The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-02-04

speeches. maze III Parliament during the
commencement of the revolution, and
their policy is the same that Lord Gren
vile always advocated in relation to tn /.
country.
The whole amount of import atoms ir
1886 was SlS9,9S0,035, in 1889, Sl62,
O92, l32. You can easily estimate how
much our people paid each year to the
support ofalicn and rival governmcnls.-
But il is urged that if you keep in exis
ience the Custom House systcm Of levy.
ing duties on foreign imports, you do really
require tina: the poor laborer and mechan
&c must contribute trihe TO the supper
of his Government, il he choos.s,al lii
own pleasure to purchase neccssarics ol
luxuries which are imported from 'foreig'
countries; and that therefore, and for 9th
er such cogent and patriotic reasons, yor
should abolish the system, and let til,
general government and the state Govern
ments cxis. only by direct taxation upon
those who have tangible property, for i
you abolish all impost duties, you vii
make foreign articles much cheaper fol
The laboring man and mechanic. Suppose
We admit this result, and then examin.
its ultimate effect upon the laboring man
and mechanic without property.
will not examine If each Individual ii
the nation contributes by the impost sys.
tenn in proportion to his ability to pur.
chase foreign fabrics, Injuries and neces.
saries; but will admit that all pay in equal
amounts. For Tie argument, we will sup
pose thai il is necessary TO raise $50, 000,-
900 by impost duties TO relieve the States
and the people, und TO support the Gene
raj Government, and that duty is laid on
all articles I'M q ted. We have $lS,000.-
600 of inhabitants: then each individual
would have 10 Jay less than two dollars
in year. The impost system by checking,
in some degree, the food Of goods made
by the pauper inhabitants of Europe, ena-
blcs the laboring man and mechanic to
command dollar a day for his skill and
labor. Two dollars distracted in the
form ofrc,enues from 1866, will still al
low him 1868 to support himself and
family, and accumulate property.
But it, is urged that his coa', lis lea, his
coffee and his salt must come free of Lu-
~, and every thing else, SO tina, he can
save two dollars, which would otherwise
be taken by Government from his hard
earnings, Suppose the duties are reno.
we'd, aud all the productions Of Europe are
sold here as cheap as they are sold there,
and The laboring man, the mechanic can
purchase them at u reduced price. Well
il must be remembered that SO can the
farmer. What is the rcsult9 The farm
or supports the mechanics and laboreIs of
Europe as we'll as their Governments.and
the mechanic and luboring men are brown
out Of employment here at home. Will
the laborlng man and mechanic become
fusmcrsl They have not the capilaI.-
viii they work in The field? The home
market and home consumption is destroy
ed in our country; for the surplus of the
fields. and the governments of Europe, in
consideration Of our free trade, levy only
1000 per cent. upon our tobacco, "a. d
wholly prohibit our grain from their coun-
tries. The fuimcr then cannot employ
the mechanic al home, for he cannot sell
the grain which is dccaying in bis grana-
~. The mechanic then must stick to his
trade, and must compete with the labor
ers oil Europe for a sale Of his goods to
The farmer, who Is the consumer
The price of production of the work
shop here has found the lcrel Of the Price
in Europe; ant by this policy, as surely
as the highest unobslruclcd brook that
rises in my own Catoclin mountain will
find the level, in time, Of the great ocean.
so surely will the rate of wages approx
mate to the level of the wages of the
world VIVA, is that level2 Ii. Africa u
bout 3 cents; in India about 8 cents: in
India ubou, S cents; in Europe about 10
or IL, averaging, il you please, 10 cents
But suppose, which is not at all likely,
that il should be double the price in this
country TO what i! is in Europe, % cents
per day, it would yield the laboring man
and mechanic S7l,25 per year. Then
these patriots and friends Of the laboring
man advise him to the support Of Govern
ment which protects his civil and religi-
Gus liberties. In saving by iris system
? dcllars, he will lose in reduced wages
just s7292. 25 per year. And this would
be the effect Of their friendship for the
poor man. But these politicians console
the poor man for his loss Of S2e2, IS per
year by assuring him that he can eat as
much salt as he phases mithom 7aying
any duty to government, although he may
not be able to buy flour and meat for
himself and family.
On this subject cannot resis, my IN
clina'ion to quote page from J, r. Nc
CUILocu. on the Rate Of Wages: "When
wages alc considerably reduced, the poor
.'are obliged to economic, or to submit
''to live on q smaller quantity Of necessa-
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