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

Two huadFsd millions oi dollars. and vAsp
aadsd 70 the amount produced Tor their
own eOnsdmp.ion. would AmOunI to more
than all The world now buys (of agriedIt-
ural products from the United States.
So far % foreign markets are concerned
i matteFs liltls, WhsthsERs have . pro-
tsctive or prOhibitoty tariff. or free trade;
Europe never did, NOR never will buy a sis
gle pound Of provisions from US. more than
is absolutely necessary 10 kssP bsr down,
II odsu population from starvation. aud that
she must buy, be the prices what they
may. aEf& AsH
MF. BoEoB's free trade theory would
besp up 9 esurplus that the world vouldn's
buy. and create a composition between our
own producers for the "frsedOm Of ex.
change lhs. would result in reducing
prices to the loves. possible point. and
enable the Iorsignsy to exchange his goods
upon his own terms: and further cdnss-
quence would be. to makeus dependent
upon Europe at her own terms, for our
manufactured articles. and ultimately to
reduce the free and indepsadent laborsrs
Of this country, to European diotatiOn. and
an equality with sert Of pauper labor. with
a compensation barely sufficient to keep
soul and body together. esa ~
This would be. as Mr.. BoYcE declares.
our duty. to protect the non producing
Consumer. against the millions of honest
producers, the dronss. the shylocks, the
money changers, must be protected. bul
the toiliug millions must bow in submission
to foreign dictation and the miserable com
petition of ten cent labor.
We abhoe the whole theory Of free trade
and hold tba: the people Of the United
States possess privileges ttat nc other peo'
pie on earth ever did possess; God has
spread out the rich broad acres, and fur.
nished the raw materialin great prOfusiou
to supply all the necessaries, the comforts
and the luxuries Of human life, and left nj
"to keep and dress i" as he did the garden
Of Eden to Adam and Eve; and shall w
prove recreant to our trust, by partaking
Of the forbidden fruit. oran open commu'
nion with all the herisies Of free trade. aut
the faults and folliss ofEuropean Govern
ments? >FyEft
! We protest against it and hold that it i
not only the privilege, but the imperative
duty ofthe American people. to effse.ual
". and substantially protect all their in
du,trial interests. agains. foreign dictatiol
and competition, even to the absolute pro
hibtion Of many important articles. An,
we further hold, that The true policy q
this Nation, would be to distribute all tn
) revenues arising from impost or tariff d.
ties, latter providing for reasonable gov
srnment expsnsss among the States fc
the purpose, first, Of Education, and set
ond. for Intern al improvements.
The foregoing propositions contain Il
: Substance Of our faith, and the theo'
a Of our practice. We believe that Gc
: makes the PROVISION. and that labor ply
n icslly aud Intellectually applied consti'u
4
q the great source. from which all veal
b and human happiness flows, and cons
a quently that labor--produetivs lobor,-
q the only legitimate subject for protsotio
l We have written this article upon Il
spur Of the occasion without consulti
{ an y document for statistics. and upon r
$ viewing it we don't ieel inclined to chan
any of our positions, We might have I
;. gued them, ad infnitans. but this we lea
l. to the good sense Of our readers.