The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-17
COMMUNICATION.
For the Union.
The Tariff aud Warehouse Biil-sir ROBERT rcei'
Mr. webster, and MIR. Walker.


MIR. webster, and Mr.. Walker
To uphold manufactures by system OF prohbtory du
ties, as many urge TO do commerce ana Navigation
must inevitably be SACRIFICED and agriculture seriously,
very seriously injured The sympathy betWIx the latter
and commerce. with that indispensable auxiliary nayiga
ton is apparent and PLAIN to the most ootuse intellect
Whatever affects the one must necessary anee' .ie o
vious their atnties so papabie that II seems 10 De
OF words to reason upon the subject at all The
policy that would disturb the relations which commerce.
navigation and agriculture bear each other consider
ing their perfect and complete identification OF interest
indeed be mighty one, and supremacy valuable to
sanction such innovation on our whole system OF
government since 1883 To carry out the views OF the
"Amercan-system advocates TO its legitimate results al
ter virtually excluding foreign IMPORTS what, we repeat
are we do with excess OF manufacturing products
what with the productions OF the soil Our manufactu
rers will secure, perfectly and completely secure the
home market" and the price we pay for this Is the de-
struction of and navigation and If we can
exchange the produce OF our neXhausfible SOIL the
billions and trilons OF OF arabic land within the
vast area of mighty country for foreign or domestic
products what are we TO do From what source, them
shall our come and how are we TO carry on the
government Most certainly by TAXATION and It cannot
be avoided Reason you will you cannot get rid OF this
odous alternative. The application OF steam power to
manufacturing purposes has increased the power OF
With hn s Of ' s.e hand sen power as WE
have seen this mighty agency used IN Europe, as
well in country developed and illustrated by
the productions OF the LOOM we have no colonies TO
supply. all know and what. we again ask are
we TO DO with excess OF manufactures, as well as the
products OF soil can never De lost sght OF In
the consideration OF this question, that II we have no
competition with the foreign manufacturer IN supplying
our market to any extent, we shall have competition
enough at home, for spinning ennes VIII De sprung up
music, in unvarylng note, with the rafting OF the shuttle
will be heard the shores of the Pacific AS well as in the
busy haunts of New England. The rages Of labor must
come doton-our domestic competition will do this most
effectuay fer us. The Chinese system, which Mr.
Webster is enrapured WITH will be in full operation
over the length and breadth OF our land for "ousde
barbarians'' will be excluded. Our commercial and
igatng interests will be ruined, and the man who will
ask the rate OF exchange on Europe vii as an
Lowell and Providence with their Brussels carpets and
Wions, will be turned into pauper haunts Poor rates
and houses must be established all the country
and prncely lords OF the loom must be satisfied with
deal less than IS 80 per cent dividends, with
cold water to sake their thirst, instead of Champagne
Burgundy All this will, of course secure the perfect
independence of country the sturdy advocates Of
the American system contend it will and if the hardy
poughman becomes mere newer of wool and drawer Of
the lords of the loom, while 1t adds to the graft
fcation OF the latter it will surely grace the moral
landscape which, our country will present to the
world and sws ne s,e OF he sr
have drawn the picture themselves, and if their
modesty disclaims the merit of furnishing it, we
cannot permit them 70 hide their candle under bushel
What says the great Coryphpus of the American sys
tenn" I'VE mean not Mr.. Clay for we believe that,
with all his absurd and ultra notions and love for the sys
tenn he cannot be induced to advocate the extravagan
ideas of the who has suppaned him in the affections
of the loom barons] What does Mr. Webster the time
honored ADVOCATE Of commerce ard navigation and agri
hall speech His stentoran notes are raised for pro-
fection, PROTECTION, PROTECTION, on behalf of that
interest which is already suffering from plethora of pro-
lection Increase the duty, says he-swe the dividends
Of the barons, make me the god OF your idoatry and
raise to the presidency vain attempt to scout the
intelligence of the day-an lnglorous effort to fling
us the wreched legislative cobwebs of the fifteenth
century, still more hopeless one to ride into the
presidential chair in lS4S
Let Mr.. Webster be satisfied with the fame he has al
ready acquired juristas the alternate advocate of
agriculture and unrestricted commerce and navigation
with tariff ridden system of manufactures If his pari
cooured coat, as the eloquent advocate of systems
of every hue of policy affecting individual happiness
and comfort and our national prosperity peases him and
tickes his vanity great supporter of this system
of oppression and faud-Or his own language abundant
" proves it to be SUCH while the sad desc
Grafton of such talents let adure him to undcceive
himself for he can be president OF these United
States The he gets rid OF the haucnation, the
better for his personal comfort and peace of mind Let
the idea longer haunt his sleeping and waking hours,
for is not written in the book OF fate that HE is to rule
us!
In his able speech of 1921, Mr. Webster expresses his
great surprise that system which had been followed
steadily by Europe for centuries-that OF protection
should be styled American, and that revenue policy
which had uniformly adhered to from the close OF our
revolutionary in 1853, until the Of heavy ad
lorems and minmums in 1876 should be sgmatzed
as foreign. He reprobated the language in indignant
terms and condemned the poor attempt to gain popuari
ty for it by such specimen of wretched cap-trap With
great emphasis he said "Sr that is the truest american
policy which shall most useuly employ american capt.
uation" Rarely, indeed, have had more truth utter
ed in SO few words Proceeding with his splendid
gument the all absorbing theme, he urged upon the
House. with force and ability that argument of his
opponents could meet the conviction which his vast read
ing and study, and reflection had produced his mind,
dt all the great interests Of the country aceT united and
inseparabie and that THAT legislation most dangerous
rhich proposed TO benefit any branch Of industry,
apout due and proper consideration Of the burdens rch
through 1npoiitic and Ill Judged restrictions, mdu fail
upon the others These substantially his words in
1894 and if ever Mr. Webster gave uerance to anything
having the odorv of true automatic wisdom, profoundly
phosophic and clearly satesmanlike it then, when
with unrivalled power he plead the of commerce
and navigation and that of their elder sister, agricul
ture.
Pressing his searching inquiries relative to the necessi
tv for further protection to manufactures if could be
corded without injury to other and more important inter-
ests, with singular force, he continues:
sGentemen tell that they in favor of domestic in
dustry so l. They would give protection would
But, then all domestic industry is not confined to man
ufactures. The employments of agriculture, commerce,
and navigation, I'll! branches of the domestic in
and American labor. And the question is whether
duties shall be laid for the purpose of giving further
encouragement particular manufactures, every
BILE man must nsk himself, both whether the proposed
encouragement be and whether it can be given
rcifhoa injustice to other branches OF industry.
at il desirable know also, somewhat more distinctly,
the proposed measure will produce the intended effect
One object proposed, for example, is the increase
the home-narket the consumption of agricultural
ducts This, certainly is much TO be desrcd but what
provisions OF the bill expected, wholly or principally
produce this, IS stated | would not suggest that
increase OF the home market may follow from the
adoption OF this bill but all provisions have equal
tendency to produce this effect Those manufactures
which employ most labor, create, of course demand
production OF which capital and skill chief
gradients of cost"