Prospects Of Farmers

The six nnrthwcptern Stntes nnd Territories t ïirc admirably ndapted to ogricuHnre. Whedf, conTse prain?, beef, pörk and v;ool are rniscd in immense qugnlittes. Ofall but the !ast is n supornbundnnce. A forein mnrket cannot rendily bo found, nml the pnpply bciiijr Inrro, nndlhe (íomnnd emnll, n low price for these producís is inevitable. Whcnt luis boen thus far the principal stnplo of this Rtafe. The season of late has been favorable for sowing wheat, and wc are mformed thnt more acres have been sown this fn 11, than were ever fwvn in any previou yp;ir. ín tliis State the avpragc prico of wlient in specie ops not: probably exceod thirtyséyen cenff!. Tt has fallen from six to Ui ree èhillinggin nbont ninety days. Thero is no prospect its prire ivill be ruifjmented matorinlly (Lirin? the winter or sprinnr cnsiiin?. Farmers arcrcompnllod to feed their coarse pmins to their onimals for fattennin;r purpopes at a loss, or sell ibeva for consumplion in r!i.-itillêrics and brnweries. They had belter dcj stroy thelf gmin at home, than let their grain destroy Uiem, or their fellowCalilo are po very chenp that it is no object tt ,-hatever to fit thom for tmrket. The price a btaincd beirs no eomparison to the cost of p :ittennin;r thenn. Wo are crsdibly imforrned ; liat farmers are ofíering (o jrive one half tlicir ' tork for winterinrr the other half. The prioc oT pork is prono'rtionatoly low, mv hrre areany qnantities ofhogs and "rain. - t is said, howover, that thp mnnufactiire of ail frorn krd, v.liich !ins recenlly been comnencpd, wil'I probably raise tho price of pork, nd furnish a larije and permanent home mnrcét for it. Factorios are about bnm j ishod in Ypilanti and Marshall, nnd we síinl! ' ;oon be able to judge of the merits of this new ' Jiscovery. Tt is afreed by all that Miétógán ia well adapted lo the growth of wool , and tlic pair.s taken by onr farmors to procure ehecp, w vil soon canse it lo be exceedingly plenty. But thercis no rcmur.cratory capb market for it. Thus it is fonnd tíiat while our State tcenis witli the pro-Jucts of nrriciiHural industry, lbo producer does not rocoive Ihat valué for thern which hns bcen expended in their prodijction. Werc this trm? of only one or two article?, he rnip-ht abnndon their ciltivation, and parsue more profitable bronches of husbr.ndry; but when every thin? lie roises is wovth less than its firsf, cost, he feels poor and discouraged. - It will not do for him to fa're his work dono; and when he wotIís himself, he receives less comnonpalion for his labor than is awarded to other omploymcnts. His famih' expenses aredifïicnlt to meet . His tnxes, which he could formcrly poy, almost witliont it, look likc (i mountain to him. If he be in debt, the fens of jnstices and constables are consumir)"' him. He finds fnult with tho lawF, and with ihe administraron of them, and vainly hopes fromyear to yeartliMt the succcfs of this or that political party will result in such acts of iefrislation as will make the times better. The evil, then, from which the farmer suffers, is the want of a rcmitnerafory cash market for ngricullnral yrodticts. Whenhecan obtain the first cost of the articles he raises, with the addHion of a rcasonable proiït, he will labor wiltirigly ar.d chccrfully. ïlis expenses can then bo met, and his debts paid by patiënt indnstry, and the distress now existing will be rrently redneed. We proposo to consider how fnrthis desirable result can be eecured. Ifaltained at all.it must bc by"national or state lejrblation, or by some clitirigo in the routine of ngriciltural industry. We invite our readers who are furmers to accöbpany uf, while we g'ivc each of these points a fair end attent i ve examination. Smce the "iard times" carne on, we are nctt aware tlint the Democrats have proposed any scheme fo" securing an adequate market to the farmers. Proceeding on tbc principie that " that government is beöt which governs least," they propose, so far as we can understand them, merely to avoid national debts, levy as light taxes as possible, and let every man find ör make á tnarket for the products of hisdustry as best he can. The farmer, Uien, cnn have no hope of a mark et froa: any legifilation oftkeirs. Wïth tlie Whig?, the caseis different. - They liave ofleied the penple two remedios, which they contend will rattore "tbc good vVimee v These remedies ire n nalional Bank i fcaprotectiveTariff. Of the first we need not I 5ny miici). Daniel Webster has plready i novj&d Bil institution liko thd olcl U. S. Bank i in obsolete iden- on impracticable project.- But even iï 'it were predicable lo revive that 1 nncient establishment, ts permanent effect s on ihe prospority of the country might be queslionable. llBfMpor.ary .effect? inight apjear favorable. The issirtof fifty or ono hundred million3ofpnper,ascnrrentr.s specip, uoukl produce a revival of business that wonld bej bit in the remotcst corners of the Union.