Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-27

before the "Falss ysten,' 557ilA2,s57
I24i2 ,s57, ,li3 yds. goods.
Or their value gained by the labor Of the
country in one year by the introduction OF n
"Falsc systcm"-provldcd he is as well paid
by others as he is by the manutaclnrers.-
! Blu! this is not one half the country has gain
ed-,he price of board (which is also paId) is
nearly double what It formerly was, on nc.
count of tho increased value given 10 the
farmers products every description OF which
is made to count in The production OF domes-
tie goods from his beef, pork, grain, wood,
poultry. to the spare vegetables from his gar
dcn.-Whcrcas formerly, a very small part oi
the staple products of his farm only could be
sold for cash at any prce.-Ihls is one OF the
"burdcns"o of Mr.. Van Burcn's "Falsc system"
II is trne that the ,chole labor OF the country
is not expended IN the purchase OF these
goods, but the rule will hold none the less
true, for the amount that is nsed-and as tar
as the business of the manufacturer goes, 1t
is shown by this that the industrious classes,
instead Of being oppressed by the manuiac
turer, ure actually receiving OF hun Tor one
DAYS work, as much as they formerly recel-
we'd for 22-Can the laborlng man expect his
good friend, the Loco gentlemen, with his
segar, and glass of grog, who lnsiructs !'lm
in the science of political economy,to DO bet
ter for him than this. The wrter"lll most
sincerely colnniiserate the laborlng mans
situation when his dependence rests on
such a f.undaiion-'or as far as his expert
cnce goes. tha. class of beings are only lbe.
raj when using other peoples money, which
they are generally known to be extremely
lavish of, when 1t comes within lhcir reach.
After showing that the domestic comforts
of the lsborng man have been increased 2<
fold by the operations Of the false system,
as regards the Cotton manufacturer, we Will
now compare It's relative besr'ng IN the
planter of the south. Formerly the cotton
planter received 10 cents per pound for his
cotton, and paid either The English or Alnerl-
can manufacturer at the rate oi 80 cts for
yard Of cotton goods. such ~ described. III
will not, | trust, be denied that by the lnevl.
table laws OF trade. the price ot the lesser
quantity Of any article Of merchandise IN
market, must be governed by The Price oi The
greater quantity Of the same or similar arti-
clc.-And us the English supplied almost the
entire quantity Of cotton goods consumed III
the United States, previous to The passing oi
the Tariff for protection, The P'ice oi tue
American goods mast have bccn governed
by The pilce OF the English, aud could not,
therefore, have been sold higher III propor-
ton TO their value. With tins prlnclpc IN
view, ii will be seen that II Was ot M import
ancc as regards the truth oI the results shewn
below, whether the pIahtsl purchased AWerl-
can or British goods.
Formerly one yard Of cotton goods costing
80 cts. ,qur,d 3 , lbs Of cotton at 10 cts.
to pay ipr II. .
Under the false system" the price OF
cotton from 1880 to lo39,hss averaged proba.
bIy about ID cents per pnnnd--say "a lbs. ol
cotton at ID CTS. is J2a cts, WITH winch the
pluuier will nov purchase Of the American
manufacturer. Che same cloth being now u
cts per yd..) GlJ2kle! yds. ot cloth, thus re-
c.ivlng nearly muc times the ar'uult ot Tie
manuiaclurol's prcduct tor the same quantity
of cotton he formerly received. Thus manu-
tacturcr the friends of the cotton plantsr ac-
cu.es of being a Pirate rubbing hlm ol his
property by means ot n b" false system" The
difference formerly between the prlco Of one
mound Of cotton ~ the state received iroun the
planter, aud tli. manufactured article, 40 be-
io,e shcwn, was 30 cts; Or the American
aud English manufacturer received o2t cents
of the planter for tho manufacture Oi each
ward. Undcr the "falsc system" u has also
been slcwn, that the manufactures receives
fDr the manufacture OF one pound oi cotton,
IN the raw state. u cents, or ~ cents per
ward, n ulflc more than one ten,h Oh each
ward formerly paid by the planter-the pound
Of cotton now making q ystds, whereas y
formerly madr ~ previously shcwn. We
wiz nov ,rs how tln. sHre,s The rrosp"frv
Of the ,uu,h on large scale ~ ev'npaicd