The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-20

Mr., WEBSTER in few words exposed the deception
which the friends OF the protective policy aimed to
impose on the country, by giving their favorite
measure false name. So far from being American
the problbitory policy resorted TO by the most
ignorant and unenlightened nations of the world
centuries ago--as, for instance, China, Japan, and
otherswhie the protective policy has been adopted
for centuries, by England France, and most Of the
crowned heads Of Europe.
From the early ages of that monarchy England
has iosered her woollen manufactures. There are
provisions IN "bluck-etterod statutes 4" passed during
the regns OF the Edwards and the Henrys, designed
to aid and support them. They went so far as To
make IT the law Of the land that each coffin should
be lined with woollen, and that each person should
be buried In woolleh shroud, not for the purpose
OF keeping him warm in the dark, cold grave, to
which he was consigned--not 10 prevent the
worms IRON keeping their reyels" upon the corpse
but for the purpose OF collecting tax for the benefit
Of the woollen manufacturer. .#aa.,
Nor Is this all: the clergy were required to read
the ACT OF pains and penalties 10 their congregation
as part Of the service; and they under the corrupt
union Of church and State in that country, shared in
the spois, growing out Of the violations Of the law
THIS rs the system, sir, that is fraudulenty called
the American policy" .... r..
Setting out with fraudulent name, we shall SEQ
as We progress n the whole scheme is not conceived
ia fraud. .... '.... ...
The friends of protection seem to understand the
'magic of name,n and, throughout It's whole prog
ress, they have selected household words with
which to try and ende IT the syStem TO the people.
Encourage and protect American labor and indus
try"-these mere ealeh-words designed to de-
eeive. The most of the manufacturing establish
ments are Incorporated as our banks are; they are
generally owned by wealthy capitalists and the
stocks are sold daily in the Boston market as bank,
railroad, or other stocks arc Now there is nothing
to prevent the England capitalist from owning as
many shares as he chooses He may have part or all
OF these factories, and he may send over British
money TO deiray expenses and British operatives To
do the work. Even the paupers may be taken from
he factories IN London, brought to this country and
be placed in the Lowell factories in less than twenty
days. time; yet this is American labor, and must be
encouraged, TO the prejudice Of the native born cl-
zen here, who with his own hands, ploughs his CON-
cutvates his fields and attends to and takes care of
his stock. Out upon all such humbuggery It is
a fraud upon the people. What says Mr.. WEBSTER
upon this subject
Iwill proceed sir, to state objections which
feel OF more general nature to the Of Mr.. Speak-
sTs observations
"fie argue the question as if all domestic
industry confined TO the produc OF manufactured
articles; as II the employment OF our capital, and
own labor in the occupations OF commerce and navigation
we're not as emphatcaly domestic industry other
eupaon Some other gentlemen in the Of the de-
bate have spoken oil the price paid for every foreign
actured article much given for the of
foreign Labor to the prejudice Of our But
such article the product Of labor truly
and paid the price TOR il is much added the
Of national wealth 1.-THE commodity dollars nobody
would doubt the truth ths remark and precisely
correct in its application any other commodity sill
yer One makes yard oil cloth at home another raises
Both equally the earnings OF domestic Industry
and the only questions that the two; the
Of obtaining the article, the second IS first
g4s,os rePrr 10 Be decidedly sos',nmsnl and cog r
t 10 indieidaai d'eretion y" tSee first vol
Wehsters speeches, ?. 2ss and 800.
Thus it will be seen that Mr. WEBSTER exposes
this falacy-this false cry about American labor.
Protect US against the pauper laoor OF Great
Britain" This fallacy propose to refute next.
| maintain there is but llttle difference be-
tween the wages paid 10 the laborer in the New
England and the British factory, and that cotton
goods be made cheaper here than there, as the
facts of the will show. Here let me state fact
perhaps not generally known. Our machinery is
equal, If not SUPERIOR to that across the Atlantic.
Indeed 1t Is the fact that most of the machinery used
at this time in the British factories is of Yankee in
venton.
Thus stands the account: We have the machin-
cry, we raise the cotton, and have less taxes pay
They purchase the cotton here to take it to Eng.
land, and pay frelghts and taxes upon IT. have II
and then pay freight it back here,
besides commissions, insurance, and other nclden-
tai expenses Thus it is most pal abe that we can
underse The British goods cotton in this market, IN
aided by tariff. will here present detailed state
ment, which already been spread before the public
and which most fully proves the fact that not only
IN market, but also foreign markets. can ours
successfully compete with the British manufac-
turers:
Now m fact that there but very little difference in the
wages paid to the british operative and those paid the
American They differ but little in nominal amount; and
W hen take into consideration the fact that the American
operative tolls hours, and produces CLOTH
whatever be, than the British the balance
will incline in favor of the British operative and against the
Interchangeable the British manufacturer and in favor OF
the American
81 will refer to facts to sustain my assertions The
following the rates wages week paid to the ope
atives in the Lancashire cotton factories In En- land
irawn up by the chamber of commerce Manchester
are nearly average for the whole kingdom, viz: