Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-15


emrloyed in manufacturing for US in foreign
| countries would consume more 0. our breacs'uIs.
| I.cayng out of view for The present The market
! create! for tie raw material, necessary ior Inc
! manufacturing c>;al.ishmentS. and commencing
with The eoI Of liz market Tor brcad>'niis, We
find from the rate %! wages, already 9; iorta IN
I his reror. that On American laborer receives
/ $3.50 70 rcr a.nun,, and IN English labcrer re-
| ce;yes only $50 % or the sarlc amount oi ser
vic". If this estimate nc correct and the wages
If TIC labor cmrio, ci i'll manufacturing cotton IS
T. fair average. We p2; 10 each American oi'cra-
ike SIS, 50 more for his labor for one year, than
, the English manufacturer has 10 pay. Without
| including the large profit, which The American
manufacture has 10 realize On this larger amount
OF expenditure than the English manufacturer has
to make the cost of creating this home r!a kct IS
as man. :incs SiS5 s. as there are operatives
cmplovci in our domestic cslabi>hmenis-an
amount which every one must perceive fdT CT
rcrls the value Ci The brecd>ufS hey VIII con-
sumo Estimating thc value ot the bVeaGs'niis
consumed by each laborcr in America 10 be equal
to as much as the English laborer expcnd> IN
every lhins-his whole wagcs-we have, as INC
value of the market thus Afforded, $50 20 10 each
operative. Then, in order TO sell this amount ol
agricultural product, we pay Sls5 50, or Slol ~
in money, and $50 80 in The form oi hrcadstulis,
TO each operative, over and above the amount
which foreign operatives would charge Tor The
same service
Ii our Wing friends are correct in the state
mcnt which they are constantly mdhln@ beio:c
the people, that there are 800 600 a5oicrs employed
in manufacturing, then The clear loss 10 the ma
ton, accor.ing 10 the foregoing calculation, Is
SliG, $40 600; or til the s'lppo,i'ich thai each
lahorer consumes sSo3 93-lOJ worth oil bread
SUITS. the clear loss is S3, 100000 in money. and
Z IL. # It, llNI ~ Nor
is the dleGeacc Of the profits 81 stock IN America
and t,rciyli counrie. included in this calculation.
:. i, ,llrlhcr alleged hy the Wing part" that tho
Protective Policy furnishes 4 better Home Mar
kc; for the law material used III manufacturing,
aud thereby benefits the agricultural interests oi
The cnun,rv Ifthi, allegation is true, la mat
ter ot astonshmen. that those articles, necessary
Tor the manufacturers. are imported under low
duties; ant the .ill rlahi- >nch determinations
is presented Ia the recplc a. one producing bene-
lit Ia The agricultural industry uI the county,
But wilhout taking this matter mo consideration,
yonr Committee Lettering HAT ne demand iur
II. raw material exits. and lhd ihe !aw material
is purchased Dntl 10 rati"iy the demand Gr inanll-
fac,ures cacnot conclude thai the IcaIkc 10. the
raw material eat bc ly'cndcd c.ceDt t. ;nc:eas-
ing the c1iSRmjiio. ~ NJ, manufactured iillcie>.
The mere faol taat the raw nl.cl'ai y inannidc-
tur ii in Am, .ca, rather than in Great Ef.iain or
france cannot sirc. prodrc such result. /:
ca. oriY be effected = reducing III Ftict oi the
manufactured a:,iclos, 81 h2t "fe:lcr numocrCi
persons can aor! - paich",e them, OF ~ III
crea>pG their means o.Igr'la.iEg. PrtTc have
already seen that neither Of these effects is prcdac
3D. On H. coE,faiy il The visws already
presented on ns subject are lr.ie, the Ta-
ii.l n.u-l Of necessity diminish the consumf-
lion, ~ increasing he priec o tie rlannlac-
iurcl fabric, AMI lessenins the number %! per-
sons who can atil.d 10 purchase thc.n wiils 10
far from increasing he mans ri purchasing,
those VINO were Il, to}s con>lme!s ale impo:e-si.-
ci ~ having he demand fer their productions
decreased by being GtLicl the right OF selling
where the cen sell dearest anl baying where
they can buy cheapest. Nor docs lie injury
sop here. The foreign manufacturers having
no longer The salGc cSltn!cd market, will nv
homer require TIC sane amount vi lna;cr:l,, 10
furnish his oonSElEcIs; ART fl:g$ The oyloI;> u
l1lcisn manufacturing nations viii 10 some ey-
;c;t Ec diminished and ih..ir caracilv lo;radc
viii H. will OF rollsc, IL Ia great degree de-
S.Iuy,d. Tie trade between tie different rlton>
ci tie world is almost cnirclg trade .. barter
ana exchange of commodities, requiring the
Transmission Of but small amour; {! money.
The means purchasing from foreign IA
zion is furnished by 4 nations cXpolis--i:c i'll
ports ar: he r.urn for those means. In the
,Grt:t.ons IS that o.. our expectations" q vol, y.
5! 2lG)-"1'hc amount Of our expectations will
form The measure OF our impoT;ationS, q vol, p.
250)-''in the long run, the measure Of these
I exchanges; that is, the toiali,y in value
Of what is given and what is received, must
be equal 10 each Other" q vol, p. ply II this
! be tIuc-and common sense sanctions il: the cy
ports Of Europe most lie the inrans with which
Europe has To purchase orr agriculture products:
an she can cxchar-, her manufactures for an
amount which she could ROT purchase, i spc-ic 'ras
dcm0Hded.
The Protective System then, BY its res.ric-
ice measures, not ony decreases The demand 10,
The raw material, bGil I'll ho:n" and abroad, bn,
DESTROY in q ilcasuT, tie ability Of foreign na-
ions 10 purchase t.ur a. 81 agricultural! pfnduc-
ion. That the TAGS IT he case iuy sustain The
rca.cni.:, OF the Committee. Il Glance al tie M
nexcd tables marhcd ard G, OF our exports OF
| Cotton and Tobacco will ronclnsi"cly show.
| Here then. this whole sdhlrct resolves itself
briefly intolh;S question: Snail We pay Sl5 or
20,0u0G t3 Oh myo,!s, aad as mac more on do
rc>.ic manufactures. raised IL rr.cc hy rrolrc-
/ '.on beside, 'he Greet proportion, is far liz
greatest which NC pay Of l.e :c"eaucs oi the
Govc.nment or, an avcra ye al al least sixty rer
cent. uE al the manatiuf,l articles we buy. oi
quality ncctssaril, inferior 20 he cheaper aui-
! ces re SIOUX o;nin .iho'it the Tarif!-and
! al. this ior the purpose o securing market IN
| this country for the production oi millions, at-
/ ford d H. = handful Of manufacturers. 10 each 81
whom ~ pay ,.is5 81 more titan The same 'abar
would cost ns abroad. whilst our ability 10 pay
! is diminished by this crippiing system ot rcs'ric-
lions on our cpmmcrccl-or, >hall We, giving free
scope to yonhiul energies and unlimited rssouI-
] ccs, Of our highly favored country, place no i'm
! pc,!i,3cnrs IN her march 20 wealth, 10 power and
Ia greatncSs?-hat with the blessings OF that God,
"Uho hath made and prcscrvc; Us 4 Nation" she
NAV become as Formidable in her might. a she
will he admired Tor he Government and laws, by
The nations e The world whose nauow-mindei
policy has Only procured for them ignorance,