The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-05


whieh has followed ths ssisb
lishmsnt OF the tsriif Of lssz
has led u new construction
and new expenditures In all
branohesof industry beyond
any former precedent. In
fact, We are told by the irispds
Of the administration, as II 10
double mockery Of their own
seasoning and our spprehen,
sions, that the ms,.s.J acfge,
hos more 20 fear from home
csmpsftion and oosr proaue.
ton than from any Jorssgr
sompsiiiion. ,ohieh can rsacA
hiu iaadsr lAs pssssaf tariff.
II il, in fact, Obvious 10 the
most simple understanding
that ths investment Of capital
In works which can only be
made productive by the em-
ployment Of many hands. ID
putting capital In the power
Of labor, rather than In a posi-
ton 10 control II. f.
RssoIp.d, That the asser
ton, so of repeated, that the
tariff OF 1912 has operated ii
an unequal tax upon the la
boring classes, in the manu-
features consumed by them, Il
wholly destitute oftruth. Oui
application Of manufacturing
industry has always beer
made la the first instance tS
those productions requiring
little labor In proportion u
the raw material. In thess
the success has been greatest
asd II Is notorious that In the
manufacture Of cotton, wool
leather, hats, &c. the common
articles used by the lsbori.e
classes are produced at price,
which may defy all foreign
composition. Even the cotton
minimum, the object Of u
much undeseryed oh loquy. 1,
well known 10 be all but nom
inal In respect to the lower
branches Of the manufacture
and that It's only actual enecI
was TO levy a high duty on Ia
higher branches, on whaI
may well be termed Injuries
RssaIg,d, That while the
loss Of capital by this change
Of system Is sudden and deter
inmate, the effect upon labol
will be q continuous, wasting
disease. with no remedy buI
the retracing our steps.
| Rssoiusd, That the high re
ward Of labor in all ii
branches. Is the peculiar ad
VANTAGE Of our country, Is In
timstely connected with III,
general diffusion Of education
and Intelligence, and Is tn,
best security for the perms
hence Of our free institutions
The protective system acts o.
the proper guardian Of thi
boon.
| kssOiued, That while W,
welcome and approve the re
peal Of the British corn law
as q concession and benefit 4
the depressed labor Of Eng
land, by increasing It's mean
Of subsistence, the govern
ment Is acting q very differ
ent part towards our own Ia
Dor, In opening its product
TO a free competition wit
those Of the underpaid labor
ers Of Europe.
| Rss0ipsd, That the prime
Piles Of free trade advocate
by the modern economists G
Europe, Is founded on a stat
OF society essentially diferen
from our own. ID conten
plates labor In excess, cor
tent with a bare subsistence,
and with no hope Of improN
ing its condition. II regard
only the profits OF capita
With US labor Is active In al
: cumulation for itself. goin
hand in hand with capital. an
requiring especially the shiel
Of the protective syEter
against foreign interference,
Therefore, resolved, That
Is the duty OF the whig party
and Of all friends oftheir couI
try, to urge upon Congress
the duty OF revising and mod
Tying the existing tariff ,
| 1916. so that II may furnis
revenue sufficient for tn
wants Of the government, an
re establishing the principl
! OF specific duties In all prsct
cable cases, and OF discrim
: nation in the rates Of dut
with a view to foster and pr,
, tect the industry Of the coul
try in ell It's branches.
II Resolpsd, That whilst Ma
sachusetts is deeply interes
ed in the protection Of hi
capital, and her labor devote
to manufacturing and the m
, o6anic arts. II is great mi
take, propsgated for part
purposes, and received by
7 too easy credulity, that pr
,, lection is local or party po
icy. We esteem 1t a polio
equally favorable to ever
part Of the country, and to q
Tho Ctotas ftba ITnian