- Debts would bc ctrncellcd, buildings erected, machinery set in motion, ulSpè built, epeculaonsofall kinds wo.ii.l connnoiico, and pricos isr. Tt would have the snmc stimulating cfveci'upon tlieb-dylpoliticthttt alcohol hos Ópoh be hiiraSn But we muse bn blind to to all lessons of expëricnce, not t fenr, that this excitement wooW be ultimately followed by proportionato depresfion, emharrassment, and distress. He uiust have lived to Httle purpore, who would restore prosperity to our country by a return of "wild cat timos." - The National Excheqner. the only finnncinl pcheme whicli can poss.Ur receive the peLWf tion of Congres?, is wiidy different in ir& characler, of doubt ful utility, and more limited in its Ppcrntion?. From tiiif, eupposirg it to bo practicable, bui fittle ('rent benefit conld bo hoped by the farmer. lts issues would be smair'compnred with the circnlation of a groa t intion, eénring rathcr as an agent of lbo governmont, Ihan as a creator of a curreney which should nnswerfor the millions of transfers which are perpet'ially taking place in our nation.Cut n nddition to mtffcrng good money plenly, t has been proposed to buikl vp a. home marct for our agricultural producís, by imposing puch henvy duties rpon the importation of oreignmanufacttires-ifa will niostfy exelude hem. This will causo many to lcave agriculurc, and íbllnw nmndfacturinj. The qunnitv of provi.-ions raired will bo loss, and tbo con?um;)tion beiag the sanio, Uie pvico will rise. Bot íiot only will íhose be wiliulrawn from aricullurc wlio are dirccíly cmploycd in manufactuvinff nny crticlo, as wooüon cloth for instance, but all tho wu.luncii cinploycd upon thn pre'Tfiqnisifo opcralioiir; of the busines. Thn?. before oloth can be tnado in a fr.rtory, the éngin.e.ef must c orné with bis loveüin-r iüstrumcnts; the lnboters mus-t üg for the-FoJirtáatióiríj dim 'mtísi be constructed of stono vood,or g-rave! ;the atijoining trees wiflbe rendered' val uab'e by the Inbor of the axeman, carponter, eawyqr, aádniitíright,árjd a market will be rn.ide for iron, steel, lime, pnint?, and all the tools consmned in ühe pfptésb of conptrticlion. Tlwá ü. b roatended that mniiuíac;;i!Í!ig esíablishments of nny k'iid give omplny to a l;r.ge number of persons besides those who labor cxclusively on the producís inru'e. A beavy taiift'wül doubtless tend lo l)iii!J up manufáctorfes', end thus. by;ingsome from ngricuiture, wil! diimnish the & moiint of that kind of producís, and raise the fl irico. Thus the end souphf for will lio aú ' ained in some measure, but we think ín a c rrée ñiiÁ less flaxt 'w gcneraiiy anticípale?!, ind far inferior to that which wotild produce , i ready raarkct for the farmer. The ngricul-' ( ;ural capabilitiepof Michigan, nml of the Notth west, are almost ilhmilp.ble. Tlie feeding of i few thousnnd adiiitional rriëchanics trtid ihcir ' families, in this SttUe, would Fcarcoly mnko ' i perceptible in rond unon iís ampie resources or grain nnd provisions. Öqt ttdmiUing thnt it would be ns cfficacious as is contended for by lts friend?, eery oiie knows i.hot höarly or quite one half the nation is opposed to the high protective tarifíj and will lop off" its extreme featiirfg as soon as their views can control the government. We do not allego ihis es an objecüon to the utilïly of the mcasurc; but we addnce it asa reasoñ why the farmer should not depend for peïmament relief on a measure which could not be passed by the whigs nlone, and wiiich, after months of discusfion ond effort, conld only secure a majority of threo er four votes in a Congress of 292 members. Our readers aro a ware that most of the Liberty papers have coincided vvith the views of the Editor of the Emaneipator in réfërénee to the practicability of opening a market in foreign countries for the producís of Ihe Northwest. We raise grain and nieat in any quanütie3 at a small cost: they manufacture goods of nll kinds as cheap as they can be mode. Tliey wiïh to exchange their manufactures for our bread: on operaiion that would be beneficial to both parties. Noth ing lun devs tbis transfer being mado, and th'us securing a laríje and permanent foreign market, except the heavy duües imposed upon our products by foreign powers. T o secure this mars ket, Mr. Tappan, of Oiiio, pr opo?ed in the U. S. Senate, that whenever any foreign Euror can power will admit our w heat, flotir and saltea provisions duty freo, the President dinll be authoriz'd to i.ssue his proclamu'.ion redur ing the duties on all articles imported from such foreign country to twenty per cent ad vulorcm. TIjís proposition, - in our opinión the best that could be made for the inleresls of f'ree iabor, was voted down in the Senate by u slnct party vote - every Democrat voting in the aíTirmative, nnd every Wliig in the nsgative. Tiiis was proposed asna nmendment to the lariltj and was supported and opposed on party grotinds. That the mensure is feasible to a considerable extérit, there can be no doubt. The government can accomplish much towards providinga mnikeJ, by negotia tion. Much has been done for cotton, and other articles. Ftircjü minirtpre huve I)Pf:n instructed respecting f hem, and special ngr:ii!3 cent out. Henee, cotton ia ñow our largest export, wliile vvheat and provieipos are shut out c-f most fercign countriow. Cao we exptictny different result wbile twelve out of üfteen ] oreignininieters are from slave States, and , cceive iurtructions from a slavebolding Prcsdent? From this brief review of what bus been iroposcd to don?,lhe farmer can see how noch lic can reasonably expect from nalional egislation. The Demócrata propose nothing ,yDlegis]ationforthefree lnborer; but wben íioy come inlo power no pains or expense will ,e epared-by tbe Exccutive to build np the inerests of elaveholders. Tbe measures projoscd by the whigs cannot be carried out, beusë they are fa&t losing poüticn] power; and ivould bebut partially efTicacious,if they could The proposition of Mr. Leavitt is well adapted to pjesent circums tancee, and might be suc cessfully carried out by an anti-slnvery administration: bul il cannot be expected tbat# will receive any Kympatby from tUose wlio regard laboring men and women as mere beasts of burthen. Wc shall resume the subject next week.