The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-01-27

Consumption in the L. s. l3, 564 1862 10, s9i, $50
Cost OF the articles at present, ~ stated in tho
TiijYqc SI3 5Ci RI,
Add The duty Of 2j per cent. go
protect .4mcricaa TUDOR" 1881 eco
Cost under the "Proleciirc Susicu" 81, I55,452
Now, what hut "AmericGR i0Jor" Ways Tor al
we import from abroad And ia il not glorious
"Pro!ecii0R" 10 that "LoIOr,' TO compel il to pay
about ELElEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ANNUALLY more h,a It o'feyyisc isoaH for
this cieSS Of maauiaciMcl at!iclcs !
The T.i6uHc article closes ~ follows, viz:
"Nost Of the manufactures in the above list &C
imports it will be observed come in direct compe-
lilion with articles made by our own manufacturers
and mechanics. More t,nn two-hirds Of the above
imports might doubtless be ndynu'arcOusly manu-
hciured in Ibis country if we Ind adequate pro-
,ecng duties. About twO.ihnds of all IN ports
into the United States consist Of iuxuri,s and
manufactured articles which should he made here
Tins many millions ARE thrown away annually,
keeping "us always in debt to foreign ccuniies"
~ re hai dHc7Hnic proicciirigg duiicS"'--
Tia, is TO say if we compelled the farmers, plan
lcrs, mechanics, loborcrs, and olncr consUmcrsc f
manufactured articles 10 pay ircriy, GUy or ere
huHdrei per cent more or what they buy ihan
they do gor!
"Tmora Army ?" Why, is not co.,, made
of brnudcoih, manufactured in England, just ~
rarH and ~ duJciit ~ one mnde out of siinilrr
broadcolh manufactured in Massachusetts; hnd
# The farmer can g'tn ront made uf British cloth
for The price Of sir bushels o. wheat, ric, or corn,
when it would cost the prrc Of Higcto bus .iiSs.
rctwC.!5 cloth, Of the same quality md qinhiiiy
does he "Nirow dWoy the money he gives fer tie
British CLOTH On the contrary, If, under such
circumstances, he gives he price Of nine bushels
for the Massachusetts cloth, docs hn net clearly
"L.ro;c array" the price Of three bushels
II Il precisely because our farmers and planters
have tuo much sense thus TO "Illr,w away liz.
proceeds Of their Hhor, that the 'llomc lcagunfs'
and others invoke the power of Congress to ccm-
pei Them 10 do IT, 70 blind their eyes and re-
ronci'n them to The Outrage. instead Of marching
up boldly, taking par, Of their crops and handing
Il over 10 the manufacturers, they ccn'riye %
adot mode Of Increasing lie price, orGlIifv
hare 10 jvy, thus stcaIIhiiy transferring 10 tie
manufacturing capitalists Icit,oa Of hrir an.
7pdi crops. DINING their ears ut the same time
with the decisive. If not fraudulent cry that the
system is soicly for he LeDCtiis Of ".3mejicoa
ia5orr' We never have the fact announcing frnn
that quarter that it is really Tor the benefit Of tha
CAPITALISTS. who thus make moi only the opr-
raliics in their factories, hat every farmer and 9th
or consumer of manufactured articles in the Union
LABOR FOR THEIR EMOLUME
1t seems there is Il league Home Lc1-
ruc' to push this ".,sicnl'' further Ought not
The victims Of the system, The fHncrs, planters,
mechanics and working men of c.ery sort. 10 iaic
measures 10 rnuntcrnct this "iragre," and all
similar consprarirs 10 tax them, Ought they net
10 combine frr defence, when their enemies
legPpe together for ASSAULT
lie, the true friends Of American labor think of
ii-.E /. Nor Post.