Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-28

mccos ceases, is the gentleman 5 maxim II,
even goes 81 lar IA 10 maintain that Is diminish
ed just In proportion you protect manufacturers. |
You exclude tue whole Of any arcleif you dccd,
onc-halt You destroy one fourth Of the resenncii ON
fourth Nuu destroy fourth OF the rcvonneand 10 81
any other proportion. This is my friends positions and
nothing can be more unsound not to sny absurd Ii docs
not by any follow because duty of 100 Der cent
would destroy all revenue that duty Of 30 per cont
would destroy one hall, duty og5 per cent ofc quar-
ter of the revenue.
Here Mr.. Il. again interposed, and said that what
he had stated waS true III priacipte. Ii might not
produce II immediately Tor period 1t might Ia
crease the reyuuue-hul ultimately II would destroy H.
Mr. Speaker, | am ieoicud 10 perceive that ile ppn
cman has relaxed Il little and Is disposed 10 nov
rpm the regions OF distractions, aud look at things
mote practical manner. shall endeayur 10 look things
in the way. But the principle stated b, the Acaer
from South Carolina, and repeated by Other gentlemen
IN the House. cannot be better illustrated tan by an
ecdute which viii relate. We have IN our part of the
country such an article as quaek doctors 1t WAS once
my fortune 10 tall IN with one. who was assallng tin
regular practice, and had selected the subject OF blood
letting aslhe point Of attack. He SAID Il convince
any man. III two minutes, that blood letting III all
IL injurious and dangerous. Thus Is the principle: boo
Is ive II you take away the whole OF a mans blood
You take away his liie-ho must die And II ym
take away half Of his blood you take away half OF his
life You take away quarter Of his blood YOU ake
away quarter OF his lc and on. down 10 the least
fractional poppuon.' Herr IS perfect illustration oil
the gcueman's nbslmction---he very thing
But how does this principle operate IN pracitre In
1850 and ESQ duties on protected articles were high
And not the Treasury overlooking al that lmcl-
Certainly. Were not manufactures then protected =
The gentleman admits that they were Tor, in arguing
favor Of the compromise act. he urged hH consideration
that during the former portion # the period covered b,
thai act The manufacturers enjoyed high protection aud
ought H. he continued. that during the latter portion
Tho producers migh have their share Vet notNithgtand
my this protection vi manufactures revenue poured into
The Ilea@n in such torrents that 10 get rid cit. Con
2ro,i compelled Ia dcroslle IL with the States. II
protection destroys revenue, how eamc HE Treasury 10
overflow When tie protection VIA ample!
Another illustration Of tins principle viii le found III
the Of silk. Previous to the late extra session. i'm
ported gill, paid very small duty now II pays 80 per
cent iIee Is protection to certain oNtou afforded h
Tins SPECIES of manufacture; aud put il 10 my ti,nd
from South Carolina to say, whether he believes that.
that - per cent duty will bring additional revenue
IN the Treasury. VIII he or any other gentleman say
lhisl They viii not they dare not.
Take any article how paying per cent? and raise the
duty to 90, and What will be the occtl The duty Is
increased four fold but is the from this nruco
diminished III the proporlionl WIN It ho diminsha
At all} M. 1t viii be lnercu4od. The amount imrott
ed ma! be diminished, but the revenue VIII lie ap.G,Cn
ID, lgu further and maintain that duty IL a give.
case may amount to ptohihilion Of that article. and
l the revenue the Whole may hc.lnctoasod by that
very measure The prohibition Of that article mag IN
duca our own citzcns 10 90 into the manufacture Of tho
article and tins species Of manufacture may opcIute n
incentive 10 industry. by prohibiting the iDportaa
non If thai article, Resources my he developed
now yipar impaired. new sources Of wealth turntd
which by producing general prosperity, would cnalle
the Cioat OF the people 70 purchase Of ullf
mporalanH. and :" the whole increase the revenue Il
tho country. What. then. becomes d the eenlemau's
5sit1p that " Le1e pr5t,ctjon commences, II fprs c,a4
ESD
Eut piy friend from South Carolina rcIus,uts tLcr5I
lie, in tins cntr,yer,y IA m the ,nanulc llffrs ,f,s,
The pcoule al thc u,d Stntcs, and he ui,rs f., the
a,o ccu,,,s 10 show thai while our yhoIr ponnatiou i,
II QGO OOO Tho in tlr 'u,i Slut,s u
n1oni IA only III coo Ilerc are 500 GOO aoaipsl
OOO OuO But does mt eyfrv ,ne see tlDi Iii. mode al
slaiu,, III. ease is mlair} Are the 100000 all Ia
br.r5 Doc mot that numLcr include women and CHI
r,n iut,ua, and or, the la,n, The lIinI the scL and
ain ,Ip4. YLlr The 19l 600 are all nbnrrra. in liz
,,,, and aeilgilY If lIt{ Is sueh comrarisn fair
eur3 Surely not Eul unfair as II is Inc o,ntl,nan
gur oven ilbcr and contends that 7gl 900 IS TOO larpo
lor iLe onsraty,, have no nterest IN manufactures
and oup not t, be counted Such il the position Of the
penilcman.
Niy sir mniniain that the lnb,rers or aperatiyra
hoyo direct iuercs, in manufactures as direct as III,
owners themselves When from any cause. there is II
starvation in business and the manufactured product
ocruupatcq ar is dismissed ofat n reduced miro who
snti,rl Not the hands cmployod. but the owu.rs--
The ownoIs Of a cotton or wooen mill frequently run
lhcr mills without any profit for months in succos.on
rather Than dismiss their hands The first loss always
falls upon The owners But the gentleman fays thai
e rer. i the arc reo,laod mt ly urotce
,,n ht by the raie ol wares pvan other labor around
This may be- to certain extent, true bn the
ofh;s Is equally true The aborcrs cinpoyedn manu-
lectures are generally taken from tire agricultural class.