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ent time. The fact is undenable am aware,
however, that it may be said, is said, by political
prans and by those who have special interests and
objects TO advance, that the present prosperity Of
the country is caused by tho tariff This, perhaps, is
more generally the cry at the North, and in New
England than in any other section Of the Union. II
might, it seems TO me, with moro truth be asserted
that the country has proered, and Il prosperous, IN
SPITE THE TARIEr. question. after all that has
teen said in regard to the particular benefit which
New England derives from the tariff, whether it does
not on the whole, fctier rather than enlarge the
ersies and enterprise of the people of the north. 1t
cannot however, be doubted that certain interests
are in more prosperous condition than others. The
legislation Of the country affects, more or less the
business Of the country; il may make the rich
fair and fourishing, when deadly poison is gradu-
ally working at the heart. Partial legislation, lc
gisation for the exclusive benefit of particular
tons, classes, is always unequal in its operations
unjust in its influences; and, of course, anti demo
cratic. consider the tariff natural product Of
this system. It's unequal effects are shown in the
fact, that while the manufacturing corporations Of
New England are dividing from ten to thirty per
cent per annum, and, at the same time, reserying
large surplus earnings, the farmers Of New England
do not realize per cent on the amount invested In
on manufactured woolens Of 40 per cent, much the
largest portion of wool that ia imported into this
country pays a duty of only FIVE per cent. A few
wears since at convention Of manufacturers holden
in Boston, resolution was adopted, declaring that
a tax upon the raw material was tar upon themsan
,yactursysi Were these manufacturers so ignorant
that they did not know that the tax comes out OF
the consumer or did they wilfully misreprcsents--
And in arranging the present tariff. the manufactu-
rers were careful to see that the raw material was
taxed lightly, and their manufactures as heavily,
as possible, knowing that the whole burden would
fall on the consumers, while profit, equal to the
tax would 90 into their pockets. Z
But il is not my purpose to discuss the tarif
Your correspondent "BUNpELcuNp" has discuss d
this question so fully and ably-has presented such
an array Of ndisputable facts, and such cham Of
mastery arguments, that little nothing remains TO
be said upon this question. saw II noticed, some
days since think in the Union, that those essays
would be repubshed in pamphlet form | trust
that such will be the case and that measures will be
taken to give them n general circulation IN every
part Of the Union. II am not greatly mistaken, we
can claim the author Of those communications Dc
New Eoeiand man. IL matters but Iitfle, however
who he may be, or where he may hail FROM "a
done good thing for the cause Of ssn hS.r,;iv
think him for his labors ed You TOT inc Puo'icn"o"
1 nav hereafter remark upon some Of the hnits
~ nrsss M feriffof the practical effects Of In
- verrf particular cases The people Of New Eng
land have beer, humbuegcd long enough by the nat
,erirp and false cry OF 'sprcfscfion The growth,
prosperity, aHd glory Of New England may be
traced TO the industrious habits, iron energy, electric
enterprise, ana sound economy Of her people, and
not to partial and unjust Lawn, either state or ma
tional. 10,
sets particular, should be the last TO ask Tor ex'