The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-02-13
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.

article upon that "~solitary Wing measures"
the Tariff of 40, from the New Orleans Bee,
one of the ablest conducted Journals in the
South. ga late number of the London
Times-the leading Tory paper of Great
Britain-complains bitterly of the progress
of American manufactures, and states that
they are crowding British articles of the same
kind and quality quite out of the markell
The following of the Times are
instructive, as showing The superior advanta-
ges with which American industry enters in
TO competition with British pauper labor, in
spite of the scanty wages which are paid op-
~eraiives in the later country;
.sThe American has, ofcourse, great adj
vanlages over us TO begin withEihe cotton
produced al his very door, al least in the
Southern STATES, where factories are fast
springing up in the very midst of cotton fields.
We must cover in some way the expense
of carriage across the Atlantic, and their
charges, amounting, it is said, to 7-l6th Of
penny in the pound, before we can compete
with him in the neutral market. This un-
ayoidable burden we almost double. The
result is, that in Suoh America and other
quarters, eren an Chind-China, srhich our
own arms hape opened 20 the commerce ofthe
~rorld-re are losing ground, Which the A
mericans, Nth the assistance of our Jfnan-
ciers, are now fast gaining from as. We
impose ourselves on The produce ofour
industry a differential duty compared with
-. ...af W. ansor oraru f1nrf in
the world with a difference of 5-l6ths of a
penny in the pound English and American
cotton manufacturers: a difference which we
surmount in the finer descriptions, where
skill and labor have more play, but which is
insurmountable in the commoner and more
domestic article. The duly is said to be in
effect 80 per cent on the cost ofsdoInesiics,'
as they are called, the chief cotton exports
toChina. among other places Under shelter
of this different duty the American MaRu-
factures are now making a greater push
than eUeT, and other nations are following
their example. Ofcourse, they desire moth
ing better than its continuance. Indeed, IT
they had imposed it on US in the shape of an
export duty at the American port, surprising
that otherwise possible. it would not have
been 20 much to be wondered at"
To every man of enlarged capacity and
liberal sentiments. Every man who views
his country and her interests in any other than
a contracted and sectional light, this admis-
sion must prove satisfactory. Its one among
II the many evidences which exist OF the ad-
mirable operation of the Tariff act of 1872
thai SOLITARY wing MEASURE as II has been
termed, which, while ii has filed the Golfers
of the Government to repletion and enabled
III to liauidate the numerous and harrassing
claims which grew up under the adminsira-
ton of Marlin Van Buren,, fosters the indus
I, trial energies ofour people, and renders hem
: capable of competing with the boasied MIS-
tress of the world, in many of the most prof-
(, table branches of trade. This is the policy
e which has been stamped with so much OPP
: probrium by l~ocofoco scribblers and slang
, whangers, first because they felt certain that
81 its operation would be 10 restrict importation
and materially diminish the customllouse
revenues; and now that experience has de-
monstrated the fallacy oflhis notion, because
it will Unfortunately swell the public treasury
and produce extravaganza and imPsovldent
expenditures. An opponent ola measure
t is rarely al a loss for some reason, specious
! or solid, for his hostility; but the very con-
~straint of these complaints proves what little
foundation they have in truth.
We entertain no approximations, maugre
the MANAGES Of the southern wing oil loco
g focoism, that the present Tariff will be es-
s ~sentially modified. Although Mr.. Polk be a
Free Trade-man, his warmest partizans north
of be Potomac are already advocates ofpro-
! lection. Tine resolutions, recently passed by
an unanimous vote ofihe Pennsylvania leg
I%islaiure, instrucfing their senators and request
! ing their representatives to oppose all at
Temp 10 reduce the scale of duties imposed
e by the Tariff of lSl2,-resolu ions adopt
ed by a Legislature strongly I~ocofoco in both
!, branhces-sufficien,ly confirm this convlc-
. tion. Neither in New England, nor in the
middle States will the advocates Of free trade
find any sympalhy-while the sturdy band
of southern wings, will stand up for this
great measure, and resists every effort TO oc-
complish its abrogation. Under a perma-
nent system OF moderate duties, such as will
; yield competent protection, without proving
prohibitory, and at the same time, afforded
)" the necessary amount of revenue, the COM
plants of JOHN BULL viii probably wax loud
er as he sees his fairest treasure -trove wrest.
ed from him by the indomitable industry and
energy of lhe American people.
o. Is it not a curious fact that we hear