Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-07-19
Waiting the Result.


With whatRnxiety must the manufacturers of Eu-
rope nowbe watching the progress of the great con-
test in this country about Protective Tariff! 1t
is one of vast moment TO them for it is to decide
whether they are TO have uninterrupted and unlim
tied possession of our extended market as a great
and exhaustless depot for their wares, or whether
our own nativeialent and capital are to be employ
ed in home production. TO supply home demand,
at such prices as will maintain our accustomed pr-
ces OF labor To very great extent English man
ufacturers have suspended their operations, osens-
bly, to await the action of Parliament on several
questions ofiHrortance TO themselves but, in real
ny, to await the action of Congress on the Ia
riff. If miserably weak and insufficient impost is
lald our markets will at become the chief for
egn dependence of the vast manufacturing opera
tions OF England; and if we continue to manufac-
ture at all, must do it thenceforward on the Eu-
ropean system Of starving the laborer to an equal
degree.
Let it not be supposed the production of cloths,
simply, or any cne branch of business is to be the
exclusive sufferer. In the absence of Protective
Tariff every BREACH of business, where labor is the
great agent Of bsnsforming raw material into
valuable conn will s.'ffer precisely the same
consequence % all branches would ensue one
or other IesuIt-either direct competition with their
low-wages, or a total suspension of every branch
of manufacturing and mechanical business which
foreign countries have or can hare the facilities for
prosecuting.
How can men differ in opinion respecting the ne
cessity to this country of Protective Tariff, 1t
would seem that no proposition could be palmer,
than the one that we must have it, or be utterly ru
ned.
1t is for the sake Of perpetuating party distinctions
nothing else under the sun-that opposition is
made to this measure. At least such is the case
as far as the Free States are concerned. We readi
y admit that the slave drivers of the South can far
better sustain system of free trade than the North
can for they have labor to protect Slavery bids
defiance to all competition in the diggings and
drudgery OF every kind of manual labor where intel
igence and educltion not required. The slave
driver with his swarms of slaves, and the Europe
an manufacturer, with his furnishing hoarde of alb
Ject ope ralves are fit co-partners for free and
equal interchange of commodities. The SLAYER, for
the lowest sum compatible with human subsistence,
can extor from his dependents the labor which pro-
duces the raw material and for a like sum the
European capitalist exort from his subjects III at
labor which transforms that raw material into val
liable commercial commodity. Well may hev az
ford to undertake to show something that looks like
an argument against Tariff. 1t may do for them,
but can never do for the hardy northerner, whose
o,0n muscles perform his labor, and whose hands
are put to the use which God and Nature assigned
them. He will never become unnamed and de-
graded to serf that the Southern coton-monper
and the European capitalist may exchange to better
advantage.
ms Is inc ally which northern locoism has asso-
oia'ed TO Itself ;" Congress TO defat the passage of
ItJk,A M
lew isolated exceptions But the loco partv at the
north still insist, though under cover, for the
Tree trade system lat all, events, for n-protec
tive tariff system. Notwithstanding this, vast num-
oers OF the sounder sensed and better portion of the
party who have ceceded from this doctrine. and
come out warm advocates of protective tariff, still
maintain nominal membership with that party, act
with it-vote with it on the State ticket-and give
their influence it just as freely as ever Wby is
this If in reality those men believe their party
holds radically wrong sentiment on the most i'm
portant question before this nation, how can they
excuse themselves to their own consciences for piv
ing their votes the State ticket to that party or
in any manner aiding or abetiing its movements /,
How inconsistent and short-sighted in them to dd-
Uocdte protective tariff the only salvation of the
nation, but yet indirectly vote for Free Trade by
voting for that party who will carry the Free Trade
principles out as surely they get the power to do
it! How does it look TO see man deliberately put
his signature to petition to Congre IS praying the
establishment of Protective Tariff. and then 90 TO
the polls and cast his vote directly against Pro-
tectve Tariff! In this State we probably have
some seven or eight thousand Protection Tariff loco
focos. In all candor we ask them il they can ex-
cuse their conduct TO their own consciences if they
give their votes in the coming State election to that
party who discard every principle of Protection in
Tarf-only protesting to hold to one sufficient
for revenue, but really nOtholding eren to that since
they will have the revenue and land money when
put together, only equal the wants of government
Yewho lay claim to honesty or consistency in po-
litical sentiment, think of these things.
Childish as Ever.