Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-04-11

Dy NaUOnal Legislation.
As an illustration of this position we quote some
facts from an English publication on the subject Of
Pauperism now before us.
"ln Burwash, in East Sussex, on one occasion,
the surplus laborers were put up ut auction, and
hired as low as I'd. 3d. per day the rest OF their
maintenance being paid BY The parish"
"At Lexington, during the severe winter months,
about sixty men apply every morning to the over
seer [of the poor] for work or pay Tie ranges
them in shed in yard, and if farmer or any
one else wants a man he sends to the yard for one,
aud pays half the days wages, and The resi- is paid
blythe PARISH
A volume of facts like these might be adduced,
bat we trust these alone sufficient 10 sustain the
assertion we have made.
Such, Fellow Citizens, is the labor with which
we must compete and such the position IN which
we are placed We think we eau appeal, there
fore, 10 yourselves, whether the cause we advo-
cate is not emphaiically the cause of the WHOLE
PEOPLE. 1t has indeed, no party limits. Every
man, Conservative or Radical, Wing or Democrat,
is alike interested and if he truly understands the
subject, and possesses the least share of patriotism
or philanthropy, must labor md strive, irrespective
of all mere party considerations for lts advance
nent
In behalf, then, OF those whom we represent we
discaim all sinister motives aud party feelings, and
call upon all our Fellow Citizens to arise us one
man, speak out in the language OF independent
freemen, and demand that just discrimination IN
the imposition Of duties, which, while 1t will not
increase the public burdens dollar, shall protect
those branches of industry, which have grown up
under past governmental legislation.
Let il be recollected, Fellow Citizens, that we
do not advocate taxation for The sake OF protection.
We do not ask that one portion Of the country
should be taxed for the benefit OF another but we
do ask that those duties required to raise reVe-
nue. sufficient to support the National Government,
administered 10Th The most ScrnpuouS regard to econ.
omy, shall be placed on those articles, which would
como in competition with our own manufactures
already established Is there aught unreasonable
| in this
! Is any injustice done TO the man, for instance,
vino in consequence of this discrimination pays
ten cents pei pair for his shoes and ten cents
less per pound for his tea, than he would under a
horizontal Tariff We repeat the inquiry, where
is the injustice or wrong? And if it be not wrong,
why should Congress refuse to make this dscrinI-
nation why should The South or the West, or
any other section Of the Union, object TO such Il
measure?
We have never seen any reason given why this
discrimination should not bu made, and we DO mol
believe
That any can he shown,
Which Reason would not blush to own"
The great necessity of the protection we ask is
we think not only obvious, from what we have
shown in regard to the nature of the foreign iaboi
with which we must compete, but from great
variety Of other facts which present themselve:
before in regard to TINT interest represented by
the undersigned.
That without such legislation as we ask, all iht
finer description OF shoes and boots will be impor
ted from France, is evident from the tact that al
ready since the progressive reduction OF duties un
der the Compromise Act, the importation OF boo'
and shoes Inns increased with surprising rapidly.
As an instance, we would stale that an indivld
'lal in Boston, who in 1885 sold but three hundred
dollars worth of French boots, during the las
year imported and sold more than ten THOUSAND
dollars worth of that article alone.
The last vessel that arrived in the port Of Dos
ion from france, contained about five Thousand
pairs of Paris Boots and Shoes
Our heavy work, our thick Shoes, Brogans nnt
Boots will be Superseded by foreign imporlations
Already have orders hem sent out TO German
for such goods for The fall trade as have heretofor
been manufactured in Danvers aud Grafton, Hol
lislun, Brookfield, aud other towns in this Com
monweaIi.
As an evidence of The low price of labor in Ger
many, we would here state that TWO workmeI
from that country are now employed in Boston u
ten dollars per week, who when al home coul'
obtain but dollar aud half per week, aud boar
themselves.
But what is true of our department OF labor
equally true of nearly all other branches OF man
niacturer's industry which are carried on mos
by hand.
Carriages, Harnesses, Hats, Straw Bonnes, Jew
rlry, Glass, Paper, Cabinet Ware, Cutlery and
variety of smaller articles now advantageous
manufactured within our State. are equally at ih
mercy of the foreign laborer aud we therefore
earnestly call on all those engaged in these trade
to bgslir themselves nj once and forward their pc
tilionS and memorials to Congress- and so far u
They are able, 10 send on to Washington som
practical men to represent their interests. Sucl
information ms would be thus afforded is grea
needed IN Congress, and is most earnestly desired
by those in that body who are friendly TO The pres
ervation of American Industry.
Fellow Citizens: having made known to Con
gress uui situation, let us declare distinctly all
ANONYMOUSLY that we wish Tor SpecVc duties upo
the articles which are manufactured. Let us nc
Tor II moment listen to any proposal for al valor
I'm duty, either on home or foreign vauallon.-
All experience shows that such duty IS never
protection so great facilities always have existed
aud always will exist, for eyadlng the duties b
fraudulent invoices and false estimates. that lher
never can he any fair protection afforded, elite
10 the honest importer, or to the domestic manu-
lacturer, but by regular specific duty. In hi
let as all agree; for this let us all strive, and vii
united action and simultaneous effort we may as
suredy hope for that justice which we ask al
deserve,
Our cause is one. |. is the cause of fine lea
Labor. Let This he our motto, this our leadii
idea the polar star of our enterprise. 1t is NJ
: for Capitalists, or Corporations, for of the latte
, IN that branch of business represented by the VI
, dersigned we have none that ask favor or pr
lection. 1t is for the Operatives of our land Il
the hard ,oorking and The hard ,oerkipg iooms'
who get their bread 10y the sweat OF their brow
that we demand such legislation as is dictated
/ like by justice, humanity aud patriotism.
THE COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURE
AND THE TARIFF.
, In the debate in the House on the subject Of Il
, Loan Bill, MIR. Pickens OF South Carolina, hayin
, made some uncalled Tor and unjust attacks uPo
the Committee of Manufactures, MIR. Saltonsia
, replied, and, in the course of his unanswefao
reIonder, gave the following account OF the PR
gross which that Committee has made IN their II
i, vestigalon:
! Mr. Satonstal said he should not have risen
all, except for the illusions that had been made
Tho (,on,n,itee nm Nanufac ures, 10 which a POI