Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-07

lions OF this community, lhd. 'n" mil
and daily bread are d'recly ~ rnnl
that wherever il can be uohe, q ~ an
m - - materials upon which they WORK an
I'm ,he;r living: when they see al The same un'
30 he nert line The duties on those high Glasses :
lnyuIies-spiriis silks, expensive caiPeiS, ~.
an, gl.ss and The rest Of them-are feuuceu, VI
NOV ask arvbody 10 tell them what thal oil -
wi, lhey need any one 10 give a haHe
Sir 4, names itself. IL has The iace ana IRON. .
an aristrocratic bill, oppressive o. .he poo
working man, and in every respectn eoiie'po"
10 lis face and iront. .
Mir Mcl)ufiet then said: The strong language
,be Senator from Massachusetts, IN chalaeleiI
ring This bill As an aristocratic measure, lnipVss
upon me The duty Of saying a very &c,
words before the question is taSen, IN OF
ser IN d;sahnse The public mind oil any sue
imnression. if any such impression be made up
on il. The honorable Senator has asked VII
great confidence, and certainly mol IN Inc expec
| Iarion OF being replied TO, where is Inc Democrat
| ic feature of this bill Where is the provision
intended 10 operate in favor OF the labo!ins CLASS
| es of the country? On the contrary, ne goes u
| to cnumera,e certain articles oil luxuries uPo'
| which The duties have been reduced anu lsasius
| il 10 he inferred that these are Inc eledl d"u pm
| cinol re1uctions. Now, Mr.. President, | VII
noint ON, 10 The Senator the Democratic feature
nr his hill II has reduced the duty upon salt iron
e;ob, csn,s IN half a cent. II has reduced IN
duty upon sugar from two and a nall cents u
one cent. per pound. II has reduceu tue unsy VI
all that class vi cotton MANUFACTURES, "ne,
white or printed, which IS consumer oY tne 'aOo'
ers. farmers and mechanics l Inc y. o'a.es, ~,
knows how much But sincerely oeiess nn
in this bill, on all that class OF manuido.u asa IL !,
srmcd bv The moor and middle ranks, there IS a
rsdnc,;ono f dn,;es greater than on any other class
NJ articles contained in The bill; and ! nave eS'
nressed The opinion. which | sincerely oelese
iba, Inc repeal Of the cotton miniuiuns-a i
invention which never was known unlii II WA
Introduced in The bill of 1916; and peiieVe uh
Lnnwn 10 the cuslom.house laws oil any ONE
country so far as my knowledge extends - De-
l;.ve ihat the striking out Of that will alone ena'
HE Inc people of the United States 10 consume au
increased Importation, approaching 10 zen mn
Inns of dollars, al prices little more IMAM wv
thirds of that which they have now 10 pay. wen
Mr.. President, what are the great reouci'ohs ~
injurious to the labor Of the country! lhey are
the reductions upon manufactures, maze IN 'alse
manufacturing establishment, carried on oy ma
chinery, and owned by capitalists, now real,lms
from twenty 10 forty per cent. on tneil caPi-
,al These are the reductions, sir, and le,
neat il before the Senate, before The un,eu
States and before the world. that the great enec'
Of ;his reduction will be 10 reduce The ENORMOUS
and unjust profits OF large capitalists from " "
40 per cent. down TO The ordinary ra'eI'ne nv
der,te proh; of 8 and 10 per cent anu i 40 no.
conscientiouslv believe that The money Piice VI
labor will be reduced halt as much as Tue monr.
nrice of The commodities consumed by Inc idpo'
rer. NV sincere conviction is. mat the opeid.
lion Of this bill will not only be favorable 10 'ne
GREAT masses OF The manufacturing laoorers, VIM
Constitute nineteen-twenlieihs OF The people OF lhe
United States, but that The laborers 10 lhose !aiss
factories will actually receive more LOT ,nei' Ia
Dor than they do al this moment, 'ahinS III u
account The price Of those articles winch 'ney &c
cessarily consume. was obliged 10 Inc Seha-
Tor from Massachusetts Tor some ii'tie ey.aen.e
in favor of The Democratic character oil !his Dill,
n csr,aiu resolutions passed in Boston in The
vcar 1920 draw up, | believe, BY the honorable
member himself, and supported and sustained by
him soon after the commencement oil inc spiIit
% hich has resulted in the establishment OF The pro-
,ec,iye system. The duties then, under The act
Of 1916, were about 20 per cent. or IS per cent.
