The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-30

palnest and most fofcibe arguments IN favor OF
which we have seen for many day. Mr. Tyler thinks
that "he cotton manufactures placed on ioohng
no longer to be influenced by the movements at wash
ington." These cotton manufactures, however we
think influence these movements The love OF money
is remorseess the lust OF power ana poh are com
bned in New England to uphold a. a hazards e pro-
presidential election has shown Enraged beyond meas
| ure at the nomination of the STAKEHOLDER and cotton
planter and enveloped in the whlrlwnd OF Their own
soil agitation yet the people of New England were
no sooner satisfied that in the election OF General Taylor
they had hope of the restoration OF the tariff OF 1912
than the whole protective party united IN his support
Fanatcism itself orsook the affairs of the furies, and
rushed to the temple OF mammon.-NashvHe Union.
SHERWOOD FOREST, (va.,) Feb 5, ls49
Ny DEAR Your letter Of the sth January with its
enclosure, duly reached and | have read both the
one and the other with much interest OF late years il
has become manifest that whenever increased demand
for breadstus which is necessarily attended with in
creased prices, takes place in foreign countries there is
proportionate decline in the price of cotton. Men must
eat-that is primary necessity which cannot be dis
pensed with; and when they driven to purchase
breadstuis at high price, they forced into cnrta
ment of expenditure in providing themselves with the
material for clothing, which is also necessity under the
influence OF organized and civilized society," but neces
shy neither so pressing nor urgent One may well be
PEERLESS 10 bed 1t obvious there is but remedy for
the cotton planter in the contingency mentioned; and
that is to multiply, far possible the markets for his
cotton. To depend upon the market of a single coun-
ty-Great Britain, for examples 10 incur the certainty
OF periodical postraiion OF the price. The failure of
the cotton growing region But with other markets
to supply although undoubtedly affected by the loss of
To be yet the asp e ss, I0aS
of free interchange with all the nations of the earth
which, in view of the mmensity of the production,
ves the constant and increasing efforts OF the govern
ment 10 attain.
In this view of the subject, the home market is I'M
doubleday OF the greatest Importance Considering the
extent of our country, its shores washed by the
waters OF two oceans-the rapid increase OF its pOpula
ton-a population which duplicates in series of twenty
three years, and all the wants OF refined and enghen
ed society in still greater rato-along with its almost
preternatural development of power and strength, the
day may be considered at hand if ii has not in
part come, when the plough and spindle must and will
be in the closest proximity, and when the American
market will be OF vastly greater Importance to the cotton
planter than that of the world besides. This state OF
things may be unduy FASTENED delayed by the action
of the federal government, but it will finally and
come would have done somewhat later POSSIBLY, but
on nsa
bly, have produced IT, and man, the creature OF selfin
eres would be the voluntary and ready instrument to
The planter has SEEM fancied that he saw in
the early stages of popu ation, injury inflicted
him in the effort by high duties 10 restrict the field of the
labrlcator in order to induce portion of people
give up the and the plough the ship and the for
the loom and the spindle He wanted the markets of the
Old World fully opened for his cotton, and the ports of
this country equally wide open for the introduction of
foreign fabrics, thereby increasing the demand for the
raw material through the greater ability to purchase
not that he opposed to the development of the arts
in America but that he desired to see that development
the result of natural and not artificial causes. The time
for that development he knew would come with the in
crease of population; but he wished in the interim
enjoy the advantages OF existing systems which had
grown up in the midst of the oyergrown population
of Europe The fact that under the act of 1876 new
manufactures, and in considerable numbers, rising
up all over the country is proof that the day has al
ready dawned in which the cotton planter may look
for an immensely valuable market at his own doors
when the 20,O0O,O00 and shortly to be 49, 900,
to be clothed out of the product of his fields through
the product of their industry, and that too without
which
furnish TO the foreign fabricator The United States may
justly be regarded as having monopoly OF the cotton
can, if the competition be left free, compete with that
raised upon soil This is seen by reference TO our
The plantation States will go on increasing until the
home price shall regulate the foreign pricewhen the
Eng!ishman shall look to the American prices
rent than those of his own country. Now. you know,
it is different. London, Liverpool, and Manchester reg
uate the prices at Boston, Charleston, and New Orleans
When this shall have changed the cotton grower will
want no better barometer TO Indicate his prosperity.
Affected he will be undoubtedly even then by short
crops in Europe but the great home demand will still
continue unDiuenccd to any considerable degree by the
price of breadsns and his remuneration for his labor
will be comparatively certain. The home demand for the
raw material has asonshnsy increased in the last few
years. and will be most rapidly augmented Tor the time.
Domeslcs are already constituting important item in
our list OF exports and are found in greater or less guam
titles in every part of the globe We lose ourselves in
an attempt to calculate the progress of American INDUS
try skill, and capital The philosopher in his closet may
deduce the existence OF planet and locate in the
the past the probable advance of society other parts of
the gabe, but our progress defes calculation The
figures for to-day merely shadow forth the results of
morrow. The boy is told of bowling wildernesses, in
habed only by wild beasts, or savage than
they Manhood dawns upon him, and the same wilds
have become highly cultivated country Astounding in
the arts of civilization and refinement. The day is on
us even now when our twenty millions of people are
clothed by American LOOMS and the day will arrive
than he calculate, when those looms will clothe mil
lions of other countries. These and must be the na,u
raj results of our progress No impulse from govern
ment is necessary produce it. II is fortunate that it is
footing longer be influenced by the movements at
Washington. This great interest is taken away from
the politicians, who have for years used football
with which to play the game of politics Natures de-
crees not 10 be subverted hndered in their
by the efforts of She wills, and what she wills is
done. Export Duties to be laid in pursuance of the
amendment you suggest to the constitution, might in
some respects be productive OF good but they would not
be unaccompanied by evil One of the evils which sug
the producer of cotton in other countries The true po
cy of government should be to preserve, far
possible, the monopoly of the plant in hands, 10
hold control the issues of peace and But
without pursuing the inquiry, 1t Is only necessary TO say,
that such constitutional amendment is impractcable
are all efforts to amend the constitution The politicians
will break it, but will never amend it. You and |, then,
arrive at our conclusions by different ways, but still
do conclude that American looms and spndes will not
only supply the millions of America, but at distant
: time the millions of the world
With sentiments OF high respect, am dear sir YOURS
HAMILTON SMITH, esq, Louisville. KY.