The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-11-02
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tic market il has raised the price Of
grain and all other productions; the
farther a farming district is from the
thickly populated manufacturing re-
gions, the less price its productions
command; it is the desire to open COM
munications and approach the markets
Of the East that has fuuoweI the coun-
try with its magnificent lines Of canals
and railroads, and produce its great in
ternal commerce and developed its re-
sources.
81 shall not pursue this discussion
farther, except to glance at the gist Of
the whole argument against The tariff
III. e. the old exploded doctrine, that
it taxes the consumer for the benefit Of
the manufacturer. A complete refu-
tation OF this charge is to be found 10
the descending prices Of American
goods, since the imposition oil the tar
if. Before 1916, the price Of a yard
Of c5tton shifting was 35 cents, and the
wages Of factory boy so cents per
week; now, the same shifting is sold
for 8 cents a yard, aud 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
4-10 foe his weeks work; under the
burdens Of the protective system, for
his weekly labor he buys $50 yards,
thus proving that the effect Of the tar
if has been to raise wages and to les
sen the prices Of articles Of wear. Such
has been the effect upon all other fab
RIGS made in The counUy-upon our
woollens, hosieries, and particularly up
on our calicoes, which in neatness Of
pattern, richness Of color and steugth
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. |, myself,
have heard American cottons cried in
the streets of Constantinople, and have
seen the volupuOus Turk toll his head
in a turbau Of American cotton, and
swathe ms luxurIOus limbs IN the cot
ton stufis of Lowell and Fall River.
Our manufactures now find their way
into all the open markets of the world"
That true hearted Wing paper, the
! New York Tribune, talks thus
THE ELECTIONS, The spirit Of
! 1910 is already returning 10 the heart
Of the great Wing party. Il comes
even before twas expected; and every
where, in its presence the same brill
liant triumphs over the forces Of Loco
fOcoism crown the labors and the hopes
of the gallant Wings. North Carroll
ma, Tennessee, Maryland, and Geor-
gia have successfully wheeled again
into the line, and stand proudly tri-
umphant and ready TO do battle, val
iautly 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
campaign. The battle in each ofthese
States has been fought under the ban
neF Of a PROTECTIVE tart u, 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
cussion, before the people, 90 the great
questions involved in the struggle
} The gallant Jones declared himself in
q favor Of a protective tarifand a 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,
triumphantly sustained him. In Geor-
: gia, planting State, and heretofore re-
!. garded as irreyocably pledged against
G protection, the central State committee
MI threw out their colors for a Wing tariff,
\ an American tariff for the protection Of
! American industry aud the creation Of
n a home market for American produce
n lions; and the people have rallied be-
, meath them, and now they float in tri-
i umph. So, too, in Maryland and
! North Carolina; in all these States,
q moreover, the name of Henry Clay
: has been the watchword with every
Al Wing, and how glorious is the echo il
n has aroused.
= "Do not these cheering results, ID
nj quarters where they were least expec.
a ted, give ground for renewed conf.
a dence and still more hopeful exertior
n on the part Of every Wing? WIS
n can now doubt the spirit Of the peopl,
NJ or fail to see that they are ready anC
x anxious for the coming struggled Thu
ID great Wing party Of 1s40 stands pre-
- pared 10 renew its effort and to secur