The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-06
Russia and America.

Russia and America.
ko,surH appears determined everywhere to
enlighten his hearers, not only as to their du-
ties in relation to Hungary and the world at
large, but also as to their duties to themselves
la addressing, short time since, some of the
people of Pennsy lvania, he enlarged upon the
advantage that must result to them from hav-
ing the market Of Europe, and particularly
that of Turkey, opened for the sale of their
iron and their cloth; and now, in addressing
another portion Of the people Of that State as
sembled at Pittsburgh, he threatens them
with "a continental prohbtive system" that
shall deprive them of the market of Europe
for their wheat and their CORN" thus dis
playing, in this instance, as in the other, to-
tai unacquaIntance with the commercial in
terests of the country, in the management of
whose affairs he desires thus to intervene.
The object of kossUTH is that of producing
excitement against Russia, with view to the
accomplishment of certain objects in relation to
Hungary. And in the effort to do this we are
willing to allow him the utmost latitude, so
long as he shall contine himself to censure what
we regard as the unjustifable interference by
the former i'll the affairs of the latter When,
however, he seeks to excite among ourselves
jealousy of that power, and to do this by aid of
statements that have no foundation in fact we
deem 1t only a duty to lay before our readers
| such information as is within our reach, with a
view TO enable them TO understand and to Judge
for themselves what is the real danger TO their
commercial interests that can result from con-
tinung to follow the advice Of the great Father Of
his Country, IN avoiding "entangling alliances"
with other nations. In doing this we shall CON
fine ourselves entirely TO the question of the
material interests of the nation, leaving out of
view altogether the question Of sympathy for
the people Of Hungary and TO this kossUTH
cannot, as we conceive, object, because he him
self has everywhere appealed as well TO the
pockets as TO the hearts of his hearers. In
Manchester and Birmingham he enlarged upon
the vast advantages to England that must re-
suit from breaking down the protective system
OF Russia and Germany and opening their trade,
rendering It as free as is that ofTurkey. Among
ourselves he now dlscOurses OF the danger 10
which we are liable should those countries de-
termine TO carry out the system Of protection.
by aid Of which both are now not only making
market at home for their own food and their
own wool, but also greatly extending the mar
ket for our cotton and thus in both instances
has he adopted precisely the same course Of
operation to excite sympathy for his country.
NJ KossUTH is an admrer Of the British
system Of free trade, Of whose effects, as devel-
oped in Turkey, where it is most fully carried
out, we gave our readers a few days since
brief account. The object sought by Great
! Britain in the attempt TO establish that system
is fully exposed in an extract that was then
! given, IN which it was shown how greatly she
would be benefited by inducing the people Of
the East 10 withdraw their labor from manu-
features, and direct their attention ercIsirely 10
agriculture and ne furnishing Of ra,c produce !"
Such is unquestionably everywhere the British
policy. tseeks utterly to break down the manu-
features Of India, and thus to compel the whole
people OF that country to employ themselves in
| the production Of cotton and rice to compete
with the planters Of this country, and thus re-
duce the prices Of both. Ii seeks TO prevent the
establishment Of manufactures in Brazil. and
thus to compel the whole people Of that coun-
try 10 raise sugar and other kinds Of raw produce
and thus reduce the price Of ALL II seeks to de-
siroy the cotton, the woollen. and the iron man
uiacturc Of France, and in this manner TO com
pei the people Of that country to employ them
selves in the production Of raw produce with
which to feed the markets Of England. II
seeks 10 destroy the wOollen manufacture of
Germany, that the latter may be compelled to
export wool and wheat to England. Every
where ITS object is that Of increasing the
number Of producers Of raw commodities. and
diminishing the number Of those engaged in con
vertng food and wool into cloth and food fuel
and ore into iron
il would appear scarcely necessary to call
the attention Of our readers 10 the fact that the
greater the competition in their respective pur-
suits, the smaller are their own profits. The
shopkeeper is never seen advocating an IN.
crease IN the number Of shops, nor are the law
yer and doctor ever known to rejoice in any in
crease in their own numbers, however they
may be lndisposed to regret an increase in the
number of clients and Of patients. The ship
owner snfiers under an improper extension of
competition in the building Of ships, and the
records OF Congress prove that the competition