New-York tribune., 1842-01-18
Speech or Mr.. Hudson of Mass.

SpeecA or llr. HUDSON OF Mass,
Continuedl
The gentleman from Soath Carolina would set
tie this whole question at once de insists
that duties for protection and duties Tor reve-
riuc are not emily different, but directly opposed
10 each other. 'Where protection commences,
revenue ceases, is the eentlemans maxim. he
even goes so far maintain that revenue IS d.
ninisicci Just in proportion you protect manu-
features. If YOU exclude the whole Of any article,
you destroy all the revenue from that artice-it
you exclude one-haf you destroy half of the reve-
nue--if one-fourlh, you destroy one-onr,h of the
revenue--and so OF any other proportion. his -
nv friend position; and nothing can bo more
sound rot 70 say absurd. 1t does not by any means
follow, because duty Of 100 per cent. would de-
stroy all revenue, that duty OF 81 per would
destroy one-hali, or duty of 25 perez quail
tor Of the 'evenuc
Here Mr. r. again =intcrposed, and said that
what he had stated was true in principle ltrnight
not produce it Immediately; for period it might
even increase the overwhelmingly it would
destroy IT,
Mr.. Speaker, | am rejoiccd TO perceive that the
gentleman has relaxed a little, and is disposed to
come down from the regions of distractions, and
look at ,hingsin more practical manner shall
endeavor to look a1 things in the way. But
The principle stated BY the member from South
Carolina, and repeated by other gentlemen IN the
House, cannot be better illustrated than by an an
ecdote which | will relate. We have i'll our part
of the country such an article as quack doctors
1t was once my misfortune To fall in with one. who
was assailing the regular practice, ard had selected
the subject of Jiood-iettng the point OF attack.
He said g cHn convince any man, IN two min
ules that bocd-letlng in all cases is injurious and
dangerous This is the princi r!e blood IS life:
If YOU take away the whole of mans blood You
take away lifc--he must die. And so it you take
away hall of his blood, you take away halt OF his
iite if you take away one-quarter OF his blood,
vol. take away one-quarter of his lifc and so on,
down TO the last fractional proportion. !" Here is
perfect illustration of the gentlemah's abstrac-
tion--the very thing.
But how does this principle operate in proc
tee In 1885 and 1896 duties on protected art-
cIcs we're hich And WAS not the Treasury over
flowing at tina, time? Certainly. We're not man
utactures then protected! The gentleman admits
thai they were; for, in arguing in favor OF the
compromise act, he urged this consderntion-that
during the former portion the period covered by
that act, the manufactures enjoyedh high projections;
and it ought be continued, thnt during the latter
portion the producers mis- Lt have their share. Yet,
Notwithstanding this protection of manufactures,
lc'thUc 'Dultti lTlo lCdSuiS ShSh toih'''S
that, to get rid of it, Congress was compelled to
depos,e it with the States If protection destroys
revenue how came the Treasury to overflow when
the protection ample
Another illustration of this principle will be
found in the of silk. Previous 10 the late
extra session, imported sill, paid very small duty;
now it pays 90 per cent. Here is protection TO a
certain cxten: afforded to this species of manatac
sure; and pu, it to my friend srsm South Caro-
linn 10 say, whether h. believes that that 20 per
cent duty will bring no additional revenue into the
Treasury. VIII he or any Other gentleman say
this They will net; they dare not.
Iuic any article now paying , per cent and
raise the duty to 20, and what will be the effect
The dutyis increased iour-iold but is the revenue
from this article diminished in the same proper
ton VIII ii be diminished al all No, it will
be increased The amount imported may be d.
minished, but the revenue will be augmented |
so further and maintain thata duty in given case
may amount prohibition of that article aud still
the revenue on the whole may be increased by that
Very measure The prohibition OF that article
may induce our cit!2erS 70 go into the manu-
iacuro OF the article and this species OF manutac-
ture may operate incentive 10 industry BY
Prohlolrns the importation OF that article. new re-
sources may be developed, new vigor impaired,
and new sources OF wealth opened, which By pro-
duclHg general prosperity, would enable the great
mass OF the people TO purchase more OF ether inn
portaiionS, and SO on the whole increase the ravc-
nue. OF the country. What, then becomes OF the
sentemanS position, that where protection c ON
mences revenue ceases
Bat my friend tyon South Careira re presents
the parties in this con,revers. BE the manuactu-
rers cersas the people of the United States and
he refers TO the late census TO show. that while our
whole population is II 900 900. the manufacturers
in the United States AMOUNT TO only ~ GEO.
Here are sao,0O0 against II 100000. But does
not every one see that this mode OF stating the
case is unfair! Are the II 100000 all iaoorers
Does not thar number Include women and child
ren infancy and age the iaGlc, the blind the SICK
and the dying, while the 7si, 600 all laborerS
in the vigor and activity OF life Is such q com,
parison u fair one 7 Surely not. But un.aiE as i
is, the gentleman even goe. farther and contends
that 79l ,0o0 is 100 large; for the operatives have
no is,erest in manufactures, and ought not 10 be
counted. Such is the position OF the gentleman
Now, sir, maintain that the laborers or opera
tves have direct ntares, in manufacturers as d.
rect as the owners themselves. When froa, any
cause, there is stasnation In business, aud the
manufactured pr~duct accumulates, or is disposed
OF at reduced price, who suffers Not the hand:
employed, but the owners. The owners of a cotton