Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-07-25
Protection on Homo Industry.

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In order to induce patient to submit
TO medicine or regimen, i is necessary
that he should be convinced Of the ex-
istence of his disease.
The United States, as is admitted by
all intelligent writers, enjoy the best form
of a government in the world. They
possess more of the natural resources for
wealth, power and comfort, than any
other country.
1t would therefore be natural to pre-
sumo that they ought TO be the happiest
and richest nation OIL the earth. This is
not the case, however.
The little Island of Great Britain.
without any natural resources, is far
more wealthy. England, with all her
! national debt, which is held In terron.en.
owes nobody but her own people. There
is, therefore, no drain of specie from the
channels of her trade to pay foreign
debts and interest. The people of Eng
land hold, besides the whole of her own
national debt, some $40, 100000 of Rus,
sian debt, and debts against the United
States Government, and against most of
The States of this Union--bonds of our
Railtoads--Bank stocks and commercial
debts, which, in the aggregate, amount
TO an almost incompatible sum, which
by excessive importa,ions. is swelling to
an alarming rate. This, too, at time
that immigration is flooding TO the coun-
try and bringing much cash or movable
capital with them.
England is draining us of the precious
metals, and getting us into debt, holding
all OF our public stocks and securities for
those articles which the United States
could furnish better than England.
Atany given rate of wages for laborers.
America can furnish a better and cheap
er article of iron than England. Ore is
found in abundance, of the best quality,
in various parts of the United States SUR
rounded BY the most fertile agricultural
lands, and in the most salubrious climate;
and the valley of the Mississippi has the
elements; resources, and capacity for
wooden manufactures commensurate TO
the wants Of the whole world.
What would be the effect npon the
agricultural and laborlng interests of the
United States, these two articles SO es.
sential TO our comfort in peace, and to
our defence and safety! The effect
would most assuredly be an increased an
active, and constant demand for every
grade Of industry, affording employment
10 thousands who are now seeking in
vain for that which is shifted TO their ge-
Mus or constitution. The landholders
OF America, instead Of the landholders of
Europe, would be the proprietors of pay
ing securities.
But it is asked, if(armers and laborers
are to be made independent by the spirit
ed prosecution Of these branches of in
dustry, would not the consumers of them
be compelled to pay higher for them?
To this may be answered without
fear of refutation, that whenever the in
dustry, and enterprise of America has
been directed 10 any branch of manufac.
lures, by Governmental encouragement
or protection, that the consumer has new
er been compelled to pay higher for the
article SO protected.
The home competition has in every
instance reduced the price. ALI records
of prices will bear testimony TO this.
Is it not strange that the farmers of
the West who held the political power
of the country in their own hands, will
throw this great advantage TO pamper-
ed landed aristocracy in Europe, while
our own landed democracy are locking
in vain for constant and remuneraling
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