The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-09-15

her own population: consequently she must
import from other countries enough bread
stufs latter her own is exhausted to satisfy
the demand Of her people for bread. The
United States is the greatest Agricultural
country in the world, producing the largest
surplus of Agricultural productions over the
wants of her own people. The agricultural
class of our people is said to be three times
as numerous as all others combined, and the
adults of that class nearl all are land owners
while the agricultural class of the British
people are but very small minority of the
producing classes of the population Of Great
/ Britain. In fact, her landowners are now
only about $4,000 in number. Great Brit
ain owing to the great amount of her reali-
2ed capital, her skill and perfection in ma
chinery and the low price of labor conse-
quent on an over crowded population who
must live by their daily TOLL is one Of the
greatestmanufacturing countries in the world
producing vast amount of manufactured ar
tlcles beyond the wants Of her own people,
and consequently to be exported to other
countries to find market, while the United
States owing mainly to the high prices Of la
bor resulting from spareness of population
and the great profit of labor in agricultural
pursuits, does not produce one half enough
of manufactured articles to supply her peo-
pie. Now, what classes of people in any
country are interested in favoripg Free Trade,
and what classes are interested in favoring
Protective Tariff. The classes benefited BY
Free Trade are all those that produce a sur.
plus which must seek a market in foreign
countries, and also that class of people who
make their living by carrying that surplus
to its market; while those benefited by Pro-
lection are such as produce no surplus that
must be sold in foreign market, and could
not sell their productions at profit without
Protection to enable then to sell at higher
prices, and who could not in their own mar.
ket successfully compete with those produ-
cling the same articles in foreign countries
under NOR e favorable circumstances.
1t is maxim generally received as cor
rect, that Governments ought to pursue
that policy which will result in the greatest
good to the greatest number of their people"
Now as the class in Great Britain that pro-
duces the great surplus over what supplies
her own people, namely the manufacturers
and the class engaged in carrying that sur
plus to its market-namely the shippers
are by far the most numerous and important
classes of her population, it follows that Free .
Trade-or rs near an approximation to it as
circumstances and a just regard to the rights
of her other classes will permits the true
policy other government. AS Free Trade
is favorable to those large classes in Great
Britain, the manufac cturing and commercial
classes, and as the London Times and 9TH
er British Journals above mentioned, are
controlled by those classes, there is nothing
remarkable in their advocating Free Trade
AS the class that produces the great surplus
in the United States for foreign export is the
agricultural class, which is far the most nu-
mcrous and important class Of our popula-
Gon, an approximation to Free Trade is
plainly indicated rs the tue policy of our
government. AS therefore it appears 10 be
the true policy of both the United States and
OF Great Britain, for their mutual benefit TO
pursue line of policy approaching to Free
Trade. there is nothing to alarm us in the
fact that certain British Journals advocate
the continuance of that policy by their own
government, and also by Ours, as they seem
to think that on ihe adherence of our gov
ernmeNt to that line of policy, will depend
its continuance in their own country, The
main strength ofthe Democratic party in this
country is found in the laborng agricultural
class Of our people, hence the Democratic
party naturally are in favor Of only Tariff
for Revenue, or that policy in our govern
ment which will favor the agricultural class
Of the country. Therefore, there is nothing
markable'oE improper in the fact-nor is
it any Just reproach to the Democratic par
ty--that those British Journals should desire
the success of that party and their Prcsi-
Dental candidate. ... ...
But there are some British Journals of
high standing, that take quite different
view ofour policy, to that taken by the Lon.
don Times, papers that advocate Il Protec-
tive Tariff in Great Britain, and which must
be as anxious for the success Of the Whig
candidate foa President as the Times is for
the success Of the Democratic candidate
These are such British Journals as are under
the influence or control of the agricultural
class in that country. Among those | will
name Blackwoods Magazine, printed and
published at Edinburgh, and reprinted in
New York. Those papers desire a Protec-
tive Tarif,-:hat their government should
impose duties on our agricultural productsin
their market, in order to raise the price of
bread d.stutfs, SO that their grain growers
=. Al r.