The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-28

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show itself, and is producing already a para
Tying effect on the public confidence and
The moneyed affairs ofthe country; and these
evils will increase upon us as prop after prop
of our Government is knocked away. The
Tariff, no doubt, will be the first measure
tinkered with. Arepeal of that me assure, or
the adoption ola 1reyenue tariff of Is TO
20 per cent, will be of itself, should the par
ty fail TO carry out a single ether measure,
sufficient to destroy all confidence between
man and man, and cannot fail to be felt by
all classes, the farmers and laborers espec-
tally. The Manufactures and business men
all over the county Goreseeing the %inegita-
Bile destruction Of their capital in the event
of a repeal of the Tariff, are beginning to
contract the sphere of their operations and to
countermand orders previously made. And
who shall blame them? Certainly pot those
of the poorer class TO whom the Tariff gave
employment, and who in voting against that
measure voted away their own bread and but
Ter. The locofocos would have us believe,
however, that the contraction Of the business
and enterprise of our people is all smoke, bat
the facts which we copy below, cleaned
from our exchanges, proves that there is fire
as well as smoke? We shall continue TO no.
tiee this important matter; at present We on
ly offer the following;
Loss OF LABOR TO MEcHANIcs.-From
the Baltimore Patriot we learn that three
merchants in that city had contemplated
building, or having built, each, a ship apiece
in case Of The election of HENRY CLAY 10
the Presidency. Since, however, it hasbeen
rendered certain that Mr. Polk is elected
they have abandoned the idea, fearing tina,
the policy which will be pursued by him and
his party would so p~lralyze business and
commerce as TO render the enterprise con
templated by them Improbable. Thus have
the mechanics and laborers in this one in
stance, been deprived the opportunity of OBJ
tanning employ and sharing in the distribu
ton Of at least sixty thousand dollars.
The Pittsburgh American states that I'll,
lowest price It which pig metal has been soil
in that market during the summer has beef
S2S. On Friday of lost week a sale of ON
hundred and thirty ons was made at thu
price named. On Friday night the news o
the New York city election and the probable
loss to the Wings of that State was received
and o n Saturday pig metal was offered an
f refused at $25. Another lot was in nego
%tiation for on Friday, but was declined alto
, gether on the following day.
The Philadelphia Gazette, says: "W
have heard of several enterprises be ing a
i, bandoned on account of the result of the G
lection, and some of our manufacturing es
, adjustments have thought it prudent TO cor
tract their operations. Statements Of thi
kind will be seized upon for misrepresenta
ton, but the facts remain stubborn. We ar
informed that manufacturers who had ordere
machinery, to be constructed in this cit,
have in some cases count ermanded their o.
ders. Many workmen will necessarily b
discharged
al We learn from the Utica Daily Gazett
l. that arrangements had been nearly compile
ed to start a large wooden manufacturing e
adjustment in that city with a capital
X 100000, the foundation of which wou'
have been laid this fall, but as it was feare
the people of the United States would d.
Id eide in favor of the British manufacturers ii
ur design will be abandoned.
ne The Troy Wing informs US that the pr
se liability of Folks election has compelle
no several large manufacturers in Renssela
and Albany counties 10 adopt measures f
the immediate curtailment of their business
ol- In addition to the above, we learn fro
IN, the Albany Daily Advertiser, that the pri,
ak of wool in that market has already decline
er, FIVE cents per pound.
ad 1t is stated in the New York Express tn
while the result of the Presidential electit
las has had the effect to depress the price of
States stock, it has raised that ofTex
scrip Is to 20 per cent, which latter isnc
:. worth more than Mississippi scrip. ina
" much as by the annexation Of Texas to t
Union the U. States will pay the debt Of TIE
as, but NOT that of Mississippi.