Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-13
Democratic ,rar,ss Policy.


In an article under this head, the Washington Union
| Fiidey says:
| . The ports Of England open. The ports Of o,he
European countries fast opening The dosr-bough
wisdom OF experience has taught the British statesmen
ose 10 smut uP hot grnnaries sganst the tcenng ogr
culture OF the New World. Nor does England Europe
look with hope, for supply Of bread, other quar-
ter than the United States. The Baltic farmer. aud IN,
Black tarmcr-hose phantonis which have beer
50 long paraded before the pablo eve of this county,
scare the American mind from a conception Of tina
iood-suppyng mission which the gifts Of Providonc,
nave called Our countyaro shrinking down thei
true and puny proportions The agricultural experience
INC .st Two years IN Europe has shown that the valley
the Misssspps heneeforh be tho granary England
That county has choice but send her
dors for food And this trade established and
iul operation again DO Frustrated There bu
one cause which can seriously cural impair this
interchange between agricultural aud indus
Try. That cause rs restriction. We impair destroy
the foreign market for surplus agricultural products
closing our ports agains, the products OF the skill and
labor OF less favored lands.r
To render this argument available would be necessary
to prove that the ports Great Britain were thrown open
IN response to the repeal Of tariff The contrary
this however is the fact The Corn Laws were repealed
whio the tariff Of lS42 full operation and when i,
wss not believed that Congress would be 80
as TO repeal II. They were induced by the necessity
OF Hordng bread TO starving population and would
been passed even though had restrictive
az that oi Mexico Spain Under other circumstances
they would not have been touched.
ri' some years that it effected England
would take produce &C. She did so before that tariff
was reduced, the Wings always said she would when.
ever she found necessary keep her population from
starving. The result has demonstrated the wisdom and
forethoughi Of that party and It's leaders.
The idea that this trade be prosua:ed.
entirely unsupported by any thing which heretofore hap
Pened in the history OF Great Britain TO deserve serious e
animation succession Of good crops for two or three
years. the revival OF the potato maady or the
discovery OF some proper substitute, would demonstrate It's
falacy at once.
Protection is the steady aud regular policy Of England
and she has doyated from the rule She found that
unless she could obtain better terms our manu-.
faeiurers who paid duty, would drive hers on; OF the
market Accordingly the duty taken oil.
This was an instance in which she literally compelled
by tariff lcSsla;o with the sernbsRee flor il was no.
thing moTel OF beray. Now, her corn laws have been
repealed, in part for the The manufacturer
could not compete with us, while he was compelled to
pay four five hundred per above usual puee
provision.
As to the fac, that the Baltic and Black Sea countries
cannot supply want which England may have,
have nothing it and rs We arc anxious
for light should feel obliged the Union for nforma-
ton relative the whereabouts OF the statistics on which
It seems to rely. That they may fail do at present.
may be true; oT the failure OF the crops throughout Eu
rope is general That they could have done last
year, the year before, do believe, not
that they will be able do future. But lie; US see
the proofs upon which the Union relies.
The foresight Of locoocoism Is constantly discovering
destiny for Republic. First we are commits
stoned occupy all the Continents give free 20.
all the nations around whether they wsh or
and 1t is discovered that destined feed
all the OF the world the lands all other countries We
presume, remaining illow in the time in order that
destiny may be accomplished. We are to feed every
body but laborers and mechanics with this
view well that fate may be fulfilled VIC destroy
blow, certain market Of millions mouths
such will be the consequence OF destroying manufac