Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21

may be her condition, larger amount OF breadsus thar
the deficiency in her ability supply will require even
though buy from her double treble the amount OF he
productions So, In like MANNER when her crops fall she
only WILL but must take from other countries what the
wants of her population require even though be three OF
tenfold what they take from her.
This principle was fully exempfed in the famine year
le47 when immense supplies Of breadsus to Europe
caused such heavy balance in favor even though 1t did
increase imports from the very already alluded to,
Of creating such degree of prosperity in the country to
extend desire and ability for the consumption Of such
articles of foreign Injuries could not supply ourselves
and the opposite result is exhibited at the present time, when
making excessive mportatons, not only without
equivalent extra demand, but the contrary with dimn
shed from Europe, far below what she took from US
when inporaons much less than they now
The foregoing statements show that the farming population
Of the country without any extraordinary stimulus, pro-
duce supply equal $685. l2l to meet any urgent de-
mand Of foreign Market amount more than equal to the
average value Of the export of cotton from this country
But find this of nearly sixty nine millions, which
rewarded the toll Of the farmer Of the country in ls47,
dwarfed down in 1850 to the comparatively insignificant
amount Of S26, 05l, 373a falling off in the rewards Of la
Dor Of the farmer alone in two years Of S42, $50,
When il is remembered that very large proportion Of the
citizens Of this country engaged in the business Of farm
ing, and how much of the permanent wealth and true glory
of the republic depends their webepg and prosperity, il
would to be the dictate of enlightened selshness
well as duty OF patriotism, TO mould, if possible, the
laws regulating trade and revenue furnish for them
home permanent market with remuneating prices. As
such market be found abroad may well suggest
inquiry whether legislation, in providing, Of necessity, for
revenue, shall not, by encouraging diversity Of employ
ment in our own country the only safe and
ket for farming productions which be obtained
The policy here suggested is strengthened by comparison
Of the value and amount Of the home compared with the
foreign market has been estimated that consumption
Of food, ament furniture &C. is about 500 for each ind
vdual OF this sum from Sc ST. shown by statement,
-, of foreign productions which, ssy at Sc so per
head, would require an importation of about $780, e0O 000
Il will at once appear how insignificant this when
compared with the amount of home products consumed.
Upon the basis Of 500 per head the foreign production
furnishes So SO head the aggregate $3.50 900
the residue, or 500 80 each, requires annually the Of
about 81 100 600 to be supplied by industry.
BY reference to table il will be seen that our average con.
sumption OF imp rs per head for thirty years has been SIS o.
Any material excess over that average in the years
1885, and 1882 has been surely followed by the most
results The imports Of the past year have been
ceeded in amount only by the year ls36 and if the Off
cia figures could be made to represent the true cost of the
imports Of the former year, 1886 would is believed
not be exception The imports of first quarter of the
present year show increase of than Sls 900
the corresponding quarter Of the last year, indicating
importation for the current year greater by many millions
than the imports of any previous one, and consumption per