The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-10
THE UNION.
For tha Union


For tho Union
A letter from tho Washington correspondent Of
The Baltimore Patriot delineaiing what he Is pleased
describe as "tarin and ant-iariff scene" between
Messrs Stewart, Colamer, and Hubbard of tho
House, and the late member Wethered, on the one
sue, and myself on the other, has been circulated
| uioush The Express and other New York papers
| US OBJECT being evidently 10 cause an impression
IA J" to my EMISSION" the writer refer
In Won. pleased to call Il, may ! ash brief space
| matlerl purpose W eAP'Ams inc
| = sh1'e be en- elsmen, in the human character
thoroughly despise, IL is that of deception;
ana observing throughout business Iifs of M shorf
uaon hst minimoms and specific duies ,Vera
undsr.'ood s,csui pIa me consumer, and bat rarely
hem, VIZ, the importer, | determined unon -
ploylng the hrst leisure could eommsns 4, M
uatng practically the same TO any msmbs,. 81 c.
gress who might feel disposed to investigate A..
subject. Accordingly | wrote to a gentleman Of
nssh standing IN Manchester (known IN every city
o. The Union,) who had received his mercantile
education in Philadelphia, to furnish me with sam
pies and prices OF various cotton, woollen, and silk
manufactures made in Great Britain. Il was a
movement entirely voluntary on my own par
Without suggestion solicitation from any one
sna nave no pseanary interest Whatever in the
The samples were forwarded n. r,oue.,sd. and
have been exhibited TO al Who 49, Sss.a. anu ~
seeing them. -
The Wait from the g.n,lsm.a bsfOr.-n.msd was
no doubt intended 10 confuse me by putting leading
questions, and fsem my sn:~ss drawing differences
which might b. ussd y The disad VANTAGE of ,hoss
Who hver fair isssreAsnge OF our eommodi,iss
vish I'll Ne ssasssl warksts Of the world, as prne
used by him who asked alone for wisdom recorded
by inspired writers IN the 5th chapter Of LIST book
OF Kings;
81. And Il came to pass when Hiram heard tho
words OF solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and
said, Blessed he the Lord this day which has given
unto David wise son over this great people.
's. And Hiram sent To solomon, saying, I have
considered the things which thou sentest to me for:
md will do all thy desire concerning timber and
;sdar, and concerning timber Of hr.
49, My servants shall bring them down from Leb-
mon unto the sea, and will convey them by sea
n floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me.
md will canse them TO be discharged there and thou
halt receive them; and thou shalt accomplish my
lesire, IN giving food for my household.
10. 80 Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fr
rees according to his desire.
I'll. And solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand
measures OF wheat for food TO his household, and
lT%enty measures OF pure OIL thus gave Solomon to
Hiram year by year
"l2. And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom. a. bs
promised him, and there peace between Hiram
md Solomon; and they two made a league 10
ether"
The correspondent writes, "he (Mr Homsr) ex-
libiied two pieces Of calico, which he said were
manufactured by Senator Simmons Of Rhode Is
and, who sold them, the one for seventeen cents
'er yard, the other for fourteen or fifteen. Mr..
Vethered thought there must be some mistake in
his, and went up TO the Senate and requested Mr..
Simmons TO come down To the committee room.
shs readily assentee to the reques'; he said tue
'ieces in question were none Of hia manufacture,
nd from the quality the beat piece was not worth
ver twelve and half cents and the other not over
en- and half cents per yard. Those persons from
whom Mr.. Homer had obtained them had deceived
nm.
"Mr. Homer said the manufacturers Of this
pecies Of goods made profit Of from sixty to
ighty per centum. Mr.. Hubbard asked him why
hen did not more persons invest their capital
, such profitable business He asked Mr..
Iomer why he did not embark in the business
he latter replied that he would invest $50, 900,
" in it, Il he did not fear that so many
ould push into the same enterprise and bring down
,e profits by competition so lew rs to DESTROY
he business. MIR. Stewart asked if that was not
,e American doctrine, that competition reduced no,
My the profits, but the prices Mr.. Collamer asked
tho but the great mass Of the people reaped the
eneht from this competition among manufacturing
apitasts, &c.i Mr. Homer faltered in his reply
nd said there several reasons why he would
OF engage in manufacturos--one was, The market
'onld be no hucfunting,"
III fcpit W tio uist PnfuSrhpi. III ~ tue tWON
ieces OF American calico were exhibited, (for the
urpose of showing the contrast between thu Eng
sh and American prices Of exactly corresponding
pods in value, the English price being sight and
n cents yard, and the American price sixteen
nd half and nineteen cen,s,) and Mr. Simmons's
Up y is correctly given, To show that Mr.. Sim.
IONS was very strangely wrong in his facts, or was
d aware how much profits are extorted from the
lblic by the class Of which he is q leading menu
r, subjoin certificates from parties who purchased
c goods by the entire package from the manufac-
rer's agents; they are merchants of undoubied
sracity: and first, as to the sample valued by Mr..
at ten and half cents:
"NEw YoRK, March I, 1876
"This sample rof prints is from case boush,
y us in the autumn Of 1S45, at sixteen and half
snts, on a credit of eigh. months, and il of tho
rinting Of Messrs. A, u w. Sprague
"BALDWlN, DlBBLE, & WORK"
The other sample pronounced by Mr.. Simmons
} be Of Rhode Island printing, and valued by him
rat at eleven and half cents and afer ''sober
scond thought" at twelve and IA half cents q yard,
as purchased by Messrs. P. B. & |. O'De, whole.
,le merchants New York; at the same time at
ineteen cents the yard
You will observe that the prices paid average 50
er centum above the valuation Of the honorable
enator. II seems inadvertently substituted his
anne for that Of the late senator for Rhode Island,
ar. Sprague, as
Annexed is an approximation to the quantity Of
alioo made in the United States in the years 1914
nd l545, with cost Of production, value and profit.
The number of mills engaged in the manufacture is
ot large. ..-y ....
The estimated production Of grey calico for print
ng and dying was one hundred and eighty million
ards each year, or for two years, 100000, 200
ards, sold OF six cents average &2l,600,000
COST.
0, 900 900 pounds of cotton, at place
Of expectation, ~ per ...
cwt, -s4,5oo,ooo
'rsight, II per cent. in ..t., a,..
surance, &c IA 10000
,ost of spinning, cts. .-.
per cwt. (wages) 5,40OO0O
Weaving | cent per yard, l,80O,OOO0
expenses, tsE
fuel DC. exclusive of