Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-31
LITERARY CADET
PROVIDENCE. SATURDAY. MAY 81.
THE TARIFF.

among certain class Of the American people;
among men who are respectable and intelligent
but who, 10 Our mind. have not sufficiently ex-
amned the law, or made proper calculations,
a. to its actual and prospective operations
Soms affect to behold in tho features Of the
Bill, a thon,and Hydra headed monsters, who
are ready and caparsoncd, for formidable
attack on tho commerce Of the n,tion; and in
the wdness Of their imaginings. behold the
utter prostration Of the Molssses and Iron trade
to soy nothing about the anticipated ruin Of
all who are engaged in the Cordago Duck and
Hemp trades with Russia.
To increase the excitement. that powerful
engine, tho Pass, ia employed, the conductors
Of which, have already received the eme and
! commenced operations. Among others who
have taken this stand, are the editors Of the
Bostoa Commercial Gazette, ard as a spe cirnen
of the manner, in which thoy attack, not only
the Tariff. but tho members Of the great Man
ufa cturing family, We copy the following par
agraph first published in the Gazette ofWednes-
day.
VII ku ~p that the welfare Of e puc a heen sacrf-
sd to gs,y st IF fanrers, forming di'ninm,e
niasry o the whole palation who wsh for opportunity
sell ak inp,ieaiy nseasd IN the woolen manufacture,
At advance without discount. The Eet 50 rceH UNDER
fe,uvr, will not Defeated nv ths rive Justice Of the
public. II he doubted whether under such circumstances
purchasers can be found u these manufacturer can sell out
rrnsd the character Of msr, h.m they will be among the
the front rank VI those, who will call Tor
| repeal NJ that most odiou' Tarh
Entertaining great personal respect for the
source from which.the foregoing paragraph pro-
ce.ded. we should not pause to notice it's ex-
travaganee and absurdity. did we not think
ourselves called upon, by the duty we owe to
q largo manufa o,uring community like this.
to offer q refutation to q written assault. evi-
IDENTIFY made amid excited feelings and hostile
designs, towards ono Of the most important and
growing interests Of New-England tho Re-
public
Tho ASSERTION. that "it 10 kaopn tbc. the
welfare Of the public has been sacrificed, to
crafty set of Manufacturers, forming di-
minu,ive minority Of the whole population, who
+ wish for an opportunity to sell stock, impru-
IDENTIFY invested in manufa c,ures at an advance,
or without discount is rather too broad and
too absurd to listen to; but, since it has been
m,ds by intelligent editors, with an air of grav-
ity and apparent sincerity. We trust we shall
bo excused for saying what il becomes US to
say, under the circumstances of the case.
OF all the charge. preferred against Manu-
facturcrs, and the Manufa cturing Interest, this
s certainly the most laugh ,blc; but as it has
gone forth, we shall take occasion 10 call tho
editors Of tho Boston Commercial Gazette, for
kthe production Of their facts and documents -
If indeed they have any facts or docnmtnry
evidence, 20 he adduced on this occasion. Le
them be produced. or let the gentlemen Of the
Gazette, withdraw tho charge they have pre-
ferred against the American Manufacturer.
1t is well known, say they in effect, that Tho
Manufacturers Of this country, have enteret
into an uurghteous. an unholy compact. t.
. establish Tariff, to enable them to defaut
|, tho unsuspecting to enable them By a species
, Of swindling, to divest themselves of a species
Of property, which has fallen IN their hands Il
a nominal valuation;-to degree of utter ant
: complete in.gni6cance. This, say the gentle
!, !, men of tho Gazette, is we'll known! And b
: whom is il we'll known! Does any one kno'
x x it, and can the gentlemen Of the Gazette, I'D
IS duce solitary fact. to sustain their hasty an
sxravagant charges! II they can, we sa
y let them come forward with their proofs, Q
!; withdraw their charges.
!. Again, we are told by the gentleman Of tn
: Gaze,tc. that the Manufa cturers, whom the
:. have disposed Of their properties IN the Mani
= !. the innocent and crsdnous, they will then bt
'e come merchants, and Immediately potitio
:, !, Congress for repeal Of the Tariff! This ia,
a say the editors Of the Gazette, is also we
20 70 known, and yet we do know, that no on
D. knows anything about it; that no man in b
1 1e senses, ever for moment INDUCED even in III
,r suspicion Of the existence Of such "horrb
. conspiracy" to ruin tho nation Ito swind
the public. and to play off game, which cou
!" !, only have been imagined by one, whose ina,
as inaion is disturbed by the indulgence of all Il
ir wild and absurd vag.ries of mad man.
Knowing as We do. that the editors Of Il
IN Gazette do not in tho sincerity Of their heart
"a believe wha, ihcy have uttered;--and KNOWN
st or at least believing. that the paragraph whi'
we have noticed. was written without rohe
,r tion, and without any bad intention, they W
excuse us if we are a little merry at their o
70 pence. and smile at the novelty Of the positi'
=. they have assumed, 10 promote the injury
a the American Msnufa cturer.
" We will not sit quietly down and dismiss Ii
Or article. without cntoring our protest again