The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-10-14
producer not subject to charges would un
derbid and eppross the market.


, derbd and engross the market.
But there is another law of trade whic
is equally cogent and universal, and her
would suggest that it might be well e
the Hon. Senator Mr.. Douglas) to stud
more the laws oftrade, and less those {
Presidential nominations?
have to say, then, Mr.. President, tina
il is an inexorable law Of trade that tn
price Of any article depends on the relalio
which the supply bears to the demand.
the supplyis very large, much beyond tn
demand, then the price will be proportion
a,ely low. If the supply is less than th'
demand, or much less, then the price vii
be high, or very high. Hence, no matte
what charges are laid on Northwestern
wheat, they will not augment the price
the law here adyerted to will rule. Be
sides, the wheat Of that section, as already
observed, will when il arrives at the ulti
mate market, come in competition with th'
wheat Of New York, New Jersey, PennsyI
vania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
and must be sold at the same price,
Hence, the profits to accrue to the North
western producer must be diminished b,
the charges imposed, whatever they may
be. Already the agricultural product.
from that section are subject to enormou;
burdens. The farmer there has, in etfec,
to pay the usual charges for freight, sto
rage, commissions, insurance, Wharfage
ldrayage--a dark catalogue, sufficient Of it
selfto bring down the compensation Of my
log cabin friend TO very small pittance
But the honorable Senator is not satisfied
with these burdens; he proposes TO add ,
system oftonnage duties to be demanded
not at one point only, but at many points
but be shond recoIlect that even the came
may be so loaded as to crush him by the ad
dition of feather. One would suppose,
from the course of the honorable Senator
that taxation and duty paying is regarded
as sort of luxury in the Northwest, but
am inclined TO think there are some at
least who will take a different view Of the
subject.
But let US look little farther into the
matter, and let Us illustrate the working Of
the s. 81 m at tie Northwest, by taking
for example, the harbor of Chicago. Lei
US suppose ,ha, the honorable Senator hai
got his ship rugged, manned, and ahoat.-
He goes into the port Of Chicago and takes
in a cargo of wheat. when up steps the
State or city tax gatherer, and demand
toll, or the proposed tonnage duty. Who
pays il? ask does The city Of Chicago
pay il? Not at all. 1t is paid BY the far.
mers Of northern and middle Illinois, south
ern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, or wherever
else the wheat may come from. 1t is
then, a proposition TO enable the city OF
Chicago TO improve its harbor, not at the
expense Of The people Of that city, but Al
the expense Of the farmers Of the sur
rounding country.
Now what think We, farmers ofthe West
Of this scheme Of Judge Douglas? 1t may
90 for him, bu, it is not principle Of the
democratic" party, say you. Well, the
proper way to come at that is 10 refer to
the recoid--it, you know, cannot falsfy.
Here is the vote in the Senate. You will
notice all Locofocos voting for it, includ
ing VIM R. King, the candidate Of their
party for the Presidency, and our two Sen
ators from Iowa-yes, Dodge and Jones
names are found there also voting to levy
tax upon you farmers through the speci-
Gus cloak of tonnage duties. Think Of
these things-it is time you had begun to
ac, for yolr oCn interests and not forever
to sacrifice them for party.
AYES Messrs. Atchison, Borland, Brod-
head, Brookes, Butler, Charlton, Dawson,
Desaussure, Dodge Of Iowa, King, Mallory,
Douglas, Hale, Hunter, Jones OF Iowa, Ma
son, and Soue-l7.
NAys--Mess.. Baynard, Bell, Bradbury.
Bright, Cass, Clarke, Cooper, Davis, Felch,
Foot, Geyer, Hamlin, Houston, Merriweth-
er. Morton, Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Seward,
Smith, spruance. Sumner, Underwood, Up
ham, and Wade-25.