The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-03-29

IL admitted by aus huu YET III P'aSuN'
This protection is virtually denied. When
the Southern planter desires protection
on the growth OF his slave labour he does
not come forward and say give me du-
ty of Forty four Dollars and Eighty Gems
1,r Ton on M Sugar," because that would
look exorbitani and the demand might be
refused but he very quietly and cunning
~ saws, give me duty OF tro cents per
ponnd,'' which is granted without a word
of opposition. At this time the Sugar
Planters of the South are protected by
duty of Fifty sir Dollars per Ton on all
foi eiga Spgars and this too, when no de-
gree of protection can ever enable them TO
supply the whole country with the article
IL is in fact, BOUNTY to the sugar grow.
ers from which the country can never de-
rive the least benefit, because II does not
operate as in the case Of protection TO
manufactures by ultimately securing 20 the
country home supply. Nine-Ienths oil
our Sugar does now, and always will come
from abroad, and is consumed IN the NORTH
trn States; and yet 10 encourage the growth
of il in Louisiana We cheeriully pay du-
~ of Fi6y-sir Dollars pes ton, OF two and
half cents per pound on all we consume
The present tariff Bill proposes that in
future We shall pay a duty Of Forty four
Dollars and Eighty Cents per ton on SUI
gar--un article which must forever be
furnished US from abroad--while our
Northern dough- faces, as the Southern
Loco Focos so Justly call them, have
agreed that tie highest priced lron-au
article which if properly protected can
always he furnished by our hills and TO-
rests shall be admitted at a duty Of only
Tpeaty Dollars F,r Ton j!
VIII any man in his senses attempt to
inform US why foreign sugar should pay q
duty Of TWO CENTS per pound, and foreign
iron, less than ONE CENT At present,
sugar paws a duty Of two and half cents,
and the highest priced iron, less than .
cent and ii tn and after thirty years OF
protection or rather of bounty, we are com
pellod TO import nige-tenlhs of the sugar
we consume while If less than half the
same amount Of Protcction-that is, the
existing duty be continued on iron for on
" half that period, not a solitary pound OF
iron would be imported into this country
from abroad. Ia one case the whole
country has been enormously taxed for
thirty years in the shape OF bohHiy to the
sugar grower without reaping any Of the
fruits OF protection; While IN the other, n
short period Of actual protection, not boun.
iy to the iron interest, would deyelope the
resources Of our whole country, add hun.
dreds Of millions TO lis wealth, and make
US forcye. independent of the whole world
for this great necessary Of every nation
both 10 Peace and War.
England is supposed 10 have hundred
millions sterling invested IN her lror
Works; and if we will so reduce the duty
on Iron that she can send it into our coun
Try and receive sufficient TO pay the labor
expended upon i, and the repair Of hei
works, she Will continue 10 supply US anc
prevent our ever becoming independent
of her in this most important and abso
Iutelv necessary branch OF industry. She
is doing this even under the existing Ia
riff; and so important is it that the per
sons employed in her Iron works sboulC
! continue to fnd employment there, tina
the administration of Sir Robert Peel la,
very recently made advances out Of th'
National Treasury to keep large lrol
master in Wales from failing Unde
our twenty per cent tariff she flooded gu
country with Iron, and seyen-eigh,hs o
our Iron works were closed-indeed, W
believe every furnace east of the noun
iaius was either stopped or about to ~
stopped. Tka tariff Of lsi2 las rey,yet
many Of them; but instead Of being To-
nigh il is not high enough for a propc
, protection, situated as England Is IN rcgar
! to this manufacture. She has so mucI
capital invested in her Iron works and s.
many persons employed in lhen that ihr
Government itself, to guard against dis
> urbance, IS compelled 10 come forwan
and aid the manufacturer. She IS com
, PEELED to force her Iron into our marke
even q, a loss and unless our Iegisla
lures are willing 10 close our Iron Work
for the benefit Of the English Pauper, tie
viii increase the existing rate Of duty 0
Z Iron instead Of decreasing 1t. Sugar pay
. two cents and half pound and Role
{ and Bar Iron should pay a duty OF on
e cent and half a pound, aud Rail Roa
: and Pig Iron duty of three quarters Of
i cent. THIS would be Just, and not onl
! give protection to the manufacturer, bu
Il in a few years render us Independent,
+ England and reduce the price to the cor
. sumer at least one half May we not hop
tina, some Of our Loco Foco dough face
= as their southern allies very properly ca
them, will venture to remind the free trad
! 0Arocates Of the South, that they are neltf
= er consistent, just, nor patriotic in seekin
:. TO reduce the duty on Iron from 25, II
u and dollars per ton, while they deman
that the duty on Sugar shall not be re
duccd below FoRTY-FoUR Dollars An
! EIGHTY CENTS
= : Blu, independent Of the runous tender
y cy Of the proposed Tariff in regard I
/" woolIen and iron, II is equally desructiv
Z TO all the mechanics of the country.
= strikes deadly blow at the halter, tailor
shoe. maker, and in short all the iudustrif