New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-29
TO FARMERS-ON UOOL.

We invite the special attention of farmers to the
following letter which has been communicated to us
for publication from the Hon William Jarvis of Yer
mont, who, with General Humphreys, introduced
merno sheep into this country in 1909, aud who has
been second 10 no man in sheep husbandry. The
opinion Of such should have great weight On
the question Of adjusting the tariff on wool.
WkrHERsFIELD, VT, April "a, 1856.
DEAR Sir: | was happy to receive letter from
You upon subject which have had so much at heart
for over 80 years
After being in Portugal Spain, and in Englan1, be-
tween the years 1898 and 1902 that which most aston
rhed me in the two first countries was the great neg
lect Of agricultural, mechanical manufacturing, and
commercial industry, aud the general poverty winch
pervaded tbe of the people in country possess
IN an excellent soil aaG one of the finest climates IN
the woIld; whereas, on gong to England, l found
eveiSbooy busy, the land highly cultivated, all
brarfh,s Of mechanical and manufacturing industry
IN the greatest actvity-that nation then possessing
the largest commercial marine in the world, and her
ports crowded with shipping.
When compared this state OF prosperity ara anu
once " tn the state in which English history repre-
stnted her to be 500 years before, without manutac-
turcs and without commerce. depeIdent on the Brabint
sippng 10 her surplus wool ana other prOduc-
tions to Flander, and sending 1t back to Elgland in
cloths TO tseir great benefit and the impovershment
OF EpgaId, the contrast was 80 great that could
barely give credit to her own historians "a to the truth
Of What they asserted. But an examination into her
commercial history satisfied me of the fact. Eng land
wa then dependent on Flanders for the few manu-
featuring comforts which she obtained, as the Brazls
and Spanish South America have been upon their
mother countries for the European goods which they
received through those respective channels. But the
teachings of history appear to have produced very 1T
tie effect rpon us We are now voluntarily pursuing
the same policy toward England, which FIVE hundred
y,ar ago che pursued toward the Flenings aud with
the same result. With our variety OF climate and vr
P .o by h t P % 6Sye & got bnRs ntG
red aud fifty or three hundred millions of dollars with
ougoings against us of fifteen to eighteen millions of
dollars year IN the shape OF interest. by way OF
ecOnOmzng resources, so as 10 enable u- to pay
OF the principal for payday must cOme-we have
recently more than doubled the imports of those wooden
mar Dufactur,s which We could have made at home.
new way ~ pay old debts If we not more judci-
Gus in our legislation regards foreign commerce. if
this siren cong Of Free Trade does not turn into swine,
it will turn into hewers Of wood and drawers OF Wa
ter for our English knsmen.
For eight OF ten years they attempted by force of
arms TO reduce TO this state but the pht of liberty
was then too universally felt IN Americ., and We had
courage ffeemen 10 throw of such degrading shack
les. But what they could not accomplish by force of
arms am not so clear they viii not do by the sapping
and mining Of resources, aud by our legislative
omission to turn those resources to the best account
In relation to wool, have from the outset been op-
posed 20 any at least heavy 0uy on this article;
but am compelled to acknowledge that the most
serious opposition have met with this point has
been from my brother woOgrowers. They seem to
think that low or 10 duty will cause this country TO
lands and the moderate expense ofsheep husbaniry
compared witt any other agricultural pursuit, have
never felt any fear that the American wOOl-grOwer
would be il lurcd by import alton. NV doubt o. success
oTigiuated IN the want Of due protection for
featuring industry. Manutactunpg labor in England
did not and does not cost halt what IL does in the
United States their machinery of every kind has been
brought TO the greatest pcJfection their ekul in
usiTg has also been perfected and the average in
tersst their capital Is not than half ours aud
hence, the danger TO success utust ongiIaCe in
this source. Once place our mtnut tuTers a cJnd-
ton not TO be pros:Tated BY the competition Of those
OF England and they would affOrd d lcady aud remu-
Lorating market TO the wool grower. Now it must be
obvious IN this immense, eNened country, than
half OF adapted 10 the WOO. growing business where
lard be bought for less than the price of the an.
hual rental in England aud most OF he other countries
OF Europe, we cannot be IN any serious danger from
the competition of foreign woods. Il might a,wen be
urged that should lay duty on foreign raw cotton
ici fear oi It's competing with thst vt our grow h.
To lay high duty on wool, and neglect 70 lay duty
on foreign Manufactures, which would project our
own from rivalry, would b. literally realizing the ia.
ble OF killing the goose which laid u tie golden eccs
Everybody knows who is luautrd with the subject
stuff the expense of the and tear OF machinery
and bulldogs, qnS the interest csp.tel constitute
twO-thirds ii The value of most wOOen tabucs then
10 lay BIZ her duty the raw material n. an do
the mai ufaCtuTed article .ud be directly legis-
latpg for the good Of the foreigner to disad
Colonial = srhameni but for indepen irat uaiiOn
which means to emancipSte hers II from the leading
strings Of Der former mother country, ii is s4cida
There certainly has been great deal more stress
laid on this subject Of osign Woo than il entitled
TO- Had Congress favored Us with a stead lsgsla-
zion calculated 10 promote manufacturing ind lstry
siDco lsl6-whep the double dUties ended by tie Inn
fs AZ hie M. 10