Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-10-14


from England with regard to a blacksmith
be had visited at his forge, and says;-"He
had to work from four O'Clock in the NOR
ming until ten O'clock at night to earn eigh
teen pence, His WAGES averaged only a
bout seven shillings week; and there
were five Of them in the family to live on
what they could earn"
On quoting this they are cndeayorlng 10
convince our people that the tendency OF
free trade is 10 this end. Now, DO these
wings think il possible that the people OF
this Union can lose sight Of the alPable
fact, lhat this S ate of affairs related by Bur
rift, occurs in 4 country that until lately has
enjoyed the full benefits Of he ulta Proiec-
tive system. How does it happen that this
system of protection which is 10 confer
such vast benefits here, entirely failed OF
the end there. But these Wigs who make
this quotation from Burritt, should quoe
further from the same article. Burrlt
goes on to say .1hat this poor man who La
bored eighteen hours for eighteen pence,
had his hope somewhat revived by rumors
which came to his ears. (he was not able to
takea paper that Parliament had or was
about to en3ct free traqc. Then he found
the utmost difficulty in procuring susie
mace sufficient keep his family alive
Under free trade he knew, and his heart
grew light with the knowledge that bread
would be cheap and abundant The poor
man who had lived under the protective
system,;ll his wife aud children were star
wing round him, was rejo ced at the pros
pect Of free trade. What the protective
system does for the poor man there, it will
do here. But says one Of these knowing
wings, protection there was not like pro-
lection here. Theirs is 10 the agricul;urSs,
ours TO the manufacturer. So it is; and
the protected landed proprietor rolled in
wealth, while The fate Of the manufacturer
NAV be read in the condition Of the poor
man referred TO- Here il is desired simp-
~ to change the result without affecting
the principle, by making the prince of
the manufactures and the slave Of the ag.
riculturalist. Principles and their effects
are the same, all the world over. In Eng
land, u long continuance Of the protective
system, has had the effect to concentrate
alEthe wealth and consequently The power
in the hands Of those protected, and 10 rob
and make slaves Of the rest Its long con.
tiruance here would have precisely the
same result How could ii be otherwise.
Protection IS Il tax on community for the
support of business which It is confessed
cannot stand without suchtaX Continual
contributions, small though they may be, OF
the public, to any branch Of business, must
eventually cause that branch TO absorb The
wealth OF the country. Ii the great mass
of the people desire to live under the pro
tcctivo system, they have but to look to
England 10 see lis fruits; Of which tie case
of he individual quoted is single one.
EImu BuRRlTr-known as the leaned
blacksmith, is now in England: and designs
stay there Of twelve months or more
The purpose of his mission IS Of the most
exalted kind, and from the n'auJc Of his
reception, we have reason to expect that
he will accomplish much in the field lie has
chosen. He is lending his energies to the
permanent establishment ct peace and good
will between the United States and Ghoa'
Britain, and indeed The establishment q
PEACE thrcughou, the world. II is great
work, aud one, in view OF which weak
heart would shrink back atli.gh'ed, bu
hearts Ike his, strong in wisdom aud faith,
know it is one Of The great truths wh'cI
must eventually prevail, and he !ahols il
il, because he Knows it requires individual
human exoTtion. We would not give hi
standing with pos,crty tor that Of all th,
fame, that have ever seen the light from
Napoleon, up. The principles Of peace az
destined to be the principles Of the world
and then worth like his VIII be appreciated
PRINTER TO TuE CONVENTION. -BeriaI