Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-04

"'ull M ldiiitnlahle Indeed BOT, ASTONISHING IS
may setnlhls IS nevertheless the FETCHED aud ms, rable
policy, towards our country, which YOU and th,
parry with Which you act. would have us pursue Did
II ever occur to,our mlnd What would BIZ the eorse-
qucnee oi that stem ct rulslatin hic would finally
compel cur manufacturing establishments To stslnnd
tht'r rcraiinswhlc they eventually do II a,e
lac proicction is mol extended towards ,heml Have
you reflected r moment the widespread ,un which
would be the inevitable consequence Of such couTsel
Have Yen formed idea Ut the dark aud uoon, spec
tacle oil wrcichein'ss and misery which would be PIE
scented 10 your gaze certainly and surely as effect
follows causct Have not the 81 Your party
'''e,sl the country 10 Its present hunilling cundunl
Have not lis destructive principles already aholish,d
many 81 the h,st institutions ard b, fathers and
under whose Influence cur country h5nrslcd aud i'm
prve'i beyond the anticipation Of the sananne Of
lis friends Has net all this been enough, that You
must add this, finishing st,le 10 its prosrorit, aud
happiness!
In subsequent part Of y,ur article You ash is i,
right M Is II just, that every .r OF the soil should be-
compelled 10 pay extra cent every pound III iron
Which hr huys. 10 enable few iron masters In do pro
hahe husncssl Ought the people Of Virginia 10 IL,
rod To pay one fifth more ON every bushe of tali which
they USE in order To place the kanawha salt conpan,
beyond the reach Il iurcgn competitions? Ought they 10
be taxed oncvey yard i their donestlcs 10 prevent Eu
rurtan manufactures from coming IN and undcfsclluc
those 81 Richmond and fccrshnrg' Aes-l answer
they would willingly and che,lully do II. did they
know. al the same Tine that the, were creating 4 home
hafhtl ior these very pTuhclus which the, prohibit
ed from selling IN the countries from which they annual
~ import tie manufactures which they CONSUME, aud at
cost too, IN many greater than the domestic ar
cle aud oian Inferior quality. For the truth Of this
statement eau confidently appeal 10 tie official records
Of tins and other countries, aud boldly challenge
dictun. But the intelligent farmers OF our country know
too well that. by the adoption ola tariff or the protection
ot the labor al It's citizens for every the,
thus eNpcnd the benefits which it coners and the en-
c"nragmoni which gives to the enterprise and indus
try Of their OWN State is returned in fold ratio III
the increased dcmdnd and value of their proucons.-
w hat feeling have we. IN common with the manniac
tur'rs oi Europe that should induce tobuy the pro
ducts OF their looms and heir urges, hen
PEELED 10 submit to such heavy taxation tor the privilege
ut selling them our own productions, and ut the
time 10 close the doors oi manufactures? Why
there Is no country the globe tina, pursucs such grind
mo aud oppressive policy towards lis own labor ANA
skill MS this. Witness, Tor example the system Which
Great Britain adopts IN relation 10 the labor of her
country and that Of others. The duty American
Rice III BRUSH ports is s. 60 per cwt while thai raised
III British sslons is only n cents per. cwi. The
t",ton"t America pays duty OF 10 cenis per and
that raised in British possessions, ~ cents. Nor do |
complain that She gives the Productions oi her soil
the pref renee III her markeisBu notice il for the pur
pIsc If showing that would do " e To profit b, hcr
example
In the mex, place YOU say: The object of the Tariff
lies in imp sing add onal duties is to increase the price
OF the arclc>on which the duties lad 10 cheek
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broad Now II an increase Of duty has the effect dcs
red by tho prueconsts. What is the result? The price
:" the lnrcign article being advanced, that OF the home
made viii also rise. For it has been truly remarked
that the price OF our home goods Is regulated by that of
thc foreign fabrics" Even if ii were correct say that
the object OF the tariff raise the price o the iuelgna
iice. still II would follow that the price n the foreign
article rug advanced, that Of The home made VIII also
rise. The price of our manufactures is not rrgu-
lated by the price Of foreign articles of the same dos
crpon, but Ivy The demand for the article itself. and
by the capabilities at the country 10 supply that de
mand-tu4cllcr with the COS, oi It's producon.i huS
If. from Ieccd cause, the demand for any ar
tcc should be greater than had the means or the pow
er To supply, every at all conyeIsant with the sub
Jcct knows that the price OF the article would advance
and it, the other hand, the demand for the article
should be less than under ordinary circumstances they
had right 10 expect the undunbed cilrci mnst be to
lessen It's priccand it. from the snalncss OF the number
o the indy lduaS engaged in any branch OF our man
utactnrcs. the profits should be greater than IN any
ether in pr1poron 10 the amount of capital and labor
required competition from other quarters would soon re
duce il To lis proper level Thus you no one branch
Of industry yield more for any length OF time than
fair aud average profit on the capital and labor eApen
dod. think you fail 10 observe that the price
OF our home goods is MOI regulated by that OF iocgn IA
brics.
In this State. YOU say "tat there comparatively
few engaged in it, (mauut,curng,) and the interests OF
nearly all are lniurlousy affected by it, have nodaahy
Of correctness the number of persons employed in manu-
features in this State; but their number must he cons'd
CRADLE as from the returns Of the last census, II is sta
ted that the enormous sum { 81 ,360,sGl Can amount
nearly equal to the whole banking capital of the Siae)
is invested in manufactures even III our own State
interest which surely deserves our fostering care.
Io place the mauni ctu.es Of uur country on a hrm
and solid foundations it is necessary that the aid oi legs
ltivc protection should be extended to them for awhile
at least; for reasonable suppose that coun
try in It's infancy like ours enter at once In
to succ senl competition with the manufacturers OF f.u
rope. Bu IT, III dcs pite of the voice Of reason and the
teachings of experience. neglect to cherish and pro-
trc them. alone WILDE suflorersand We shall soon
ourselves placed in uncuvabe position OF Deepen
drnce upon tccn countries for every article Of comfort
and luxury ENJOY. without the ability al producing
them ourselves. Where would be that Independence.
which you frequently and yehemenily cAhor your
l.oro Foco hretherrn To preserve and manianf Such
appeals would then he made III vain. Our folly would
/ lie a b,c-word-uur independence but name Let MS
rathc, the idea from minds of adopting such a
suicidal policy: and always bear in mind that axiom IN
political cconumy, that TINT .NHilon enjoys M OHy hUe
and rcal Independence ,rhosc bor produces The
tcN proportion n The comforts and irnries n i1c The
nation that contains al the elements OF wealth and pros
pory (and possesses them In greater degree
Than our own y and thai fails make othc advanta
yes with which HE Almighty has blessed her. is like the
man who dies iiom starvation and hunger, with every
| tempting Wand placed within his reach.
/ | have already pursued this subject much farther
! than intended when cunmcnced but before take my
leave permit me 10 express the hope that observation
aud experience will vet convince you that tariff, that
shall make a Jus, discrimination between the manniac
| turpS ,i nur uun nd ,rher the