The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-22

Ooo and Virgins say oOo These facts one would
suppose were sufficient to induce the people Of Virginia
to introduce branches Of industry and to establish
the modern internal improvements for transportation
that the rich Of the State may be developed
Virginia The population Of North and South Carolina,
In 1880, 1919 in ls40 sa7 increase u per cent
In ten years, principally in North Carolina
xEven In Great Britain increase in the same time
IL per cent In Massachusetts although there were
sl to the squire mile in 1880 against u in the Carroll
ls40 Too aggregate products of the two Carolinas in
ls4o, was S5e,59573a, with population Of i3l7 si7
The products Of Massachusetts, with population OF less
than 900 people, amounted at the time to $780,
100000 and now the products Of labor and capital
have introduced these statements for the purpose Of
exhibiting fairly the true condition Of OF the old
States aud to awaken the public mind in those States to
the Importance OF bringing out their productive labor
by introducing branches OF business in order that
the industrial classes may be protaby employed and
stake in protecting the labor Of the country any other
In the Union They have now but little else than soil and
amount Of productive power in the form Of railroads
and laborsaving machines You have deep interest in
T v az ns Ia aS labor Of the
whom something should be done to improve the copdi
tien Of your people The people Of Virginia with South
and North Carolina particularly the two former States
have pursued policy that has brought hem fa-
population il concerned to stationary condition; and
from present Indications should not be surprised to
Eastern Virginia and South Carolina with lass
number Of people Ia 1850 than they contained In sa0
yon propose now TO enter upon those pursuits that
are certain In their operations to give employment and
that Of profitable kind. to people. andto create
nsrket at homo for your agricultural products what OBJ
Britain The South and West have every motive to
give efficient protection to the labor of the whole Union;
manufacturing arts the best customers your agri
cultural PRODUCTS and secondly because you desire to
engage 10 those departments Of labor yourselves
at Warrington. to change our whole system.
There is one principle upon which every government.
and every commercial community with which am
quainted agree throughout the word and that to
tsblish specific duties valuation Of their Mr.
Walker has reversed this decision and recommends ad
valorem duties on an alleged valuation abroad. deem
this featare in the bill violation Of sound prncpe and
experience and knowledge nre Of value II i no other
in practice than to drive from foreign trade large
number Of honest importing merchants and to place
Time may reveal the truth Of this prediction.
The President and his Secretary Of the Treasuiy have
pressed the poor confess this assertion surprised
coming from high unctonaries Of the government who
sumo the responsibility Il stating that iaborins man
may be, and Is clothed with American manufactures
from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot
cheaply alaboring maa in Great Britain any other
part Of Europe, who wears as comfortable GARMENTS
and that the revenue is raised principally articles
consumed by those classes Of society who in easy
pecunisry circumstances. beg to refer Mr. Walker to
the reports from the CUSTOMS and ask the favor Of him
the only article which the poor taxed to any
extent is sugar and that cannot be deemed very oner
wAsn ne ms tea and coffee IRE. Of aS and
tanned Of very soon being supplied from soil
with sugar. at price much below that now paid II ID
of the President and Secretary to put forth
statement that the tariff Of ls42 opresses the
when the Of the revenue is derived rather
from the Injuries, than the neoessaries Of lie.
When we hear from high sources Of transferring our
workshops to Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds I
should be glad to know be proposed to transfer
intelligent working men with them and whether far.
in Ohio can be made to believe that these will
eat Of his beef and pork in Old than in New Eng.
land. This is strange doctrine, and sounds quite
anti American and are just such sentiments ut
tered by the old tories previous to the Revolutionary
war.
report Of the hon. Secretary He says that the wages
of labor lower now than previous to the tariff of
1914. II he the wages OF labor in the manufac-
turing portions Of the country will state fact which,
think, completely illustrates the incorrsctness Of his
assertion. t
the state of Massachusetts,, tho Institutions for
wings obliged by law to make returns to the egisa
tuIe In the annual returns just published ind the
following
:. SAVING BANKS IN MAssAcHUs8rTs-
Numbere| .4mount Increase IN Increase in
depositors. deported. dsposttors. amount
.- depositsd.