Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-31

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."oNjl3F, OCTOBER 81. 1872
MIR. HUDSoNS's SPEECH.

oar reaeefS Will rec bllect an admirable snaacJ az NJ
Hudson oi Massachusetts, delivered in Conres, an the
farm question, which had the pleasure Of layinc be-
i1re Them se,eral months ago 1ose who read that in
'e''sp1 aud irresistible array of statistical facts and
seaat h'mncF Arguments, need be urged To pcrusc
tho sec"nd speech Of the distinguished aud able
gentleman, lie hrs' hall Of which We insert this mornr
aud which Is marked by the same striking characters
lies.
" hen We published the former speech Of Nj. IIud
son, We remember that erts were several times made
10 heniiasf the rce OF his facts which could nut he
denied OF controversial and To impair the effect Of his
guneiS, which could b. answered hy the mos, !,
liberal 'nsinnatidns IN relation his personal interest in
''e establishment Of the tariff pulic, In this sreecb
however, Mr. Hudson puts that cse unu,,io, II roe,
lie declares at he has no conncxou with any species
OF manufactures, and hat he does nm, ovn o,e ia
lar OF manufacturing capital but thai, ON thcon the 9th
er hand bred to manual labor Tue farm all his inter
os and tympathies identified with the cul,jv,,ors Of
'e so' Inc district which he represents. too he SAYS
SIS an agricultural district J" the manufacturers yi,l;n,s
i''is Do'he comparatively iew.lle advocates tariff
ihette' hf', because he bcliy.s it will promote the
Interests OF Agriculture, ard secondly. because "y
improve The condition OF the poor aboror who dcpends
upon his daily earnings for the support Of himself and
his 'an'y.' We hope, then that his facts and arou
men's will be weighed with The candor due to their il,
'rnsic merits, and that attempt will be made ia cv,
m 'ebn them, by allegations of the supposed pcrsn, il
leres by which it has been insu,lard Mr. IIndson,
zca III the great cansc Of naona. industry and wealth
has been pronpiul,
Nh Hudson after stating tho condition Of the country
and the treasury. in that portion Of his speech published
this morning furnishing conclusive evidence Of Tho nj
sole necessity of revision Of The tariff and an augmeu
'aon Of duties, asserts and proves that the dnes
under the late law, upon the leading articles.-and
those from which much the larger ln,,ion of revenue is
eollcehtl,-arc actually lowe, l,an they were both nm
der the tariff of 1925 for which many Of the proscn,
leaders OF the oeo Foco party VOTED and tina, Of 1882
which received the vote Of almost the entire anori
party IN every secoH Of TIE Union, And vet str,oc n
say some ol the very men who vu,ed for one ar III. h
er or both, OF the tariffs Of 1928 aud 1882 deuouc ,h
law OF the last session prohhil,ry and ,nnrcss;.o
o"i It lbs be true, may we not properly ask rh then
were the duties for which Ney voted and which A., ,;n
higher than those they thus lenonncc. a. :, in;;s,
restrictive III their characsr? This fact is sncicn, If
SELF 10 ss,isy all dispassiunae and r.0,c,ny nor, tho,
the clamor against the rates of duties iupsed bv
rpIllv
well founded objection that bill. taken A. vh,,c
I'M from predetermined purpose to assail what.
ever measure might be adopted BIZ tie Whi,s f.,
.p'e"'s'' an exhausted treasury Exhausted by Loco
toco misruc and improvdence and Il, nrcs,.ry tho
'"eS PP'aFlous tand nearly proe;rae) cf.ii. If the
government. We do mean to say that the I oc,s
as party. any more than the Whrs desire To 500 the
treasury bankrupt, and tie national crd, des,,,v,d
bltf hoy bal, ,,,,, IL IL.
ct the Wings revival Of the former violent prciuice
against the tariff SYSTEM and they are therefore bcecsso
the collateral consequences ofic course however mur
ant they may be- in view If the ostt ration If the n,v
or and patronage Of the government to their hands which
they nave already IN imagination craspod.
Another aspect Of the subject presented by Mr. IIu1
SON. deserves far more of public consideration and cs
peclaiY oil the attention OF icorhag men, than it has
heretofore TccelYod-and that is, that the .uccrss of
'he principles oi The anil'tar party of necessity
eao 10 great reduction Of the wages Of The aburing
clasSes-snoe our infant manufacturing establishments
without the aid of that protection which in all countries
has been found absolutely essential 10 their aniainance
Ia hr'r early struggles for existence inc yi,ably no
down, unless by reduction of the WAGES of labor to
level with the European standard they can unaidcd
compete with the immense establishments Of En-
rope W hat that standard Is, the American mechanic
and laborer may learn from the suoinod abridged state
men' OF the average prices per week of the hand loom
wcavcrs IN Europe. including The wcavers Of sik cot
ton linen, wooden, &c. in all their varieties. exall.ye of
board rent, fuel lights, sc. The stacmen, is n,,d,.
out from report Of commissioners appointed by the
British parliament To investigate the sublec. and is slr-
kinsly Illustrative Ct tina, portion OF M. iiudsou's
speech: