Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-03-04
From Tic New York Evening Post.
The Corn Laws and the PrOtec.
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The friends ofthc Tariff are laboring Il
make il appear that the repeal Of the corr
laws, will be Of no benefit to the people
ofthe United States.
II was but the other day that these very
persons were arguing that it was proper
70 put high duties ON the manufactures o.
Britain, because Britain laid high duties
lon American corn and -four. Free trade
lis very well'' they were in the habit o.
saying, ''it we Gould only have reciprocal
free trade, ii the British ports were open
to us as well as os,rsio them. But why
should We take sissiir goods when they re.
fuse to take ours? Why should we admi,
the manufacture Of their orkshopa when
they refuse to admit the produce Of our
iields?''
Our readers may perhaps remember
that so much stress was laid upon this ar
gument, that the American Institute, a
concern wholly in the hands oithe friend,
ola protective tariff, and afterwards used
las party machine BY the people, on the
occasion, Of one Of its annual fairs, caused
a huge flag to be stretched across the
street, inscribed with the word REclrRo-
CITY IN large characters, implying that
when Great Britain should abondon her
restrictions we were rcadyto follow her
example.
The example was set us, TO some ex-
tent year or two since, by the opening
Ioi tic British ports to various American
commodities. pnrk and beef ana the pro.
duce Of our diaries. The last support is
now 10 be struck from under tie argu-
ment Of these Jealous friends Of recipro-
city, these vehement champions Of free
trade, on beth sides, by the repeal of the
corn laws. As soon as they discover this.
they turn upon lis, and maintain that the
corn laws are the very greatest favor that
England could do this country. They are
very sorry that these laws are 10 be re-
pesief; it viii be fatal blow TO cur trade
Our wheat is already conveyed to Canada
IN great quantities, when il is sent 10 Eng
land secure from the conpeiitinn of the
corn powers OH the Baltic. Repeal the
corn laws. they say, and the western far
mers will lose this market; the farmers
Q! the north of Europe will be their rival
in The British ports.
Let us see Row this is. The farmers
IN the region bordering on Canada, or
which have an easy communication with
1t, lind no doubt ar advantage in tie pres
.nt state d things; BIZ. the case is differ
ent viii that part Of the country, the ma
tural outlet for whose rsoauce is the Mis-
sisslppi, or the ports on The Atlantic.
These cannot fail to be benefited by the
repeal Of the corr laws. I, is idle to pre-.
tend that The labnrionsly titled and com
paraiiv-ly unfeItile iielas the north of
Europe can produce wheat more chesl,'y
than the rich and virgin soil Of the west
which requires on'y 10 be turned by the
plough and sprink'ed with seed. No
where does the earth we hhabi yield
snrh large and grateful returns To slight
tliase; and il is no vain boast to say that
the western farmers, with an easy access
to market, can underbid any set Of grain
grower Oh the globe.
The wheat which passes through Cana
da is carried TO England in British ,es-
sells. The repeal of the corn laws will
give The trace in corn to ships which sail
under the stripes and stars, which is an
advantage not to be despised.