Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-06


wool worth seven cents, j, is true bni Our lar
mcrs do raise wool that will answer Tie vcri
same purpose that this does, 10 every practca
/ extent With nv own eyes on nv Journey IRON
I Washington in the month of June, saw IN yer
mont n manuiactorv surrounded by wool-stn"
err employed busily and exclusively IN WoThih;
the wool Of Smyrna, which paid ilTc ccn's a'''y OF
! the dollar. or three mills on The round Hhoine
( factory across the street was worklhS American
/ wool Beth make the same goods saiinc's 10
The New York market How stood these manu-
| tacure:s with reference 10 protection! fIIcisci,
/ al:lG-thc C!aih made by each Is protected ~ :
/ du.v oil fr.y cents on the dollar. But inc Fo'
| manufactured hy the one is protected by duly
ior'a cents oh the dollar, and nv the other, Wilii Z
/ 'iay Of Gte Gents on the dollar. Is Tie proicc
ton equal here? Ii is moi 4 protection 10 The me;
| nn:acnrer ccual in both cases. Bu! II TIE c"ar
! wool was charged with as much duty as Inc
/ inc. would have found one factory WoFkiss
the wool Of Smvrnal No. II II Is tight 10 i'fo'
tee: the manufacturer, ii is right to prolrcl 'h'
farmer also, and To the same extent. rms !
ore defect There are a vast many DINERS.
great many defects under this la" are Wha' are
dcnomiaated specific duties; Ho' du'!ts o'' ',''
valnc, hit duties on the pound weight OF tne Soos
Take the strong firm, black Sinks "hc!i u al
ticlc worn generally in all on. country towns ara
wrinb = ahou, double the same number OF yafdS
Of fine figured Frcach silks. II Will Cost llaii
rs much money abroad. Yet the pound We'sh'
DAYS the same duty of Two and hall dollars
in the one case and in the other. Nha' Is INC
consequence The plain farmers ana inrch'.!l-
les family who do not or cannot ihauiSe III
silks bcyond the plain substantial dress ol ,hc
description have designated, pay about dohp'e
the duty thai The family does that lndulses IN ,i'
extra. fine and light silks OF France lhihk ms
is pervertng the whole matter II you Ea'oicu
either. Won should favor those who purchase
and wear The more necessary article. co hv'
pretend That silk dress is necessary; but II i
very desirable and comfortable TO our wives ana
dsugh,crs and sisters, and we desire them 10 nave
them: and because we do, shall we pay double
or treble uha, the lady does who is able 10 wear
The rc!. silks and gaudy laccS Oh iofe'%h co"h-
tries
Aaain-our coarse coi;ons-and ] srcak in III"
presence oftlosc who understand This better thah
do--lake our duv on Gotten manuactHicS'--
1hcy ale no, specific In, there j. anoIhcr con
lriyancc applicable to them, called a minimum
duty. which nav he Inns explained. J ne Jaw
saws, every yard Of cotton, b!eacacc or uhpicacA-
al, shall he valued VIXEN imported, At twcniy
centstbe square ward ard on that waite, pay a
duty of thirty cents ON The dollar. Now % az
The cation WON by the mass Of citizens OF ih's
country. wlia, does the square yard cost abroad
where il comes from! What do YOU suppose is
the average. We purchase, believe, IN TIE re-
tail stores. al from 10 Ii cents. 1t Is very tine
and rich article when You 90 beyond that. The
average would he 10 or l2i cents. What would
i,s the cost abroad? Some OF i, or cen:S-ine
mass Of il. What is The duty? Why, you must
value he yanl al - cents and al that value paya
duty OF! 30 cents on the dollar. You value II at
Two or three times as much as II IS worth, then
add tItv per cent.-th,is making Tire Guiy .iH'r
or ninety and aS the tables will show, one nun
drcd ana ;wenir per ccal. Take those who can
afford The shirings and shcelirgs that abroad ccSl
20 cents What do they pay? Thirty per cent.
duty Here he true principle is reversed. The
necessary article is taxed The highest. il not en-
i;rclv prohibited | believe il is prohibited: bul
the domestic competition relieves Us from grie-
vots monopoly in that rar ofthe Tariff: Take
up The tables otmpoltalions, and you Will ind The
hleached co,tons coming in on The highest ralua
tons. Take the calicocs Value every square
ward at 30 cents; then charge duty ot 81 per
cent on that. Alloiyou purchase calico. WHAT
do YOU pay for The mass al wear III TINS country!
