The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-10-23

Tho protected industries arc such burden on The
agricultural Industries OF the country. Formerly
commerce shared the burden, but commerce had no
wide margin ofnaturai advantage as agriculture has
and commerce Was crushed out BY the protective
system The protected Industries waste part Of The
product which the independent industries Of the
country prodece, aud 80 Lessen tbs wealth Of the
whnle. The cent Of gain which the inbrlngs was
taken from some Agricultural who probably won
dcrod why. with such favorable soil and climate
and such faithful industry he had 10 live poorly
u ~ cannoi make soneihag out u nothing, Asn Is
certain hsia ne gaiis hat tas protected aocoa
qfproiosioa aasinacis nom e prodaois uud tgai.
aaar property u ne other ndssfs " proiaoos IN Ufs
eoanirv.
Hence. for nineteen out ofeyey twenty producers
change TO a revenue tarifr would be great benc-
it, II would be benefit for all the agrioulturists
e. nearly half the workmea. IL would be benefit
to all the professional men, all the untkned labor
ems teachers, clerks bcokkcepeu aud all others en-
gagged in personal services a. to p per cent more
Of the workmen. It would be benefit to all the
persons engaged In trade and transportation, a. .
per cent more. Il would be gain to all those me-
chanics, etc, who are independent Of protection.
Therefore when Il Is said that the change would ben
eft working and business men, the assertion Is as
true any general proposition Of the kind
be. Il Is true in ninety i've out Of hundred
let me now. in passing, note two or three points !;
/. The INDUSTRIOUS assertion has been made that We
owe our prosperity nation to the protective tar
ia. We owe our prosperity to the possession Of
great continent, rich IN things useful 10 man. from
which we have as yei hardly taken the FIRST and
richest store and to theencrgy ola population strong
in industrial virtues aud NOT yet dense enough 10
feel any severity In the struggle for existence The
tariff has never done anything but destroy and waste
wealth and subtract nom the degree Of comfort
which the people might have enjoyed. To set on
one section Of the population to carry on business
which, BY their own ayowal, issues IN loss, s no
way to increase the total wealth oithe whole.
. New England is being exhorted to stand up for
the tariff as the source Of It's wealth and prosperity
Ifthat is true New England neodsihe tariff sus-
tain its industries, and If they could not exs, with,
out IT, then New England living At the expense OF
the rest Of the country, and Is burden for the rost
TO carry. IL that Is all true then the tAunt Of The
South is true and New Englandw eager Ia the war
for the Union because she wanted To hold together
the whole Union as a wider field over which she
could exercise this system OF plumber For my part
I deny aud resent any such doctrine aud regard
that sort Of appeal To the New England people as
an atroeious insult
3. Free trade is asserted 10 be a wicked device Of
southenen to inIurc free labor. This is an appeal
TO prejudice which IS antquaicd and false The de-
mand for free trade now comes from the West morc
loudly and aggressiycly than from the south What
Is the malicious intent Of the wcsi' Is the West OPP
posed to free labory'
l. From what said in my former letter Il appear
cd that protec,ioniai must affirm that although
Americans won In the separate exchanges made by
them with Foreigners yet the of such exchanges
ssued In loss 10 the country From what Is said in
this letter it Is plain that proecilonlsi must argue
that IL Americans plundor Americans by the Of
such transactions the country becomes rich Yours.
respectfully, W. G. suNNEE.
New Haven. October D 1850.