Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-10-03

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The enemies OF the Tarrof Is f. sometimes
say That 1t - partial in its opcra,:un:-tlIa
1t protects one class ol the community and moi
another; that II Injuries the merchant and doe,
no good TO the iarmer:-that il protects som,
arilIans and not others. This they have a,;d
OF every Protective Tariff that ever was made.
These are the COMMON objections, which we
nave hearda thousand times, against the whole
Protective System. wish to furnish our
trends with argument in reply to these obicc-
tons.
There is estimated 10 be- about one million
families OF mechanics in tie United States.
comprising between four and five millions of
individuals The last census. five wears AGO.
enumerated the mechanics at 100000. This
was known 10 be below the truth them
great many were omitted-onc million would
nave been nearer the fact Their families
have been computed to be upwards of four to
one we may Therefore safely say, now, that
the a9. Neutrality-suspicious. hilcchamGar cin
above four millions of persons.
This pOpUa lion nro supposed to CONSUME
~ rht products OF agriculture bread stufIs
vegetables, animal food, cotton and wool for
uothIng tobacco, hemp, fax, lumber, &c
an average oil I23 cents a day tor each person.
Inns lsd little more than ID dollars wear.
-FOUR millions OF persons at this rate would
consume $50, COO 600 worth of agricultural
products every year.
Now here are one hundred and ciobtv
millions OF dollars worth of product, of agri.
culture which are purchased and consumed by
the mechanics of the United States every wear
and purchased from the farmers and planter,
OF the United States.
Bat IT Is said. If these four millions Of nc
ri ftTfs- ttt.I 4 H. a.
they would consume It's much That is moi
50 certain. 1t would depend upon what sort
ol employment they could find which would
enable them to consume as much az they do
now. II the million of mechanics were not
mechanics, they would nearly all be farmers
very lew could b. ANYTHING cl,"--as every
oIhcf occupation would be oycr,tockcd and
as farmers. They would supply their own
wants. IiT. the iOur millions of customer.
To The iarln"r, would be converted into t,ur
hiIhnns ol lis competitors or rivals. takiua
away his market from him. and piviu0 him
nothing, by way OF compensation i'm r.turn.
NOW, does not every one see that At j. oI
the greatest importance To the farmer. IN in
crease the number OF mechanics as nu,h as
possible Every farmer taken out of iIe field
and made mechanic. is the addition of a nc,y
customer to the farmer, and the subtraction
Ol an "id riNai nom him. The ann"rs ,aju.
therefore. Is two fold Every mcclmui, taken
from thc work shop and made farmer i. in
the same way, two-loli loss To- the farmer
Thus u Is. that The agricultural population
nave the deepest stake m ihc success of thc
policy that protects lhc mechanic. They
have thc greater part of one hundred and
eighty millions OF dollars a year depending
ON IT,
II is sometimes asked ,,lr, iutcre., l,.
The buck-makcr the mason. the stone cutie.
the carpenter, aud other mechanics who work
IN articles that cannot bc brought here from
other countrics- What interest have these men
~ The tariff answer. every craftsman has
a direct interest in thc tariff. whether the arti
Clr ne deals in con b. brought here or moi,
when ibe industry Of The country is thriving.
TIE capital OF the country il iu constant nc.
tNiiy. Ihcie is a continual demand for
houses, factories. stores. workshops. machine.
ry-and through this demand the mason. Nh.
ihe machni-l, and 400 ihc rest find
employment.