The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-01-14

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that in cold weather, if their feet are warm, tho
whole body is comfortable. Cherish the factory
owners, say Mr. Fillmore, keep them warm and
comfortable, enrich Them by laws made for their
benefit, secure them ample profits, and you cannot
imagine how jolly and comfortable the rest of the
country will be.
TO brng before Congress plan having this phil
anthopic object, Mr. Fillmore has proposed that
the passage in Mr. Tyler's annual message which
reates to the tariff should be referred not to the
Committee ofWays and Means, hat 10 the Com
mtee Of Manufacturer s,the dry nurse Of all pro-
iects for putting money into the pockets Of the
manufacturers at the cost Of the rest OF the COM
munity. We are glad TO see that this offer to do
mischief has met with vehement resistance. Mr.
Foster, of Georgia. has called in question, and with
good reason, as we think, The right of Congress 10
appoint Committee of Manufactures The en-
couragement of manufactures not being among The
powers given to the government by the Conslitu-
ton, by what right do Congress proceed, us if it
were fairly branch Of their duties ind 0ppointa
committee to have it in special Charge Com
gress might as well create a COMMITTEES on Medi-
cine they might as well create Committee on
Domestic Architecture, or Gardening, or ship
building, The objection appears to us well taken,
sound, insupCrahe; ard we hope 10 see the time
when Congress will no more think Of usurpng Tho
patronage Of manufactures than Of creating board
IOrugrlculture.
In the debate which took place on Thursday last,
it was urged, in order TO give some pausibty TO
Mr. FiIlmore's proposal, that the Presidents Mes
sage contemplated the protection OF our manufac-
tuners. To his Mr. Rheu, according the report Of
the Globe, replied in these iorcb'e terms:
4" He did moi understand the message as recon-
mcnding tariff with view 10 protection, but he
,rl, :, E,rt Inn Of
revenue lie also understood the message us say
ing that while they we're legisa,iug with n view 10
the raising Of revenue there should be such dispo-
sition made in the having faxes as 10 give bene-
fit TO manufacturers, The doctrine was popular
one, bat he entirely dssencd from it. Where did
protection commences 1t was invariably at tho
point where revenue ceased, The only way in
which the domestic manufacture YVES TO be
benefited, is to have his yard of cloth introduced
into the consumption the country in lieu Of that
which comes in by Importation, and pays duty
into the Treasury In that point Of view how was
it possible 10 make tariff both for revenue and
protection The two entirely Incompatible
with each other You must exclude the foreign
importation, and this is TO destroy revenue, before
you can give protection TO the manufacturer, II
the two were incompatible, as he commended they
wee, how were they to protect manufacturers,
unless they impose duties for the destruction Of
commerce, md the consequent destruction of
rc,enue.'
There is no resisting the force Of this argument;
indeed the very proposal TO take the subject from
the Committee ofWnys and Means is tucil con-
fesslOn Of IFS inuslce;it is acknowledgment that
Il tariff for the benefit Of the factory owners is
very different thing from tariff for the raising Of
revenues The Gl0Je, in discussing the question,
/ says well;
"The manufacturing capitalists we think, will
be found among The wcallhlest Ct classes in tho
community. What right have they 10 insist that
such discrimination should be made in lev,lrg
duties on foreign commodities coming in compete
ton with their products, that the great body OF tho
people should pay two prices for what they are
obliged to consume that the double price may fall
INTO corporate treusurers, md the National Treas
urv be deprived of revenue on the article TO The
whole extent ofthe exclusion for the benefit Of tho
mani acturer, when the whole prelence IN which
the tax is levied ut all is revenue for the Govern
mcnt, Instead of increasing The burdens Of The
mass of the people for the enoumen Of privileged
manufacturing companies, ough, not the discriInl-
',.'rn TO have an e.. deriving the greatest por-
ton Of the revenue from the most afluent classes
those who, without labor, get rich On The labor
of thousands Ought no, the exemptions TO be in
favor oilhe lahoTng poor, who work 10 accunu-
Iutc wealth for The few !"
Mr. llilmorcs prolec, answers these question in
the negative. The pool man's salt and sugar and
The course fabrics which compose his clothing, are
10 be taxed, not because the nation wants his hard
earnings, but because the factory owners have fla
ed their affections upon them, and have set their
tools in Congress at work To eXlolt them By devil
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