Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-08-15
THE TARIFF r.

The WING protective papers are soululnS CHe
alarm about the tariff of io42, and are eXciaim1ng
that their Graft in danger. The "American
Review (quoted by the IN. Y Crurler d Enqur.
cry procaims chat the country IS to be cOnVulsed
with fresh anttarff crusade Is therefore nevita
ble The subaltprn officers Of the host which TIL
umnhed in Mr. Folks eiection-the captains of
ffties. and Gle-leaders of tens, who manufac ure
the public opinion of the party--wtii never rest
satisfied till they have signaIzed their victory by
some decided attack on the nation prosperity
General trift and contentment are to them sore ca
Iamities" The "Amercan Review" declares, that
"et the people mainly be we'll employed, fairly
maid. satisfied with their condition, and steadl y,
though moderately, improving their olrcumsan-
ces" still the attack IS to be made upon the tariff
of 1912.
Who can doubt it? VIII the great body Of the
people-that is to say, the consumers, as controls
tinguished from the manufactures quietly submit
to pay 80 heavy a tax for the benefit OF the few
The manufacturers are becoming rich. lhey
must become so at the expense OF the consumers
They are clearing from 20 to 50 per cent. upon
their capital The manufacturers OF cotton ana
wool, &c. are reaping these benefits at tue eX-
pense of the farmers &c; while the farming inter
est is clearing or or 5 per cent. only. Can
the manufa turers expect that the great body OF
the people will forever submit to these exacuohs
The people will not remain "satlshed win 1helf
condition. The manufacturers are rapidly ad'
vancing in the accumulation OF enormous wealth.
Is it to be expected, then, that this monopoly VIII
he continued that this most uni ust and uneQua
participation of the burdens and blessings o1 go
vcrrIment shall forever remain
These enormous profits inure to capital, and
not to labor. 1t is the moncyed manuiacturcl
S-.t aud his tGIilOr
rativeS
Why should this state of things continue! Suci
protection is not necessary to encourage and tt
cherish the great body of manufacturing Interests
in our country. We were told this day, by one o
the most intelligent and enterprlsng manutactur
ers in the country, that they can make yard o
flannel cassimere-indeed, of almost any WoolieI
stUif-and 50 likewise Of cotton goods, (but not
perhaps, in equal proporti0n,( cheaper per yarC
than the like articles can be made In England
lie entered into all the elements q the calculation
End showed it to be a fact. One great cause Is
shat our machines are much better for cardlng
spinning, sizing, and weaving, than they are II
England; and these improved machines have beef
probably Invented under the low tariff instead o
the high. If we can manufacture more work il
the same time and therefore can make a yarC
cheaper in the United States than abroad wha
extravaganza absurdity is it to attempt to encour
age their production by high oppressive tariff
Facts of this description must strike and startle tn
people. We understand that there many man
utacturing capitalists at the North, who win
to accept considerable reduction-some who ar
democrats in the faith-and that the large body c
the operatives democrats in their politics.
We repeat, therefore, with the Secretary of tn
Treasury that 1.-The tariff must be reduced to tn
revenue standard. - Wnshingt0" Union.
a Sailors Heroisns-The following accoun
OF the rescue of Mrs. Ford and child, fron
their perllous situation On board the OraIoo
illustrates the character and generosity Of tn
sailor:
After the schooner had been knocked down
and the vessel attending her had taken OLA
they supposed ali who were alive, the captain
and sailor named Abraham Heath, were con
SultIng how they should manage for the night
which was then upon them, when Heat
thought he heard faint knocking. He sal
10 the captain, "There is some one alive o
board that vessel, and here goes to save heI
or go with her,
The boat put back, & put him again on boar
The Y. His only instrument was an axe. H
descended through the hole previously cut, d
bout sixteen inches square, into the cabin, an
forced himself into the berths. These he wa
compelled to clear: The cabin was full
water, except when she rolled, when sma
triangular space of about 16 inches along tn
upper edge, would be cleared for MT
ment' and give him time to take breath.
tnlS situation he cut through the partition
Ine head of the berth. but found no one. H
0en found his way to the foot of the berth
cut shroogh another partition, and still foun
rlHding himself cramped for the want
,OOm IN the second tier of befths, and Iaborin
70 e&'r'ca'e himself, he lost hold of his axe