IN the great mass OF manufactures made out OF
cotton, wool and iron, and all the Other duties
we're corresponding. The proposition then was
o enhance the duties in about The degree OF en-
which took place under The tarilt OF
1924; and it was in opposition 10 this that a
meeting OF the merchants OF Boston, in which
he hoporabl Senator from Massachusetts bore
distinguished part, passed certain resolutions,
ome OF which | now r~ecollect. One OF them !
distinctly remember, and il affirmed that the ef-
ect Of This protecting law upon the manufactures
i The country would rebound 10 The beneht ol
,reat capitalists, and not 10 that Of the labor 81
he country. That was a great political propo-
ilion.
r.. ~, ean,,or b,noan m have
hose resolutions in his desk? have no rccollec-
ion of that.
Mr.. McDufie. am sorry TO say that ! have
~, 90, a copy OF the resolutions, but | believe a
.opy can be obtained.
Mir Wes,cott here laid on The desk OF the sena-
mr. from South Carolina q file OF the "Glo5e,"
which was supposed 10 contain The resolutions re-
erred 10.
Mr. Webster. DO not wish TO trouble me gen.
leman now al his convenience, perhaps, ne may
,e able 10 furnish the resolutions.
MIR. McDufie proceeded. This, SIR, was one
# he resolutions. Another was in answer to me
that the establishment 81 these ldcloiies
ronjd give an increased market 10 The iarmel.-
1nc NJ these resolutions was in these words, as
lar as | can rccollect:
uTbey canuo, perceive how the farming inter
can be benefited by a law which increases 'he
of every Thing that they have 10 ouy, ahu
s,;ahes The nrice of every thing they have 10
Now, sir, | quote this resolution simply VIII
The view. and for no other purpose, imam 10 al
swer a very confident interroeatoIy oil me Sena'
is The Democratic feature OF this Inea'
snre7 Now. MIR. President, with regard 10 an
other matter-thal The lax upon The raw maieria
nsed by the manufacturer is a blow at the laoo
of the country. Why, sir, this Is a smali MAJ
ter-a matter magnifed by peculiar clrcum
stances into a consequence that does nol De,on;
TO il. What is the provision OF ms Dill nd
all those commodities 10 which | suppose 'he &c
uator refers, and TO which ! suppose lie Iesolu
ton OF The Senator from Delaware refers, ma,
be subjected 10 the duty Of five per cent. ! don
snow > SINGLE du,y on those articles which nov
comes in free above hve per cent. Five per cent
Is bul a small element in The cost oil the proauc
lion of those articles. Is that TO break dow
manufacturers and mechanics II appears Il
me. therefore, MIR. President, that This nve pc
cont duty is a very small matter. l should nav
been almost as willing, perhaps, 10 have Tell
out OF the bill, as 10 pnl II IN. ASH IS mere, no"
oyer | must repel The idea that il is an unJus
discrimination against manufacturers. why
air The protecting duty 10 all that class OF manu-
facturers which consume these raw materials u
abou, % 10 80 per cent. Ii appears 10 ME, 'heic
lore that it would be unjust 10 allow the idea /
90 on. to The country, That a law OF this eharac
Ter. providing for the great mass of The people
providing that the industrious people Of III
United States shall havet he privilege OF exchans
ip- The products Of their labor in those market
where they can &C, The most for them-a law IN
| ouestionably favorable TO ninetcen.twentielhs Q
lbe people Of the United States, including a ma
ioriIy, a vast majority, OF The whole Union-th
entire valley OF the Mississippi, The WesI
The Southwest, the South, and the middl
sta,es-I say it would be unjust that
law of this character should be represented a
hostile 10 The interests and wishes Of lhs grea
masses OF the people. Why, sir, believe tina
in New York and Pennsylvania there are tel
honest farmers who suffer by this enormous ia.
for every single laborer in the coal mines or iro'
manufacture who is beneflied by il. And ye
we are told that il is a law against the labor Q
lhe country Why, MIR. President, ask wha
becomes o! the iarmer7-what becomes OF theft
millions OF farmers, aud their sons and daush
ters, who labor2 What becomes Of them, il
comparison with some three hundred lhousan
laborers. possibly, in the manufactures OF III
ers-lhree hundred thousand constituting III