The Arkansas banner., 1844-10-16
wool. They should be pro

of cotton and wool They shouid ba pro tected. but not in this unequal way.
 Let IS consider, (contiuuad Mr. W.,) as connected with these articles, the prohibitorg poliey-for that is the policy oi our oPPoa- ents Suppose we carry oar duty on wool I lens and cottons up to prohihltlon-and to protect our manufacturers, and incidentally, in the article of wool. our farmers. We go SO high wi:h our duty as to prohibit lmpor- tatien Ne first give our manufacturers Q monopoly of the market; then we have only domestic competition to protect Us from eN- orbitant prices; but we loose six millions oi revenue. and We must be taxed on some other articles to make f up; and l ask any man Wh0 has the curiosity to examine tiiIs subleej' ta e to the tables of imPoftationz for any number of wears, and see on what he can lav dudo= 10 supply this deficiency ot slX millions. made by raising this probiblton.- kaeW of none but the tea and coffee. which ase new free. And would it be righi to give the manufacturers oi wool and cotton mo- HopolF ol the market. and then tax the whole community on these necessaries of life | believe it Would be unjust, unequal and most impolitc
 Bat= we are told this policy is necessary fa protect the labor of the country: and that Ii | the productive labor of the Union which we dezfe to project by this Pfahibitely szs- tem. Let Us see how far the labor of the country ea8 Ae protected; how lar t is ia IHe power ol Congress 10 project il. Ne have already seen that lahor employed il zaisiag gzaia heel. pork, butter and chee 2. cannot Ha protected, because vou cannot. hF duties. change the value ol them. Ne ee2Par5 5them. Then you cannot protect that class of the labor of our county Iou cannot prolecf. Ia this sense. the manufacturing labor. Let IS see how it will operate an MoW lar labor sgill be baaeigel. Here .aladiag to the 9illaee of &ajacovn are maaalacts res. i believe. Of cotton and wool, a.. al a. T. VI ase .umegz, raising grain, beef. DO k, ana making bu.tes aaI cheese. Now. laa Raaa- GeHfeas aea protected hy duty of saE .s1. 48, 5e. 68 per cent. on these articles. a ttsas4 aa average Of % or 10. Ne WiII assume JIlat j6eg can afford 20 or JU per cent. mosa fer I8bar. Bat the farmers al a5oat t.se.sss tae mechanics Ill the village, Hae engaged ja taese branches et manufacture. eaaaat afford to nay mose Will tbe manufacturer saT. : IIe.e is farmer, he can't pay more thaa v month. but l am protected, ] caa afford af5 Is taas your experience : daaaz agg there are many laborlng men here. g5a NIii tHe manufacturer come to you a45d If5F just as little as will hire you away from the lafmeFss II the farmer pays ten dollars, the manufacturer will pay eleven; bu. though he can afford t, will he pay filtecn3 Ny e8pe- rieace is not so; my study of human nature teaches tEIat il Is not so. Every man will hire labor as cheaply as he can, and pay enough only lo hire the best labor One farmer turns his attention to growing wool :; ae wants tao or three hired men; neigbboH of his raises wheat, and hc wants oae or tHo of three; another neighaor raises cattle and keeps q aaifF-WeII, the Wuol-graEe9# #is pre- tectaI by I5 per cent. on wool. does he pay 43 per cent more for the labor he hifes. tHaa he man who hires labor fer his grain CT beef. No; all pay as liule as they can command fbe labor for. Il there Was a deficiency of labor, the Wool-orower would most likely get t, for he can give most Don't under stand lie 10 suppose that the farmer receives the sane compensation for labor the mann- laetafef does; but 1 mean according to the branch of iahor in which 1t Is empioyed.- What controls tbe price of labog5 The az efeeate eHaHG fer labor in the Wholes All who Vaat .o hue, ViII go into the anne mar ket, and aIl FaE Healy tine same Tate at=Wages- ia proportion t6 tie description ol labor tHeY want Now, you can't project but one out ei the several branches oi agricultural Haaz- ay. How then can you project labor bY extending monopoly 10 them: No further than yea can extend the aggregate demand for Igbor, and raise up the whole. And you eaB jadge how far protection on wool will raise the price oi the whole agricultural labor ot tae country.
 But our opponents teii US you stop short There is another position that Wlll help you out of difficulty. You must change your system. and hy your pgohibitory policy uTn SO much labor To manufacturing empioymenls that the manufacturers and mechanics will cal ID all the agricultural products ol the coaa- try. Then you give a home market to our farmers, and thus project all their potuc- tons. That is true. If, by law, you can urn so much of the productive labor of the country to manufacturing and the mechanic arts, as to make these branches equal to the consumption of all the agricultural products. and We cease to export bread-stulis, beet, eSe., then you cau project the farmer in his " hoie interest Bu! bow will ii then stand with the manufacturing and mechanic interests : Will the farmers be able to turn round and buy all the manufactures Of the country ?- For f they can't, your system is just aa bad, only you have changed sides. Laughter. Now the farmer cannot be protected, even though there arc heavy duties on the agri- cultural imports. Then. the farmer would be protected to the whole extent. and the manufacturer could not be protected al all; because for tWo-ihirds of tIer articles thes must depend upon eXpora,ion, and the mo- meni they afe compelled to % abroad fer 8 market, they are as much beyend protection as tlfe farmer is now. Then how wifi il siaad' Wijl the country he the eaiae = @ill | be in a more prosperous and healthy condition Aud specially. will the maau- 4.4s44s