Mobile register and journal., 1845-07-01
For Inc Register and JourpaI.


 "A sNAPPING GFLINT''-TERRIBLE ExPLOsIoN AND Loss oF-INk!-The funny editor of the Ad vertser attempts the pretence of replies 10 argu ments upon the tariff advanced by me in short no tice of Col. nunn's speech and to felicitate himself with the 1altering conviction that he has terly demolished me and immortalized himself But oh! "vanity of vanties," he seeks, by extremel, ridiculous pretenson, 10 magnify himself into Hec- tor-hero by the misrepresentation that "A Demo- crat has called 10 his assistance the editor of the Register 10 ensure success in mplIshmen that must fail "wihom hslp-"a common failing with young men, he adds GA Democrat would regre the misfortune of deficiency great 10 have a young head upon young shoulders, without more brains and more sense than are contained in the old head upon the old shoulders of tha editor of the Ad verser, tdonf gel ried) and hopes that the editor will not suppose him so Domitian in his taste and disposition to induce call for aid in killing flies Friend Editor:
 % Toh! would some power the gift a, gie you,
 To see yourself as others you"
 Now you admit that Col Dunn holds "that without the aid Of protective tariffs the manufacturing inter. est has SO much weakness, and s sustaI ned by such precarious expedients, they must faIl." Upon this position we take issue, as well upon the one in volved in your denial that a the cry for protection by capitalists engaged in manuactores is caused by their cupldity rather than their necessities"
 Now, sir, re-read, if you please, the following ex- tract published in your late morning issue:
 "lhe Merrlmac Cotton Manufacturing Company has just declared semi-annuai dividend of len per cent, aad its profits for tine last six months have been l3 per cent. surplus reserved fund has ac cumnlated in spite of it's large dividends and larg. saiar'es to ns e6ices which is sufficient to build large addition 10 it's productive power. Some years sace it made dividend of one third its capital at one dash, and now puts Iis cash funds use that will earn some 25 or 30 per cent return annually.
 "The BoOtt Mills Company is found to stand so well that 25 per cent advance is freely offered for it. and for SuFuik 40 is kad Unia tha per mines oi Lake Superior can hardly make money so fast as the Lowell Factories are now doing ."- Boston Post.
 Here is proof that cotton manufacturing com pany realizes profit of 26 per cent upon their capi- tal-that in spite of these large profits surplus re- serve fund has accumulat ed-that il pays large salaries to its efcus hough not word is said about large UdRes for "AmerIcan Industry ,' for labor)- and that this owing to the influence of the act Of 42 for it that 'years since it made divi dend of one third of it's capital at one dash" and that the Boou Mills Company is found to stand well that 25 per cent. advance is freely offered for and for Suffolk 40 is asked! !!
 II this be Irueif this be the real condition of the manufacturing interest, ] ask any man not peryerse y welded opinion-I ask Col. Dunn that "inter est has much weakness that it must fail' without help. Does ii need the protection of the tariff of AZ! Now, MT. Editor, here is proof taken from your own columns, upon which can be based an argu- men sufficient for all the purposes of this controver- sy-prooi that such enormous profits do not indicate that peakness which Col. D. magines to exist, and which requires protection to avoid failure. The s- sue joined bet ween Col D. and"A Democrat" is not a new one. The democratic party have contended and do contend that manufacturers do not need pro- tecon, and that all their cry for II results from "their cupidity, and not their necessities :"
 MT. Editor. your party with its leader Col. Dnnn. must admit thai the act of AZ protects does not protect if it does not protect, the prosperity of manufacturers shows they can get along without pro- lection; if It does protect Il protects equally or un- equay if uneaually it is wrong and should be dis conlnued if equally it should be shown that capital invested in the various pursuits of commerce. agr- culture and mechanic arts derive profit of 20, 30 or 40 per cent. such heinz realized that invested in manufacturing. But what planter receives even. 10 per his capitall Look and seen every in tersst anguishng and almost breathing their last not for the want of positive protection, hut for the imposition of it. Negative protection is all they ask They do not ask government to put money in their purses, but simply 10 refrnin from taking II out heir language is 'laissez nous faue.' But distributed capital never need expect protec-