The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-02-04
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/ Ia NY lat rgmhrr commented on ,hra,ti.lc
in the N,vcu.h.r number Il lIupcr's MAsaz ne
furnished by a Nj T orpe aud notwithstanding
the great display uf values and the attempt To-
in .igra bulri tha, the culture Of Sugar IN Lon
t.ana, was, n,c,,wjf'y attended W. very hra
yy expense, tl.mb -at.frl you, that lur Dhc
~ucre-,f. and y,of'1be mauuia:lure OF good
brown sugar, hIta -'nal outlay wa, necessary
and that without the tax Of 80 per cent those
Planters coulG make large and ku,is me profit.
ou their capital invested 1h, taX ot 81 per ct
is not Their pccuulnrv salvation, rs Mir, ilrpe
would induce his readers to believe, tut IL all
suruius pr, fit tending tu swell the revenues Of
these nubUbS who own their thousand slaves, to
an enormous amount. There is not IullrIuus
planter in oil Louisiana. working on the old or
/ 'opeu kettle process, who cannot make hy good
management WttiDW tins tax of 80 per ct, at
least 20 per Ct on his capital whilst no farmer IN
the great west. can make ten per Ct. on his :
( This i. fact | ask, il 20 per ct. profit IL not
enough on capital employed IN py business {
Who Of u, hIrd sDrkjng farmers, would not BE
glad to realize one half of it Yet - il is, by
the operaiiuno Of an '0.jUt law Of Congress We
are compelled to contribute largely to make up
that enormous profit, the sugar planters realize
when ~ihom the law, they could realize twice rs
much as we can.
In the article on which have been commcn.
/ tj'g occurs the following passage The advance
OF i cent on pound upon a crop OF sugar. may
cause yriHc,'y return to the planter for his
wears labor OF the deduction of "a cent on a
pound, a trivial sum, when divided among the
consumers may be to the planter, the cause Of
his pecunarv ruil.' This addition Of "one cent
on a pound" is derived from this Infamous tax (
so per ct. on foreign sugar, from which. the
louisiana planter derives "A prmcely return
Now It seems TO me that it Is not necessary for
any purpose connected with the general welfare,
that'hey should have "ptinCeIy retutn-,' upon
their capital, blt only fair profits, and | have
shown you. that wlthol. this bounty Of 80 per
ct they can realize, by judIcous management,
at least 90 per cent on their capltal-euough in
all conscience, and certainly, "a fair proh'
Again Mr. Thorpe, at page 759 wrh a view
Of enli>ing the interests Of manufacturers Of En-
glnes, Iron masters DC, in favor of the sugar
planters. says that THE mill the steam engincs,
the complicated vacuum pans, the bone black.
the wrought iron moulds, the iron of the rail
say, the mules the wagons, tue carts, the food,
the clothing for an army of negroes and the ten
Thousand nat rcrol',,tti list of expensive items,
are all produced at the north and west; and hun
dred- Of families in those distant portions Of the
country are Just as dependant for their living a-
the planter himself upon the successful cultiva
tiou of the sugar crop
Now thi. is all hymbm1 ", know better, 90
far rs the agricultural interests is concerned
Mr. Thorpe himself shows, tha, on the estate Of
St. James, there are raised annually for the con,
sumption Of the slave 5000 barrels of corn
We have a right to suppose, that on all the other
estates corn sufficient to feed the hands is raj.
( scd if 80, what chance il there for Illinois far
ners te sell their corn crop 10 sugar planter
/ He has no use for this slaves raise al lie
wants. And 50 with pork and beef, the largrs;
proportion of which is raised by the planter
slaves. A few engines and machines may b,
made at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh; but what is
/ that TO tax on the farmers and consumers, o.
ncat 5000 900 per annum. 10 enable these
/ planters TO receive 'prmceiy returns, on Their
sugar crop
A farmer Of the West, who desires to send liz
crop Of corn, wheat, hogs or cattle TO a foreign
market, Cuba. Brazil or the East Indies, to ex
tchange for sugar and molasses, has TO pay one
bird of it, or nearly SO. to the sugar planters o
Louisiana, and will show you hyp yon do it
You send a load of corn, Of your own raising, TO
Cuba and exchange it for sugar and mula-se,
So soon as You enter one Of our ports, no matter
which. you have To pay 80 per ct. ON you' car
90, which is Of course 30 per ct or nearly oSr
THIRD of your crop INTO the pockets OF the rici!
sugar planters. and slave workers Of Louisiana
OyE THIRD Of eycrl thing YOU raise aud conyer,
into sugar goes into their pockets.
Suppose YOU load a vessel at New Orleans Of
other port, with your corn or hogs or cattle oi
mules or horses or any other Of your productions
and sail to Cuba, Brazil or the East Indies, and
there exchange your cargo for the sugar Of those
countries--and this is legitimate commerce. ' or
must on your arrival at any port in the Unite d
States, pay out to the sugar planter Of Louisia
{ M nearly ONE rHisp Of your whole cargo; SO
that il Won start with 1000 bushels ofcorn, YOU
have to pay 10 these sugar planters 600 bushCl-
Of it. and the same with regard to every Other
product you NAV ship to those markets and cx
change for sugar This is practical view Of tn,
case and one which you cannot fail to under
stand. II is the same with the manufacturer |
he sends n cargo to those cOunlres, and exchan
g"s it for sngar, he mustpay to these sugar plan
ter. nearly one third Of it, and by go doing, keel
m the price Of slaves and encourage slave bree.
ding in all the States where ,ha, policy ia allow
ed submit then, whether it 10 right or lust, %
savoring Of good policy, to continue this odlou
tax Why should it be continued Who, but
particular Glass; who want "rrincclv returns" Of
their capital. desire tina. It should be continued
and those who make their fortunes bv hrccdn!
and sellIngnegroe'. CLINTON.
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