American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-09

Nearly in the same ratio that labor was de-
pressed, capital was increased and concen.
trated by The BRUSH protective policy
The evils Of the system in Great Britain
were at length rendered Noticeable, and it
has been abandoned, but not without a severe
struggle on the part of the projected class.
es to retain the unjust advantages which they
have so long enjoyed. II was to he expected
that a similar struggle would be made by the
same classes in the United States, whenever
an attempt was made to mod fy or abolish the
same unjust s. stem here. The protective po-
licy had been in operation in the United States
for much shorter period and its pernlcious
effects were not, therefore, SO clearly perceiv.
ed and felt. Enough, however, was known
Of these effects to induce its repeal
1t would be strange if, in the face of the
example Of Great Britain, our principal for
eign customer, and Of the evils Of a SYSTEM
rendered manifest in that county by long and
painful exper, nee, and in The face Of the i'm
meHse advantages which, urder more lbe al
commercial policy, we are already deriving,
and must continue TO derive, by supplying her
starving population with food, the United
States should restore a policy which she has
been @smpell to abandon, and Dhus 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 stimuli aneous abandonment of the
protective policy by Great Bitain and the
United States, new and important markets
have already been opened for our agricultural
and other products commerce and navigation
have received new impulse; labor and trade
have ben released from the artificial tram
mels which have so long filtered them and
TO a great extent reciprocity, in the exchange
OF commodities, has been introduced 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, 10 abandon policy which has been
upheld for ages and to open her markets for
our immense surplus of breadstuls; and it is
confidently believed that other Powers Of Eu-
rope will ultimately see the wisdom, if they
be not compelled by the pau ersm and suffer.
ngs of their crowded population, 10 pul sue a
similar policy.
| Our farmers are more deeply interested in
maintaining the just and liberal policy Of the
existing law than any other elias of our cit-
zens They constitute large majority of our
populate II; and it is well known that when
they prosper, all 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 con rlbute TO
the bounties which have enriched others.
When q foreign as well as a home market
is opened TO them, they must receive, as they
are now receiving, increased prices for their
! products. They will find reader SALE and
at better prices, for their wheat, flour, rice,
! Indian corn, beef, pork, lard, butter, cheese,
and other articles, which they produce. The
! home-market alone is inadequate to enable
! them 10 dispose of the immense surplus Of
| food and other articles which they are capa-
BILE of produc ng, even at The most reduced
prices, for the manifest reason that they cam
not be consumed in the country. The Uni
ted States can, from their immense surplus,
supply not only the home demand, but the de-
| 6ciencies of food required by the whole
world.
That The reduced production Of some of the
chief articles of food in Great Britain, and
other parts Of Europe, may have contributed
10 increase the demand for our breadstuffs
and provisions, is not doubted; but that the
great and efficient cause Of this increased de
mand, and of increased prices, consists in the
| removal of artificial restrictions heretofore
|
That our exports of food, already increased
and increasing beyond former example, under
the more liberal policy which has been adopt
ed, will be still vastly enlarged, unless they
he checked or prevented By restoration Of
the protective policy, cannot be doubted
That our commercial and navigating inter-
ests will be enlarged in a corresponding ratio
with the increase Of our trade, is equally Ger.
! tai vuh 10 info otn IN. all
>tll be the favored interests of the country,
and receive lhe incidental protection afforded
them by revenue duties; and more than this
they cannot justly demand.
In my annual message Of December last,
tariff of revenue duties based upon the prnci-
PIES of the existing law was recommended
and have seen no reason 10 change the opin
ions then expressed. 10 view OF the probable
beneficial effects of that law, recommend
that the policy es ahlshed by it be maintain
ed 1t has but just commenced TO operate;
and to abandon or modify it without giving il
fair trial, would be inexpedient and unwise
Should defects in any of lis details be ascer-
tanned by actual experience to exist these
may be hereafter corrected; but until such
defects shall become manifest, the act should
be fairly tested
1t Is submit ed for your consideration Whp-
thrr it may not be proper, as a war measure,
to impose revenue duties on some of the arli-
Giles now embraced in the free list. Should
it be deemed proper TO imp Sc such duties,
with view to raise revenue TO meet the ex-
penses of the war with Mexico, or to avoid to
that extent the creation of public debt, they
may De repealed when the emergency which
gave rise to them shall cease to exist, and
consSi ute no part of the permanent policy of
the country.
The act of the sixth OF August last, "to
provide for the better organization of the
treasury, and for The collection, safekeeping,
transfer, and disbursement Of the public rev.
enus," has been carried into execution as ra-
pidy as the d LAY necessarily arising out of
the appoin ment of new officers, taking and
approving their bonds, and preparing and Sc