Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-14
THE TARIFF--woOL, &C. g.


.ial reference TO the price Of Wool We
10 no, see ,hls So far rs We have observed
here are ,v o or three articles on this sub.
zee, IN the Loeofoco papers to one in the |
Wing Tho matter needs no new eXplsna. |
lion according to our view. The result has
been precisely whn, We have oil along ex.
peeled and predicted
The Argu. indulgcs in some very silly
talk about the Wing manufacturers paying
n higher price for wool lac, year than II was
worth 10 subserve political object We
presume the wool-cllp Of log, year canno,
have sold for n hrhirg less than 10000.
900 ana If the artificial eohancomcn, q.
veraeed cents per pound. the money &c.
,uslly thrown away, cannot have tslleu
short Of Al 100000. Is there ooe man SO
dement,, d BY party prejudice as TO believe
that manufacturers OF wool buyers actually
threw away million Of dollars ia order to
produce a poliIicsl impression Who sac
riiced lie money IL would hardly do to
charge this 10 'Biddle's bank Who can
have thrown away q million of dollars in or.
der TO produce political effect which GER
tainly could have been exceeded by tho
II the Wooden business has been proii,s HE
and the election Of Mr. Clay had secured the
eon,in, sncc Of the present tariff, the rapid
increase OF wooden factories In every part OF
The country would have tended to keep up
the price Of wool. This increase has been
checked by the triumph o. Polk and the con-
sequen, expectation tina, the tariff will be
cut down. Such is the effect oi,he common
sense law OF demand and supply, exceeding
confidence and hppsncy.
But, says the Argus, Iron has risen while
Wool has fallen
~ the apprehensions Of having tho tariff
reduced should ~ seriously affect wool,
why should no, the same result fall upon
Iron =
So Il would II The apprehension had been
the same and nothing slse, had in,erposed
TO prevent that result. But II Is not expect.
e1 that The Locofocos will tIeat the iron 90
badly rs the wooden intsresi In revising the
atif. The iron interest Is very s,rong. com
pact anil intelligent II is the leading inter.
est in ,Pennsy lvanis, and went in part for
Polk on the understanding that il should be
taken care Of Mr. Buchanan is its repre- SEN
tailve IN Mr. Polk'sCab:net. II may fairly in
sisi that it may DO treated no worse now than
it was in the Locofoco laun bill Of 1894,
W hen woolens were cut down to al vsluren
duties OF Is TO % per cent. While iron was
ieh pro,cc by specific duties OF 40 TO 70
per cent Wool and woolens hope for nc
mercy al ihe hands Of Locofoco Congress
Iron expects 10 I've sustained these.
Bot, says the Argus
"The absurditi OF the Wing clamor is the
more NANTES, when we remark that the
Democratic party have urgently insisted that
WOOL dill not have fair tate OF protection
under the presen, tariff. There is an old
maxim, that those who 60 out for wool
sometimes come back siiofn."
Well, sir. II The Democratic party have
Urgently insisted on higher projection for
wool We may expect such protection al the
next sc ssion OF Congress, when they are 10
have every thing their own way. Why won't
somebody pot faith in all this and so pile up
the wooden factories, and buy mountains ol
wonl at huie better prices There are
Lorofocos enough ~bo have the cash IN buy
the wool, and would do IL If they believed
that the pro,e chnn ON this staple would be
increased by Locoloco Legislation. Blu, no
body Of whatever party, is 90 ercessve,,
vcrdant rs 10 believe the Democratic part,
have usen,ly insisted as above for any o,he
purpose thsn to sw,ndle The wooi-growers
b n
man has gore for wool and has come hoDs
shotn, as FOR ont isceuogs contemporary oh
serves, We are sure that sone so deliberate .
" she sred aRd skinned themselves as those
WOO, growers who voted for Polk and Tex
as with any serious idea Of getting a het,er
rate OF protection on their wool.
Bu, we do not propose 10 re.argue The
general question. Our opponents have a
oh,eved power ffaudulen,ly as ws believe anC
know, but s,ey have ~ and Will do with il
r - They please We lold the peo,l e that the
election Of Polk would ensBre the bte ak rs
, Down OF the protective pohcy-we eIpec
notin Nc dIfierent lsom this now. Many re
lused 10 tehe~e US lsst year-perhaps the
will prove rRhl and We wrong IN the ptem
ses. We touRht The gsesl bstiLe Of Isi.
openly and fairly lvr the tariff, the protec
+ i've pohcJ sad against the hsDefsiiUa o
T Texas. Our opponents. especially In ih,
state, and Psnnsyivs ANA did MOI fairly NEE,
these issuss. hut sku&ed and evAdcd them.
Thousands who voted for Polk DID no, meau
Ia rore ags,nst the tariff or 1ot Te.As bu
+ Their intention counts for eolhihg--,heir scz
r hss dure the business We have no choice
: oo~ bUl 10 iock ou and see how the matte
. turns ou We see nothing 20 prevent ia,
. overthrow Of the tariff except a breaking II,
/ hRm among the d,scotdsnt factions who raj
. he'd on Pok wnG though tina Is likely 1,
, come, We do not expect " in season 20 ssy,
the tariff. Set Il may come lar sooner tia,
We souc1pste.
Is The Constitution tCsThoun organ s,W ash
7, 'nR'onl fseous The idea OF leVying duhe
e with - view to Incidental pro,ecron iisay
y truly that purely revenue lsTiff musl les
d the lo~esi doaes on foreign auiclt- vldr
=, come 10 oompe'isoa with those produced
home and ih 81 tins tarrd most be 60 shape
THIS WINTER. That 10 the genuine Souihet
~ ground a"d ~e srPect To Gee At ahIg mar
tanned lh's wln,er- wtrh what teAnh tim
\. sust tell. Il Ia just Possible Thai the Ia,
nj nay D. saved by the d,sco~dan, viewS of Il
" "'s'iaHS IN. Y. Tribune.
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