Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-17

dissenting about politics and 'proteetion.S
The nol:sn came into the old fsmeyi.
'ead 70 inquire the duty upon Jewellers
Ii general, and gold breast pins 10 p.l-
IIculsr. Fbe foine fslIah, dldait know.
bIt between them. they looked az Tar
III report and found it was i~sntV Dor
cent. Then it occurred 10 the old hr-
mer that he would lock little further
and see what was the tax on sah--bsH
been buying barrel Of TuFk's Ialsnd
Salt to put away his pork foI family use
with. Salt, eight GEMS per bushei, be-
ing equal 10 sixty one cents sd yalogsm
sccOrdng to the Treasury estimate, and
one hundred end six 10 one hundred aD1
seventy, according TO the merchants csl.
cuIa'lon.' Why, how is lhisr Wonder
what they maze such difference be-.
ween saiI INC Gisr breast pins Corr-
Oh, sa-a lis lOi Is 7fgoteclion ofAmeF.
oican iudeousiry.' bb, is i'll didn't
think Of thalr
well noWs pursued .se!I fsrmer,' 'aU
I've got hold Of this Tara isg, i'l ius,
take look al Iha tax on casrsa csiana
and calicOes, Tor 1 bought % ns 10 5tVm
rig out the boys with shins I'd ,as Girls
with new gowns; and The vile seemed 10
think they came all fred high. Here i.
is! As | live, this law aPprses all coarse
manufactures Of cotton al 20 cents mar
square yard, whether shey'rs worth il Or
not, and taxes them from ninety 1--WE 70
one hundred and sixty per cent, aecop-
ing 10 the estimate Of the merchants!-.
And they do pTsrty much the same .h;nR
with calicoes, for all manufactures Of cot.
ton, dyed, aud valued al 80 cents Oss
square yard, whether they're worth il Cr-
not, and are taxed from thirty one to one
hundred and sixty two per cent. This iW
everlasting curious! What does i. eli
meant WhV don't they sppriss youF
gold breast pin at Ten dOllaIs as bass
10 tax i,2' My deah sab, you dOR'I nm.
dersiand-.-it's all fob the protection oE
American labah.
We'll, don't think ever shall under.
stand that kind of 'prOtsc'ion.' rs,heF
think the industry that makes use OF this
salt and calico, is Of more account than,
American labah,' thai hauriSiles in CIvv
breast pins. Yes, and the industry lhap
consumes these PARTICLES is quite as mer;-
iOriOus as the industry Idat producss i.
them. I go ia for fair shake all round.
Give an equal chance. L.t the farmer..
the mechanic and the lab0rar have 4.
turn al this protection along with the
capitalist. Somehow il seems the .pvo.-
tection's' all OIL one side, and the taxa.
lion all on the 'tOther. lcan't stand that
kind Of a pull Me and the boys have;
been working bald TO get OVr harvest IN
and bring the corn we'll along and q,
reckon we'll have twice as much Rheat
and pork this rear as last; hut I'm told,
we can only get about the same EiIe Of
money for il, owing TO the downfall OF
prices. They say We cant sell anyihinq-
abroad owing TO this cOnfonDded prolec.
tion.' and the market is completely gIut-,
ted at home. This is poor show fovG
living, but IsuPpose it's Parly our own
taull, for helped these 'protectionlsts'
into power. But if do so again, may Z
turn dandy myselfand wosr a callsrpil.-
laE under my nOse-that's all.
This old farmer is not the only one Of
his class, nor is his the only class, that
have discovered ltat this system of s'pro.
lection" just exactly gives them The bag
TO hold. They understand the protection
of their own interests; and while they
ask nothing which they would deny to
others, they are unwilling that oihers
should have legal privilege to pIunder
them. The consequence is that ihey .
will be found on ths side of the Slales,s
man who says,
81 hold it t. be the duty Of Coz
ment 10 extend as far as draciic
its revenue laws and all othr
within lis power, fatr and just6
to ALL the greIi interests Of
Union, embracing Apriculiur&
lures, the Mechanic Arts, CcE
Nou;nat;oa ~