencer of Sep
tember 9Th, taken chiefly from McCuoch himself the great
champion of free trade.
II Is asked why II shat the expansion Of the manufacture
Of this article has continued notwithstanding continual
reduction Of the price Of the fabric Perhaps we will find
the partly in the rapid development Of this coun
try itself, whose inexhausbe powers Of production act by
of the cotton trade, on the abor-cayino
population Of England which, in its still increasing demands
for material, with Voltsic energy upon the
productive spirit of people. Production manufacture
and consumption Of the fabric have kept pace together
outlet for the swelling manufacture reducing prices KEEP
continually expanding consumption and thus explain
ed the difficult problem why production, the midst Of
almost miraculous expansion but slowly abated its
giant profits As the improvements in machinery, togethe
with the reducing prices Of the MATERIAL enabled thu
manu- acture to continue his reduction Of price the fabric
50 likewise the improvement in the culture and the machinery
to iop from his prices, and preserve his gains but little i'm
paired, which still continued and this day remain create
than those OF any other branch Of agriculture with perhaps
the exception Of the culture Of sugar.
But wish TO show you, by plain historic detail that th
spenddy acting and reacng system between the manufc
turer in England and the producer America would LONE
have ceased its wondrous action but Tor the
arm of the American Congress.
In 74 England repealed the statute which made il Dena
10 manufacture any article DhoHy u cotton and from ,hs
time till 1905 levied duty Of 3D. sterling upon every
yard manufactured in the realm In 500 This ercise 6,t,
raised TO SD per square yard Besides this excs,
duty, mpost duty of 9s I'D. sterling per was pat
upon under the English tariff Of 1887, which wa
raised to 81 I'd. under their tariff of 1919.
The truly wise Of this country such WAsHIseTos
ADAMS, JEFFERSON, MADISON, and, after hem jon
T. CALHOUN, LowsDEs, CLaY, and host Of Others q
once how beneficial would be to the consumer the
also to the producer Of the raw material if we could bu