Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-05-11

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over all agriculturists. The A.n.v 80 mann, 81
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which cannot but, and will only ~, d. g.. en-
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An attentive perusal Of this extract, " o,hs.. pr
which we have given and propose to y from g
time to time, will not fail to detect they ;usce
and republicanism Of High Tariff prk;ons. S
Not having an aggregate of manufacAs nv c,
S'a'es' Tor is4O, in the census of that yeah am 1
driven to other SOURCES, and to conjecture, Arm "
an opinion OF 1t. Looking to these other sol S
anu hnd IN our Congress library return de Il
manufactures OF Massachusetts for the year be o
n'ng the lst Of April, 1896. and ending the ISL h
April, 1887, in which both the details and the N b
g1esa'e Of that great branch Of industry for thAh
oto'e are fully and carefully given. The repoHl
was made under the orders of the legislature, and
Puo''shed by its authority, and may be relied upon
as correct. The value of the year is made upon
.,e average OF the five proceeding years; so that
'ne Time OF the product reported refers itself to
the year lS34-35. This report, thus made up,
and after leaving out 6.s53 ,24s dollars of ship.
building gives $3.50, 6l6 dollars rs the product
OF single years manufacturing industry of that
state. This is an enormous sum. Carried for
ward from the time to which it refers Il S34-35)
to the year $40, which is the proper point Of
contemplation and compa rison, and the amount
cannot De less than one hundred millions of dol.
lars! what stupendous production for popu.
iatIon OF 7S7 500 SOULS and a territory Of 5000
square miles, and which has but two native arti.
c'es OF exPort-ice and stone! Why. sir. it ex.
ceeds the agricultural export of the whole Union;
1t exceeds the foreign trade of the whole Union;
and It the rest of the Union was in proportion to
massachusetts,, the manufacturing industry of tho
whole would now be one thousand millions. Ia
KING Massachusetts as the criterion, and it would
be that much. Thus, in 1910 the aggregate of her
manufactures was twenty.one millions Of dol.
lars; 1t has multiplied five fold in thirty years;
the same increase through the Union would give
one thousand millions! But other States have not
increased a. much, and three or four hundred
millions may be deducted. Six or seven hundred
millions may be the product Of the Union, but let
US confne our attention 20 Massachusetts,, about
which there is no doubt, and which is ut the head
OF tho manufacturing interest Of the country, and
the great advocate of the tariff. Her manufac.
lures, beyond dispute, have increased five fold in
thirty years! and now, what have agriculture and
foreign commerce increased during the 81 me time!
he lamentable tables which read yesterday,
answer this question, and show that. with popu.
lation more than doubled with an extent of terri
tory brought under cultivation, also more than
doubled. and with the great article Of cotton nd.
ded, which constitutes nearly two-thirds of the
~hoe---the great interests Of agriculture and for
eign commerce remain now where they were thirty
years ago! And yet the farmers, the planters.
and the merchants, are required to take the manu-.
featuring interest in their arms, and carry it like
babe in a cradle.
manufactures are now well established: there is
another document which proves it rs conclusiveIy
as the census returns: speak Of tho document Of
Commerce and Navigation annually published bv
order of Congress; and in which, among other
things, there Is shown to be large expectation of
domestic manufactures! Tho amount and varie.
ty OF these expectations prove the fact of their
complete establishment, and ability to contend with
their foreign rivals abroad, as we'll rs at home
The value exported last year amounted to near
nine millions Of dollars; comprehending near sixty
varieties OF articles; Of which cotton goods amount
ed to three millions Of dollars; and iron, in the
form of pig, bar. castings, nails, &C., to one mil
lion ono hundred thousand. These articles 90 to
Europe and to Asia-to Mexico, South America
and the West lndes-there to contend. without
protection, and burdened with costs for freight
and other charges, with the rival articles of all
parts Of the world! And while they do this abroad,
are they in need OF enormous protection from
high duties. and prohibito-y minimums, at homo1
Is the cotton, worn at home, to pay an enormous
duty. while it is worn abroad without dutyl Is
the tusfiom, which is worn by the day laborer in
the United States, to pay one hundred and for.
ty-6pe per cent duty, when it can 90 abroad, and
be sold to the South American or the Asiatic
without duty? And so Of all other cotton articles,
the manufacture of which was fully established
as Mr.. Tench Coke has proved, above thirty yea rs
ago? Our export Of domestic manufactures is
now greater than that of any agricultural article.
cotton only excepted. II is greater than that of
tobacco, -four, salted provisions! And while this
is the case, can manufactures stand l.. need of
enormous protection, at the expense Of these ar.
ticles?
Manufacturing industry has had, and still has
to large degree, the sympathes of the western
people. 1t rested upon arguments which went
homo to their bosoms-to their generosity and
their patriotism. Will you not protect homo Ia.
Dor ngainst foreign! Will you not make your
country independent Of Europe for what ia neces.