New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-01

The Ereniag Post continues to doubt and query
whether Carpets can be proitaby and will be ex-
tensively manufactured on the new Power L com.
I, takes no notice of the fact stated by that a
single mill is now just or nearly completed in Low
Ell which is to run t,co hundred of these looms
Carpets alone. turning out something like 5000
Yards OF Carpeting per day or 100000 yards per
annum We have shadow OF interest in this
matter but that the truth should prevail yet we do
fear that the Carpet. Wesvers are in danger OF be-
INC deceived on this point by protested trends
The Power Loom 1oiH supersede the Hand-Loom'
we are confident; let the Hand Loom Weavers
examine carefully for themselves and act as their
Judgment shall dictate. What price they can get
what price they ought to get for their labor, we do
do not pretend TO decide but ySe do not believe
they can long obtain even that their employers
can long afford to pay any price for Hand Loom
Weaving which will afford them a decent subsist-
ence Let them each and all resolve at once to get
into some other business if possible and soon as
possible.
The Post states that our Carpet-W eavers knoe
hosc to use Rag Filling well as the British We
~ possibly. But since it is conceded that our re
putable manufacturers do not use it, while their
British competitors for market do 1t will be seen
that here is decided advantage in price to the
British article Of equal appearance 10 the American.
The Post says Of the refusal o! the carpetwork-
ing employers to meet the ioumeymen in confer
ence on the prices TO be paid from the former to the
latter:
we think that il was not only dscourteous, but de
cd ,ou1 and TINT 1t afforded the strongest evidence
that the position they assumed would not bear the test
OF truth.
But the Post is utterly and wiiully silent with
regard to its ocn conduct IN similar case, aud to
our question based thercupon We insist on an
answer Once more, neghbor If the profits OF
your own business should increase 25per cent next
year, would you consider your journeymen entitled
to an advance of % per cent If you could hire
good iourncymcn composltors M abundance at eight
dollars week and were well able to pay the re-
gular price ten. would you consider 1t dec'-
dediy acJ0ng" in you to refuse to pay the higher
rate Let us know distinctly where you stand on
this subject.
BY the way, the Post has wag OF a cores
pondent who insists that the Wages in all branches
of Manufactures must inevitably riSe IN conse-
quence of the New Tariff His logical chain is
this Prices and Profits will fall Consumption
will thereby be increased thence an increased de-
mand for goods hence greater demand for Labor;
hence higher and higher w ages This Is pleasant
Irenpus is one who prophesies smooth things;
the only trouble that acts obsnntely refuse to
accord with them. Every body remembers that
wages have been lower under low Tariffs than ur
der high Irengus logical exercise reminds us OF
the smart youth from college, who proved the two
fowls on the family dinncrtabe three by the PLAIN
est and severcst logic. Excellent. saidthe father,
delighted that couldn't be better your mother
will take one will take another and you shall
have the third for your farming.