Twelve and a half OF sixteen cents. Bui the STA
lurc values i; al 80. and then charges dur o3o
cents on the dollar Take calico which costs
abroad ~ cents. That pays ~ rcr cent. duty:
While the p!air and cheap article IN common
use paws double and treble that culy Here the
;frc principle j. again reversed The cheaper,
and necessary article is the highest taxed. There
j. = observation-disclosures tie wrong way. AND
here think The law detcct;rc | donlt il, YOU
don't discriminate cnaugi! on these goods, when
YOU make n uniform duty ON the value on all. II
i, is necessary 10 tax co;,ons 30 per cent tax all
the same Not put an artificial value on the
poorer article Ia increase The duty. still, would
protect generously and 90 10 the full extent oi
what is us,-thesc manufacturers Of cotton ana
wool The sho&!d H. protected In, not in this
unequal way
LIT Us consider Continued Mr.. w rs con
nected with these articles. the prohibiiory policy
for that is the pole oi cur opponents. Sup
rose We carry Our duty ON wooll"ns and coions
np 10 prohbion-and 10 protect our nanuiaciu'
rcrS. and incidentally. in The article OF wool orr
farmers. We 80 80 high with our duty as 10 pro-
hihit impolalion We first give orr manuac-
,urer> 4 monopoly of the market. Then we have
Only domestic competition 10 protect Us FROM cS-
hofhi;ant prices. But We lose six millions al r.
verne and We must be taxed on some other artl-
cles. to make il up. And ask any man vino
has The curiosity Ia examine this sub;eci, ~ 20
to the tables OF mrorlaiiors. for any numhcr OF
years. and see on what lie can lay duties 10 sup
r,y this deficiency ui sis millions made ~ rails
AMI coffee. which are npW free. Aud woulG il
lc right 10 give the manufacturers OF wool and
cotton q monopu" al! the market, and lhenay
the whole community onihese accessories 81 life?
believe il would be tnjust unequal, and most
inpo;t;c.
Eu,. we are told, this policy is necessary 10 pro-
;ett the labor ofihc caunry-aG that il is ihc pro-
duc.iye labor oflle Union which we desire 10 pro-
cc, bY This prohhilory system lie, us sec how
far the labor Of the country can he protected
how lar j! is in The power OF Congress to protect
It. We have already seen that labor employed III
raising grain, beef pork. butter and cheese, car.
no, hc protected, because you cannot hy duties
change The value of them. We export ,hem-
of the country. You can protect III this sense The
manufacturing labor. Let us see how il will
operate. and now far labor will be benefited
Here (alludins 10 the village OF Walcriownl are
manufacturers, believe, o! Gotten and wool, and
all aboai You are formers raising grair, beet,
po;k. ard maxim" butter and cheese. Now, The
manufacturers ale protected by duty o! say ~,
10 50 60 per cent on these arioles-at least an
average OF 50 or 10 We will assume, iha, they
can allo,! 10 pay "a or 50 per cent. more for Ia
bor Bit the farmers all about them the mocha
MICS in the village not engaged in these branches
Of manufacture, canEo, atioId 10 pay more
w lli The manufacturer Say, Iltlt j, IL idlH'i-
he can't pay more than seven 1oll1r> month
but am pro'cced--I can afford fifteen dollars. y
Is tina, your experience? donbt moi there arc
many laboring men here. Or will the raannCaf-
,a,cr come 10 YOU and pay just as little 9. viii
hire YOU away from The iarhcr>f II the farmer
*: VS. len dollars the manufacturer will ravclcver;
B;il, though he can aford it, viii he pay fifteen
NJ; experience Is 10, 50. My study oihuma ma
,ure teaches that ii is not So. f.:cry man wilhir
labor as cheaply as lie can and Ray enough Only
10 hire the best labor. One farmer turns his IL
tcntion 10 growing wool He wants two or three
hired mon. \ nciehhor Of his raises wheat, and
he wants enc or two orihrec. Another neislibor
raises cattle and keeps dairy Well, tie wool
grower is projected ly forty rcr cent on WOOL
Docs he pay 40 per ccnt. more ior The lai"r h.
hires. than the man who hires labor for his grain
OF beef? No. All pay as little as they can CON,
mand the labor Tor. Ii'lhere was deficiency o.
Labor The wool grower wen!d most likely, cct il
far le can give nos. Don't understand me IL
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