Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-23

Senate Chamber, and had clandestiDe con
versa ion with assent of this committee, whel
the witnesses were waiting to know wheihe
I they were to be examined or not After this
I the committee was suodivdcd and the wit mel
ses allowed to testify. The wool growers are
generally intelligent,and perfectly understand
that If the manufacturers arc driven out of oul
markets by British agents who ale vending
British woollens, that they must likewise make
the same sacrifices as our manufa cturers, and
J resign the markets for wool, ut the same lime
with the fabrics.
These bargainers have endeavored TO keep
up the cry Of " fears for the farmers nd poor
laborers." But this farce, after all, is too
slimsy for their purpose; for tho people, thank
God ,aro as yet, too much enlightened TO swal-
low the pills prepared for them. Is c. c.
Cambreleng looking out for the " poor labor
| ers" OF this country, or is he with the British
agents advocating and laboring Tor British in
| terests Is Martin Van Buren, concerned for
! the" poor laborers,' or is he eiecfioneering
for a President to secure to himself an office,
that may be fat and honorable Has Samuel
| ID. Ingham Just found out that the manufa c.
! turers are monopolsts," and that for many
| previous years he has committed such gross
errors as TO advocate the principles Of internal
| Improvement and American Manufa cures !?
| The report of Mr.. McDulfe is n curious docu-
| ment, and deserves particular attention for
| the reason, that it completely corresponds with
the arguments Of tho opposition, and with
Cambrelcng's articles and duties, and with the
| arguments Of the Jackson friends TO a judicious
| tariff! If there was not enough good sense
| in this country, TO put down such stuff, we
| should give up all hopes Of our republic. lie
has taken articles, dictated undoubtedly by
! British agents, and exhibited them in the most
| ridiculous light, which will make the British
| gentlemen laugh IN their sleeves, though
| disgrace TO the country, as IT acknowledges
our inferiority in the ants, and places Ameri-
cans in the back ground rs much as his per-
cents enumerated. Are the Americans pro-
| pared for this degradation Under first
minimum he says of so cents will be embraced
| the following articles, principally Used by
| farmers, mechanics, and laborers Of every
description, (so says Mr.. Cambreleng,) and
| chargeablc with the following duties, viz
| Plains costing from "a TO a averaging
| SO l-2 per cent. Paddngs costing l2 TO 29
cents will average l64 per cent. Bookings
and bazcs 9l-2 to % cts. averaging Ga per
| cent Flannels, serges, caroline plaIds, drnb
| kerseys, swansdown, kersoynets, coatings,
| flushing aud lion skins, pelisse cloths and many
| more like articles with same ratio of duties TO
| be paid for by the poor laborers. A great
part of the articles he has enumerated have
| not been imported into our country in any
| quantities for years, as the English mahufac-
tures ascertained that Americans, as great
fools as they were, would not purchase the
| miserable stuff called wooll-n cloth, made out
| Of tlocks and old garments. thrown off of their
| paupers. He mentions that the article of
! funnels would pay duty Of ! 81 per CT. OH an
| average.
Now il is known that there is manufactured
! in the United States enough for our consump-
ton, and that the price has been reduced by
| our competiti ion, one half for the benefit o.
"poor labonrers, besides giving item emp oy-
meni, and consequently the means 10 buy them
| "Broadcloths costing from 32 TO 81 cents will
| pay from SO 10 sc per cent making an aver
| age oi II per cent" Can the: things be, aud
| the pc pple be satisfied What sort Of Broad
| cloths arc imported al 80 cents a yard. All
the ''poor laborers" in this country, can rccol-
lee, the CO irse Broad cloths that formerly were
imported, MADE out of old clothes picked up
in a wooden picker, and sent here for our
auctions; but we never heard Of these selling
for 32 cents per yard; indeed they were sold
| in this country for more than American Broad
| cloths, that would have " orn we'll, and gwen
| the poor laborcr a handsome and valuable suit
| OF clothes. The Americans have stopped wear
| ing the cheap cheat, coarse woocns imported,
finding them not worth making up. | do no,
know but they might do for Mr.. VI Dufie's ne.
groes who are allowed ore suit OF clothes per
year, and in they should be wcrn OFT in
six months could get along without freezing in
a warm climate. 1t would be takin. too much
notice of this report TO remark upon it in de-
tail, for the mind sickens in reading it, and the
face bushes for the honor and dignity of our
country 1t is enough to say that his report
is mostly on the operation of the tariff recon-
mcnded by the lIarrisburgh Convention, and
his taxes on the " poor labourers;" are esti-
mated from 75 l-2 to 294 per cent. Generally
about 1872 l-2, l64 l26 and 22U per cent
That a man who has been cried up at tho Socth,
for talents and moral honesty, should have
decended so low, as TO take up all these ride
uous diminutve statements of Cambreleng and
the British agents, s beyond our conception.
Mr. M'Duific has diminished as man of tai |
ents in this transa cton, SO much that he can |
never be considered Il, a statesman or man of
understanding either by intelligent Americans |
or English,nen. II Mr.. M'Euilie thought that
his report would deceive the people, lie must
have considered them fools, but as he cannot,
1t shows he is the character, lie suspects 9TH
crs to be. He might as well, ailer ho had en-
unerated his paddings, bookings and bazes, |
and 30 cent broadcloth, &c. took the whole |
IN mass like the negro, TO act with l400 !
cheers and said al ono and all l4O0 per cent. !
tax on the "poor labourers!" lie winds up |
his report, aiih the us lal Southern reference to |
the stability of the Union, without once refer
ring 10 "Mason's and D,xons" lire. lie |
closes thus "The comni,'ce therefore, be-
lsvs that the Representatives OF The people
are called upon, not only by considerations
connected with the national wealth and revcn-
NC, but by every consideration which gives
r0Lte 10 the uniOn cfthe States, to regret the
recommendation af the Secretary ofihe Treas
ury,and arrest The progress ofas ,stem,'hc pos
sble consequences Of which no American can
contemplate With indifference" Now take
the opposition altogether Souhrons and jack