The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-11-26
THE TARIFF.

1t will be remembered that we made some re
marks, few days since, upon an article takcl
from the Gaena Advertiser, and the tollowin:
is tie lame reply of that Journal to our article
i ORR PRESENT TARIFF-A cotemporary
says:
"We had supposed that the salutary opera
tons of the present tariff, had produced such al
impression upon the more enlightened and con
sstent members of the Wing party, as to have
forever sealed up their mouths against a repro
duction of their old tariff notions
Call yon that Tariff salutary which carries al
the gold out Of the country, and leaves the
wheat and flour, and Indian corn in it, at present
prices? Western Hour is quoted in New York
at So "a to So 95-and the best wheat in the
world, at % cents. Choice wheat brings, in St
Louis, rs cents, and 90 cents in Chicago; com
mon, 80 to 60, in the first named city and % to
80 in the second. Even at Fthese prices, the
English market is gIutted Hereis an extract
from established authority:
"Since the repeal of the corn laws, up to the
present period, the supplies have constantly
been in excess of the demand, and the markets
have almost always labnred under great pres
sure; this was the throughout the year
1850, and with very deficient harvest, we had
low prices and supcr-abundant supplios-.narh
Lane Erpress, 2oth nit
The New York Times, asks pertnently,
and we draw our neighbors attention to the
facts:
"And this is the market to which the tariff of
$40 freedoms the enormous grain crop of the
United States market groaning with repe-
ton and depressed to the very lowest prices !.
Is it any wonder that our gold flows out at the
rate of a million week, while every thing else
that we have is rejected by a chronic glut in the
worlds market for breadstuffs : What hope is
there for the American farmer, in view of the
fact that the only mart the free trader leaves him
for his garnered crop, has been er-supped
for years /; and notwithstanding short production
at home, finds near neghbors who able to
provide food at tie same rates as the domestic
grower What hope but the destruction of the
present British tariff, and the substitute Of rea-
sonable protection,
We are asked whether we call that Tariff sal
utary, "which carries all the gold out of the
country, and leaves the wheat and -four and In
dian corn i'll it, at present prices" This is
very silly enquiry, when it is subject of every
days comment, in both the journals of this
country and Great Britain, that our exports are
more than double our imports, and, therefore, in
place Of taking the gold out of the country must
necessarily bring it into the country.
But, suppos. adopt the policy of shutting
out foreign manufactures, which would virtually
be establishing commercial non-intercourse,
would it afford better prices for our'productons
Yes, if increasing the amount of an article, and
lessening the demand rit, would produce this
result, but under no other circumstances.
1t is thus very system of protection, all over
the world, that has proved such a curse to our
great agricultural interest. And just as the most
enlightened and powerful nation of Europe be-
gins to perceive the justice and necessity Of a
more liberal policy, and has made move in the
direction of reform, the influence of which, in a
few years, will be felt, and the example adopted,
by other nations, a cry is raised by the Wing
party of this country, to defeat this great and
salutary public reform.
Free trade is the true doctrine-and as it be-
comes more general, mankind will be relieved
of most onerous and odious burden.
The Advertiser must produce better testimony
in support of It's opinion, than the above, we
shall set it down as feeble exponent Of high
protection.
For the Advertiser neglect in properly quo
ting our language, we have nothing to say. 1t
is in conformity with an established usage ofl
the editors and members of that party.