Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-08-16

/, agricultural products Of Ohio, during that
D year, were (al the average pTlce) worth
J nearly 43, 600 900. being just equal to
. the amount Of foreign goods which (for
J the sake Of convenience only, we have
{ supposedly has been annually imported
! from abroad. In production oftbese for
! ty-three millions of Ohio agriculture .thS
labor Of 272,579 persons was devoted
! Now we are next 10 ascertain WbeiheffaE-
ter disseminating the purchase Of foreign
commodities and thus destroying the for
eign market for our Ohio produce } the
establishments Of manufactures at home
would give employment to the 272, ,579
agriculiur7lists W nose produce had been
formerly exchanged to advantage for for.
eign goods, or if not, whether the new
m7nufacturies will create a market fOI
their grain. BY again tuning to the CEN
su5 tables for the same year, it viii be
seen that Massachusetts four grestest
manufacturing state) the various articles
Of woolen, cotton, hardware, mixed, glass,
paper, leather, precious metals hats caps,
bounes, and machinery manufactured in
$40 were valued at S42,647 ,46S, and
were produced by 39l323 persons with
he assistance Of machinery. From
these facts, the deduction is easily drawn
that whilst new American manufacturing
establishments are legislated into exist.
ence, capable Of superseding the purchase
of foreign manufactures for which the Ia
bor and industry of 272 .579 Ohio sgrieul-
luralists are now exchanged with Europe,
lhev create demand for labor only to
the number Of Sc, ,323 persons, whilst they
destroy the former market for the agri-
cultural products of 272 $40 individuals!
But it may be thought that the new man.
ufacturing establishments will afford 4
market. A moments reflection gill sat.
sfy every one that 80 ,323 manufacturers
cannot consume the produces raised BY
upwards of 100000 agriculteralisTs.-
Hence it will be seen that, an increase OF
manufacturing establishments, instead OF
creating a larger demand for labor and q
ready market for produce, would destroy
The demand for the first, and nearly Who'll
Iy break up the other.
An examination Of The tariff question
in all its bearings, will convince an inteli-
gent people that the clamor raised in Fa-
Vor of ''protectlng American industry" Is
a deception Of those who employ it, not
for the benefit Of LABOR, but for the ad.
vantage Of capital. TO tell an individual
that YOU are protecting his rights whilst
YOU are curtailing his liberty, is not
prosser insult to common sense than 10
suggest to an intelligent peole that their
industry is protected by being faxed upon
all they eat, drink. and wear, for the uR,
disguised support of manufacturing caPi'
talists.
Is the blacksmIth's 's:ndustry" protect
cd by tariff which raises the prices OF
the commodity in which he worksH
Is the grazier's protected by tariff
which makes him pay one dollar and
twenty cents for an amount OF salt which
he heretofore purchased for one dolIarS
Is the grain growers ''industry" Protec-
ted by a tariff upon the instruments Ofhis
husbandry?
Is The mechanics "industry" protect
ed by a tariff which increases the cost
of his wife's and childrens clOthing9
Is the ''industry" of the helpless fe-
male protected BY tax upon tea, Coffee
sugar, and general necessities OF lIteF
Is the professional mans "indusiry"
protected bv raising the price Of his books
and professional instruments?
Is the printer aud Observation-Disclosures.
try'' protected by requiring them TO pay
sixteen millions for an amount of paper
which without one could be bought for
thirteen?
Is the honest laboring mans industry"
rrn,ec,ed whilst he is made to contribute
something towards the protection OF 9TH
ers and nothing is contributed towards his
own?
In fine. is the 0industry" of the great
bodv oCcommunily protected by taxingit
for The benefit of the few! IL nOt, then
WHARF is the apology for the passage ofa
toriff biIl which legislates from the Ame-
riran people the privilege of making their
nnrcbsses in the cheapest market, unaf-
fsc,ed bv the artificial influences OF gov
eminent interference!
The democracy Of Ohio believe that By
enterprize, energy aud skill-and not by
l. lsoisia,ive bounty. American industryina
ali its varieties will afford itself the surS
est and most permanent ':protection."--
1t is inconsistent with the equality Of
rights which is the life blood Of a rePub>
lie, that any particular branches Of indus
,rv should Law a tax upon the balance, or
be the especial object Of Government con-
sideration. Each should support "s
owo merits. 1t unjust TO make the pa
oer user nav for its use, and in additlsns
defrav the expenses OF its Prodnction.--
y, !, ,;an;tnus in Congress to lay such
lie - ~ mon paper as will enable the Ame-
80 .:a.. nsner manufacturer to add to his
former % prices sum equal to the aggre~
"ats amount expended for manuel ilahos