The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-03

homej ana 80 soon as accomplished, must, from
necessity throw the whole weight upon the govern
) ment on the articles they now make free, and
which they acknowledge il would be so oppressive
to the poor, and destructive the general interests
} Of the country to tax.
They also charge US with being in favor OF direct
taxation. They denouDce the system as Inlqutous
odous, and tending to revolution. They say thai
every WING Is opposed to IL. am not one Of those
who believe II TO be unjust, iniqutous odlOus, or
that 1t would destroy my country. But il did be,
lleVe II, AZ our opponents profess to believe, and
should advocate policy that clearly saw would
lead 10 so dreful result, my conscience would tell
me that was a traitor to my country to humanity,
and my God. And let me entreat our opponents TO
stay their course, for their policy will produce that
result certainly as that there is a God Make
everything at home, and you have done i; nay
make the articles you are protecting for the very
purpose Of enabling us 70 make them at home and
you have dshe IT, What would be thought Of a pi-
lot who would warn the passengers that mighty
gulf was IN the seas, that 10 enter IL eaSIaln De-
srucuon, and charged the pilot VIM ,hen nayi-
gazing the ship with the intention Of running into
The pilot al the helm 10 Intercepted by the alright
ed Passengers; he tells them that he does not believe
10 such gulf bat such gulf did exist, the course
he was steering would avoid IL the passengers were
urged not to trust him; whilst they slept he would
iDguf them; but to give him the helm and they
would be safe. He was asked the direction he would
steer IL they gave him the helm; he pointed out the
direction, and all saw If such gulf existed, and ne
had the helm, their destruction was inevitable
Would they be wise TO give Il 70 hpml No, sir for
he would have proved to them one OF two thlngs
that he was ignorant, or wished 10 destroy themi
either would be sufficient 10 condemn bin, , ..,,..
II Yet these men boast loudly Of their statesman
ship; | readily accord them tho highest order Of
intellect. Bnt, Mr.. Chairman, man To be emit
tied TO the proud name of Statesman, 10 my opinion,
must not only have intellect and intelligence enough
to understand the effect and bearing OF these great
m asures but he must have honesty with Il, He
must point out to his feow-eitizens fairly and fear
lessy the effect and intention Of his measures, 50
as 10 enable his countrymsn 10 cast an honest and
intelligent vote and no who SURPRISES the truth
! or advances arguments he knows to be false, n-
: stead Of deserving the proud name OF Statesman,
should be stigmalized contemptble demagpgue,
: who would deceive and dup his fellow-eitirens,
! that he might carry out his scheme Of ayarce and
: ambition. When ] look at the condition that the
: American women must be placed IN which heart
. less policy would draw TO these mllls-thousands
8 working by the day, with other security from
starvation and misery but the slender dependence
on the interest Of hrartless spectators, who can
and will stArve them at any moment, If interest or
J ambition commapds-I cannot contemplate 1t with
out the deepest socitude. look on il us counter
. acting the designs of our God, Your law Of pro-
tecton is law Of celibacy, 1t brushes the falrest
hopes Of youthful life and deprives old age Of its
solsce; they cannot marry. Its fruits the hlshes.
r blessings OF matrimonY, in their condition, would
! be a curse and dread, and must by shunned. Star
I yation or the poor-house would be The certain
4 penalty of violating your law Of celbacy. The
n young man cannot marry, for, instead Of getting
n helpmate, he would have an iDsupportable clog
i around his neck. And can ii be supposed the wo-
9 men could trudge at those mills from morning TIL
a night with their infants clingng TO their Breasts
d Can It be thought that these chartered companies
5 would stop their spindles until the mother could APP
peese the hunger of her child No. sir the cries Of
: thousand infants could not stay for moment their
tirelsss machinery. Their fate indeed would be a
n If happiness, virtue, and freedom are the true
ends OF government, can our opponents attain by
r driving our people TO manufacturing would ask
: If It Is wise or humane to drive people to
: tain employment who, by the force of population,
ere half century passes by, will be reduced to IN
: speakable degradation and misery. | ask, whose
o children they whom you would doom to this
. slavery Are they the children of the proud own
ers of the mlls' No, sir; they the farmers
8 and mechanics children you would invite to this
servitude. 1t is deep-aid scheme to ensave them
to carry out your purposes of ayarce and ambition.
= You say you give them labor. 1t is true. But the
l complaint is, you give them too much labor, and
n too little for 1t. Heaven knows you give them labor
3 enough! From the gray Of the morn till twilight
they trudging at these mills, with but short
1 hafhour to gulp down their hasty meals.
Our policy is exactly the reverse, Iii to draw
n them to the public landslide happiest condition OF
# life. Take one hundred couple, and place them to
manufacturing by the day; take hundred and send
:, them to the public lands. Let twenty years pass
by, and then visit the children you had placed
It der the kind guardianship of these manufacturers
u Hunt them up in the garrets and ceers go TO the
poor-house, you will find some there's go to the
y penitentary, you wilithere find of your once
hearted chlldren driven to excuses by star
q walton. Search in the streets for your beggar
c grandchildren, who never had home; go to the or
+ phan asylum, and search on; those who are too
small to beg: the haggardness and degradation
e of your happy and free Children Turn and
- visit those who have been led by more humane
e policy to the fowcry pmires of the west. Go to
v their log-cabins, see the health and happiness
around; sit down TO their loaded board the fruts
Of the sweat of q freenan's brow, aud how freely
u gwen! Look at your grandchildren, reared to in
n dustry and educated to understand their countrys
honor and interest, who will be ready to pro-
!, tect them with freemans heart and firm arm, and
who say this is my mother and fathers honse-
G this is my home!
y They tell us they furnish capital, and give the
y people labor. That is true 1t is also true, that
u from the fruits of that labor they take the lions
e share. So do we furnish capital in land, and they
have the whole fruits of their labor. There ia the
e difference. .aH
7, Let us look at the condition of the agricultural
interest, not yielding over q per cent the capi-
= tai; whilst the manufacturing is averaging 25 per
y cent. 1t is yet to be said for the first time in nv
/ presence, that the intention Of your tariff of lS42
V to enable the capitalist to make higher inter-
" est his money; but, the contrary the pre-
- ence has always been, it intended to raise the
II price of labor Five per cent, all must acknowl-
At edge, would be a fair remuneration for the capital
!! invested. But they have made, by the influence
r. Of this law, an average Of IS per cent. Is il not
perfectly clear that one Of two things is certain
e that they have not paid their workmen enough, or
IS they have charged the people too high for their
goods If they did not charge the people too much
for their manufacturers it is perfectly clear that the
" aborers should have had the residue over a fair
o interest, else it is all humbug and deception that the
ID tariff was intended to benefit labor. Its intention
n and effect has been to benefit capital at the expense
o of labor. And when this pillage is pointed out
l. clearly that he that may read they charge you
1t with demagoguism-of desire to excite the poor
l. against the rich. No doubt, sir, it would be much
h more grateful to the feelings of these men did we
1t connve at this punderins and hide it from the gaze
D, Of an injured people. do denounoe it, for the pur-
e pose Of exciting them repel and resent this injus
Is tce do denounce it, for the purpose OF exciting
ID every honest mind both rich and poor stay this
D. career of nunderi and if that is a crime glory in