Litchfield enquirer., 1844-09-26
BEHoLp THE EFFECTs oF THE TARIFF.


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 The factories are all in full operation. The Woolen factory, formerly owned by the Hampshire Manufacturing Co. is now owned by Messrs. Gill bert & Stevens, two very enterpfising young men, who purchased the establishment, including the tenements, Sc. belonging to it, in 1S41-a period of extreme pecuniary embarrassment all over the country---for 25,OOO. Hcould not now be bought probably, for more than twice that sum- They em- ployed about 100 hands, male and female, and work up about 5000 pounds of wool per week. They manufacture fine iannels, fancy cassimeres, and robroy, or cloak inings. Then articles are most beautiful specimens of workmanship. An iil- teresting fact is connected with the manufacture ot the robroys. Until very recently, they have been wholly imported from England. About ayear since, Messrs. Gilbert & Stevens commenced the manu- facture of them, made better article than the m- ported, aud offered it in our markets 9 cents per yard cheaper. Hence the foreign article has been driven out of the market. This fact strikingly shows the benefit of the IariH. Had it not been for the Tariff the American manufacturer would not have venturedto make the article, ,and the consumer would have been compelled top pay former pricesfo aninferior fabric. Thehands employed in this cto- " make good wages. The men average abont $I per day the females about S4 per week, and some of them earn $s5 By an arrangement between the keepers of the boarding houses and the propretors of the factory, the females are boarded for $1 25 per week and the males for $$l ,75. (Poor oppres- sed operatives, thought |, who need the sympathy of the kid-glove democracy.)
 This establishment consumes, as before stated, 5000 lbs. of wool per week. The prcprietors pur chased in July 15Q,O0O lbs. in New York and in Berkshire county, at an average price of about Al cents per lb. Last year-so they informed me- they could buy the same quality of wool at least 8 per cent. less. So much to the farmer in conse- quence of the Tariff But how is itwith thecon- sumer! He gets his cloth just as cheap as before. The price on the articles manufactured by these gentleman has not advanced a farthing. Is their business, then, as good now as it wasf Yes be- cause their sales are quick, and tor cash. Then, they had stocks of cloths hand, with the inter- est their cost and depreciation by change styles eating up the profits. Now they have orders for their goods in advance, and cash for them as soon as they are done 6, Can any facts more fully show the benign influence of the Tariff!
 The cotton mills, as before said, are in full op. eraton. One is run on fine fabrics, such as cam. brics and white fabric of Mousline de Lanes and in the other three coarse cottons are made.
 Five years ago, the spindles were running in on. ly port of one Of these mills. Dwelling houses were then tenantless merchants sat listess behind their counters, mechanics were but half employed and every thing, in way of business, was gloomy indeed. But now rents are in request, merch- ants lay in heavy stocks of goods, the mechanics get full employment, the neighboring farmers find ready market for their produce, and every thing
 
 duced this change ]! The TARIFF, and nothing 5Hf the Tariff. I wish every free trade man, or every opposer to the PS0tectt1e Policy, could visit this village and learn it's history for the last five years, If he did not become convinced of the benign in- fluences ofth American System, he must be more stubborn than the animal which troubled Balaam. History informs us that Ware remained unsettled for many years after the adjoining towns were set- tied, the soil being SO hard and rough that it was considered unfit for cultivation. At early peril cd nearly the whole territory now comprised in the town was granted by the general court to militia ry company from Narragansett, as reward for ex- polling the Indians from that vicinity. So little value was placed upon itby the company, that they shortly after sold it to John Reed, Esq. of Boston, for two coppers per acre. Yet under the protec- tive policy it is made to bud and blossom as the rose.' s # . ,gr '.fssaas, . s..s .... .s's
 THE TAHITI TnouBLE.-The oppression of the French at Tahiti, bids fair to be a serious and troublesome matter. There is strong majority in France who violently oppose any concessions to the English, and strong party in England, embracing nearly the whole kingdom, who are determined that reparation shall be done. England has been ,nsulted in the person of her official, and policy to suffer- Guizot, the French Minister, is reported to have said, that to accede to what England de- mands would cost him his head, and Louis Phil ippe his throne. What will be the result we anx- iously wait to know. Mr. Pritchard, the much- abused missionary and consul. has escaped the French at Tahiti, and arrived in England. His un. expected appearance created great sensation- The poor Queen is left to contend with the usurp. CTS alone. At the last accounts, the natives were so exasperated at their treatment, as to have re- solved on taking vengeance. ra
 Church aad State--It is affirmed and re.afIirm. ed-and if not true can be disproved-that the Catholic priests are carried free of charge over the State canals and railroads of Pennsylvania, while Protestant ministers pay their fair" as other men do! Whence such favoritism Is the State goy- ernment of Pennsylvania Roman Catholic, or is it courting the favor of Catholics for political pur- poses ?--LatherGn SfGndard.
 More Efeets of Ae ZGiG-The extensive iron works in this city are favored at present with so many orders that they can with difficulty supply the demand upon them notwithstanding the great increase of both establishments. They will turn out this year not far from 10000 tons of spikes. nails, horseshoes, &c., Be-, worth at Least OOO- GOO. Yet, in lS42, these works were almost wholly suspended, and several hundred woyAmeu thrown out Unemployment
 Ofthe amount receivedi from the sales of the iron manufactured in this city,, D lapge portion is paid for labor: 800 persons are supported directly by the two iron manufacturing establishments in tAia city; besides many farmers who derivea handsome milk, Sc. = -7 -..- ,T gf Will any Locofoco presume to say that it would be better for this country if these great establish. ments were removed to England, and the persons now employed in them, occupied in cultivating the soil : Absurd as it may seem, there are thousands in this State who do not hesitate to make such as- sertions. Can such men be wise statesmen, or fit- ted to control the destinies of a great nation
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