New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-22
The New Tariff at Work.

The new IariH AT WORK.
Although the New Tariff does not take effect
until December its influences already begin 70 be
felt Are they good or evil? Let each citizen
carefully observe and candidy Judge. Those IN
huences, whether for veal or woe, viii be gradu
ally developed. and will naturally be somewhat
diversified Some viii perhaps be benefited.
others will certainly be injured. We believe the
latter will be by far the greater number 50 Tar as
our own people are concerned. We learn that, on
the news reaching England Of the passage Of
McKav's bill through the House, Iron advanced
there very considerably and the Iron business as.
sumed an air Of cheerful activity There was
something like this in British Manchester ana IN
Havana the merchants and planters talked OF
erecting n statue of gold to Secretary Walker
We have not yet heard OF any class OF our own
laborers having occasion or feeling mpelled to do
any thing of the sort When they do, we shall
promutlv announce it. AS 1t is indeed an nj wind
that blows nobody any good, we must presume
that some class Of our people who earn their living
by labor will be benefited by the New farm
But that the greatest happiness to the greatest
number will be promoted by its passage, we DO not
cannot believe.
How these branches of Home Industry which are
directly Disseminated aP0iast by this Tariff are to
thrive under il we cannot vet discover Our earnest
inquiries of the advocates OF this measure are met
by profound silence, or rather, instead OF vouch- |
saing us any answer to our PLAIN pertinent ana |
practical inquiry, they devote their energies and
columns to such ends as these: l. Fumnatlons OF
threats that.f the Manufacturers do nj lie still the
Tariff shall be repealed altogether and Direct Taxa
,on resorted to for the support OF the Government
I'd, Inquiries if thirty per cent isnf Protection
enough, when half our rvaled interests are exposed
~ Foreign competition ut legs than that to less than
nothing; and Sd Defamation against the enormous
profits Of Manufacturers hitherto and the mgh |
salaries paid to Presidents, Agents &c OF Manu-
featuring Companies with assurances that II these
are placed on proper footing the works can all go
ON and make fair profits, even under the Tariff Just
passed.
To these representations we would briefly make |
answer. Messrs Free Traders ii you choose To
risk yourselves on a fair trial of yourtheory, by re
pealins the Tariff wholly and collecting the Rev
enue by Direct Taxation, 'rhy do nj gon do n Z
We, surely. have now no power to hinder YOU
and we ask nothing from your compassion we
dare, we defy you to show that you have any
confidence in Your own doctrines inc
bases OF Walkers Report aud every pIaus''
BILE argument on your side be not utterly uh'
sound, then the change YOU threaten would be me
best thing possible for our People generally we
think it would produce great mischief and suffer.
inr but we do not believe could possibly continue
,,vo years md we believe the salutary lesson OF
experience would be worth even Its very cost
Do MT threaten us. If you please, but try ON Your
Lat OF up
mercy and iiyou make any thing by the experience
AS to Manufacturing profits high salaries to 9th
GERS and the facility of going on under the New
Tariff we have only this to say, Gentlemen Free
Traders all we want is to have Home Manufactures
60 on prosperously. our goods which well can be
made at home and our own laborcrs fairly paid
Now if any of the present manufacturers stop ou'
siness or slack OIL on the ground that they cannot
do living business under the New Tartt' their
works will of course be for sale on favorable terms
or if thew should not, new ones may be erected
embodyins the latest Improvements at considera
bly reduced prices Do yom jasf take hotd and man
ufacture yowrseires. If the present Manufacturers
cut down wages. do you pay full wages, sud you
will be sure OF the best and most efficient workers
in every department II they pay too nigh saIs'
ries to officers do YOU avoid that error and pocket
the saving if they have been making great prot,
its, YOUR chance for fair profits is the better Don't
stand palaverng about tho way in which the New
Tariff ought TO work, but take right hold and show
your faith that it riU work well. Ii You Will give
US cheaper goods of home production, smpier mar
kets for our Farmers produce more work with at
least equal pay to Laborers, Your Tariff Will
stand easily enough Butdon'tstop to theovize while
the Poor are thrown out OF work or have their wa,
ses cut down, but take hold in earnest. There is
capital enough capacity enough, Intelligence
enough among You to carry our Manufactures
if You deem the thing practicable. Let us see YOU
put Your hands to the pow let US see our fabrics
made here, by comfortable steadily employed.
fairly paid workmen, and we shall be content
But do nttell the People that others can do and
so under this New Tariff, ye, take care not TO al,
tempt any thing of the sort yourselves
II Hon. JAMES THOMPSON hiss been nominate
by the LocoFocos of the XXIIId District o. Penn
syivsnia as their candidate for Congress Mr. T.
i. the present Representative