The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-04-05
ORR former.
Inadequate Encouragement to Home
Industry.
HOW 1T INJURIES THE FARMER.

For the interest of the American Ag-
riculturalist, the beat of all importationr
is the importation Of men, for the obvious
reason, that every one who takes up his
residence among us, adds SO much to the
productive power of the country. But
Immigrants from foreign countries are
more especially beneficial to The Farm
ers, when the policy of the Government
is such as to tempt them to the manutac-
ture of oar o,cn raW materials: for all
their wages are sure TO be invested in
food or raiment--in something Mat comes
outof the land; and how much better to
have these wages expended and kept
here in circulation in our own country,
than TO have them go abroad in pay
ment for the products Of foreign labor!
1t becomes, then, an interesting ques-
ton, how these consumers Of the pro-
ducts of our agriculture are to be brought
here in the greatest number !
A very large portion Of those who do
come, are brought by means which are
contributed and sent to them by their
relatives who have preceded them. The
lower the wages for manufacturing la
Dor, the greater will be the number
thrown for subsistence on the plough,
and the less must be the surplus which
remains to be sent abroad to transport
hither those who are not only deprived
of the means of coming, but whose desire
to come is impaired and extinguished in
proportion as you extnguish lis hope Of
lettering his condition. Cannot every
Farmer and Planter of common sense,
then, understand how much he is con-
cerned in the dtcersifcatton md reuard
ofiu5or which attracts men TO come here
to his side, and there constitute for him
able customers to buy and consume the
products of his plough and his orchard
Quoting from Mr.. Carey's essay on the
Harmony of Interest, the distinguished
Editor Of BIackwoods Edinburgh Mag
ozjac says: eve hold by this PROPOSE
ton, we'll understood and energetically
supported in America, that When a na-
ton makes market at home for nearly
oU IT'S products, other nations hare TO
come and seek achat they require, and pay
tie highest price; and thu when it does
not mike a market ut home, markets must
be sought abroad, and then sales mast be
madc at tie Lowest prices 2 eff this be
true" says the foreign Reviewer, sit
VIII follow that the way to sell at the
highest prices, and to buy at the lowest,
is to buy ind sell at home"
That it is true, any farmer OF common
sense may satisfy himself by supposing
a familiar case; as for example:
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING TO SELL,
AND WAITING FOR YOUR CUSTOMER
TO COME AND BUY.
Farmer MARTIN, we will suppose, has
a surplus horse that he can we'll part
with, and wants to buy choice ram to
cross his fine flock, that is beginning to
decline from too long breeding in and
in. His nelghbor Thomas has a fine
ram more than he wants. and is deficient
in horse for all work. Neither of
them knows the wants nor the surplus of
the other, and the question is, which of
them places himself most in the power of
the other, and deals to the least advan-
tage-Alartin, who takes his horse to
Thomas farm, and exhibits him for sale,
and makes known his necessity for get
ting good ram; or Thomas, who has
his ram tied and thrown into cart, and
goes to Martin and says: 'Martin want
TO sell you ram, having more than
need, and ain deficient in a horse, hav-
ing lost one last week by the BOTS
Have yon one that you can part with !"
l., ,,ot ,l,,, That tbo 500 +J,,, 90
Piled to, and to whom the other had dis
closed his wants and his superhuities,
wonld at once perceive his advantage
and begin to fight shy Would he not
at once hold back and appear Indifferent
about buying or selling! And is it not
certain that the traffic would end in an
advantage on the side Of the one to whom
the other comes with his commodity for
sale If not, he must either be very
green at bargain, or more than usually
disinterestcd Well, just so it is with
nations.-We are constantly pressing
our -four and beef, cotton, pork, butter,
and cheese on forei On markets, instead
of building up our own market by excl
ting competition for the products of the
plough and the spade, the dairy and the
orchard, among customers here at home
employed and we'll paid in other and
thriving industries.
So, too, with the tobacco planter, who
looks TO foreigners to buy his crops. If
by the protection of American manu-
features, he would lead those in Europe
who are now prevented from shutting
and chewing and smoking his tobacco,
by the high duties levied on it, to come
here where they could consume ten
pounds to one, it would not be many
years be fore he could sell ten pounds
where now he can sell but one. All
this is perfectly plain, and, but for par