New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-19
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acteri Is rottheir National executive and judiciary
ours also Is rct their navy navy, and tneir
army our arIny Or 10 sum ~ all in few words
are tley TOT in nsronsl point Of view bcae OF our
bone AID flesh Of our flesh Let rs Then bsnish all
such contracted and sectional considerations from
cur minds. Let US remember that each State has =
deep interest in the vrtse and lr.slhEercs Of ever,
otter State So fsr as our na,onsl siains con-
cerued. virginia is az much affected by the votes OF
the members of Congress from New ORR As es thoee
of her own repress natives, snd she Is Therefore ss
much Interested in the integrity end pairousm OF
the one, SIS the other.
Taer- is smother consideration connected with
his subject Of protection which ought 10 have
weight viii the men OF capital. In this country
the wheel of fortune IS contnusilY revolving
There can De nothing liSe Stability in the fortunes
OF families. Under our system OF dsscenis ard dis
:rbatcns il is impossible for wealth remain for
many generations in the hands OF the descendants Of
those Who acquired il. lfitis otwssred by prJ-d
sality, j: soon Uieis away by sutN.vlsion. The
rich OF one generation become the poor OF ths next,
How unwise is it, then, FOR The mel of properly &c
desire 10 see system OF policy adopted. winch
would tend 20 diminish the prosperity OF tia. cias
OF society in;o which they their descendants mus
so soon, and so certainly snter.
Bu, s!sre is auothe. aspect in which this suhjsci
should BE- presented 70 the Capitalist. II from lh'
scantv earnings Of the laboring men, YOU sse ava,
all bat VIVA, il necessary m procure the means o.
subsistence what becomes OF the tax paving ability
of the whole clsssl How are they eoairibui,
their SHARE of the expenses OF .he Government
They cannot DO il; aud as necessary cOuse
quence the whole bUfthen Of the psblic sSperdl
ture nil fal, upon he Capitalists, together with
the support OF tho suPerarruaied, the inhTm ano
the Incompetent OF The operative Classes. THUS IN,
tax which Capital would seek 10 avoid IN DEe toga.
will be levied upon L in another and more
shape, How much better would il be 10 pay it IN
the OF increased wages OF Labor, than aims
poor rates, aud other public contributors, when
are too often bounty idleness and vice exactec
| by ill-directed benevoence! How much better is
it TO prevent suffering ard distress. By eoriirg
| p,oyment 10 the poor, NJ fair rats OF compensa
ton ,han TO minister TO their relief aftsr they have
| occurred!
beg leave now 10 address single remark to
those OF my audience who are engaged in Aericul-
ture. II is your business I'LL the soil you rely upon
lis productions fcr your support, and the means OF
adding 10 your property. You raise Tor market,
Grain, Grass, Cattle, Hogs and Sheep and man!
other articles. These are the things YOU wish to
sell AT The best price you Obtain Tor them. AND
WHAT is true in regard you ndIyidusliy,s equal.
true in regard 10 The whole agricultural country, II
has for market annually large surplus OF such pro-
ductious Us | have enumerated. THIS being the
case, what would you think il any one were 20 ad-
VS., you at The very moment you had en- hand an
i
| reirn country and buy more Would YOU think
such counsel founded in wisdom presume YOU
would nor. Blu, let rs see whatyo ar dons, every
day under the operation Of The antiProtsctve sys-
| tenn By way Of illustration, let Us suppose thai
| YOU buy, for your own cons umpnC1, IN English
| coat or ton o English iron ~ the New-fork mar.
