Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-12-18

ed, out not without Il severe STRUGGLE tho
the protected and favored classes 10 retain The un,,,
advantages which they hay" 50 long enioyed |, y.
TO be expected that similar struggle would be mad
by the same classes in the United States, whcnoyn,
an attempt made to modify or abolish tho
same unjust system here. The protective policy btd
been IN operation III the United States Tor a much
shorter period and it, pcrncious effects were no,
therefore, clearly perceived and felt Enough
however, was known OF these effects to induce It's Re.
peal
Il woud he strange it. in the ace Of tlo cya,npe ~
Great Britain orr principal foreign customer aid Of
tp evils UI stem rcud red manifest In that country
by long and painful experience, and in the face Of Nm.
immense advantages which, under more liberal
commercial policy, We are already deriving and
must continu" to dcryr. by Supplying her staryin,
population with food, the United States should restore
policy that she has been compelled to abandon and
thus diminish her ability to purchase from the food
and other articles which She much needs and We
50 much desire to sell By the simultaneous abandon.
ment oi the protective pocyo Great Britain and the
United States, new aud important markets have al
ready been opened Tor agricultural and other pro-
ducts commerce and navigation have received a
new Impulse labor and trade have been released
from the artificial trauuCls which have so long icer-
ed them; and to great extent reciprocity. in tho
exchange OF commodities, has been introduced at the
time by both countries and greatly Tor the BEN
EFT OF both. Great Britain has been forced. By the
pressure of circumstances at home, to abandon poll
icy which has been upheld Tor ages and to open her
markets tor our immense surplus OF breadsnffs and
II : confidently believed that other Powers OF Europe
viii ultimately see the wisdom, itthay be no, COM
peeled by the paupersn and sutiarugs OF their crowded
our farmers more deeply Interested in mant,in-
Ing the Just and liberal policy OF the existing law than
any other class OF our citizens. They constitute
large majority OF our population and it IS well known
that when they prosper all other pursuits prosper
SO. They have heretofore only received none Of
the bountcs ortavors OF government, but by the un-
equal operations OF the protective policy have been
made, by the burtheus OF taxation which it imposed
to contribute to the bountes which have enriched
others.
opened to them they must receive, they are now
receiving increased prices for their products. They
will find reader sale and at better prices for their
wheat, -four rice, Indian corn, beef. pork lard but
ter, cheese, and other articles, which they produce.
The home market alone is Inadequate to enable
them to dispose OF the immense surplus Of food and
other articles which they capable OF producing.
even ut the most reduced prices for the manifest
son that they cannot be consumed in the county
The United States can, from their immense surplus,
suppy not only the home demand, but the deficiencies
otiuoi required by the whole world.
Tint the reduced production of some Of the chief ar
cles OF flood in Great Britain, and other parts of Eu
rope may have contributed to increase the demand
tor our brcads1is and provisions Is not doubted but
nat the great and efficient OF this increased de-
mand and OF increased prices consists in the rcmov-
al OF artificial restrictions heretofore imposed is deem
ed to be- euuay certain That our exports of food al
ready increased and increasing beyond former exam
pie under the liberal policy which has been
adopted viii be still vastly enlarged unless they b.
checked prevented by restoration of the protect
i've policy. cannot be- doubted That our commercial
and navigating interest wil be enlarged in cores
ponding ratio with Ac increase OF our trade is equally
certain; white manufacturing interests will sui
~ 49,, ~, f.. IN " , ,! u!i' ieoeiNe l'
, and more thln thl~ they cannot justly demand
mmy ANNA! message Of December last, tariff OF
s,,o Ia,,, 'ri ~, ~ Pi VI ~ .le eA
: reason to change the opinions then expressed In
W WV % Gi'lO'l r'ictS Vi uia' Jaw,
,oinej II has hn 5.t ,,rrr ~, ,n, o I.
abandon or modify II without giving 1t iar Trial.
mu"a ,'e it p ana !'lw'7e' ShVulu detects IN
va! " ~ u" a. ~ ".'l'I I"i"'I'cicc 10
trt snail h,. ,oT;s,. ,b a, Si h a.
s''' o-'o'e i'''ts' INC ac' s'ouu DC la!'-
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trl,, Si.,i =, H p ,ioN 'i i ~ Viz
Irv lN'. 'Ho.u II ut urcl',u proper 10 impose soch
ue9' WIN view 20 raise revenue TO meet the -x-
" .lg Nu' MN ~ N'toi or ""Volu 10 'iat eS-
,na,sd W., " H. w. pn,, ~ Wv! ma! oe r.
Shall cas- tn ,;, 10y wi'Iu Nv !- 70 'urii
nlanen policy Of mo c,,rv '' pun u tue per-
The NJ, ot iis XII ,f in'',, l a. .,
the better orran zatjon Of t1n tr..,,rv m5 t
collection s5t.keori', ,,e '.1', i! g.u IoE me
the public rcyrpne la. ls, .i a'I w>'',S i',I ol
! a. raui,il,. T.. tb il,' t,,.',u mo execution
o,r"i,',,;', 'le u,!'! nstc>7fy aTlsng out oi the
tt..ir howl. AMI gii.rlSi t"NhE ahd approving
for tn. sa. keeping nfthe pnI, ,,yP pas
mil II l., nor ,rn7i ' p,.. money ""o'd per
the p,incinIs or rIic -, i i ~ an! >P'ct nom
founded Ihcrearr however Jts f"' , T,"1ue :
of th. n,c,t,r. J'li i' u,ccs N me uttn!!,
which are iIi, 81 f,r,Ii IN , 49, P" '.J"1 Gerulloh
o,,G ": '"ltl! ~ ti'e report OF the Secretary
invited 'rbes ,c III, "'a.'i-'un o' IS
The s,cr..,I ''.,ll par 10 som" extent.
mr.. ..i.i ~! ,..loi % 'lf Jaw at all times, but
! r,r.d in !, ,,r ,'hn i '' Wien e country is en-
increased w6.n l,n, 80, tHlEn'tuFsS are greatly
Ii,,s ,ou,s w.. ., m ,, T y. ~ c4'-leu an ne DIS
disantin some cas- ty, ,, '.! .Uffl mics
norton n th.,n in ''is u',s''oIs ANA urge
lions snG,c.,i il, lI 1871 r county Inc modlhra-
r.,., ,, , WV ~ i'oi VI inc secretary OF the
c~,,;,,, " ''''''l'uCu 10 your favorable consld-
D. In connection with this erl;,o, 7 i;. -
Of fhs