The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-02-17
BY MITCHENER e. MATHEWS.
A FEW FACTS FOR "HIGH TARIFF MEN.
Extract from speech by Nr. Weller Of Ohio in the
House Of ofRepresentauves, on the Tarlf.-Dec u. ]

admiration but worhyofimtuton. The gentleman from
Kentucky tMr MarshalD was exceedingly eloquent IN
porraying the power and strength of Eugland-the go
~ of her policy. Sir, can but little in the nstu
,ions of that country to admire In forming opinion
as to the character of nation, look her internal con
don, the situation orher people, rather than TO the
splendor of her external power or the magniicence 81
her naval or military establishment Whilst gentlemen
on the other side stopping to admire the grandeur of
the wealthy manufacturer pass on to the operatives
from whose sweat and toll that grandeur is wung and
examine into their condition. No government
cite my admiration, when lis policy leaves the working
man, the laboer. the tender merces of the rich man.
uiacturer Sir the protective system of England has
unquestonably built up her manufactures: but that
prosperity has been erected upon the ruins of the labor
ing man-he poor operative has been reduced to the
lowest point Of wreohedness and misery. Sir the
heart schens at the contemplation of the suerngs en-
dured by the operatives in the British manufactures.
BY surning to the official reports made to the English
parliament, we have glimpse at the wretchedness Of
hor restrictive system. few extracts from The book
now before me must suffice for the present read the
deposilions of witnesses examined bya Committee of
Parliament.
Eridcpcc ofEEz MARSHALL Lived at Leeds; worked
a, Mo,shaI's factory Am IL years old. Father dead;
sister and self did what could TO support mother
Have cried macy hour in the factory Gould scarce
y get home; ,metimes had TO be tailed home have
an iron on ma right leg, and my knee is contracted.
Worked in great pain and misery was straig ght before.
The Surgeon says it is with standing long at the mill Il
that the marrow is quite dried up, and will never be
formed again.
Euiacnce of Stephen Binns Have worked at Mar.
shalls factory; work produces the delorml!y lanes the
children. Tine work exaced from the children is all
that possibly be done. 1t cannot be done without
resorng to hogging;it offence for any TO speak
to another. w ~ The heat Of the rooms and the
steam almost maceate the bodies and their clothes
steamed and wet. If they fall sick, they turned
drift directly withoutwages, without provision. 1t is
raining the children.
Evidence of Samuel Do,one. was 10 years old when
I began to work at Marsha's Mills. We began work
at FIVE in the morning, and worked until at night (ma
king Is hours in all )-nover stopped but 40 minutes at
dinner tho children were kept awake by a box or a
blow; very great severity used; have been strapped
on my legs; and then was put on man back and
strapped and then was strapped and bucked with two
straps to an iron pillow and fogged' After that the
oyerIooker took piece Of tow twisted 1t into the shape
of cord, and put in my mouth, and tied 1t behind
my head; he thus gagged me; we were never allowed
TO set down. Young were beaten as well as
young men.
Eoidcnce Of an Opalocker. The overlookor walks
around the room, with stick in his hand and It child
falls Growsy his work lie touches that child on the
shoulder and conducts 1t to an iron Clstern which is
filed VIII water He then takes the child [heedess
of Sex) by the legs and dips head in the clsten
and sends it 10 work. In that condition the child la
bors for vls remainder orthe day. This is the punsh'
ment for drowsness. We have vast number of Grip
ples Some are crppes from losing their limbs many
from standing too long, It first begins with a pain in
the ankle; after that they will ask the overooker to let
them set down; but they must not; then they begin to
be weak in the knee, then knock alter that their
feet turn out they become spla footed ankles swell as
big as my fists. know many delormed in the man-
ner described.
might consume the time of this H,use for hours in
reading evidence to show the wrotched and miserable
condition of the operatives in their manufactures
More Than three hundred thousand children employ
cd in their establishments, many of them not over ten
years old. They are requiredto work from IA 10 l6
hours day. and Notwithstanding this unceasng toll,
earn hardly enough to furnish them the cOursest food g.
clothing Ifsickness accident render them unable to
work. their employers turn them adrt to sarve
or seek refuge in their miserable work houses Yes,
sir, Notwithstanding the boased glory ofBfitish nst-
tutons M civilized nation upon the face of the earth
contains as much wretchedness human suffering.
The London Quarterly Review estimates the number OF
oaupers IN England at ONE SIXTlfofthe populaon
and this no doubt is far below the mark, At least one
third of her population from the pauper fund
during of The year. Her cities filed with
beggars, and thousands are peishng for the want of
bread, and yet the Ordly manufacturer, or the wealthy
land-holder is rioting in splendorl Eng land paid
E29 900 tor the freedom of the slaves in her colo
nes, but she thereby increased her national debt and
imposed additional burdens upon people already tax
ed almost 10 starvation. Her phanhropc spirit shook
the manaces from 800 900 negroes, only to transfer
those chains and rivet them firmly upon the bodies Of
her loboring mon undertake to say, that the cond-
ton Of slave population in the United States is far
preferable to that of the operatives of England They
are worked less, better clad, better fed, and unlike
the miserable poor ofthat country not turned out to die
ofwant, when misfortune renders them unable 10
work.. Sir am advocate for slavery either of the
body or mind. My only obie,.s to present. in as
few words as possible, the actual condition of our fe-
low men in that boasted land, where it is said slavery is
unkhbwn. Do ogen,lem6n propose to build up system
in this glorious land of ours similar to that which exists
in England! Is her policy the one which excites so
MUCH the Admiration of Gentemen You have already
created national debt; levy high pro'cctive\ Tariff
which will compel you to increase the taxes upon the
necesSarieS fife, build up, the Secretary recon-
mends n magnificent nayy incraase vo,,r oxnendures