The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-05

aow, that il Is against the interest Of their
State to have home market aye, and to
pay for il too, for no nation can have mar
ket Of any kind without paying for It. 1t is
surely more the part OF patriotism and wis
dom to pay for home market than for
eign market, and not all the special plead
ing ofthe opposition from Bundelcundup 10 the
late Secretary Of the Treasury will be able,
in our humble opinion, to persuade the people
d this country, Tor any ength Of time, that
they ought to sacrifice their own interests to
promote the interests Of the people Of other
countries. The bare idea Of the Northern
States furnishing market for all the pro
ducts Of Virginia, appears to be absolutely
distressing to the statesmen of the Walker
school yet they are ready to seek for
eign market for the same products, even
though foreign market yields them less in
return.
The difference between home and
foreign market is so vastly in favor Of the
former, that il is surprising, any statesman
should be found to advocate the latter as
preferable, as more conducive to the public
interestss Even though the home market
may have to be created BY system Of indi-
rect taxation, the very operation Of creating
il brings with il public and private benefits,
and in few years the industry which is thus
walked into existence, will not need the fos-
tering hand Of revenue policy to keep it
alive, Thus the tax 81 which the Walker
ian school complains so bitterly as the price
Of creating home market, is soon brought
to an end. But ow is il with the foreign
market' The tax, to which weare subject
ed for its creation and maintenance, never
ends. We are the constant prey Of the
stranger, without the means Of self-defence
when attempted TO be imposed on.
These positions are impregnablc, five have
stated them correctly. No people, who
obey the injunction tomake their bread by the
sweat Of their brow, will occupy any other
They cannot be driven from them, even BY
! tne OpCfuuou " SUCH y IcNeHue dCt ~ tnat
Of 1916. That act is protective in its
character, but the error is, that il IS not suf-
GENTLY SO to develope the national industry
with wholesome rapidity. The Virginians
see and feel this-or are beginning to see
and feel it--as Pennsylvania has seen AMI
felt il; and five boldly predict the rapid ap-
kproach Of the period, il il is not now, that
EOld Dominion will vindicate the doctrine Of
Wing revenue policy, which is no more nor
less than protection, by means Of indirect
taxation Of the national industry from the
competition Of the cheaper labor Of foreign
countries.
Buta we have already said, we are re-
joiced to see the Union stirring up this ques-
ton. We hope our friends in Virginia and
elsewhere, will boldly meet their opponents
in the strife. five can't keep the majori-
ty in the next House Of Representatives, in
the face Of investigation Of our doctrines. we
want it not. We know, however, we shall
not only keep il for the next two years, but
for the next twenty years, f our opponents
will only meet US upon fair ground aud give
our arguments a hearing. II they have
faith in their doctrines, they will do SO.