The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-06
TARIFF HUMRIJG


WILL THERE BE PANIC 1--WE find the
'"'o"'ng paragraphs in our exchange papers of
yesterday -
FIRST EFFEcTs.-We understand that the
carpet company at Thompsonvile, Conn, yes
teruay, reduced the wages of their workinen
twenty five per cent, in view of the effect which
the new tariff will Immediately have upon their
business. Weavers who have received "a and
H44 cents per yard, will now get but 10 cents for
the same work. This is but the veri6cation Of
The prediction of the friends of the whig tariff
Springfield Republican.
HE FRUITs.-We regret to learn that an ex-
tenslve manufacturer was Yesterday compelled by
the whitening influence of a free trade policy
upon confidence and credit, to suspend. We fear
that II is but the beginning of the end -PhiIa
Worth american, Aug. |.
These are called the " fruits " and first eff
teciS and IS certainly the veriest humbup we
ever remember to have seen We here find that
one manufacturer has failed outright. and another
mas reduced the wages of operatives, even before
II Is known that the tariff bill has received the
signature OF the President, and four months before
the bill goes into operation!
1t will be pretty difficult to raise panic by
such means.-.N Y Herald.
RUIN--A new woollen factory has lust gone
into operation at Waterloo, New York. About
l2Vo lbs. OF wool are used per day. and $50 men
employed. The proprietors are now about greatly
to enlarge their operations. Pity they could not
see the Philadelphia North American, and some
other papers and read of their immediate ruin.
MORE RUIN.-The dull times at Saratoga.
are owing to the repeal of the tariff-.Ne,o Fork
Globe.
The TARIFF.-Major Noah thus, in yery
lew out pointed words, disposes of the tariff:
W. occupied cool hour yesterday-that is,
as cool as we could find ito 90 over the details
OF the new tariff, about which there is SO much
real or fictitious excitement. 1t is very high
tariff as it stands-very high: thirty or fortv
per cent on majority of articles. There is no
Tree trade IN this kind of protection and the man
ulacturers may well say We are glad it's no
worse
In abiding to the burning of Mr.. Dallas in eff
hgy, the Major says: 80 A few more such burn
'ngs VIII help to make him the next President"
TWO DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.
The Mobile Herald, of July 81 contains the
following letter from Correspondent, under date
of Pensacola, July 25th, 1876:
SIR-The Uuited States Gigate Rartan, Com.
Gregory, arrived here yesterday from Vera Cruz,
which place she left on the 18th inst. brinpinc
dates two days later than received by the Prince
ton. vera Cruz papers Of the 18th and 10Th,
publish The news of The Oregon Treaty. under the
head OF very important news. The papers state
mat IN consequence of the Treaty. the Mexican
people are called on to make increased efforts To
preserve their country from the rapacity of the
robbers of the Del Noue They remind the
MeXIcans OF the manner in which the French
were driven out OF Spain, after Madrid and the
cues OF me country were in possession of the
enemy. This was done by guerilla warfare. in
which small parties Of the enemy were murdered
wherever they were found
General Paroles had not left the city of Mex
leo. u was found impossible to raise body of
even DVe Thousand men to follow him. while il
was the opinion oil all well informed persons, that
there is nothing to prevent General TAYLOR march.
ing directly to the city of Mexico There are mn
troops TO oppose him
General SCOTS ideas of the rainy season have
caused much mirth among those residing in the
nelghborhood OF the cities of Mexico and Vera
CruZ. There is no finer climate in The world
than that OF the highlands of Mexico. which are
reached near Monterey.
Gen. Moro. the commander of the Castle and
city of Vera Cruz. who has succeeded the Vice
PRESIDENT bravo has entered upon the perform
ance OF his duties. He has a body of several
hundred men at work every morning on the low
sandy beach adjoining the Castle. where he has
thrown up additional breasiwo1ks.
About sunset the soldiers are exercised at target
firing. The guns are mostly Of large cslibre, and
throw shot to great distance
The American squadron is anchored under
Green Island. The opinion expressed by Gen.
Gaines that the castle can only be taken by es
calade, or boarding, as Jack" calls it. seems to
have become the general belief. This the sailors
OF the squadron are eager to undertake.
The British steamship arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 18th, without Santa Anna, and the best in.
formed persons now say there is no probability Of
his coming there at all