Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-26

thus diminish her ability to purchase from us The
food and other articles which she so much needs,
and we so much desire to sell.
By the simultaneous abandonment OF the pro. |
tective policy by Great Britain and the United
States, new and important ma rkets have already |
been opened for our agricultural and other pro. |
ducts; commerce and navigation have received
new impulse; labor and trade have been released
from the artificial trnrnmels which have 50 long
fettefod them; and to great extent reciprocity,
in the exchange of commodities, has been intro;
duced at the same time by both countries, and |
greatly for the benefit of both Great Britain has
been forced, by the pressure Of circumstances at
home, to abandon a, policy which has been upheld
for ages, and to open her markets for immense
surplus of breadstuffs and 1t is confidently be-
lieved that other Powers of Europe will ulti-
ina ely see the wisdom, If they be not compelled
5y the pauperism and sufferings of their crowded
population, to pursue similar policy. s.
Our farmers are more deeply interested in main.
tanning 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. oil other
pursuits prosper also. They have heretofore not
only received none of the bounties or favors of
government, but by the unequal operations Of the
protective policy have been made, by the burdens
of taxation which it imposed, to contribute to the
bounlies which have enriched others.
When foreign as well as home market is
opened to them, they must receive, rs they are
now receiving increased prices for their products.
They vii! find reader sale and at better prices
~, '"ei 49,, -, ~ .,,..,:oia ,,.h;nh
ppfk' lara' o'''e ~ o' Ie a.u o. 10y ;.Ia
.n.y p,o"use go ~ a:n.'s. IS a., ;,nonsa
~ sc rS nd o,ber ar,;cIes Which ,hss are
capable of producing, even at the most reduced
| prices for the manifest reason that they cannot
be consumed in. The country. The United States
can, from their immense surplus, supply not only
~" '';x.I hm ,ho .,h,i. vo,a
Tho, The ,ednced nroduc,;on of some of the
,.;ar ,;.Io, ~ Good IN "a ,ast R,;,.;n ana o,har
nuts NJ Fnrore NAV have con,ributed IN ;ncrea 50
tl., ao,,anJ a. onr hoo s,mFs ord nrous;ons 10
| ~. SL.I h.. -, ~ 100 o,d ra;,;.n, ,.,se
Consists in the removal of artificial restrictions
nere,ofore imposed is deemed 10 he equally Ger /.
man, That our exports of food, already increased
and increasing beyond former example, under the
more liberal policy which has been adopted, will
| be still vastly enlarged unless they be checked
or prevented by q restoration Of the protective
policy. cannot be doubted. That our commercial
and navigating interests will be enlarged in n
corresponding ratio with the increase of trade,
is equally certain; while manufacturing interests
will still be the favoredSinterest of the country,
and receive the incidental protection afforded them
by revenue duties; and more than this they cannot
| justly demand.
l In my annual message of December last, q
tariff of revenue duties based upon the principles
of the existing law was recommended; and l see
no reason to change the opinions then expressed
In view of the probable beneficial effects of that
law, lrecommend that the policy established by
it be maintained. 1t has but just commenced TO
operate; and to abandon or modify it without Civ.
ing it a fair trial. would be inexpedent and I'M
wise. Should defects in any Of its details be as.
certaned by actual experience to exist, these
NAV be hereafter corrected; but until such defects
!, shall become manifest, the act should be fairly
tested.
f It is submitted for your consideration, whether
it may not be proper as a war measure, to i'm.
pose revenue duties on some of the ar ticles now
embraced in the free list. Should it be deemed
proper to impose such duties. with view to raise
reveuue to meet the expenses of the war with
Mexico. or to avoid to that extent the creation Of
public debt. thev NAV be repealed, when the
emerrencv which gave rise TO :ham shall cease
~ &c, and constitute M MARI of the nerm, men,
:, no,;ou Of ,ha country rs
IT, so, NJ ,ho s;x;h of A,o,s, ,,st .,o nro,;de
60, ,ho ho,.or nrran;,.t;on ~ tho Tro,surp .nt
e.. ,ho ooIlao,;on sasaN toon;n, tr.n,fsr "a AZ
hnrsenen, of The nnb,ic revenue " has heen o. >.
r;od ;n,o evecnt;op as r,ndlv ne Tho Jelav necos
sar;lv .r;s,ng ont of the annontment of new ofI;
cers ,at;ng and ennroving their bonds and nre.
} n,,;nn md socur;ng more, nlo.os cr Tic S..f,
Leen;1o of be nuhlic money would nerm;t T, is
M, nronossd n Ien,rt in snv respect f.o,, ,ho
nr;ncinlaS ~ no,icy IN which This oreo, nnoasuro
r fonpJod There ,re bowove, d.f.c,s ;n tho
ae,aIs of tho men spre develoned hv its n,ac, ion
oner.,;on which are fnllv SET firth in The ronor,
of tho Secretary of the Treasury. IN which the
attention of CONGRESS- is invited These defec,,
would imna;r. TO some extent. the successful oner.