The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-04

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because they know they make money without
the protection which the tariff affords them, we
ought TO regard their complaints as we would the
complaints of poor laborer who can get no en-
ployment. Our humbug patriots talk of cotton and
woollen manufacturers only as worthy OF the pro-
lection OF government but what does this mean
Why should men undertake to make cotton and
woolleD fabrcs and dig iron from the bowels of the
earth IN companies and associations, uhless they
knew at the outset that whatever might be the ac-
ton of the powers that be, they could live without
the gratulty which government bestowI on those
who are already Sin the business" Blaeksmiths do
| not herd together in this manner, nor do shosma-
kers nor tailors but why should they mott Why
should not wealthy capitalists enter INTO the
tailoring business on large SCALE and make great
rumpus when protection 10 .4mSTieG, labor Is in-
juted by an ad vaiOrsm system of dutes' The fact
is, that cotton Is cotton, wool is wool, and iron is
fironi and 30 long as the monopollsu OF the
stuff our ears ~ilh eoiOn, pail ioOol over our Eyes
and cause the iron 70 enter souls, so long will
they endeaVor TO rule US. That's ALL
| From the New York EV sHing Post
| PANIC NEWS. .'
The wing press is very industrious in the collec-
| ton of instances In which the manufacturers have
curtailed their business since the passage Of the
| IT. reduced the wages of workmen, or dismissed
/ them from their service. The promptness 10 com.
nit acts of oppression, and the greedness Of these
men is well set forth in the following remarks of the
/ Hartford Times:
The Courant announces that the proprietors of
| the carpet factory at Thompsonylle have reduced
| the wages OF their workmen twenty five per cent.
The excuse for this is probably the passage Of Mr.,
MckAy's tariff bill; and we have no doubt thai ma
ny anuacturers viii gladly avail themselves OF any
plea, however slight TO reduce the wages Of those
4 whom they employ.
"But when The iarff Of 1872 was passed, did The
| Thompsonvle employers increase the wages Of
their workmen twenty-five per cent? Have they
shown TO their worknien that they cannot now pay
them the former rales' Have thsy made an exhibit
OF the profits their carpets jusdy this reduction
Of wages Have they shown that they cannot make
respectable profit, and pay the former raes' Have
| they shown what actual advantages they now enjoy
! under MCKay's tariff How much cheaper do they
! intend TO sell their carpets, in consequence Of Me
ksys bin How much greater price has the public
been compelled to pay for carpets in consequence oil
| the bill Of 1872 Do the Thorn psonville Company
mean to sell their carpets at a smaller profit Do
they suppose that by issuing their edict for reduced
prices, they can thus cheaper the value Of labor
! throughout the country
THE CouIant has announced the reduction as a
matter of news, and has thus brought the affairs oil
| the Thompsonville Company before the public,
| We should be glad to know, as a matter Of news
how much additional price, over and above the
mere cost Of importation, the Thompsonvle Com
pany desire the public TO pay, IN order TO get fair
living profit, and 10 give their workmen fair wages
| MS IS an interesting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10 the
public ut large; and as the Courant appears to be
| the organ through which the transactions Of this
company are published, perhaps it will give the de-
sired Information"
From the same
Whigrry certainly has the most plant conscience.
| At the tune when the necessity ofa reduction OF the
tariff Of 1912 first agitated, the Evening Post
! sfer the most careful examination Of the operation
of that law articles Of first necessity to the con
sumner, and with disposition to give fair and dis
passionate view of the whole subject, showed CON
dusiyeiy to the minds Of many'of its readers that
the duties many OF the manufactures of iron, In
stead of being within the range Of forty per cent,
as asserted by the protectionists, amounted in
fact to a tax of seventy to one hundred per cest
| This statement was vehemehtly denied by the
papers from which we cut the subjoined article and
we were charged with gross exaggeration for party
purposes.
The protective system is now, however, defeated
and it becomes necessary for the papers to take
a new cue. For this purpose, with most extra
ordinary facility, they exert themselves to prove
that the present law reduces the duty round iron
! CO., per cent AS under this law the duty sull ex-
listing is thirty per cent ad valorem it would seem
very clear to plain mind that the old duty must
have been 9Oa per cent, which is considerably
| higher than it stated to be during the discus
sion of the subject by u.s.
Iron AND THE NEW TARRF.-We gave, day or
| two SINCE table showing the old and new rate of
duty on iron. We copy from the Courier the fol-
lowing calculation, showing the operation of the
| law.
Inroce.
! 5 tons-ll 200 VT round iron rods
cost fl4 10 Cd per ton 962 10
| Liverpool charges 0 IA
f73 7
| Add per cent commission, charged
| by the New York custom house, upon