Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-03-19

Movements in the Government Of the 'moih-
er country" have 9 grenler influence on the
United States than many are aware Of. The
Wigs have been sriemslzed BY he epi,hei.
BRUSH bsnk. bought FsdersIisIs." bat slight
Acquaintance with facts will convince that the
'Unueui6ed' have better right to lha, tile.
When the lOcofOeos had the power 10 1896,
il was agreed between the English free.Irade
administration, and the American Government,
Iha. free trade should be reciprocal between the
Iwo nations. lf the Uniled States le, 10 their
manufactured articles free Of duty. they were
70 lei in our -four on The same terms. Now
this amounted TO protection Of their manulac.
Iuries and nothing more, for -four sunk to an
unremuneraling value, so that our farmers were
not benehued. And moreover. we could no,
reasonably expect 70 compete with the head
quarters Of Mediterranean wheat in producing
Ihst article. Il is we'll known faci to obser-
Vers that the advance above rs cts per bushel
10 The price Of wheat, depends on the foreign
demand, and that that demand depends on the
quantity Of,he crop, and not on the duty.
The Locofoco tariff Of is46 has been the
law for about six years, during which time
abOu, six'y.hve millions Of dollars in specie
have been shipped annually from the United
Sla'es TO England. Now il this state OF fact
can be recoDcled with our prosperity, the law
should remain as il is. But this cannot be
done. There is no doubt, il California had not
poured in upon US the long hidden contents Of
her almost inexhauslabls Golfers, long ere this
we would have been drowned in hopeless bank.
rupicy.
From the movements Of the democracy, we
are led TO believe that the tariff of as is to re.
main inviolae SO long as they have the power
They have come TO the conclusion that they
cannot elect President without the aid Of the
South, and the South will not cut of their own
heads by going for one who does not subscribe
10 The dogma of free trade. In view of this
state Of affairs, Mr.. Buchanan who may now be
regarded as the most prominent candidate
among the democracy for Presidential honors
wrote a letter in which he lays down the plat.
form upon which he stands. He enumeTatrs
about bakers dozen Of questions upon which
the unienifed have been flibusIeing for the
last quarter Of century, but not one word
about tariff; or at least nothing that can be
considered favorable TO change in the existing
one. Even the present tariff is TOO liberal for
some Of them. The Southern Democracy (who
are the masters, and 10 whom the Northern
wing bear the unenvable relation Of servanI)
are about 10 take another step toward entire free
lrads, and that is tho admission of railroad iron
without the payment Of any duty a. all. Wha,
will locofocos in Ohio think OF Ihisl How will
they reconcile it with holy hatred Of corpora.
Iionsl
The free e,rade English administration, whose
generosity the congressional solons Of '46
sought TO reward, has gone out Of power, and a
proIeciionist ministry has taken It's place. A
revival of the corn laws will be the first act of a
new Parliament, and we will then see how these
generous ones" will consider iris appreciation
OF their kindness.
Despite the silence Of Mr.. Buchanan, the Ia-
riff will be an element in the next Presidential
campaign, and we wish to remind the Wings,
that Gen. Scott is in favor Of the tariff Of forty.
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