Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-26
"a RlCaHuND DzILY WIG.
Fo THE MECHANICS. MANUFACTURES AND
woRkIkGxEN or The CITY or BALTi-

~ ine MDCuANfCCs AANUfACTU0eR0A AND
woRkiNGxEN or rfiE CRY or BALTI-
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The essa'rs Of The Tariff Of is<a .am.n.. ,.y The, 4,
partial In y" opsrsionhst protects one elias. Of the
community and mot snotber that isures the merehau,
ana docs no good TO the fsrme protects .os mr.
hzsns aud no, "hen This they have said Of every Pro-
re"'e isfh ha,svsr ~ss made. These tho common
objections which we have heard thousand times against
tho whole Protective System wish furnish oar isnds
win tho srguneniin reply to thesc objections.
There is estimated Be about one million families Of
Mechanics Ia the United states, comprising between Tour
and i've miions Vi individuals. The les, census five
years ago, enumerated the Mechanics S00,OO0 This
was known ~ be below tho truth thsn-s great many
wero omitted-ous million would have been nearer the
fact Their families have been computed be upwards
Of four We may ibsrsfnrs safely say now I'm,
tho mechanical populston-tLo.e who depend for their
veyhood iaechsnics employ above four
millions of persons.
This population supposed consume OF the produe,,
OF aseuure.-bfesd stuff. vegetables animal food COT
ton snd wool Tor ethins tobscco, hemp, hsI lumber
&s;-sn average Of i2s cents day for each person.
This little more than IS dollars year.. -Four million.
OF persons, st ''s rate. would consume SlsOOOoO 600
worth OF agricultural products every year.
NOW hers are one hundred and eighty millions Of dollar.
worth OF the products Of agriculture which are
and consumed BY tho meehsnes the United s,cs ey.v
year. and purchased from the farmers and paner Of the
United States But IL 10 said u these four millions of me-
chsnie' and their families tbev would
consume a. much That is certain Il would DE-.
pend upon what they could find which
would enable them 10 consume much o. they do n,w
inc million OF mechanics were not mechanics they would
nesv d" DC srme";-very lew could be anything e,e-
- every other occupation would bo ovsrstocked an,
farmers they would supply their own wants. Thu, III.
four millions OF customers the farmers would be eoov,,
fuur n1lllio If ~.
away his market from him, and giving him nothing BY w.y
Of compensation, in return.
Now, does not every see that il /, Of the s,es,s.
importance To the farmer increass tho number of me-
ehanics a. much possibei Every farmer taken out
the held and made mechanic, 10 tho addition of n.
customer to the farmer and tho subtraction Of an old rya
from him. The farmers gain, therefore, 10 twof,d Ev,
~ mechanic taken from the workshop and made farmer
10. In tho same way, stwof'd loss the farmer Thu.
i that the agricultural population the deepest stake
In tho success OF the policy that protects the
They have the greater part Of hundred and eight, mil
lions Of dollars q year depending on IL.
Now Us to the interest Of the merchant in this policy
roreRn trade IN esey nation mainly depend, upon those
commodities which cannot be produced q home Ma
hons hat produce only the same articles. have but
small trade with each other The countries Of IN. tomn,
rate aitudes uade To mos advantage with the countries Of
the warm lauiudes;-old countries with new; coune, bn
wing great skill in manufacturer with count, Of I,,.
ski IN them-wherein the latter always the worst of
ana the sku country very anxious keep the un,k f
il
great advocate for free trade-with tie uusk f one
But the merchant, Mt home greatly interested in promo
ting large consumption OF foreign commodities. -Four
millions {" mechanics consume, under any
very considerable amount Of these II their .ircum
stances are 40 much improved enable them IN con-
sumo more, o course the chant profits by One cent
Gay added 10 the consumption of foreign articles by
every person depending mechanical labor in tho Uni
ted STATES. Is equal 10 addition Of fourteen millions of
dollars and upwards, per annum. To the imports Of the
country How much the tArn policy, which has protect
ed, and will continue. trust. protect the mechanical
Industry OF the nation. has already added the anuu,
imports Tor the supply OF that demsnd which grows with
the prosperity u the working classes every man will he
able TO estimate, when he look. the comfortable crcum
Stances the intelligence the education and the rs
sPeetaoiy Of the mechanics OF the u. States Our i'm.