ket--what do you buy, ond what do you pay for
what are The e!smeUts OF which the pricGs Of these
articles are composed1 In Tie oue case The wool,
and in The other The ore, is The raw material. But
the value OF ttese constitute but small rsr, o. the
price Of the manufactured article. To get III the
cost you must estimate the value OF nc gTisj which
sustained the sbe:p-the labor and support OF the
shepherd hilsl leuding RE Hocas- The lnlcr Of "a,
| msnuiaci1rers in spinning, weaving, DYING and
dressing the cloth, Including the support OF their
itues whilst they employ cd in tnesc various
processes. To these you must add tie interest on
he capital employed, the profits OF the msnutnc
turer ana his rents, taxes, and poor rates. the 81
transportation, the profits Of the Wholesale and re-
Tail merchant, ard the Other incidental charges
which it is not necessary 10 enumerss. All thes,
things enter into the prizes Aud il IS IN regard 10
! the Iron. There is lhe cost OF the ore pn6 nj its
conversion by various processes into bolts and bars
including the wages of wossmcn the cost Of the pro
visions and clothing consumed BIZ them and their
families, and all other charges 10 which the manu-
fac,ur-r aud merchant subjected in bringing
Diem into market, including their profits On the
whole.
| All these things are covered by tn prc1 paid for
the fable. # is therefore NANTES, that 1hrn you
buy either OF the foreign articles n which have
refersJ, you in efi.ct buy British Gfoiu ,nd Grass
and Beet asa Pork You pay Tor British Labor, and
helm 10 feed and clothe BRUSH paupsr2 aud 10 sup
| port the British Government, at he very tue thai
| your own Crops ARE rottiog IN your b4rus,-y our
| own iueodJws arr waving with Gfass, gEd youi
| own stalls are flied with CaItle Tor which YOU eau
| fnd 20 market have no "ud OF comment Ia
| oatr upon this simple statement OF iac'3, Tor thu
ruth oil whica J appeal 10 eyay man within the
| sound OF ny voice!
Taa SAM train Of reasoning is equsIIy applicable
to the Labosns sien. Why shooIt ibrf wish to
gee their county men pay for Foreign Labor, when
| they Bre seeking employ ment tl.eias,'vee7
| have proceeded mus far IN my remarks upon the
| supno.t,,on thar th- Protective system iazes Capi
ta iJr tie beurfi. Of Labor BuI that hypcicesa
| susla-e ed by ia-fs2 Let Us ran cur eyes aver th'
| Iist Of protected articles, and WHERE Wi! We I'm
| one when mas not bern reduced IN prits by IT.
| op.raiionl hazard but tle 10 saying there ar.
| few. il any. Here IS fact worth rb0Dsand lheo
! res But il may be asked now ID Proirctioa afford
| ed If prices are not enhanced by H. The answer l.
| an obvious che the greatest enemy % American
Labor is no. Foreign Labor, but Fora ign Capital
| And here ie, me call your attention to a Dr.
JUNCTION, which is Too Often overlooked, between
| chap rages ald cheap labor. Many perE0ns con-
| found Inc one WIN tbr OtDcr. Dut " EjdY Dhppti
thar wages may be leu and yet lsboraot cheap fp
wages ave only one element IN The value Of labor 4
striking illustration OF this ruth may be found
paris OF our southern country, where 20 wages are
paid TO the slaves and yer ,hei. labor more costly
90 their owp.fs than that OF the freemGn Of 'h'
no.,b And when VI. calculate the entire cost o
British labor, Including high rents, high priced
provisions, high taxes end poor rstes, anda seorF
OF other ind rect charges which, though not osren
sitIy. and really paid by The smpIoyerr, ne saai
| ipd thar il is rot great deal cheaper than Amer
can abo. Indeed we haze authority ois distinguish
ed 60 ical economist for Ing thar, when al ihese
Incidental expenses taken INFO eonslcerct,on,
English labor is no cheaper than our own. Inc
great poin. OF difference il THIS. In Engis5d, wnrp
the products OF labor sold, the capitalist resps
the rch harvest Of profit, and the ie5orer ses CON-
| uar.tiyeiy small portion Of the price.
The dagger TO cur domestic industry Is Rot, there
fore. from, the fair composition OF foreign Labor oui
from the orerwneifaing influence of foreign capEai
ms enables the manufacturers q Europa fc throw
heir surplus protUctons Dro our marked q, price
lar below copf not in TIE line Of FAR business, but
with sie~ 10 gldt ire market and break so~n tie
| domestic manufactures. Ia The shsanes Ct pro
tecuve duties, rhs domestic manufacturers, who
| generally have bot limited capital, are unable 10
| withstand the competinon; and when they fall il
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