The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-29

houses IN Europe eau ~ dnl hfo'HS
centraie upon given point capital OF One
Hundred Millions. They are constantly
animated by restless anxiety TO increase
this capital By any means which the world |
pronounces lawful. Suppose they resolve |
10 engage largely ia the manufacture OF
Clo.hIne To do this pro6tably, they pro-
cure their cloth Just where il may be bought
or made cheapest, aod proceed TO hire the
needful Labor-ma,nly of Women and
Grls-also where 1t can be obtained a. the
loves, starvation price, (and they can pro
cure Shirts made 10 Loodon for four cents
each and Stockings woven IN Germany for
CONSIDERABLY less per pair, &c. &e.) Now
the cost OF Transporting garments OF all sorts
from London or Hamburger to any seaport
in the world viii hardly reach one per cent.
on the value thereof and the average cost
Of their transmission all over the world will
be less. They throw quantity into every
port the first result is the ruin OF the bust
ness of all engaged in the manufacture OF
similar articles where Labor and Cloth are
higher the second inevitably is the reduc
ton to want OF the countless Men aud Wo.
men depending on them sor employment
These become paupers, or beggars Tor EN-.
ployment at any price aud nov The. mas
ierspiri,s may change the centre OF Ihell
operations, and perhaps bowl down the We
~ instruments Of their FIRST enterprise will
the depressed labor of It's ruined aud fam
ishing victims. They may go on ia this
way prosperousy, amssslng wealth IN mil
lions; bu, the uboie dependant Laboring
Population of the World is set 10 bidding
against each other TO SEE phich ,riH do the
mos, Labor for the least pay, and those
who will work the most hours for the SINAI
lest and poorest allowance vi bread will be
employed for the moment, until some oihsI
division is starved down TO pitch below
them, when the scene of greatest industrial
activity is shifted, anc so on. Perfect Free
Trade and Free Competition, in the actual
stale Of Society and with the antagonls. al
ti,ude of Labor and Capital now to grea
extent prevailing, SO far from being the
universal blessing 1t is SO generally depict
ed, would be general curse. We fear VI
have not taken space enough TO demon
s,rate this clearly TO those who have no
before looked at this view Of the subject
brtwe will recur to it when more al leisure
Vow that every aboring man in thl'
&c TRY is benefited and not buTihened a
.i oy proper Taritf-say one of TO q
per cent. on rude and bulky staples, and 0
pr 70 so on light, costly fabrics and manu-
.acluTes-we no more doubt than we d,
our own existence. Ii he pays a li,tl'
Iiore for q few articles, be obtains many
cheaper, and very much larger reward
for his own labor than if there were no Ia
riff. II is not only mistake, then, tina
under Tariff poor man pays as much a,
rich one toward the supper, Of Govern
ment, bu, i. is mistake that he is burthen
ed at all by one. Ii the Federal Govern
meat could support itself without any Reye
nue. by lmpost or Tax, and none shout,
therefore be levied, our Lsboring CIss
would be far worse off than now.
Tha. Resenue can DC far more eas
" and cheaply collected by Duties than By
Direct Taxes, il surely needs 10 argument
10 show. Just imagine our Tariff abolish.
ed and locusi.swarm Of tax gaiherers sent
out to collec, by Direct Taxes S20,000,000
per annum for the Federal Government, 10
addition TO our present State, County, Town
and School Taxes. The quota required
OF New York would be Three Millions, o.
Dollars-of Indiana about One Million. Of
which niuely.nine per cent. " ouid D. car
ried right out OF the State. Does any mar
imagine that such Taxes would be coffee
ted 10 Tines Ike these-I think Of sha S,ol
Laws, Valuation Laws, aud other cnntri
vaBces nos rosorted 10 in half the States
and the resi- snation Of the Sheriff. because
they tsud il impossible TO collect debis, even
by distress. No: the money could 10; be
raised. Ii the Loco Focos would bind
themselves 10 try the experiment, which,
even IN a modified, diluted form, did more
than anY thing else 10 upset the Admins.
iralion Of old John Adams, we should be
heartily glad 10 give them the opportunity
years trial would finish them for quar-.
ter VI i century.