ports rs have shown in my last letter have already
greatly increased since the Tariff enacted in 1912
from this cause and the policy Of that act was preser
Ned nntourhed they will continue to increase. II is e
we shall not import much Of the palmer
OF Europe-oi Cloths hardware eoors glass hats shoes
clothing. &c-so much the better because our nechan
los VIII supply 'aese;-but we shall import silks
more linens, more tea coffee, fruits spices wines and
fancy goods, than have imported heretofore snd thus
we shall sustain cur foreign without niung our
domestic.
the mason the the carpenter other
who work in articles that brought her
other eountes-whnt &c met in the an
answer every craftsman has direct interest M the tariff
whether the article he dcas be brought here or not,
hen The Industry OF the county thriving the capital
the country lie in constant activity There is a continual
demand Tor houses sctores stores,
and through this demand the nasOn the carpenter the
mnchnis and all the find employment. Baltimore Il,
striking illustration VI this This city 10 chiefly manu-
featuring city. Its foreign trade is very small but its
mcdaniel business Is very great, and continually in
crcasing Boston, New York aud New Orleans are the
great seats OF foreign commerce. Baltimore must depe nd
upon her manufactures and the domestic trade Cities
grow richer under the home trade than they do under the
foreign. This is almost true even of
York and BUstnn-much moro is il true OF Baltimore
which can have but very small foreign trade The i'm
ports Of the State " MARY land four mon,
OF dollars and the about five millions The
manufactures OF Maryland Of which the principal part i.
IN Baltimore and It's neighbOrhood annually worth more
than double this ast sum- We have accurate return of
them, but have reas on TO believe esnate them niue
below the mark when put their annual value OF ten mil
hons. The city OF Baltimore contains more than seven
Thousand inhabitants engaged in mechanical employ
What Is tho value Of the joint product Of their industry in
year. aided by oil the power mschney perfect as II
10 at this tme We conjecture to be very great would
not undertake To having precise inform
alton upon H. might mSeHd those who these pa
IL must be obvious, however TO every who reflects on
ihs facts which ARE known TO thai the prosperity Of Bal
tmoe almost wholly dependent upon the prosperity Of
her monufactures;-snd by manufactures mean oil those
products which created by ski-tbc work
OF hands and machinery
Baltimore is particularly well adapted TO ship building
The timber Of the Chesapeake ceebaied:-ihe skill Of
our ship carpenters matter OF wherever Bal.
timore ship aost In branches Of naval archec.
ture builders altogether unmatched We have the
best iron Tor this and Tor the flung OF
vessels. the wor ksbops If Baltimore Justly
60 as unsurpassed by any in ths Union-pehaps qua
ed by any.
Every is acquainted with the rapid growth and the
great OF the costing trade and of the ver and
nal navigation Of this county. That trade aud
are hy supported by the domestic manufactures The
dsmsnd for shipping in reference IT, source Of the
best employment which ship builders enjoy Break up
the Domestic Industry. cripple IT, 10 favor Of TO-
reign industry and this eossting trade begins decline
with H. Of course will decline the nayigs,ioH the ship
building and the employment Of saorshs belongs to IT,
Our eoasng tonnage is al $3.50 tons being upwards
OF 2OOOOO tons more than Jnnsge employed In the
foreign trade.
by the impOlcy of our Reciprocity Treaties our foreign
trade IT, IN great part conducted by foreign ships and
selmen These reciprocity treaties founded on tho
froc Trade doctrine. They suffer the chips aud .eamen
OF foreign nations TO participate In trade as freely "a
our own. They, In fact sbapdon Ill protection TO our
navigation. The consequences that shipping Is con.
nnualy supercsded by the cheap ships and Ill paid sea
men OF other countries. Last year the entrances Of Amer
can Tonnage in the United Ststts lg7743s tons
inc Foreign Tonnsge that entered were 9g2 tons
ABOUT 90 por cent OF the American. From the Isnse
towns there were 50 American vesscl, measuring
IONS enored-and l2l Foregn vessels measuring - 566
IONS ms shows the operation oi our ueay with that
Republic IL has brought twice a. many Bremen ships
lotto our trade with the Hsnsc Towns ns we have Of Ams
Fican In he