Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1843-09-30


For the sake Of breaking him down and
destroying the competition, the British cap
italist could afford to do this He could al
ford to and would do this until he had crush
ed his rival on this side of the water
When that was accomplished--when he had
destroyed his competitor--then this British
capitalist would feel that the time had come
to put profit on his goods commensurate
with his former losses. How many enter
prising men in our own country, during
seasons of comparative free trade have been
thus crushed. Suppose, then, that our man.
ufacturer could have foreseen this result ?.
Think you he would have erected his build.
ings--set up his machinery-purchased his
raw material and gone to all this expense
No. No. Then who would have received
the benefits of the employment Of so many
hands in all the. various departments of So
ciety Not our people surely. No. It would
benefit the laboreis, mechanics, farmers and
merchants Of Great Britain, and them
alone.
Now let our manufacturer be assured that
government will SO far protect him as to
preve mt British capital from being employ
ed thus to break him down-let him be as.
sured that he has chance of competing
with his British rival-give him chance
of obtaining prevailing prices for his pro-
ducts-and then he will 60 cheerfully to
work in erecting his buildings, employing
American laborers, mechanics, farmers, &c.
Let this same protection be extended to all
our manufacturers and every one must see
that a momentum will be given to all
branches of industry and our country will
become prosperous.
Besides this the money that would have
been employed in supporting the workshops
and mechanics Of Europe. would be kept in
the country to circulate among ourselves.
We see from the accounts in the British
papers that there has been an immense
falling off in the consumption of British
manufactured goods in this country, COM
pared with former years. They complain
of this because it is to the injury of their
manufactures: but it is to the benefit Of
our people. Look at the article of wool.
By tho Tariff nine millions of dollars worth
of wool have been sold at high prices in a
few months by our American farmers, which
would never have been sold at such prices
had it not been for the Protection policy.
which has so ruuch benefited our farmers.
Let the farmers of Iowa 60 into the wool
business ard they will soon experience the
benefits of the present protection policy.
The consequence of thus protecting Am
erican industry does not operate to raise the
price Of the article Of consumption. Every
one knows that it has not done it thus far.
Why should it? Our manufacturers can
obtain the raw material on much better
terms than the British, because they do not
have to pay the enormous cost Of transpor-
tation that they do; and they can. there.
fore, although they have to pay more for
their labor, sell their goods at as low rate
ard in many instances lower than the Brit
ish manufacturer. The experience Of ali
will testify tina t the necessary articles were
never purchased at SO cheap rate in this
place as they have been the present season.
From IL to Is lbs of sugar have been sold
for dollar-.sagar has been protected.
Look at the price of dom estes, jeans and
American fabrics of all kinds, they never
were so low in price as they have been the
present season. 1t is because ample pro.
lection has been given to the manufacturer,
and he is not now paralized with the
thought that some British capitalist will
rob him Of his small profits.
We have already seen in former numbers
what is the British policy. 1t is to crush
our manufacturers--so that we shall not be
able to make "a hob nail or razor to shave
ourselves" To bring US back to state of
"Co!onial servitude" and make Great Brit
ain the great "workshop of the world"
This is what she wants. and with her su-
perabundance Of capital and pauper labor.
che hopes to accomplish it; but we trust
there is patriotism enough and national
pride enough among us, to put a stop to her
ambitious designs. Already our infant
manufactures are competing with her in
China, in South America, in her own colo
MES and in her very metropolis. We have
become the rival Of the greatest nation on