The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-04-14
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amn or two Of paper for the publication Of some re-
marks on subject which has become matter Of intense
Interest The People of this country and especially OF
pennsylvania eectualy reused by doctrines lately pro
mugaed IN high quarters, respecting hardmoney currency
and The reduction OF the price Of labor And il is well they
are reused Labor the very Of pros
per'y and can venture say that Pennsylvania will cst
mate every man who found the right wrong this
question In the 1888 Mr. WEBSTER then now Of
the Senate visited in Pennsylvania He addressed crowd
Of many thousand people, in the open air Psburg and
happened to be IN that city that time and witnessed the
enthusiastic appreciation which the multitude testified
his sentiments the subject of labor His speech az
forwards published, and send you from il,
which pray you to publish for the good Of those h0Bs
may wish friends Pittsburg would rspub
lsh whole of this speech Ii suits remark
bly, well. AN IRONMASTER
GENTLEMEN Those Of you who may have turned your
attention the subject know that in the quarter OF The
try with which imm dately connected, the Poo
pie early To urge the Government carry
the protecting policy 10 the height which has reached
Candor obges to remind that when the act Of eS
was passed, neither he who addresses you those
with whom he usually acted such subjects ready
willing take the step which that act proposed They doubt
ed its erpedency passed however by the great and
whemng influence Of the central States New York Penn
sylvana, and Ohio. New England acquiescej in t. She
conormed to the settled policy OF the country and gave
to her capital and her labor corresponding direction She
has become vitality interested in the alton Of the
system Her prosperity identified not perhaps with any
particular degree of protection but with the preservation
the principle and she likely yield the pn
cpe under circumstances whatever. And who would
dare to yield it Who, standing here and looking round
this community and its interests would be bold enough
70 touch the spring which moves 50 much industry and pro
of these coalpts Who stay the cargoes of manufac
tured goods floating down river of the nobles in
the world and stretching through territories almost bound
less in extent, and unequaled in fertility Who would
quench the fires of many engines stay the opera
tons Of SO much wel-employed labor Gentlemen can.
NATE i've how has
hitherto been pursued take place without great public
embarrassment, and great private distress.
!" have said that in favor of protecting American
manual labor and after the best reflection give the
subject and from the lights which can derive from the ex
perence Of ourselves and Others have come to the concu
that such protection just and propr and that toeave
American labor sustain competition with that OF the over
peoped cooaes Of Europe would lead to state Of things
to which the People could submit This is the great
why for maintaining what has been established
at home here see wherever that the slim
illus which has excited the existing activity and is producing
the existing prosperity of the country nothing else than The
stimulus held labor by compensatng prices. think
this effect visible where from Penobsco to New Or
leans and manifest in the condition and circumstances OF the
great body Of the Peoples for nneenhs the whole Peo
pie belong to the laborous, industrious, and productive
classes and these classes the stimulus acts We perceive
that the price of labor high and know that the
of living low and these two truths speak volumes in ia
of the general prosperity Of the country aware
has been said already that this high price of labor results
partly from the favorable condition OF the country Labor
was high comparatively speaking before the act of 1924
passed but that fact affords reason in my judgment for
enGangeTng ana sacrlncng by
throwing what has since been established for its protection
Let look gentlemen to the condition of other countries
and inquire little into the which, in of them
produce poverty Distress the lamentations of which reach
our shores. | around me many whom know TO
be emigrans from other countries. Why are they here
Why is the native of Ireland among usl Why has he
abandoned dear to him as these hills and these H.
to you Is there any other than this that
the burden Of alton the hand and the low reward
Of labor on the other leit him without the means Of com
Portable subsistence the of providing for those who
dependent upon hint Was not on this account that
be left his land and sought asylum in country OF
free laws fcomparave exemption from taxation of bound
less extent and in which the of living cheap and
the prices of labor just and adequate And do not these
part of Europe2 Is it true that sobey and industry
and good charaer do for here than in any
part Of the word2 And not this truth which so
obvious that deny it, founded in this plain
son. that labor in this country better reward than
any where else and gives more comfort, more indi-
vdua Independence, and more elevation OF character
Whatever else may benefit particular portions OF society
whatever else assist capltawhaever else may favor
sharpsghed commercial enterprise professional skill or ex
traordnary individual sagacity good forunebe assured
gentlemen that nothing advance the Of society in
prosperity and happiness nothing uphold the substantial
interest and steadily improve the general condition and
acer the whole but this thing compenating retcdrds
labor The fortunate situation OF country tends strongly
itself produce this result the Government has adopted
the policy Of cooperating with this natural tendency e
thngs has encouraged and osered labor ard industry
by system of discriminating duties and the result Of these
combined may be seen in the present circumstances OF
the country.
Gentlemen there important considerations Of another
kind connected with this subject Our Government pop
uar popular in its foundation and popular in its exercise
The actual character Of the Government be better
than the general moral ard intellectual character Of the
munty II would be the widest Of human magnaons 10
poor vicious and ignorant people TO maintain good
popular Education and knowledge, which,
obvious be generally attained by the People only where
there adequate rewards labor and industry and
share in the public interest," stake in community would
ndspensaby necessary in these who have the Of
appointing all public agents passing all laws and even 81
making and unmakng constitutions al their pleasure Hence
the truth Of the trite MAXIM that knowledge and virtue
the only foundation Of republics but is TO be added and 10
be always remembered that there and
be- intelligent and vruous people, who, at the time
poor and idle people, badly employed and badly paid
Wha would be safe in any community where political power
in the hands of the many and property in the hands Of the
few Indeed such unnatural state Of things could no
where long exist.
1T certainly appears to gentlemen 20 be quite evident
at this time, and in the present condition offhe wofd that
necessary protect The industry Of this country agans
the pauper labor Of England nd other parts u Europe ~
American citizen who has children 70 maintain and chltsn
educate has unequal chance against the auisr o. krg
land whose children he educated and are Faba
already the parish and who himself - half fed and clothed
by his labor and half from the poor rates and very bad
" fed and clothed after ALL As have already said The coo
dition Of country of ITSELF without the all oi Govern
ment does much favor American manual labor and
question of policy and justice at all times what and hnw
much Government shall do in AID Of natural advantages W.
regard branches Of industry the natural advantages
considerable than regard others ADD thee