Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-01-12

2 the freight IRON New Orleans to Bost
differs but little from that between Live
pool and Boston; and the freight from mai
- points in the interior is greater than fro
o England to the United States. Thus Il
o average freigetaffom the Ohio river to B,
timore is greater than from the same pla,
: to LIveepool;iyet the annual exchanges
products between the Ohio and Baltimo
4 exceedfby many millions that between Ra
: tlmore and Liverpool. The Canadas ar
: adjacent provinces upon our borders, with
population less than two millions, exchane
imports and exports with us less in amour
than the Siatc of Connecticut, with a popl
lation OF 800 600; showing that, if thes
iproyinces were united with us by free trade
our annual exchanges with them would ris
to 4o,00o,O0e dollars. Itisnot the freigh
then, that creates the chiefobstacle to inte,
changes Of products between ourselves ar
foreign countries, but the duties. Whe
we reflect, alsn, that exchange Of ptoduc,
i depends chiefly upon diversity-which i
greater between our own country and III
rest ofthe world than between the dif1erer
States afthe Union under a system Of re
ciprocal free trade with all the world. tn
augmentation arising from greater divers
ty ofproducts would equal the diminutio
caused by freight. Thus, the southern
States exchange no cotton with each other
nor the western States flour, nor the manu-
featuring Stateslike fabrics. Diversity @
products is essential to exchanges; and
Englandand America were united by abso
lutte free trade, the reciprocal exchange
between them would soon far exceed tht
whole foreign commerce of both; and will
reciprocal free. trade with all nations, oul
own country with its pre- eminent adyanta
ges, would measure its annual trade in i'm
ports and exports by thousands of millions
Of dollars sss-.s; ye.sss.--. ,,~e.. ..-@s
In my last annual report, and that which
preceded, it was proved that the home mar.
ket was wholly inadequate for, our vast ag
cul:sral products. We have long had 70,
grain and provisions the undivided markets
OF our own people. But these are not suf
|cient; and in a single year we have, with
abundance Of food retained at home, SUD.
piled the world with an addition at once dur.
ing the last year, as shown by table AA,.of
S4 .332, 2S2 in value Of breadstuffs and
provisions; bringing the value exported that
year up to Is, ,906, ,273 dollars. Our man
ufacturers could not have consumed This
or their non-consuming, machines,
which are substituted in their workshops
taRSf e4laibarsa aGman.sx.aIfth tha eneray of our
own people can add Al ,332, ,2e2 dollars to
the export, and supply our breadstuffs and
provisions in single year, what could
they not add to such products if thew enioy-
ed free Of duty the markets of the world?
by table BIB, it appears that the augmenta-
ion OF our domestic exports, exclusive Of
specie, last year, compared with the preced.
ng year.. was AZ, ,856, ,5D2 dollars, or upwards
'f AZ per cent and at the same rate per.
cent. per annum of augmentation, would
,mount in ls49, per table &C, to 32e .959,.
'93,, OF much greater than the domestic
export from State to State. (See tables
rom seven to twelve, inclusive.) The fu-
ure per centage Of increase may not be so
great; but our crpacity for such increased
production is proved 10 exist, and that, we
could furnish these exports far above the
domestic demand, if they could be exchan.,
,ed free of duty in the ports Of all nations.
ihe energetic American, freeman can
nd does perform far more. effective labor
2 day, than what is, called by the restric-
onists the pauper labor of Europe; and :,
heretore. the employer can pay more for
oy's toll to our workingmen. Measured
y the day, the wages here may be higher
han IN Europe; but measured by, the work
one on that day, there is but little differ
nee. And when all our capitalists las
ONE already have} shall find it to be their
rue interest, in addition to the wages paid
ne American workman, to allow him vol
ntnrlly, because it augments the profits of
apitnl, fair interest in those profits,
I'D elevate him to the rank of a partner
the concern, we may then defy oil COM
etition. This is the same principle illus.
,ated by uniform experience, proving that
9 who rents his farm, builds his house,
ails Ill his. his ships, OR condacts any other bust
ess upon shares, reolizes the largest re.
lrn; and that lie who works by the lob
rodnces more in the same time than the
borer whose wages are paid by the dav.
he skill. energy and industry, the inter-
i and pride in success, the vigilance and
srseverance that will be manifested by
lr intelligent workingmen under such a {
'sten, will far more than refund to capi- i
such reasonable participation in its prot: ,
!, and enable such American establishments (
supply all the nations of the world. The
PRODUCTION of this system will be vounta- I
!, because it is most just and beneficial to c
parties. ). It is the participation of all
II people in the. Government, that is one t
eat cause ofour prosperity; aud the par d
;lpalion of our workingmen in the profits '
our industrial establishments would ex- It
bit similar results. Our whale and other Il
hFerless ne present strong evidence Of the sue. a
'ss attending American industry. when d
IT intelligent freemen-lhe workingmen il
the concern stimulated by Just par Ii
;'patlen in the profits, have driven from Il
9 most distant seas the whale-shios oflo
est other nations. and nearly monopoliz. h
/ this this pursuit. The intelligent working v
en- OF our country are tar better nre. "
red for the adoption Of this truly repub. y
IAN system than those Of any. other nation. |,
d this elevation ofthe toiling millions oil
nerica to a just participation in the prof: b
of that capital which is made fruitful on. II
by their industry, will yet enjoy as great q
triumph as that unfettered trade and un, is