The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-10-19
'POihIIrIUAro
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN In
DUSTRY.
Let The LaJorer, Farmer and Manu-
Jactarer Read.

The following Is an extract from
speech delivered al Democratic meet
ing in New York, by George Ban
rrof The great American Historian, and
now The, Democratic candidate for Coy.
ernor,'it Massachusetts,
The condition Of our domestic indus
try asks Discrimination, and by disSrm-
inalon obtains protection. But the
Dimi, TO that protection must be duty
for revenue, not duty for prohibition.
Such duty is always sufficient pro-
,ection. la the colonial times, even a
small duty and trihing were dreaded by
England, and forbidden as a dangerous
encouragement to American industry.
The idea of discriminating revenue
tariff and no more, as sufficient Tor
American labor, comes sanctioned by
all he weight of the Fathers OF the
The Revoluien-by The fears of England
by the eatly judgment of America,
We may safely adopt the rule that The
discriminating duty for protection
must never exceed the point Of greatest
productiVeness of revenue, and the end
of such protection must be to sus-
tain the manufacturer, SO that he may
rise above the narrow thought Of monop-
oily market al home, and seek, by hon
orable competition, 10 win the neutral
ma,k IS Of The world; and finally, there
should be discrimination 10 avoid un.
reasonable taxation Of labor. The las
point, more than any other, is Of The
deepest inleres, to The community. One
Of the whig banners that waves in YOU
CIV bears as il motto-'Protection TO
American Labor The Nations Wealth
De -Sa---,s-D -Da.-tt a--IA..-asa-..sla.d
forum of the laborer.
MIR. Bancroft then proceeded TO trace
sthe relation OF the high tariff policy in
the protection Of American labor
Our opponents, said he, propose pro
lection TO American labor by subjecting
American labor TO grievous taxa
ton. Their philanthropy has made
the astonishing discovery, that labor
should sue Tor the privilege Of beins
-grievously taken. For cotton jacconetl
for the clothing of his children, the la
borer must pay sixty per cent duty
If his freud dies, he must pay iol
the csmbric for the shroud, sixty tc
eighty per cent. tax, .fvr the mourning
Grape. or silk, more than sixiy.fouI
per cent. And this is protection 10 la.
Dor, our. opponents purpose ao.hins bel
aer 10 secure The 'nalion's wealth anc
the poor mans rights than 10 TAX hin
heavily from the cradleto the grave. The
system for the laborer fails utterly of il,
effect 1t does not enhancethe wages of Il
ebor. The prices Of labor in our manufac
turing establishments are about ten Del
higher than those paid in Lancashire
and that superiority of wages is make ur
the manufacturer by more than proper
tlonaie increase of production through
"he greater ingenuity and activity Of
'lhe American A8borer.
Further: All taxes enter into the cos
Tol production, and SO in;o the price O!
dhe aaicie produced. As taxes increase
prices must increase; and every increase
In 2riee. RafroWs 10 The mabTaeturer fjs
market. trhusLhe aeulrsl market il los,.
and the demand for labor is censeouen,.
'iy diminished, Further; the savstem
imposes dulles 10 such a msnner as 10
diminish the powers OF labor TO employ
1T successfully ir many branches. Wi
mess The shipping interests. Il has bee n
Tss'd 'hsidhe first petition for projection
came u ON sGP'wrlghIs OF Charleaown,
South Carolina; probably from soiourn.
~ers there. But If The Grsl perilion did
rcomedro0 shpwrighs, dearly do the,
Tse it. A hundred and twenty wear.
ago the ship yards Cor EogIisI me,.
chants were very much ia New YorL
and New EngIand, America huiI, oI,,ge
part OF the British chipping, and furn.
i,hed suaaies for shipping succsssfull,
+io The French g. SpsniShAsIands. Nov
the duties on cordage, sail.clolhs. chains
chan caeiessco copper and iron buits, max,
ssblp building dearer than 10 Europe ;ou
%hif"rghts ore utterly excluded fron
ste ssGQly Of Foreigners, ood our owI