Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-02
DELEGATES.
A Home Market.


The people will demand the restoration
Of the tarifi,-lhe protective system of 1S42.
They now demand il. The real results of
its overthrow are now becoming realized
The Potato rot in Europe, and the short
crops there, followed by the war in Mexico,
have made an unusual demand for our sur
plus produce-and delayed the hour Of our
calamity; but the time has now come, when
the stack yards, and the corn-felds and the
granaries Of this vast agricultural region,
from the Atlantic TO the Mississippi, are
grooming with plethora, and there is no
relief-there is no foreign market--and the
\ home market has been sacrificed by the
overthrow of the principle of incidental pro-
lection. If the tariff of 1912 had stood UNI
I'll now, we should hare hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars invested in manufacturers
now, in the county of Grant-and an ade-
quate market for all our agricultural pro-
what we musi have. Does any man in his
senses believe, that our farmers are to be
doomed to raise wheat aud corn forever for
the pitful pirtance which they will receive
for il after deducting the cost of its trans
portation to Liverpool-or even to New
York?
The things which we want to buy with
our produce, are mostly things which can
be made here, and will he made here as
cheap as anywhere, if sufficient encourage
ment is offered to protect and save them in
their infancy. Why should the farmer of
Blake's Prairie, be at the expense ofsending
a barrel of f,onr to New York city, al a cost
of 50, for freight, to buy his fulled cloth!-
Could not that fillcd cloth be made just as
cheap at n wooden factory on Grant river or
Warmers creek' Certainly; and the man
ufacturer could afford nearly as much for
the barrel of flour here, as he could if his
manufactory were in Massachusetts. The
most valuable exchange to both parties is
that which is easiest made The NEST lu-
crative trade 10 both parties, Is that between
the town and the country. lfthe coal dig
ger Of Pennsylvania and the digger of lead
ore in Wisconsin, were obliged 20 meet each
other half way in wagons, 10 exchange COM
moditieS, it would be losing business to
both parties. Ii the coal digger We're com
PEELED to haul his coal in wagons to Mmeral
p,iot a,,l with II Ia buv his lead II vouh
ruin him. So il our farmer hauls his wheat
and corn and oats 20 Manchester or Lowell,
and exchanges ii for satinet or calcoes, il
viii ruin him; ii he brings some Of the fac
tories OF Manchester and Lowell and plants
them upon the Platte and Grant river, he
can trade with them aud il viii enrich him.
We have industry enough-we produce
enough; but our products are too gross 10
transport; aud Ne must couiriye To bring the
consumer amongst us. The principle Of.
accidental protection viii bring Us a marke,
will bring consumers amongst US, The
thing Is obvious enough. Il Is illustrated in
the daily practice Of every stock FEEDER
How Why the stock feeder does not cut
oil bis corn, bu, he drives up his stock and
fee.ls the corn on the ground. Whyi Be- /
cause every inch be has TO remove corn from J
the spo, !, grew on, costs han mon<y. A
hog,e u,arks, NC mas, have and the nearer
houae the better.
Is one of cur contemporaries inquiries, :