American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-02
FREE TRADE

RICHARD II. HENDERSON. Butler.
FREE TRADE.
= By the kiuasess Of our old friend. the
Hon. v. B. HoRros. we received few
days since. copy Of the free trade report
made to Congress. iu June last. by the
Hon. ". W. BoYor, Of South Carolina,
upon the subject ofthe Tariff direct Tax
alton, &caas.
Mr.. BoYcn declares for ga total abAnd-
Onmeut Ofthe policy Of P PrOieGtion-po du,
ty." says he. ''should be laid with the
view Of protecting any form Of industry
And again be says: Protection is mo-
nop,ly and anti Republican, it's lnpoasr'
bic teprotectslI Glasses. you can only pro-
tsct those forms Of findustrywhioh produce
Whist foreigners produce. = The re.
suit is. that you protect one class at the
expense OF all other classes. = The
only way to protect all classes, is to pro.
teet none,''. is.s stsg
The shove constitutes the gist of his
(Mr. BotcE) whole argument. his policy
is universal. Free Trade, Free Exchange
the .Protectipnof the consumer against
the PRODUCER hs says. the great doctrine
Of free exchanges, rests on this simple
proposition. that there are two modes OF
Obtaining al, article=- @U
Ist. To make t. sEay
end. tn make something to give in ex-
change Tor ~ ~
Mr.. BoroE supposes thtt we can employ
100000. 900 Of European capit,l upon the
theory Of "freedom of exchanges" iosup-
plying our manufactured articles, or in
other words. by. giving to foreigners the
rightshd privilege Of supulving US with
all our manufactured articles upon the
theory Of .'frsedom in EXCHANGES is the
true policy for this free and enlightened
government. - -
Now. what ia the relsiive condition Of
tie two countries? Tbs United States
have free institutions, with country a.
bounding III all the elements Of peace,
plenty and prosperity, with the raw ma,
terial for every comfort and luxury Of life
ard with ths skill. the genius, the intelec-
tual and physical power. not only to sup.
ply all her own wants. but to make herself
- .a - -
independent OF the world.
Europe. on the contrary. has a dense
population. with very limited natural re
sources, to supply even the necsssaries o
life. with sett of rules and regulaion'
that compel the laborer to ply all his en-
ergies for mere Subsistence without th'
slightest hope of ever a comparative inde
pendence. xf
Me-, BorcE's theory OF "free trade ant
free exchanges" proposes to introduce
competition between these two institution
labor ct ten esnts per day, against labor a
one doll1r per d y, which would result il
throwing down our Manufacturing, Mechau
iosl and rtizan interests, to level Of tha
of the European, and driving at least I
oO0, 900 of our laborers to agriculture
pursuits, for the purpose of freedom o
srchangs. and free trade.
What would be the inevitable conse
queucs? one miiioh Of man afacturers, me
chahics and srtizans, With their familie:
would be driven from their trades to see
living BY cullivating the soil. thus d.
priving the present agricultural interests {
the nation. Of a market for supplying
least 9,ooo,ooo Of people with all the me-
essaries Of life. (Gen. jackson never utte
ed greater truth in bis life, than WI
s contained III bis celebaated Colsmin lstte
where he says, '.Withdrsw from yodr Al
ticultural pursuits. 6oo,o operative
and place them to manufacturing. and yt
will furnish larger market for your su
Ptus agricultural products. than all Euro
how ffrnishes.") And this is not the o
y cOnsedIenCe that woula result from Oh
i'frss trade" policy: this vast number
frss iabOrers. would noe only supply ;hel
leltes With igricdltufal products, b
would produce : surplus and enter &
market ef"frse trade and FREQ exchanges
\ to supply themselves with the iudispensal
articles the manufacturer. the meehar
& the artixan. Say each head Of s fana
would produce from five to twenty bbls.
-four, from two to ten bbls. pork. from q
10 Eve hundred bushels Of corn and oil
things IN proportion, this in the aggrega
& It fair prices would amount somore d
-. y a.