New-York daily tribune., 1843-09-30
Ti,e American Tariff.

SpeSEh on the sut,SCt VI 4e AEaIst III iS e4i-i-
sylyania House Of Representatives, By EDWARD
JOY .,Ioaa.s, of Philadelphia. We ask attention
70 the following concluding passages
snail not pursue this discussion farther, ex-
ccpt TO glance At the gisi OF thc whole Argument
aeains. the Tariff-i.e c. tie old exploded doctrine,
that it taxes the consumer for the beaet; OF the
manufacturer complete reiCtaton ol THIS
charge is to 5e found in the descending pElces oi
American goods since the imposition OF the &
rfT. Before 1916, the pnce OF yard oi cotton
shirtiny aas So cents, and the wages OF q. 'acto-
~ boz 50 cents per week; now. the same snFt-
ing IS sold for cents yard, and the wages Of
the operatives have risen TO s. per week. nus
before the Tariff, the factory boy could buy o2iy
ooe ward and 4.l0 for his weeks work unoes
the burdens OF the protective system foF ii's
weekly labor he buvs 33t yards, thus proving
that the effect Of The Ianf mas been 10 feise
wares and TO lessen the prlces oil art,cies oi
wear. Such has been The effect upon aii ol'iei
f4ofics made III the coCntEy-upon our "oo.iehs,
bo.ier;es, and particularly upon our caheoes,
,ybic{ 10 neatness OF pattern, richness OF color,
aud strength OF texsre, now MAINTAIN success
n, competition wsth the English callcoes, both
in the domestic and in the foreign market
Our co,tons are :.iow produced SO cheaply,
tina: we have driven the British deale. from
the South American market, and we are en-
abIed TO compete Wlth HIM, and the hlndoo,
even in the East Indies /, myself, have
heard American coltons cred III the streets
OF Constantinople; and have seen the voluptu-
Gus Turk roll his head n turoan OF American
cotton and swathe his luxurlant nnos IN the
cotton stutfs OF Lowell and Fall River. Our ma
nuiactures now find their way into all the open
markets IN the world.
Now, SIR from all this wide range of discussion
INTO whicIi | have been driven by the general at
tacks upon the whole policy OF Protective duties,
/ thinh the following practical conclusions may
be deduced
/. That no nation has ever become prosperous,
powerful, r:ch, or really independent, out by the
protection Of It's own manufactures and Produc-
tioas.
,. That such has been The policy of England
Of all the great States of the world, and such the
established practice OF the Colberts, the Sulys,
the WalsiDgharns the Pitts, the Hamiltons, the
.Jat5eTsons. and all tie other great statesmen.
g. Ihat such has been the policy OF the United
States from their origin as nation to 1883.
j. That The manufactures OF the country have
beea created and developed By the Tariff. and
that they are now abundant sources OF national
wealth.
J. That in the progress of our manufactures,
the corn grower Of the West, the cotton planter ct
tho South, aud all the agricultural interests. have
been greatly benefited BY the opening OF doIncs-
tic market.
t. That the charges preferred against the estab-
lishment of manufactures, as tending TO corrupt
and denloralizc society, entirely erroneous aS
demonstrated IN the condition OF the nanuiac-
turing population of this country.
I. That a relaxed Tariff leads to excessive I'M
portations, which drain the country OF specie, and
Ge.sn.,e all business and monetary operations.
S. That the Protective policy policy OF self
defence, and necessary 20 national independence,
as eyinced in the formation OF the Prusslan League
g. That the old cry, that a Protective Tariff is
u taxation Of the consumer for the benefit OF the
manufacturer, is a fallacy, as evnced IN the rapid
growth and constant cheapening OF manufactures
IN this country. since their establishment.
And lastly, in every po;ut o.; view, national,
political and social, the Protective System IS pro-
ductive OF the greatest benefits.
fiere, sir, rest my defence of American In
d,stry. | co not desire to seek this country be-
come 3 great political power, overShadowlng the
world, Ike the giant form OF England; but 10
say, that with all our multiplied facilities tins Is
the countra; Tor great manufacturing operations
VIVA; wcUd II be, were It u mere agricultural or
pastoral country a mighty wilderness OF forest
and prairie, roained over By a few shepherds and
shaggy Corvdons with their herds might shelter
themselves IN the depth OF vast forests or bask
upon the virgin bosom of boundless pralrles. SIR,
the great streams that course their way iroI
The remote fountains of the North intended only
TO roll tEeir waters between solitary shores and
lose themselves IN the ocean onder broad d.
river which pouys It's rapid along the loot
Of this hitt to the Chesapeake, was II not des-
tined 10 be The channel by which the riches OF the
mountains that border 1t, and the resources oi the
country through which it flows might reach the
seaboard? Look at the fields of the South, CO.
vcred with cotton, rice, tobacco, sugaran hemp
to the prairies of the West, crowned with waving
crops OF wheat, rye and corn, embracing all the
great agricultural staples of the world, from the
cotton and sugars OF the Indies 10 the grain Of
the Baltic and the wheat OF OdesSa-to our hills
covered with every variety OF timSer--and to the
WIDE spread surface OF the country bound up and
linked together by natural communications
say. sir, With this diversity of soil! on which we
can ralSe al! the productions of the world-wlth
the btacng climate OF the North, which nour-
ashes u race OF bold aud hardy seamen--the long
line OF Seaboard, pierced by excellent ports--and
with all our other natural advanages-that no
country IN the world possesses greater advantages
fox agrlculture, commerce and manufactures, and
that they can never be developed, and part.cu-
larry the latter, but hy falr ana legitimate SvS-
ttan of DOMESTIC PROTECTION.
Frou, TIE Albany EIvsaias Journal
The Nnncte Tribe OF Indians,
Win the Editor OF the Even.ny Jour nal have
the goodness 10 give the enclosed i place III has
columns My motivc in making the request is
this When in the West 3 shor, time since, met
with Henry Harvey. highly respectable men,
ber Of the Friends Society, anG for j series OF
years actug as Superintendent OF the Shawnee
N-,..-.,. .rika % l,ni;anS In hahalf ~