The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-29
THE TARIFF.

Let the farmer and the mechanic remember that
they are now paying from 10 to 20 per cent. more
for their clothing and many other Of the nccessaries
OF life, than they will If the tariff is reduced to the
revenue standard. Let them also remember that
they do not get as much for their produce or their
labor, as they did previously, when the tariff was
much lower, by Is or 20 per cent. Let them exam
inc the matter for themselves. Il becomes every
man to do 30. Mechanics formerly got 81 90 per
day. now they get but 81 and 81 D5, and many
do no. get so much, and even that, they have fire.
qucntly to deal out in trade. Farmers in 1912 got
81 l2f and 81 IS for their wheat, and $ and 50 cts
for their corn; they get IS cts for wheat and 10
cts. for corn. And while they are sbofing hard to
raise their crops, the wealthy manufacturer or stock
holder though he does nothing, is receiving his 30
and 40 per cent, whilst the farmer can only make,
at most from 8 to lo--his labor included. For ex-
and il he clears $500 or 81 900, he is GENERALLY
tented and happy and thinks he is doing exceeding
ly well notwithstanding the many hardships and pri-
vatons ho has to suffer- and the labor and attention he
has TO bestow on his farm. Now, suppose the same
amount Of money he paid for his farm had been in
vested in the stock of the Essex steam-mi, in New
buryport; what would il, protected as it would
have been by this unfair system Of legislation have
yielded him! Why, at AL per cent, he would have
received the snug sum of rs, 100.
But agains why should not the capitalists who in
vest their money in manufactures be content with
ICNsouuufV uhOustt VI lIicEcbg why SnOutu
they receive 30 much more on investments in cot
ton-mils, than in bank stock or real estatc1 Bank
stock rarely yields more than per cent. and real
estate seldom more than 8 or TO- and frequently nc
thcr brings more than 4or 5. We hope our farmers
and our mechanics will open their eyes to the de-
ceptlon that the whig papers are endeasofins to
practise upon them.
We certainly should be surprised (if we were not
accustomed to seeing the impudence and audacity
OF these wing prints their course in the face Of
all these facts. The manufacturers themselves can
hardly expect the government to continue this sys
temof AVIATION, TO rase them to wealth and influence
AT such rapid rate, at the cost of the laboring
immunity. The manufacturing interest in our
country is rapidly increasing, and extending itself
almost throughout is entire breadth. For an evi-
dcnce that such high and unfair tariff is not re-
quisite to sustain and protect ito make 1t profit
able business, and certain source of weath--the
reader has but 10 look around him and see the
ouscompanics that arcspringng upin oil directions
Nearly every paper we lay our hands on, speaks Of
new factories that arc now being built, or compa-
MES being formed for the purpose Of erecting large
establishments. And all this with the certain reduc-
ton Of tho tariff to the revenue standard staring them
in the face We are notopposed TO the manufacturing
interest. We would encourage il with all the poor
ability we possess. But we see no further neces-
sty for taxing the people so enormously, to pour
wealth and influence into the laps of few, who, If
still favored, will soon be elevated high by their
wealth. that like the monster bank they wilbribe, or
attempt to brbe, our representatives in Congress 10
continue the system. Ifthcy should be successful
in this the people may be ultimately reduced to the
condition Of the laboring classes of England; and
our political institutions and boastcd liberty become
a mere mockery.
Ii has already been proven by the past, that the
greatest enemy our republican institutions have
TO contend against, is great wealth, when in the
hands ofa few. And let the people, by this sys-
tenn Of protection, raise up wealthy arisiocracy in
They may not find another ''iron ,oiil' TO stand up
in their defence, and crush their oppressors. An.
drew jackson il no longer with Let the tariff be
reduced at the coming session Of Congress- The
President possesses the power to urge and strongly
recommend il, and we are confident he will not be
found swervng when the time arrives. Let the
democratic Congress and the democratic press sus-
tain him in this duty he owes tho people. In
him we have learned to look for some Of the char
acteristics Of the imam Of might" that has lately
passed away, and we shall not look in vain.