, 1859-08-27

mer @ narkst in Europs for their unaa.~t. !
t ths tn,s t'; T. Il hand 10 test Ibis thaoFy. ~
nave iaA crops md no demand ahrnaa RI
none mafket which tbs friends Of Amer;oan
ttausss*.y - soa8et to oreats bss been destroTed |
ef ands hin.e to.a.r a. ne %;,t t.r nd ths far
..ad ansse nstsr r'. material fact Of l.sr con.
yislhIe ~ 20 country, than thia which is now
derssanding. II demorstrates conclusi,ely y
4 harmony Of interests can alone p1oaps, Al
eaesats labor, md that III. farmer, mAp aud
ta,;T Fn1l @hss Iaa -; echanr ire alike ia~ aastur
~. .ua protect U. against fofeap uwn industry
me me-! ssr1n Of ls4a, or apy o. composition If
80 principles spaA ebc6 teeogn1ngd 4angdad tas
snd I'D Which es, 3I$ anshs r.f ef 6ea x6ss'
hoeaa in.+s.9 .ratire and reliahie m.rket At
cious and ur - ot being dependent upon = capri-
hand 1out ~ se,1aln 1a demand. abroad. Erery new
stor, IA ns;o %ofk 10 mine or factory, or work
" y, tae home market. whie The farmer. f;rst Of
- 1ha ".oers, as to profit b.. The day Is 1t hand
tsa e.peraence whites ch him this lesson, aud,
ss'on8u u so.oe cost il xll be for his nermanent
oenea' I'D that Of the country.
[From the N. T. Coufie. and EaquIrr7,1
/ let there j. = mode Of putting limit to this
down"ard tendency Of grain, aud but one; and
that is by enlarging and strengthening the home
market The loom and the anvil must he re-.
cognlzed as the natural sIlses Of the plough and
tue harrow. The mechanic arts and manufac-
| tures open new spheres Of employ ment, and
gather masses Of population who have need Of
the products Of the farmer, and, through their
own productive industry are able to pay good
prices for the same; furei.n market not only
lnsotseS me loss consequent upon distant tguns-
portalon, but it is at best Tery limited and very
variable, for there is not nation in Europe
Hh1ch does not make it point to raise lis own
nrcadstutfs from lss own soil. The West in this
respect Is yerT differently situated from II
South. The latter has virtually monopoly in
| her great staple; and other nations have no
home growth with which to nuke themselves
independent Of her. 1t Is Of compara-
sisciT little consequence though We think
2. i.r more consequences than she inag-
mes whether she has hume market or NOT
Tor abe is sure Of a foreign market. The West
mas no such assurance. The custom Europe ac-
cords to her II at best contracted and precari-
GUS, A hoUle market is her only substantial de-
pendence. The time is not fur distant whell she
great BODY Of her Representatives, and Senators
nave hitherto acted IN opposition 10 al meas
ures calculated to protect and foster the arts
and manufactures Of their own section and of
the country ut large. They have been accus-
TONED 70 regard free trade in wheat as the <uns-
mum 5onnm of their industrial life, and have
believed that the barometer Of their prosperity
and adversty hung nowhere but in Mark Lane.
Hard experience is, we trust gradually curing
the est Of this great mistake. She is learning
| the lesson that without the advantages ef =
large mechanical and manufacturing population
| In he7 OVID midst, or at least near at hand, us
consumers, the demand for her products Must
M oe small :! in proportion to her supply, and that
she Is constantly drained Of her gold By paying
/ Tor manufactured goods which she must hare,
and yet can pay for in no other way. She is
fast finding that she will thrive best in and with
! the thri{t Of her own kith aud kin.