The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1832-08-11

now within The walls OF the House, Tor o
statement TO which / would rotor, tho
HOUSE. The calculations and slato--
mcnts arc mndc in reference to ship Of
thrcc hundred tons -
The duties paid on her iron arc $500
Copper bolts, '15
:. Spikes and bolts, i6O
Canvas 2IO
Cordnge 300
Chains ~ 5iO
$l755
In this statement the glass, paints, and
other articles, on which duties ore paid,
are not included and it will bo not incor-
rect TO estimate the whole amount at
eighteen hundred dollars, thrcc times
tho amount Of the drawback.
Ought this interest to be protectcd?-
Meek and unobtrusive as il is, let it not
be neglected, because we are not often
troubled with its complaints. / have
never, and have been here seven years,
seen single man within the walls Of this
House, or the precincts Of this City, rop-l
rosenting the navigation interest, and
urging upon Congress tho necessity Of
protection. II sends here no lobby mem
bers, or men who haunt US night and day,
and who will not, when we return from
this Hall, suffer us to enjoy our meals OF
sleep without some interruption. Do we
SEQ them, as we at all times SEQ the pnms
percd manufacturer, as he has been styl-
ed, or the FREQ trade importer, always be-
fore us3 And is this interest ever to bo
trnc
now proposed TO be stricken from this
bill, is tho first evidence that have seen
ola recognition Of tho rights Of the navi-
CATION interest; and even this little is to
be withheld, to be stricken from bill
that is disgraced by the specific duty of
ten cents square yard upon sail-Gloth; a
duty moro unequal and unjust than was
ever imposed upon any interest in this
country, since the commencement Of tho
Government, and duty TOO, for the ben
eft, so far as l can learn, Of no one; for,
although It has been said there are sail
duck factories in the country, yet neither
ofthem manufacture the kind Of sail clotl,
(which is necessary for otr vessels bound
on foreign voyages.
Mr.. Speaker, my anxiety to retain this
section, is not so much from any regard
may have for the ship owners, as for a.
mother class of men found in our large
cities, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston and one of them now
at the head Of government ofthe city last
named ; and, wheresoever found, are ac-
knowledgcd to bo the most industrious
and valuable portion o: our citizens--I
need not say that refer to our mechan-
les. In the building Of single ship, from
the time her keel is laid to the time she
is ready for sea, perhaps thirty Of these
men Of different professions are employ
ed. / cannot make correct entmera-
tion Of them, but from my recollection
can state some of them tho shipwrieht.
the joiner, the blacksmith, the rope-ina:
kcr, the sail-maker, the painter, the SPAR
maker, blockmaker, the rigger, the caulk-
or, the boat-builder, the cooper, all men
who live by their labor and / have not
named those who arc employed in cutting
the timber, shaping, and transporting it to
the ship yard, or those who are employed
| in saving and preparing the timber nec-
essary for ship. The best argument in
favor Of the protective policy is founded
upon the employment it gives to labor
the destruction Of our manufactures, It
has been said, and said truly would throw
out ofcmploy thousands whose labor is
now productive, and adding to the wealth
Of the nation-; even our gaIlantry was apI
pealed to by the Chairman Of tho Com
mittee on manufactures, a few days ago,
in favor Of palm leaf hats, manufacture
that employs many ofthe females of our
country, and whose labor is rendered
highly productive. The appeal wac not
made in vain, and let US not be unm'nd-
ful Of the employ and labor ofthat highly
useful and respectable portion. Of our fel-
low citizens have referred the House
~ Let not their rights as citizens Of
this country be overlooked, nor their ser
vices undcr-ratcd by any act Of ours.
How far have sustained the protect
live policy, and the interests Of our nnanu-
factures, my votes will show; but would
not, by encouraging one great interest,
destroy another. Ono would suppose,
from remarks frequently made on this
Goor. that IN Rhode Island there is but