Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-17
BY E. p. WALTON & SON.

MS occasion Will not permit me TO ra-
peat to you the many historical facts, in re-
ton to the agricultural mechanical and man
utacturlng interests of this state from A ID
l116 to the present time. The many re-
corded lessons Of wisdom, of our political
fathers, IN relation TO the several important
interests, are well worthy of our consdera-
uon and to me, IT Is a great satisfaction,
to he able to repeat TO you, from careful ex-
animation, tina, not document among our
archives is to be found, other than in favor
oi giving encouragement to the agricultural,
mechanical and manufacturing interests oi
this State, well as of the United States.
Our political fathers, on certain important
political questions, have from the time this
state was admitted into the Federal Union.
been IN favor OF protection in favor of in
ternal improvements ia favor of reducing the
price OF public lands and ia favor of Ovid
ing the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands among the several States. The rec
ords OF Congress will bear testimony, that
on these most important questions, Vermont
has been consistent, without a shadow Of
turning or Of doubt. Our political fathers
at all tunes considered their agricultural
productions, as well as all raw materials for
manufacturing purposes, in a measure their
land. their farms the land, the common
wealth ITSELF they considered their raw ma
ierials AS well as all agricultural products
as constituting their flesh, their bodies, their
blood and strength. Believing this TO be
true, they pursued policy designed to en-
courage the skilful artisan. mechanic and
manufacturer, IN hopes that by giving this
,sI.. a j. ell
converting the raw material into necessary
manufactured articles, equal to a full sup
ply; then and not illl then could they ven
ture to talk Of their independence being a
reality. They considered that the best way
10 preserve our commerce, Is to recommend
the preservation of the best markets, for the
products and manufactures of our native
country The first aud best market for the
United States, is The inhabitants ofthe Uni
ted States. 1t is computed that we have
twenty-five million OF people, aud that great
aud small, rich and poor, one with another,
are not housed, lodged, fed and clothed for
less than $50, per head so that the expen-
ses and consumption of our whole people
must amount to II ,250 600 900 per annum
This whole sum Is annually paid for the
u
except only SO much of IL as is paid for our
foreign consumption. Our entire importa-
tions for 1850 amounted To Sic, t3s, BIS,
The same year there was exported of foreign
imports Sl4 1851 SOS, leaving balance oil
Sl63 lc6,5l0 as being the amount consum-
ed by the people of the United States of
foreign productions and manufactures. De-
duct this sum from $50 600 900 leaves A
balance of 81 IS6, SI3 400 as being consum-
ed by the people of the United States of
their own productions, aud paid for the pro-
ducts aud manufactures of our native coun-
try Our own people are a constant mar
kct for our own products and manufactures
For my own part, ! consider every person
IN the Unied States tor what he eats and
drinks and wears, tenant to the land and
paymasrer of our aborers and if % ,00O.-
600 of people consume the yearly value Of
81, le6, cl3, 4S0 of our native products and
manufactures a above. every one AZ medl-
um, pays the yearly sum OF ST., a. To the
land aud labor of the United States; every
one IS market of such value to his cuun-
try All our expectations to foreign coun-
tres, both of our own aud foreign goods
and merchandise for the year 1850 amoun-
ted TO but : l36, 946, 9l2 ofour own products
and Sl4 95l SOS of foreign, amount IN the
whole TO Sl5l SOS, 100, aud therefore, since
our own people are our market for our own
products and manufactures TO the value of
Sl,ls6, Sl3, 400 yearly all our foreign mar
kets joined together, are not one seventh
part of that value. Besides, from the
foreign market there ought to be deducted
the price of all goods we buy, and especial
ly that interfere with or hinder the con-
sumption of our own; and If this shall be
considered II will be found that all our for
eign markets, are far from a seventh part,
aud cannot be equal To one twentieth part
OF our own, for taking of our native pro-
ducts aud manufactures II remains there
fore, as | SAID al first, that our own con-
sumption, the consumption Of our own peo-
pie IS tie best and the greatest market for
the products and manufactures of our own
country. The preservation and increase of
tins market ought therefore to he the thing
principally regarded 1t Is not to be expec-
ted, that our own people will ever buy the
products and manufactures of their own
country, If the like can be had cheaper from
foreign nations. Therefore, foreign pro-
ducts should be prohibited. or loaded with
duties so thai our own NAV have no rivals
10 contend with, except among ourselves
And make no doubt that the use Of fore.
ign manufactures IN the United States will
always be discouraged by our legislators for
this reason viz. Because our own consump,
ton pays yearly the sum of 81, lS6, 9l3, 4SO
to our own producers & manufacturers, that
is, to the rents of our land, aud TO the labor
of our people, The legislature should
take care, that we may never pay any part
of the above mentioned sum to the rents
aud labor of foreign nations, or at least
sufficient care will be taken that the con
sumption of every other nation shall pay a,
much to the rents and labor of the United
States as the United States shall pay TO an,
other nation.
When | turn back TO A. ID. 1920 anC
trace up the history of the progress of our
/ Pilgrim Fathers, and their descendants, un
hi the present time, have no hesitation il
saying, that history, ancient or modern
d gives no account of such rapid progress
having been made by any other people, it
matters connected with the agricultural
mechanical, manufacturing and CONNER
/ clal interest, in so short period as tive
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