Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-05-12

OK THE TARIFF.
Delivered in the House of Representatives OF the
L. States, March H. 1916
had not intended, said Mr. s., TO say one
word abou, the tariff, but | strongly tempted
10 state fact or two in reply TO the gentleman
from Virginia. That gentleman dwell. entirely
on the benefits Of foreign trade. He went alto
gether III favor of importing foreign goods, and
creating market for tho benefit of foreigncrs.-
Would agriculture 30 benefited by
process like this. Nothing could moro oileciual
" divert tho benefit from own people and
pour il in constant stream upon foreign labor.--
No American interest was SO much benefited by
n protective system as that Of agriculture. The
foreign ma rkct was nothing. tho homo market was
everything, 10 them; 1t as enc hundred TO
one. The tariff GIVE tho great homo market,
while the genteman's scheme was to secure Us.
at best but the chance of u market abroad, whilc
i, cficctually destroyed sccuro and inva!ua-
.,la mn IKE, NJ home. Tho rentcman SAYS he il
very anxious to compete with tho pnuPcr labor OF
Europe. | will tell HIM fact: With all the
protection enjoy. Grcat Britain sends IN
to this country eight dollars worth OF her ogricul-
turaI productions TO dollars worth Of all our
agricultural productions (5avo cotton ana tobacco)
that she takes from
Mr.. Bavy. Does the gentleman assert that !.
Mr.. Stewart do--and will prove II.
Mr.. Bayly- Then y4u viii provo the returns
false which arc made by own Government
No, sir will provo it by tho returns furnish
ed by Mr.. Walker himself in support OF the bi!I
which no has laid before tho COMMITTEE OF ways
and Means. Now, assert, and can prove that
moro than half the value of all tue Brush goods
imported into this country consist OF agricultural
products, changed in form, converted nnd manu-
| featured into goods. And | invite thorough
analysis Of the facts. | challenge the gentleman
| TO the scrutiny. Take down all tho articles III
store, ono after another-ostimato the valuo of
I Il, al Odd
AGRICULTURAL products which have entered into
! their fabrica ton and 1t will be found TINT one
half and moro of thoir valuo consists Of tho pro-
auctions of the soi-ugricutural produce in It's
strctcst sonsc.
Now. by reference to Mr. Walkers report. il
! will DO seen that, for twclvo years back, we have
| imported from Great Britain and her dependon-
ces annually 52a millions of dollars worth OF
goods, but call 1t 80 Millions white she took oil
| all our agricultural products, save cotton and to-
bacco, less than two and 4 half millions of dollars
| worth. Thus. then, assuming ono-haif the value
of her goods to DO agricultural, 1t gives US % mil
lions Of her agricultural produce to two and hall
millions of ours taken by her, which is just ten
to one: to avoid cav, put il at eight TO one
| To test tho trn:h of his position he was prepared
| iftitlo permitted, TO refer to numerous facts
| Bat for the information of the gentleman from
Virginia. who is great friend 10 the poor ane
| OPP rcssed farmers. will tell him thar we have
| imported yearly, for twonty-six years, $50 say
| Nr. Walkers report moro than ten millions o.
| dollars worth Of woollon goods. Last year VIC i'm
ported 5 0 ,6G6.176 worth. Now, one-halt & more
OF tho value of this cloth was made up Of wool, XIX
| subsistence of abor and other agricultural pro
| auctions. Tho general estimate IS, that the WOO
| alone is half. The universal custom among far
! mors when they had their wool manufactured OF
| tho shares, TO give the manufacturer half tho
cloth. Thus VIC import and our farmers have tc
pay. for five millions of dollars worth of foreign
! wool every yoar in tho form of cloth, mostly tho
production of sheep feeding on the grass and grain
| Of Great Britain, whllo our own wool Is worth
| less for want Of market; and this is tho policy
| tho oontloman recommends TO America farmers
| YES sir; md the gentleman Is not satisfied with
five millions, but wishes TO increase It to ten mil
| lions year for foreign wool. Will the gentle
| man deny this! He dare not. He has declared
| for Mr.. Walkers bill, reducing the duties on
| wooens nearly one half, with view 20 incrcnsc
the revenue; of course, the imports must bo doub-
| led, making tho import Of cloth twenty millions
instead of ten. and Of wool ton instead of five mil
| lions of dollars per annum.
This was tho gentleman's plan TO favor the
| farmers British farmers, by giving them the
| American market His plan to buy every
| thing sell nothing, and get rich. \ laugh. y
What was true to cloth was equally truo as to
everything else. Take hat, pair OF shoes. a
yard OF silk or lace analy it. resolve i! into lis
| constituent elements and you will find that the
| raw material, and tho substance OF labor, and
other agricultural products, constituted moro than
one-half It's entire value. Tho pauper labor OF
Europe employed IN manufacturing silk and lace
got what it eat, no more; and this is what YOU pa
for when you purchase their goods. Break NJ
your home manufactures and homo arkets i'm
port everything you cat and drink and wear, for
the benef. Of the farmers. Oh. what friends these
| gentlemen ore to the farmers and mechanics and
Iaborers of this counsry-no, sir. am wrong. OF
Great Britain.
/ Now. ask whether wool is not, in the s.ric;es,
sense, an agricultural productions And if we
mpor, ten millions in cloth. IS not five millions OF
| that sum, paid for tho WOO a
a produc, Of British farmers! AS o
still stronger illustration of his argument Mr.. S.
referred to the article of iron. Las. year accor-
ding to Mr.. Walkers Report, we impor, S9,Oi3-
acf, E.,