Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-03
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But gentlemen tell us that a alifl is tax upon the
labor OF the country The gentleman from Indiana tNlr
Kennedy says that il is tax upon the farmers aud
that the advocates oi protective tan belong 10 some
great manufacturing establishments. Whatever may
be the with others, can say or myself that have
no conneAon with any species ol manufactures. do
no, own one dollar OF manufacturing capital. My sym
rathcs are altogether with the cuyaiors OF the suil.=
Among them was bornio the business Of agriculture
was brought up. This hand has welded every mplc
mon ol hushandfy. know What 1t is to eat bread IN
the sweat Of my brow. know what il is 10 eadure the
labor of The field exposed Ii The of seofchlne sun
OF the chilling blast OF a New ENGLAND climate. The
district which have the honor 10 represent is ayr
cultural district aud though We have some manufactures
Among the proportion which this business bears 10
agriculture comparatively small advosate protee-
i've tau because believe HAT IL Will promote the in
teresl OF agriculture and, particularly because believe
II VIII improve the condilun ol the poor aboer, who de
penis upon ms daily earnings for the support OF himself
aud family. by encouraging manufactures aud the
canc arts you create demand oi labor aud enhance
the price. Wages. like every thing else de bend snn
The laws Of demand and supply. When manufactures
flourish there will be demand lar labor. aud il is then
that the poor man receives the greatest reward for his
TOLL II Is then thai his income the greatest and his In
boz brings HIM the most abundant return. Many OF
hardy aborcrs have property but tor ability ail;
their physical frame Is their only productive capal ~
Nav II YOU protect the industry nj the country and 81
enable The uur 10 larger sum- You practical
~ add 10 his productive capital, or. which is the
thing. render his present capital more productive. II
the lahocr by the impulse given industry able 10
$50 in year than he could have earned with
out this stimulus, Yen actually. for the time being
fer upon hun geat blessing as though Won deposited
$500 Tor his bcncft. aud secured the interest his
The lahofing man. moro than any other has interest
in this protective policy. The system designed 10
protect labor aud 10 the industrious ,he re
ward | advocate this system. because it will ben
eft the capitalist but because II will confer bl, ssing
on the aborcr, The capitalist has interest IN potec
ton. His tens OF thousands will yield him better
turn hen labor Is Depressed and article which he
wishes To purchase is reduced IN price. The rich capi
ialis. II hc seeks nothing but gain. covrs what
generally denominaed "hard times but the who
depends upon his labor has aAdifect interest IN
S,al of hlsnrss. and IN the general prosperity Of the
community. Let The hard laborcts of the country.
those who eat their bread in the sweat of their brow re
fleet upon this subject, AMI thry will once see thai
they have a direct interest ~ the protective poicy-
They will not only perceive that iari tends To increase
wages, but that the same sum Of money will purchase
moe of the nccessarics Of life. There ia no article
of clothing which goes into the consumption of the
poor and his family much cotton in lts VI
rious forms. This arcle has cnloyed protection since
lsl6 and the reduction in price has been three four
hundred per cent. Common shnnes. which. at that
time, wnnld have cost 80 cents rplnii can now he
bought for from tn 10 CENTS aud all other articles Of
etton have fallen III about the same proportion; that.
by the operation ilho tariff wages are hcpnp and
tces OF consumption have fallen in prlce. - years ago.
the females Of New England (tho have not rs vet
thank Heaven. inbibcd the sentiment that labor is de
2radno) would be required la labor four wochs topurrase
ordinary calico dress, which they now purchase
with weeks labor. View 1t in any hight yau please.
and the protective system empha,cally the System or
the aborcr and The poor
lrcgrei Mr. Chairman, that gentlemen seem disposed
To view this subject through what believe to be false
medium. They speak of il rs system 10 benefit
ntaclu1os and by manufactures they mean the manuac
ture Of cotton and rooIhis view Of the subject is
tirey superficial II the interest of manufacturers
alone, III The narrow III which that term is used
that we wish 10 promote. There is what may be called
the mining interest aud the mechanic interest, which
deeply involved IN tins question. And them sir. there
Is, first and foremost, the great agricultural interest,"
which needs encouragement as much any other and
the aril well calculated to aid HAT calling
To aid manufactures. AS far the farmer his
own Products he has interest in the prices which they
bear But II a young man purchases farm, and
poets to pay for by the sale Of his crops he has then
direct interest in the state OF the market. Any policy
which improves the price Of agricultural products
lers direct benefit upon him. Now, the protective
system Is calculated 10 build up manufactures every
part Of the country. aud in that way create home
markc where the hardy liler Of the soil dispose OF
his products at fair price. A home market is every
thing 10 the farmer. How is il that wheat is worth
dollar aud thirty cents in part Of the country aud
twelve and half cents in anolhcr} How is il that land
of the same quality will sell for $50 IN part Of the
country aud - IN anohcr1 Every knows that
this is the fact, and why is II s)l Simply because one
is near market. and The other is remote. We
the operation OF Tins every township and IN every vii
lage And hesitate not 10 say that the capital now in
vesied IN manufactures has Increased the value of real
estate in the country than hundred per cent
The agrIculturast has direct interest the subject
before The yonng and growing West should feel
as deeply as New England and the Middle States
Deprive the West, the South Of the home mar
ket, created BY manufactures and they would at once
find their prices decline, aud their pursuits become leg
profitable.
Gentlemen, ne il sccrns 10 me, under estimate the va
luc OF The homo market II IS not only the best but IL
the principal market for the great agricultural staples
nave taken great pains 10 ascertain possible
the amount Of articles consumed Massachusetts annu
ally, which are the growth product Of other States in
the Union ! have written 10 intelligent gentlemen con
neced with almost every branch Of business in my own
State, aud have consulted all the statistics which have
fallen into my hands. and confess that consumption
is greater than had supposed Probably some Of the
estimates may be high, aud others am confident are
too low. As whole, believe them to be fair EST.
mate In fixing the prices have rndcavorod to take
the average for the last three four years speak Of
these articles consumed in Massachusetts,. They
consumed IN the in which such articles capable
OF consumption Cotton and wool are consumed. in ihh
sense IN which use the term, by being converted into
CLOTH aud the is true OF all other articles which 90
INTO onr manufactures The result | will present
for the consideration Of the committee.
in estimate ~ the products Of The soil, 6r. Of other
States. consumed or manufactured niuiuGHyn lNassa
chusctts.