The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-02-08

with his 100000 of capital. will be at the
expense, in the year Of $4,000 for interest,
and $1,000 for labor, making together 3d.
500, while the European Manufacturer, will
only pay for the same capital and labor
$4,000 for interest, and 1850 for labor, max
ing together $3.50, and precisely one half
less than the American will have TO pay.
Hence it IS clear, that if on similar opera
tons, the European Manufacturer must abso-
lutely lose $3.50, and be broken up; and
that when The American saves himself, yet
makes nothing; the European viii make S.
$50, and grow rich.
Under such inequalities in the value of
money, and in the price of labor, it is appa-
rent, that without such protection as will
place the manufactures of our own country,
on an equality with those of Foreign coun-
tries, our own must give up she contess, and
our supplies must come entirely from abroad.
THIS isa conclusion that the spoismen some
times attempt to avoid, by boasting of the
superiority oil our native. workmen in machin-
cry, in ingenuity and skill, and in the power
OF their endurance aud amount of produc-
ton. AT other times, they will boldly assert
the doctrine that it is our interest to buy
where we can buy cheapest. It is not true
that a just protection to our own manufactu-
rers, serves to increase the price of the man
ufactuTed goods. Our own experience proves
the truth of this assertion. We know, that
under the operation of our Tariff Laws the
prices of manufactured goods, that can be
produced in The United States, have been
constantly falling. Every farmer, and every
farmers family knows, that the price of axes
for instance, and Of shiriings and sheeiings,
and ofcolicoes, have been constantly becom-
ing less aud less.
This we know, and this is enough in reply
10 all the myalifcation that can be thrown
around this subject ;and :hEs two IS sufficient
answer 10 all insinnation contained in the
dogma, ''that il is our interest to buy where
we can buy cheapest --v,.--
cheapest, and all men do act upon that prn-
ciple, or they are fools. 1t is as true, that,
|ofientimes, other considerations, will enter
into the calculation ofprice than the mere
amount Of dollars and cents asked. Sup
pose that the ordinary cash price of butter is
six cents, and of calicoes of certain quality
is twelve cts. Suppose that farmer with
butter, and wanting calico, is offered the
common price for his butter, and calico at
the common price, at one store: and at an
other store is asked thirteen cents for the
calico, but is offered eight cents for his but
ter; at which store should he deal? Ger
tainly not at the one who would sell him the
calico ct the lowest price.
And SO it is with all our business. Eel
low Citizens; we are an Agricultural Peo-
pie, with few mechanics, merchants and
professional men amongst US. We are far
mers, or dependent ON farmers. We must
have produce to sell, before we can buy
We have produce to sell, and we must sell
lit; and it is our interest TO buy of those who
will buy of us.
Nay, unless we can sell, we cannot buy
1t is our interest then not only to buy of those
who will buy OF us, but of those who will buy
OF us at the highest price. If the goods we
are compelled 10 buy are manufactured III a
foreign county, the people employed are
foreigners; and the materials and provisions
consumed, viii BE principally if not entirely
foreign products. But if these goods are
manufactured in our own land, instead of
England France OF Germany, employment
will be given to- American men and women;
American beef pork and -four, will be con-
sumed by them, American oil and fuel, cot
!, ton, wool and iron, will be used and employ
ed, and market thus furnished for our own
produce on our own soil, free from the burth-
TENS and impositions OF taxes and exactions oil
foreign governments. Ask the foreigner,
lust landed on our shores, the priceof AmeI-
lean tobacco, -four, pork and beef in bis own
country. And he will tell you that the du-
ty is so high, that either il is not bought III
his country at all, orif bought, the poor man
is not the purchaser, for he cannot afford IT.
Every 800 worth of tobacco, taken TO Eng
land, is charged $1,000 of duty. Every 500
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