The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-12-05

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The nomination of Mr. Carlisle was
then, upon motion of Mr.. Randall,
made unanimous, a committee, con-
sisting of Messrs Randall, Cox and Cur.
tin, was appointed to escort the nominee
to the hall of the House OF Representa-.
tivcs.
Mr.. Carlisle was greeted with hearty
applause and accepted the nomination
in Il few well-choscn words that we're
most cordially received, and while the
Home Journal might be considered cx-
IRENE, and, perhaps, very ignorant by
such short-sighted men as the editor Of
the Lebanon Herald, (who has to wait
to see how his friends 60 before he goes
himself yet, the Home journal takes
the caucus nomination Of Mr.. Carlisle
equivalent to an election to mean
that the people are beginning to see
that Free Trade is Cots law,
Protection, in any shape, or for anything,
is an attempt to force natural laws out
their proper sphere, and the result will
finally he to to the injury of the masses
Now, we remember that a year or two
since We were travelling from Houma.
Louisiana, to New Orleans, and a large
planter told us that if sugar was not
protected his lands, for which he had
paid fifty to one hundred dollars per
acre, would not be worth five dollars
per acre, and he would not he able to
buy mules and agricultural implements,
and EVERY BODY would suffer. We
told the Doctor that, from oar reading
of the past and thoughts of the future,
Free Trade was not an earthquake to
swallow up his lands, his houses, &c.
1t might be that if Protection was taken
off, foreign sugar would pour into the
country, and he, unable to compete,
might have to let his property be
brought under the hammer, and go to
doing something else. But this only
showed that the principle, or, rather
the theory, of Protection, was wrong in
the outset-a violation of Natures
law, and the penalty must surely come
as knowledge advances. This idea of
Protection has Become a chronic disease
with many good and intelligent men,
and the Home journal would pursue Il
gradual process to heal the ones who
are sick nigh unto death with it. Our
clever friend of Tcrrebonne Parish-onc
of the richest in l.ouisiana-must admit
that the sum of the rise in the value OF
land is contributed by the consumers of
sugar, who are thus far losers, whilst
the sugar producer is not benefited by
their contributions, except it be in the
capacity of land monopolist. Reduce
the cost of sugar, and he can get mules
cheaper, and all sorts ofimplements, un
der Free Trade. He could get labor
cheaper, and we would gradually return
to the normal condition of trade, which
God intended and which is his interna
tional copyright to all mankind. Pro
lection simply sends up everything pro
tccted to an unnatural value, and Ere,
Trade will restore it to natural ant
healthy value. And surely capital ha
been protected long enough. Under
system of free exchange every countr,
!, will be enabled to furnish that which i
t can produce cheapest, and directly fur
G nish the exportable article desired
: abroad, and bring in return the capita
/. there overAowing the channels of pro
duction, to effect the production Of tn
T. article here. 1t will not do for gov
I eminent to ruin many to please few
: II will not do to create monopoles. J
will not do to interfere with the natura
relation between producer and con
sumner; to force into, or keep IN, exist
1t euce manufactures which otherwis
T. would employ their capital otherwise
rs and enable us to import at 50 much les
a. cos, articles articles that we must pa,
re almost double for in order to beneh'
ID not the Government, but-monopolles
- which have been the ruin of nations an
h. society. ..,
We shall have more to say IN j"'"r0