Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-03-14
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THE TARIFF.


Onno subject are our Loco Foco friends
more gracelted than ON that Of The Tariff
Their arguments consist. Of defamation
and their facts Of theory. When they
address the mechanics they find ali Of
them directly interested 10 a indicious Ia.
rlf; fthey turn 10 the merchants they
discover nine tenths Of them fully alive
10 the necessity and importance OF tariff;
and when they attempt 10 reason with the
farmers tHey soon come TO know that they
feelthe good effects Of a tariff, and are
more and more that way inclined every
year. Some time ago, we remember, an
effort was made to show that articles Of
consumpiion. bad become dearer, since
the passage of the Tariff, and one or two
isolated cases 10 that effect were Quoted.
But il would have been better to .'let er
pressice silence muse the praise" Of FREE
TRADE, for, forthwith, whole columns OF
siaiiciies were produced to provs beyond
a doubt that the TaHfs had actually less.
ened the prices of most articles used and
consumed by US.
The fact undoubtedly is that The Tariff
Act Of 1912. has increased the revenues
OF The government, improved the condi
tion Of the manufacturers. tended TO en-
nance the value Of agricultural produce,
and. generally. revived 10 no small de.
gree, the trade. business. and prosperity
Of the country. We have this result in
our own day. before our own eyes, and TO
be seen by every man in the nation
The FACT is worth more than all tie spec
ula.ions 10 the contrary that ever ema-
mated from the brightest intellect.
And we rejoice in this coonexion, 10
adopt and claim as our own doctrine,
Gen. Jackson's iavorite. judicioous IA.
RIFF. Yes that is The word "A judt
cious tariff. A tariff. not ultra exclusive,
and oppressiVe-but one iudicieus in its
details, judicious ia its operation, and 10.
dicious in its results. Where is the me.
chanic. merchant. or farmer who would
not rather support such system Of tless-
ing TO his country. than TO advocate a
free trade" which allows all The world TO
trade at the expense Of the United States,
would reduce our people to the level of
the laborers and serfs across the. At.
lantic, and make this great Republic fri.
butary in war and in peace 10 every mo-
narcby in <Europe?- .flerandyia GaSeife.
EFFECTS OFF THE TARIFF.-The Troy
Wing gives very gratifying information
inreiati on 10 the good effect Of the tariff
in fostering The industry Of the couutry -
The Albany Iron Works Company are
enlarging their works. and now employ
two hundred men. The Troy Iron and
Nail works are under full operation.
These Two establishments give supper. 10
eight hundred persons. including the
wives and children Of the. workmen, A
large number OF vessels are also employed
10 transporting coal and iron TO the works,
and the manufactures to the markets 10
New York and other places. A large
number OF farmers receive from $500 TO
$1,000 per year for charcoal. wood and
other articles, which they dispose of 10
the prorrieiors Of the works or The work.
men. It's since the tAsif has been ss.
tablished that these works have been Sc.
going.
A writer 10 the Nashua Tels graph says:
Il do not blame an Englishman for loving
England, but an American who prefers
English labor and English manufacture 10
American, toihat made at bis own door and
by bis own neighbors, is al least an Amer.
lean with English feelings. and should
expect bonors from England. il he get
them any who're" And we say so too.
Atths recent Wing Conveniien 10 Con-
necticul, 10000 strong, letter was
resd from r. Lawrence. Esq. stating thai
be had heretofore supported Gen. Jack.
son and MIR. Van Buren, bui thai he had
become convinced thai The Loco Foco
policy was ruiping tbs country and that
be should therefore DO all 10 bis power to
promote The election Of HEKRy CLAY.--
The letter was received with tremendous
cheers and ordered 10 be entered Oh. the
record.