The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02


/ farmer, while ia establishing domes-,
: tic market il has raised Ehe prizes Of
: grain and all other productions; the
: farther farming district is from the
. thickly populated manufacturing re-
. gions, the less price its productions
, command; it is the desire o.open COM
munications and approach the markets
! of the East that has furrowed the coun-
} try with its magnificent lines Of canals
} and railroads, and produce It's great in
, ternal commerce and developed its re-
} sources. Eite q saaaa4 - ate3aa
81 shall not pursue this. discussion
n farther, except 10 glance at the gist of
the whole argument against The tariff
ii. e. the old exploded doctrine, that
It taxes the consumer for the benetit Of
the manufacturer. "A complies refu-
tation Of this charge il; to be found 10
the descending prices of American
goods, since the imposition OF the tar
if. Before 1916, The price Of a yard
of cotton shifting was SO cents, and the
wages Of factory boyS5O cents per
week; now, the same shirting is sold
for cents a yard, and the wages. Of
the operatives has risen to 50 90 per
week. :. Thus, before the tariff. the fac
tory boy could buy only one yard and
40 for his weeks work; under the,
burdens Of the protective systems. for
his weekly labor he buys 334 yards,
thus proving that the effect of the tar
Tiff has been, to raise wages and to les1
sen the prices Of articles of wear. Such
has been the effect upon all other fab
RIGS made in the country--ppon our
woollens, hosieries, and particularly up
on ouI calicoes, which ip neatness of
pattern, richness Of color and stength
of texture, now maintain successful
competition with the English calicoes,
both In the domestic and in the foreign
market. Our cottons are now pro-
duced SO cheaply, that we have driven
the British dealer from the South A
merican market, and we are enabled
, to compete with him and the Hindoo,
even in the East Indies. l, myself,
: have heard American cottons cried in
: the streets Of Constantinople, and have,
) seen the voluptuous Turk roll his head
{ in turbau of American cotton, and
: swathe his luxurious limbs 10 the coz
J ton stuffs Of Lowell and Fall River.
7 Our manufactures now find their way
e into all the open markets of the WORLD"
That true hearted Wing paper, the
! New York Tribune, talks thus:
1.-THE ELECTIONS. The spirit oil
1910 is already returning 10 the heart
of the great Wing party. Ii comes
even, before twas expected; and every
where, in its presence the same bril-
liant triumphs over the. forces Of Loco
focoism crown the labors and the hopes
of the gallant Wings. North CaroIi-.
ma, Tennessee, Maryland, and Geor--
Igia have successfully wheeled again
into the line, and. stand proudly tri-
umphant and ready to do battle, val
iantIy and gloriously, in the coming
contest for Henry Clay and the Whig
supremacy. The canvass in each OF
, these States has been most animated
and enthusiastic. The prominent
principles of the Wings have been
boldly avowed, clearly defined, and
steadily urged throughout the whole.
Ecampaign. The battle in each Of these
States has been fought under the ban
liner of protective tariff, and, IN them
all, Southern States as they are, it
waves in triumph. In Tennessee, the
opposing candidates canvassed the
State in person, and met in open dis
custom, before the people, on the great
questions involved in the struggle
} The gallant Jones declared himself in
) favor ola protective tariff and Nation.
al bank; he was met on these high is
. SUES by one of the most popular and
! effective orators in the Union; aud yet
the people in the face Of all opposition,
triumphaDhy sustained him. In Gsor-
!. gia, planting State, and heretofore re-
: garded as irrevocably pledged againsl
q protection, the central State committee
oel threw out their coloFs for q Wing tariff
: an American tariff for the protection b
i American industry and the creation b
!. home market for American prOduc-
= tons; and the people have rallied be.
: meath them, and now they float in tri-
= umph. So, too, in Maryland 'ant
:. North Carolina; in all these States
= moreover, the name of Henry CLAY
- has been the watchword with ever.
!, Wing, and how glorious is the echo
:. has aroused. asaqe q $50
- ssDo not these cheering results =
III quarters where they were least exPec
= ted, give grorndafor renewed conf
~ aenee and still more hopeful exertiol
:, 6ngfl1e part OF every Wing VIII
= can now doubt tl5espirit Oftbc peopl
- i failfo see thar they are ready an
=. ANXIOUS Cor the coming struggled lTh
ra great Wing party Of1e4 stands. prs
=. pared Osrenew dts effort and 70 .sesa'
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