The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-08
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE GHOST OF THE HOME MARKET.

THE GHOST OF The HOME MARKET.
This animal, the "homs Market" came into
being during the presidential canvass Of ls44. Its
parentage was distinguished. IL Was born amidst
the calter Of machinery, upon the calicoes Of Low
ell. Thence, after lis accredited parent, Mr..
Abbott Lawrence, had been congratulated by the
SolOmons Of the eastern States, IL sent further
south. Il was set on foot by those who produced
IL, TO seek It's way through the world IL appeared
first among the commercial men OF the middle States.
It's fascinating exterior, and It's altogether garish APP
pearance rendered II quite attractive at first sight.
They loved the idea which IL presented, but they
rejected its results and refused 10 adopt the exclu-
slyeness which it required. Ii was next sent
southwark.
After bufIeting the breezes, antagonisticGl and
favorable, in Virginia, and after having yainly at
tempted 70 feed upon the grain and tobacco fields of
the Old Dominion il was considered quite as bad as
the fly, and worse than the tobacco worm. II went
on farther South, and, being quite general in its
tastes II sought 10 prey upon the cotton fields of the
far South. The sturdy planters, however, were
not disposed TO receive It, and, contrary 10 their
usual hospitality, passed II on. There was but
one resort left, and that was found in the teem-
log valleys Of the northwest "Home Market" at
tempted to forage upon the meadows and prairies
OF that great region But the animal was TO the
inhabitants, 80 novel and outlandish, that the
Hooslers and pioneers laughed at the very thought
Of its being surnamed "home.n They cast il aside,
anu u uieu ulutlpus VI lnc ucLOcfduC par
~ IN 1874. IL was, we supposed, buried by nu-
merous and gallant party, with the honors Of war
buried with the fearful affection which laments over
the loss Of an unfortunate child.
This was our superstition; but it would, however,
appear from the Richmond Wing of Saturday, that
It's ghost had started up. "Home Market" has
again made Its appearance in that iOurnal-the
shadow, indeed, Of that terrible figure which played
so prominent a part in the canvass OF l544, 10
brighten the democratic party "from their proprie-
ty" and re-estabsh, IL possible, the tariff of 1912
In answer to what the Wing has said in relation
to alleged charge against the manufacturers OF
want of sympathy with the agricultural interest,
we beg to say that we are far from wishing to Ac-
euse them Of want Of sympathy with any per
sons whomsOeyer, who need IL. We de not
presume that any good man, be his ayocatIon
what il may, would be found wanting in sympa-
thy with one who had encountered mishaps in life.
What we wished TO say, and TO enforce, was, that
whilst the agricuturists had suffered during the
present year. on account Of short crops and low pr
ees, there was no ontcry Of sympathy and lamenta-
ton in their behalf There was no parade Of "hands
dismissed from employment" Capitalists ruined, "
american labor deprived Of its reward" &c, &c;
there were no conventions, and combinations, and
leagues" among the agrculturlsts, in consequence
Of the times being hard TO use a current phrase)
with them. They had no orators retained by them,
and no societies operating for their interest. And,
therefore, contracted the course pursued by them
with that pursued by the manufacturers.
But the Wing argues that manufactures no
interested in the existence Of protective tariff
than agriculIursts Now, we would be the last per-
sons in the world to stir up ealousies between differ
ent classes separate into fragments the ancient
tlment, agriculture, commerce, and manufactures ~
But where Legislation tends to separate them we must
avow preference; and in doing so we but follow
the sentiment itself and choose agriculture first The
question raised by the Wing is so important and
peculiar, that it would not be in our power to con-
duct its discussion to any great length at present.
the following table Of the prices Of the three great
staples Of Virginia, in the month of August each
year, since 1923. We select the month Of August,
because more Of the staples are sold during that
month than any other.
Prices current Oftchsat, corn and tobacco, in Richmond
Virginia, ~ The month Of August Of each year. Sta
tiSties Of 1881 and 1910 not obtained: