The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-21

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missioner of Patents that in l545 Tennessee raised
OF tobacco, 81, l09 900 pounds. ~ 81
More than any other State, except Kentucky.
! More than Virginia, 6,69l 900 pounds
More than Missouri, 3,:55, 900 do.
/ More than the States Of Massachusetts,, Connee
ticut, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
| bama, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, ant
Missouri, IL, 6l0, 400 pounds. ...... AK.
Tennessee raised, Of cotton, in l945, 46,000,0 0(
pounds IT. ..
More than any other State, except Georgia, Ala
bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
| From the report Of the Commissioner of Pat
ents of 1896 the number of hogs raised 10 1899 il
Tennessee were 2,926,G0T More than any othel
| State in the Union. ... .....
These statistics show that Tennessee is one of tn,
most important agricultural States in the Union
And are her interests to be disregarded and pros
traed to promote the welfare Of the nant.faeitrrins
| States 49,. ...' ...
MIR. Chairman, il is matter of no little interes
| TO the people OF Tennessee TO obtain a market foI
the large surplus produce which they raise. Per
| haps no State would be more injured by an adhe-
renee to the policy of the restrictive system, advo-
Gated by the wing portion Of the delegation from
that State. What will they do with their corn, cot
ton, hogs, and tobacco If that system is adhered to-
Where is the home market for all these articles
Notin Tennessee, certainly. Then how much bet.
ter 10 abandon at and forever the restrictive pol
| ICY, and let the farmer purchase and sell wheTs
he pleases. Offer liberal propositions to foreign
powers, set the example by taking the vanguard in
the great free-trade struggle which is to knock the
shackles from commerce and annIhilate the prin-
| ciple of protection. Already have the free-trade
propositions Of the President of the United States and
the able report Of the Secretary of the Treasury
produced their effect in England
The editors of the National Intellgencer, on the
2lst of February, 1885, remarked: at is indeed not
improbable that the free-trade propositions of our
secretary accelerated, if they did not prompt the
kindred measure in England of total repeal Of the
corn laws" l
II such fortunate result has been produced by
the liberal course of our government, what induce.
ments have we TO perseyere in our efforts TO place
| our commercial regulations upon the best footing
with all the powers Of the EARTH Ii is part Of the
policy of European governments "to encourage mo-
nopolies," says MIR. Bell Ii is certainly our duty
to discourage Them IL is our duty to make the adj
vance in the approach to free trade and by our in
faence and example, induce other governments to
follow our lead
tke great pleasure in recommending to my col
leagues upon the other side of the hall las well as
to the wing party generality the opinions Of a
senator standing high in their favor. The language
of that senator Mr.. WEssrERl was used in recent
speech in The Seuate and If 1t were in order, would
read an extract from il.
MIR GRAHAM, in his seat Read il.
Well, will do so. He was abiding To a speech
made by him at Baltimore in lS43. He said:
"sir, my correspondence, public and private, with Eng
land then led to anticipate before long change
of r. mi. wa rsspeS, 70 certain ARTICLES the
policy OF the laws And suggested in that speech
how veryimPortant would be- things should turn
as that that great product Of outhe Indian corno hich
we raised i've times much do OF wheat the pro
duet OF the west and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Of the State
Tennessee which raised annually did not know how
millionsI suggested say the great good fortune that
would happen, arrangement could be made by which
that article of human food could be freely imported
England And said that in the spirit that prevailed
which knew prevailed knew that the topic had been
discussed in the board Of trade In Engand arrange
mcnt could be made in proper manner produce
such result itwoud be piece Of great good fortune
The distinguished senator has not over-estimat-
ed the great good fortune which such an arrange
ment would confer upon Tennessee.
Already are they learning the value, in Ireland,
Of Indian corn, as an important portion of their
food; and when they have become skilful in its
preparation for the table, it will constitute cheap
and very necessary part Of their subsistence. Thus
will be opened to the Tennessee planter, by "a piece
of great good fortune" a market for his corn of
which he would be deprived, to grea, extent, by
an obstinate adherence to an exploded policy.
As an illustration of the increased importance OF
Indian corn an article of food in England, beg
leave to refer to speech made by Sir Robert Peel
in tie House Of Commons, April 8, 1886:
sir Robert Peel then said Sir wish to be excused by
honorable members for taking this opportunity of mention
ing subject Of immense Importance hope that honora
BILE gentlemen will make no answer to my statement or nv
appeal and that what am about to say will lead dis
custom trust that honorable gentlemen will consider
that am influenced solely BY my strong impressions to
the state Of the country. Ibeers that great r,poon
taking place Ireland introduction Of meal made of In
dian corn md that there has been created for
example Of workmen on railways, who subsisng for
the first time article Of foreign produce, which
able tcork much longer much better than fhe
subsised on that paery food The potato [Cheersl Nowith
standing the preudices which have existed against this
meal but which in the of removal there
immense demand gr the publication painting ou he way
chieh the meal be cooked aud dressed in the approved
in Ireland Indian corn, however is admitted
by sort of suerance under order Of the treasury
would sir give confidence to the importers il the
law were settled and If those engaged these speculation,
in the United States could have the guarantee
Parliament instead Of an order of the treasury
II is very easy for wise and liberal statesmen to
take the burdens from commerce. Mutual compro-
misses must be resorted to by mutual reduction OF
tariffs. 1t in this spirit that Mr.. Clay was in.
duced to take the tariff entirely of from French silks
in 1893. He assigns the reasons in the following
manner .. .r -.m. VS.
"By the bill Of the last session. the duty on French silks
was fixed at five per centum, and that Chinese silks
per centum ad valorem BY the bill now proposed the
other untouched twill frankly state Why made his dis
ncon II has been subject Of anxious desire with
not long customer in the great staples of country
Great Britain, Is great growing customer have been
dentay my knowledge the other day, which Is
that within the short period Of fourteen years. the
eoon Ras iss
upon introducing the compromise act.
| will proceed further to illustrate the famous
home market, SO much euogized by the wings.
The paragraph may be found in the Daily Ma
tional 1ntesencer, of May %, 1886
The subject Of the cotton manufactures Is one of sur
passing interest to the grower of cotton the grower Of
grain, and the manufacturer himself" ...
The last part Of the proposition is selfeyIdent,
and requires no proof. | will examine the first two
have obtained from Lowell, Massachusetts, infor.
nation of highly interesting character, which |
have attached as an appendix to my speech Il is
headed statistics of Lowell Manufactures, Janua-
ry, 1842, 1913, lS45, compiled from authentic
sources" ! presume the statements contained
therein are as favorable as the facts would Justify,
to the manufacturers they are probably made Out
by their direction. At all events, those interested
in the factories deal them out quite literally to yisi
ters. These tables contained in the appendix, are
posted up through the mills at Lowell to show the
amount Of business transacted there each year. By
an examination Of the appendix, it will be easy Ia
ascertain the amount consumed at Lowell of seven
articles, during the years 1842, l643, and lS45 ~
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