Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-09-04
From he Nelg York Tribune.


From he Nco York Tribune.
THE NEW TARIFF AT WORK.
Although the New Tariff does not take effect
until December, its influences already begin to be
felt. Are they good or evil! Let each citizen
carefully observe and canddly Judge. Those
Influences whether for veal or voc, will be grad
ually developed and will naturally be somewhat
diversified. Some will perhaps be benefued,
others will certainly be injured. We believe
the latter will be by far the greater number so far
as our own people are concerned. We learn
that, on the news reaching England Of the pas.
sage of Mckay's bill through the House, Iron adj
vanccd there very considerably and the Iron bu-
sness assumed an air Of cheerful activity.
There was something like this in British Man
chester, and in Havana the merchants and plan
ters talked of erecting a statue Of gold to Sccrc-
tary Walker. We have not yet heard of any
class of our own laborers having occasion or
feeling impelled TO do any thing Of the sort.
When they do, we shall promptly announce it.
As il is indeed an i'll wind that blows nobody any
good, We must presume that some class of our
people who earn their living by labor will be
bcncfued by the New Tariff. But that the
t greatest happiness 10 the greatest number will
/ be promoted by its passage, we do not, cannot
believe.
! How those branches Of Home Industry which
are directly ydiscrimnatedag aganslby this Tariff are
10 thrive under it, we cannot yet discover. Our
earnest inquiries of the advocates of this meas
urc are met by profound silence, or rather in
stead Of youchsaGng us any answer to our plain,
pertinent and practical inquiry, they devote their
energies aud columns to such ends as these: lst.
! Fulminatlons of threats that if the MdHHfdctu-
TerS don't lie still the Tariff shall be repealed
altogether, and Direct Taxation rcSortcd to for
the support of the Government; Cd, Inquiries
If thirty per cent. isn't Protection enough, when
half our riyaled interests are exposed to For
| eign competition at less than that to less than
nothing; and Sd, Defamation against the enor-
nous profits to Manufacturers hitherto and the
I high salaries paid to Presidents, Agents, &c. of
| Manufacturing Companies, with assurances that
if these are placed on proper footing, the works
can all 90 on and make fair profits, even under
the Tariff just passed.
To these representations, we would briefly
make answer, Messrs Free Traders. if you wish
TO risk yourselves on fair trial of your theory
by repeating the Tariff wholly and collecting the
III We, surely, have now no power to hinder
you, and we ask nothing from your compassion.
We dare we defy you TO show that you have
any confidence in your own doctrines. If the
basis of Walkers Report and every plausible ar
gument on your side be not utterly unsound, then
the change you threaten would be the best thing
possible for our People generally. We think it
would produce great mischief and suffering, but
we do not believe it could possibly continue two
years, and we believe the sauary lesson of ex-
pcricnce would be worth even its very cost.
Don't threaten us, if you please, but try on your
genuine Free Trade! Let US sec five cry you
mercy and if you make any thing by the expe-
rience.
As to Manufacturing profits, high salaries to Of
iiccrs, and the facility of going on under the
New Tariff, we have only this to say, Gentlemen
Free Traders! all we want is to have Home Man
uiacturcs 60 on prosperously, our goods which
well can be made at home, and our own laborers
fairly paid.-Now if any of the present manu-
lactures stop business or slack off, on the ground
that they cannot do living business under the
New Tariff, their works will of course be for
sale on favorable terms, or, if they could not,
new ones may be erected, cmbodyng the latest
Improvements, at considerably reduced prices.
Do you just take hold and manufacture your
selves. If the present Manufacturers cut down
wages, do you pay full wages, and you will be
sure of the best and most efficient workers in ey.
cry department. If they pay too high salaries to
officers, do you avoid that error and pocket the
saving rthey have been making great profits,
your chance for fair profits is the better, Don't
stand palavering about the way in which the
New Tariff ought to work, but take right hold on
and show your faith that it will work well. If
you will give us cheaper goods, of home produc-
lon, ampler markets for our Farmers produce,
more work with at least equal to pay our laborers,
your Tariff will stand easy enough. But don't
stop to lhcorisc while the Poor are thrown out of
work or have their wages cut down, but take
hold in earnest. There is capital enough capa-
city enough, intelligence enough among you to
carry on our Manufacturers if you deem the
thing practicable. Let us see you put your
hands to the plow; let us see our fabrics made
by comfortable, steadily employed, fairly paid
workmen, and we shall be contonl.-Bul don't
tell the People that others can do so and so under
this New Tariff, yet take care not TO attompt u
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