Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-09-26

manufacture this home, and thus from eight
ten dollars per the in the fabrics
the protection Of the earlier Administrations and hence
among other reasons the lively support which Lowndes
Calhoun gave the tariff of 1916 and hence the fequen
urging Of this subject upon the consideration Of Congress b.
Madison, and after him by Monroe Our manufactures ha.
taken hold during the restrictive system of jefferson
and afterwards during the but after restored
the flooding mporaons from England seemed likely
whelm them III their infancy, until by the tariffs of 1924
1928, adequate protection given them Now, mark tn,
effect JACKSON, in his first message believe il was adven
the tariff of 1925 and for the singular failure
the predictions of lis opponents respecting the prices Of pre-
tected articles by the extraordinary impetus given manufac
lures thereby increasing them much actually reduce
the price, Notwithstanding the duty Chat mode Of ac
counting for low prices under high duties sound and
and republican in Jacksons message, but in the
Wings now il is false and misunderstanding federal Br-
tsh, or any thing demagogue chooses to call it,
Now let mark the effect of this bill of abomna
tons upon England, and will what lever
held upon her this subject The great competitor with
England which that bl raised in our domestic manufac
reduced the price that the English manufacturers
1929 and 1880, compelled system of
renchment, and throw of employment large number
aborers and such distress and dsquude resulted
from this course, that Parliament had ntefered
the of distress the English Government se
would in all probability have been overturned. The manu-
factrers insisted the striking ef the excise duty of 34d
per square yard they could not compete with the Amer
can factories, and the necessity Of the compelled Eng
and IN 1891 10 take the excise duty entirely. Thus it
that the much tariff of 1928 brought about pema
nen reduction in the of the fabric in England amounting
than the present price per square yard OF the
iahrcs,cich reduction has done 10 extend The
sumption Of cottons and to hold up the price
eriG than thing in the of It's history Short
~ after this master result of policy which to have
euded the observation Of politicians and in which millions
Of revenue raised by England from staple released
disputes home effected what England so anxious
y desired The tariff Of 1882 made almost every hempen
tcle free of duty, and otherwise affected the manu-
features and in 1883 the compromise established wholly
new system of duties, which the author (McCuoch)
hailed the harbger of prosperity England Indeed he
exuingly declared that those notifications Of the tariff had
gren deatb,o 10 manufactures But fortunately
the country, the destructive period Of that Just before
the close Of its years continuance and not bound
by the soemny of its pledge long bleed under the cruel
stab In 1912 the wound stanched but the whole boz
dy polite the very last stages of sinking Yet see how
like charm, with the returning smile of fostering Govern
ment life and activity returns and every industrial interest
springs to It's feet again. But the grumbng planter
like the elder brother in the parable of the prodga son.
of aa and refuses join in the universal Joy upon his bro
theirs return II be the fate Of Southern politicians
to be embarrassed with signal failure in all their predictions
They complained that this tariff of 1912 would only cause
England to lay countervang Duties and shut her ports
against produce but unfortunately for their
reputation prophets and wise men, the first thing we hear
from England the subject is that she has taken off the last
penny OF duty upon cotton order and
age the manufacture there likewise. Here then is the re-
markahle of
the globe valng each other in encouraging the manu-
acture of staple the producers of which profess regard
that encouragement by the nation which foremost to ae
and compes its rival to do kewise the greatest which
legislation can bring down upon them.
What then, have been the effects of protective system
on this staple in America
|. BY protective tariffs it first planted here.
2. BY protective tariffs home market has been built VI
for this staple of greater importance than English marke
twenty years ago. for when the tariff of 1924 was pass
ed the whole Of manufactured England wa
only 49, 600 900 lbs, and the whole exported from the uni
Ted aes only l42 25 Millions while last year 49, oOt
bales consumed by manufactures which, at an ave
of 70 lbs per bae upwards of 1872 OOO OOt
pounds
B. BY protective duties, first the English excise dut,
the manufacture and afterwards her impos duty ON tn
raw cotton have been removed As coroIary from thi
proposition, permanent reduction in the price of the fabric
has been effected by the cause that the
and the consumer of the fabric have been equally benefited
While these results in the operation of that system we
elected the manufacture of this staple England has pro
crossed with the increase of the crop the United State
without respect to the duties laid upon her fabrics
In this view of the subject (and believe every word
this argument sound and based upon established facts
ask you canddy to say, is not the planter more in
debted to protective duties than any other man, excepting
the manufacturer himself
have attempted to present this subject in new light b,
adverng to important fact which had escaped the atten
ton of people II have succeeded ia demonstrating III
true effect Of protective duties upon British legislation
have brought to view matter which demands the attentive
consideration Of statesmen. How far have clucdaed hi
subject you must judge. OLD VIRGINIA.
THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY.