The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-06-22

Your memnrlallst, confidently believes,
that if the Protective tariff OF 1923 had
been continued till this time, the entire
crop of cotton grown in the United States,
could now have been manufactured a,
home by American citizens, and mostly
in the states in which is grown The
manufacturers Of which would all have
been fed with American provisions, and
that the revenues which would have ac-
crued TO the government from dutv-pay-
ing goods, which would have been con-
sumed BY so many we'll paid, we'll fed
American freeman, would have been more
than ten times the amount than would
be received under any system of Free
trade; and that the Home market for
wheat; that would have been required for
starch, and sizing of such an amount of
goods, would have been twice as much as
was exported 10 England, France, and
Russia in 1871.
For the truth of tins assertion, vour
memorlaist begs leave to refer your hon
orable body, to the Report OF the REGISTER
OF the Treasury iol the fiscal year, ending
30th Of September 1871. In that year
the whole exports OF wheat, and flour as
wheat, to the whole world, amounted only
to SAT- ,0S5 bushels, and l2,500 bushels
OF corr. OF the above amount England
took OF wheat, 1894 ,355 bushels to the
value OF 81 ,o27,526 and the 800 bush
els OF corn,
The three great nations England, France
and Russia, with whom we most traffic,
took only 1862 bushels OF corn, OF the
value ofS Ills, or about one bushel out
OF every five thousand bushels produced.
By the above, it will be seen that En-
gland took only 1862 bushels OF corn,
and l,S94,03+ bushels of wheat, to the
value of $1,90l,S03: notwithstanding
the TACT that we took S45, 10000 worth
of her manufactured goods, l5,l43,0OU
of which was duty free. 70 France we
exported only 800 bushels OF wheat,
value, $6,92S. " bile we took Of her
products, S22,+7s,lo9, Sl6,6l9, 507 Of
which was duty free, much of which was
the article of Zinu in its various forms.
EXhaustless beds Of the ore OF Zinc, eighty
per cent pure metal, is found in Pennsyl
vania near navigabie water, within seven
ty miles OF our own Wilmington. Pro-
lection only is wanted to insure this metal
to be extensively worked INTO the various
forms IN which ii is used, to wit Sheets
Tor roofing and flooring, fine paints, &c.
The whole amount of imports from all
, the world in 1871 was 1927. 049 1877
The exports during the same period
amounted to Sl06 1892, 100, leaving bal
ance Of trade against us, If S21 ,563,450
this balance in part has to be paid in gov
eminent and state stocks; the interest OF
which, hangs as a horse leach, upon the
vitals OF our country.
| Your memorIaIist has demonstrated hi,
position he trusts, beyond all cavil, that
low duties will not induce Europe to take
our breadstulIs. There Was fair experr-
ment; the duties in 1871 were at the low.
est point under the Compromise, and al
though we took $32, 062,5 500 duty fee
from England, and France, out OF an i'm.
portation Of only sos, 5S,ll6, yet those
two great nations with Russia TO boot. who
altogether govern the world. and with
whom we most trade, took only l 1928 SOC
bushels Of wheat, and 1850 bushels OIL
corn, to the value of S1,9Ol ,S03.
Your memoriaist believes that the sta
tlstlcal facts here set forth, are sufficient
to induce your Honorable Body, to SC
modify the tariff Of 1916, as to give pro-
lection TO the labor of our country, 10 all
ITS various emp'oymen,s, as WE'LL the mar
uiacturlng, agricultural, and commercial
IN preference TO the foreign labor of En-
gland and France, or any other foreign
governments in their offers Of free trade.
The TACT OF their cxacting such heavy du-
ties, OF, from one thousand to twelve hun
bred per cent, on the one single item OF
our agricultural products, 10 wit: Tobacco.
Is sufficient evidence Of their lnsincerity.
i YOU memorlais will cite but single
case at home in the State of Delaware, to
show the Importance OF change Of tariff
In 1889, only 100 houses We're erected in
the entire State, but after the tariff of ~
went fully into operation, as we trusted
permanently, business increased, and in
the years lSi4-5 and 6, an average of 800
houses were constructed in the city oil
Wilmington alone, many OF which were
large, and employed for manufacturing
purposes. The past year one hundred
dwellings, We're not put up, and now,
more than two hundred buildings are ten
an'Iess, the former occupants having been
driven from employment, by the influx OF
goods, the handy work Of men in a foreign
country. The Consequence is, that real
estate in Wilmington has fallen full twenty
per cent, and that OF our manufacturing
companies much more. Two hundred
shares Of the Franklin Cotton Factory of
this city, were sold at public auction, a
few weeks since, which only brougl, eigh-
! teen dollars md GEr l.antc nor share ,nnnr,