Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-13
THE FACTORY SYSTEM.

The inquitics Of the Factory System are dwell ufo"
by our n.chbor Of The Republican with peculiar oHeo
but 81 little interest do take 10 II, being one VII"
which we have concern and over which we can "a
ercse no CONTROL that very much disposed TO leave
him in quiet possession o the field. We have no dode he
is thoroughly satisfied that the aborers in the Norhern
factories are sadly oppressed and that his sympsthes
are much excited In their behalf Ue think otherwise
as general rule though have doubt it is ,rile ~
the Abolition stJries told at the
North Of the cruelty Of Shareholders and the evils OF the
sysiem, though false picture Of slavery, may be true
in individual But, whether true or false We
conceive the process by which neghbor hopes
10 relieve them. Suppose the tariff be reduced t, the
revenue standard will Ha diminish the hours of LABOR
Lowell, Ptsbnrg, increase the wages of the
aborer,1 If not why discuss the subject in that onnec
toni And vet our neishbor wardly contend that such
result will be necessary ,or natural consequence
Of the reduction repeal Of the tariff No is hard
labor and low wages. (admitng them to exist,)
sequence ola high tariff How then is the evil he>
remeded How are these Northern 'slave. pens" to
be broken up, and the drves" dyested of their des-
po,ic auhoriy2 II our negh5or will point any ea>
sibe Of redressiog this evil I'VE promise him
that we will co>operae with him in attempting its rec
ti6caon-but will be able more clearly 10 conpre-
bend his object in eXpaa,ing upon it. O plan would
be TO ncrc2se the number Of factories. which, by adding
to the demand Tor labor, would enable the workmen to
loTce their employers TO pay them fair wages ithout
everlasting ,hemand this increase Of factories, in our
unble opinion, only be rendered certain by per-
manently protective tariff. IL the Republican supp,ses
that The factory hands, i'll be benefited by the contrary
policy, which, however designed, we take it for granted
INNS how III. ,t.
disposition interfere with its enjoyment of that opin-
ion. The factory hands. however, may well pray to be
delivered from the interference of such friend
The Republican objects 10 the testimony of "a Rev
II. Miles," because it supposes he is "a tarlite"-
We really do no, know whether he is or not But if his
being iarfite should nvadaie his testimony in favor
Of the salu,ay effects Of the factory SYSTEM does no,
follow thai the nameess correspondent of the Washing.
ton Unlon upon whom the Republican relies in assal.
ing the system, oush, to be also dscreded because he
is an anti arifIi'e? We presume ,ha, sauce for the
goose ought to be sauce for the gander
The Republican denies that its party is opposed to the
existence Of manufacturing eslab shmcnts bad as they
are thinks Doubt but can only speak certain,
" for ITSELF We nudge them by their aci, and no, by
their professions. If the contradict the other we
believe the former, and dscred the latter That thu
tendency OF anti protective duties is TO njure The man.
uacturng system, as whole, by destroying many O
the establishments, no will deny or if ne does tn Ell
he connles the Locsioco doctrine that protective dn
lies operate as bounty to the manufacturers. Viii
what proprleiy one can assume TO be friendly to the ex
Islence of class of establishments, many Of which
must be destroyed by the p.icy he constantly urgn.
the government to adopt we leave it for the public Il
say