Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-07-19
A Free Trade Nut.

Massachusetts has nearly 100000 nb,l
ian,s is rich in labor, wealth and prospeui,-
her people are all producers or manufaclpr.,
They live in peace and plenty, and conn,J
the attention not only Of the people of aq,,
boring States. bu. of foreign countries ALA.
OF them her people buy the raw material AZ
manufacture all they consume, profii by The
own industry, reap the earnings Of those ',
bow to their skill and enterprise, pocketrhe
ierest upon all their own and much of t6l
neighbors' capital, draw within her borders N
cream Of enterprise, talent and learning an
reward all according to their dues, owing n
world around them nothing. and see sus /
clear and unclouded vision, nough, bu succ,,
and prosperity ahead
Why is this ! Thus:
She pays ST. 25 per bushel for wheat !,
gives in pay 25 yards of brown sheering
cents per yard. She pays 60 cents for bp4
ell OF corn, and gives in pay l yard of 500.
satline. She pays $1,000 for bbI. Of be,
and gives in pay yards of super. broad co
Now take western state lllnios, lOr nl
stance. She is rich in labor, natural SOIL iaI
heavens elements of prosperity. Her pea,
ATE all producers from The soil. but norhing r5I
manufactures. They live in fear only of cp,|
ded corn markets, and accept of The purcbp|
of her commodity by people from sister Sls
as boon or gra'ui,y. Of Others she buy, i
her manufactured goods, expends the prof |
her own labor in transportation charges Oui
in, loses her surplus capital, wastes her ers
prise, talen, and learning, owes everyhOig d
wards none beyond bare living and taa!
upon the future with nothing but hope
She sells wheat a. 60 cents bu,he,
takes her pay in yards of sheeting at 10 cen
per yard She sells corn for 90 cents bus
ell, and takes her pay in sailineis al The rae
$3.50 per yard. She sells beef for 81
barrel, and takes her pay In yard Ofba
cloth.
Well--what now? Simply this F.: The ig /
culturst in Massachusetts receives 25 yard, I
sheeting for bushel of wheat, while he ii
nolan receives but 6; the difference il, say
or 400 per cent The first receives ysd f
good saiiinet for bushel of corn; the ha :
only one seventh of a yard or difference
600 TO 700 per cent. The first receives yr
of broadcloth for barrel of beef, while hs5
ter gets only L yard (; or difference Of
per cent.
But, says knowing one, the Massachus
man cannot raise the bushel of wheat, ''
&C.. to buy the 400. 500 or 600 per cen, n'
in difference For the sake of argument,
it, if you please, that he cannot equal you
his own family, his son and daughter, recai1
more prof. for their labor in manufaclurin!
25 yards iha, BOUGHT one bushel Of vi,
FROM you, than you did in growing 0G
for the yards you RECEIVED. by 200 pei
while the difference between the intrinsic
Of the yards you received and the u
they paid for The same amour, of susienan''
each case, is the real meat of the nuI you
or soon must crack and you will find i 10
hands of politicians, spectators, and l'
or transit men. II
In other words, bring machinery. and
sumers to tend them TO your own town. n
facture your own goods. and you, 100, VII +
ceive 25 yards of sheeting for bH''
wheat for The wheat will have advance
price, having plenty Of consumers n''
while The sheeting, having no freight and
ulator's fees 10 pay, can be sold Tor h'e :