New-York tribune., 1842-03-22
F-,n Ire Poaytheepsie Eagle
The Neces.ir! Of Protection TO the Farm


F-,r. Ire Poayhk--rsie Eagle
| The Neces.ir! Of Protection TO the arm
iaS Interest.
To =, r,-.-rs-.r4ia-Iy .it Fa-ne-5 Of Da.eae.s CO
So far as | car perceive as -eslssent Of ne
country there appears geHera. Indifference a'noss
,s farming Interest coacera. tie aces OF
protective, Ta-i:. L, sssta;a the Manufacturing "a
! of The countr,, clenoniaa,ed Protection 70
manufacturers as il thcy vera class 10 DE- manly
I benefited by such an and IN which you we're
no, Interested To illustrate the subject by PLAIN
statement OF practical ac:s that yet ana a.! oGess
nav see !: ;hev VIII take he trouble to@read.
n-6oo-e giving detailed statement: OF the conSunlp-
/ tjo o: me products Q; agriculture oy ooea
Factory in this ceuatrv and OF The :rca; disparity
n amour: OF ,,y--.;nea between agricultural aad
manufacturing capital that you may TORN q Cor
rc; judgement the necessity OF Protective
Tart: OF! that branch g! manufacture, and wiethsr
!, i the manufacturer The arGer that has most
o. a .5ecuniarv ia,eres; 4, stake.
Tsa du,, on Wool for the past fifteen years has
ave ageI ABOUT fortysic.t par cent. which has tor
sou,s wears amounted 10 prohibition (or very
nearly .e. o. al. foreign Woe, OF quality that
came in cox petition with American DOL, the price
q; Woo! in Europe beng from twenty hve To tt;v
I
por, and sav cutic, treigH: and other charges and
Leave saving on co;,-co1seaucnt!y little or ro''e
has been imported
Ths tiu,v on Wooleu Goods. as laid By the ann
during the same LIMO. has averaged about forfy-
ire per cent bu. not OYER 2-3ds OF that duty. dug
Ing the greater portion 81 the time, has ever been
co!iccted--rrius 70 fraudulent entries al the Gus
! tom Houses Tic importation 81 wooens beng
mainly IT. The hands OF foreigners the restilt has
been that tis., ,roolc: manufacturers haze IN many
instances become bankrupt those who nave sus-
! tanned ,hcn.clvcs have realized 30 small proht
on tleit capital that II would not pay The Wear and
tear and depreciation OF tlciI Establishments he
duty OF len goods i reduced 10 tcertte-,ste
per cent, and on ths 30J o! June next. = further
reduction takes place, reducing the dutyto frentg
per cent How Is it possible, Ii, under a duty OF
tortv-t:ve per cent. the manufacturers have been
ony so PARTIAL, protected. that they have got made
a Suiicieat profit 10 make good wear AID 'eorind
dcprecia,io OF thcir establishment, that they can
Sustain themselves under dutf oftSrentyp per cent
rIopheSy, and time will prove whether nm
false prophet,=tllat unless the duty Is greatly m
CREASED ab-vc twenty per cent. there VIII not b.
ore weoleu mandatory il t"entv II operation on
the first of january ls43. The surplu. productions
| of European workshops vii! DC poured IN upon Us
under the twenty per cent. dut!-tureigners rave
wool ana nany eth'! li'a'cE'a's t"cnS pe' Ne''''
cheaper than we Iyt labor at least thirty per cent.
cheaper. interest ot money twenty-five per cent,
cheaper than here, their home market scared 10
them bv prohibtory duties.
That you, the Wool md grain growers OF the
| North and Yves. may have data on which to make
up Your minus, who = the part; (the farmer OF
narrtacitrer) most interested IN d / reflective IA
ria i"lh give aoe'a'1cu statciieh' u 'S'''
Of ot your most lsaperiant customers, az EeuE