Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-07
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In asking the aoorer In pay MY per cent on All ne
uses and thus pay $50 every year for that which
he can obtain for 800. the capitalist must think the
aborer ;ool-bul when The Iaborer percrves that the
Hort Of the capitalist to impose On him this ADDITIONAL
20 his wealth, the laboIer VIII most AS
surediy tank him a knave. And, III tins discussion
of the Tariff principle, the man who cannot understand
the proposition that the Tariff does not increase the
yaccs of labor because the Tariff only intended 10,
aud only does remunerate 10 the capitalist the Gttrenes
between home wages and foreign wages Is TO b. ted-
he who tcH not unde rsand 1t, IS to be despstd Aho
IN discussions upon ;is Important SUBJECT "'sehc"d,
intentional or miSconceged, is most likely 10 fall from
the lips OF the christian capitalist, who has forgotten
the prayer Of Agar and turned his back upon the eX'
ample OF his The corrrpuons OF society are
striking their roots deer, and the efforts OF the aye
have been 10 the great fabric Of the central Go
vernmen,, surrounded b. individual wealth. private
macniticence, and personal consequence-and these
;liurs can only be attained by the degradation aud
labor OF millions. Oder Governments built their py.
rainds erected temples 10 the sum- filed their golfers
vth gold and mustered armies on the field OF battle by
irerf exactions from their Subjects and here the capital
ist manufacturer has been protected since the
foundation of this Goyernmout-hrs', by the taxation
or tariff pay The debt OF the Revolution sonG!y,
by the rff 10 pay the debt OF the last war-and
thirdly, by the immense sums raised each year Tor
ify.two years for deaying the ordinary expenses OF
The Government, for extHguishing the lncan title 10
wild lands for the purchase al Florida and Louisiana,
for ragng ;la expenses OF The Indian ware, building
and sustaining the navy and army, ard the constuc'
,ions Of forts navy yards gh, houses and piles OF
public buildings, which, in their magniticence aud ag-
rrerate expense, mock the pyramids and The Hcathen
lcnpcs, aud, Ike the hunger OF Death, whose ini'"lte
and insatia,e still c.ies more and more, lhe
capltast demands more tariff more tax upon the
labor 81, tie millions who have quietly, tamely sab
m;tled TO their exacio.-. The laborer pays for every
thing from his Government, ami ali lie ass ~ return
is The .aH!tg Of her lcusaiionths IS the only pro-
lection his Government can gveit is all he is willing
to receive Equality Of legislation IS protection TO all
protection 10 few is ineg9aidy to all.
The Tariff does no, Increase the wages OF labor
VIVA. is the ALI ration Of the capitalist on this SUBJECT
Il IS tia, he caot iab.icae cloths, cottoLs, paper &c
because ebo. this country IS higher than IN foreign
countries and - G>.c FOR tariff to be imposed upon
the article he manufactures IS In increase the:r
Price so !gh tia, lie ca pay himscf the difference be-
tween the lass wn-cs Of iucign countries and the h'g5
wares of our own This is the proposition, and this
t3, certainly That the wages OF labor here are
higbeT thu" ior:Ia wa.cs-the wages are now higher
they have always ieen higher ~! 1t IS tor the very
reason that they are II her that the capitalist asks his
protection The tart. is not asked for 10 intre.ss the
va res labor, hut to the price oil the article
produced, that the home capitalist can compete with
the ow wages mhic the foreign capitalist pays his IA
borers. ls then n.. IT. increase the wages ut labor
cor i, is because the wages of labor arc 100 Mg already,
that the capitalist asks The Government 10 protect MIN
by taxnr The OF the articles he ihbfcaes To
compensate hm the difference between the home wa
res and tic ."aiTn wages. ii The capitalist CO.
tain aborcrs the price which The foreign capt.
als pays he would have less nancen"at. ard certain
IL no Vi ruse, or askn. tariff NaX) upon las
.el!ow;-u4.as 10 swell the spendor OF hts renac or
increase Tie n.t ofi.s purse ii is then, repeat It,
because waccs are too ia aleeIy Tor The can'taSt,
that NJ Ks tariff. II Is not sympathy ,th labor
winch calls fr;h his cxcr"ns; III IS the ever active
instinct II seiishnesi that urges h'm forward Tor
his principle ri personal projection demands sacT'-
fee of he interests oic:S 90 sustain H. ls Because
the ,.a.,s Of labor not ncfcased by The protective
lafg (;as} ~! That he would be pF"tec.a! ~ re-
,,ucun OF lie .sFrs o labor, far 1t he could obtain
labor a, the sane price d rein labor as liz would not
giant anv protection; he could then aIird to sell lover
han the :o7eg#er 81 A. tic wages "a. labor here are
higher tan ,..r. are abroad, they ask taS 10 be i'm
pasrd u?oa Their fellow citizens To remnncrate them
The d.firencc those wares In any vtew n which
the subject can bc presented the pT"'t c:e tarii Is ali
attack upon hr labor and industry Of the country In
The first place by proposing system witch VIII
increase keep wages al the present prices In the
second oy lnGGca. combination o the direct &C.
,, o. capitalists, after they have gotten their tariff fx
cd ia rence thr pfcr o "ages for the lower wages they
paw ,Ieir hands the Iier profits their capital Teceises
,d thirdly the farmer, the altizan and the aborer pay
an increased r!:cc all lie articles they without
an adequate increase q wages for as have shown,
and as The very rs.:cip.e o. lie protective tariff admits,
The Tariff docs not the wages labor, for II IS
because the wages Of labor too high, that these
friends Of hunan welfare, dtmand thar pTc,econ, SoT
GrataSt kaS !"ir F"SfS f i-9FNp, cW Ge"tE-t .sHdt
teyasscr "a fac. 10 Je tic loo hish cages IF o~n
coantry.
But, again; when pressed upon Tie point that the
e.c; of the tar,t: constantly tac prices
uDon The consumer favor Of ts manufacturer, IL is
rcp..sd, tha, competition will very soon reduce tie
price Of The articles 20 low lower sc.e than the
foreign articles. WIZ; IS Tie wi:"c Of their argument
now: 1t is shat the home capitals, cannot lnanutac-
lure and sell lis wares low the foreign manu;ac
ture because h9ne wages are h'shcr than the TO-
reign wages they say, because foreign wages
ioscer than hcme wages. Then how can compe'i
ton reduce the price, when that p!,ce acanow.edgedy
depends upon the price of labor, without reducing TIE
price of that labor. The reduced wages takes place
by oyer.produc,ion, which is admitted 10 he the
now by the tariff committee; by the congregation CT
mem women and children and their natural increase
around the manufacturing. establishments, without the
opportunity Of any ether than manufacturing educa
tion-hnowcosc, thGs lessenns the wages BY increase
of hands who have not the knowledge nos the ready
opportunity Of devo,ng themselves 10 other employ
me a,s The effect of the tariff then eventually and
soon to decrease the wages of labor 10 increase the
length of time each day devoted 10 the incessant tasks
of the master 10 lessen the of living, limit the
education and inay bring on the degradation and mi
sery OF The millions