New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-14

If there are no such dsts-if there is nothing IN
earth nor air to forbid SILK growing night here
why then we maintain that no loss but an i'm
mense saving Of labor could result from the thor
ough establishment Of the SILK Culture in our
country even AZ a considerable present addition
70 the money cost Of the fsbric. By such estab.
hshment We should give steady and agreeable
employment % large class Of old and feeble poor
who cannot now earn subsistence, and we
should train 70 habits OF industry many Thousands
Of children now growing Up in dependent and
vicious ideness. This IS much, bat BY no means
all. By plating the Siik-grower BY the side Of
the Food grower. we inevitably enhance the price
which each receives for bis product. by enabling
them 70 interchange directly with each other ana
thus cutting Of the long chain Of traders and
transporters formerly interPosed between them
al taking their subsistence and profits out OF the
urod.cers AZ the txo ends Of the chain. Instead
If diminishing the aggregate value Of products u
is plain that wisely adjusted Efficient Protection
ro9st immensely increase that value by dimin-
isbina the number Of n0n-producing parasites
Of Industry and increasing that Of scipai
Producer. throughout the world Let 1s test
the secretarys doctrine as 70 cheap fof-
elm Labor by familiar example. There are
great many poor women throughout our eo1n-
try. but especially in our cities, who I've oy max
ing ~ plain garments, whereby they earn ron
-. cents 70 IS cents per day. Now suppose the
female labor Of Great Britain 50 depressed that
,e making of each shirt which here costs % cents
could be procured in London for ~: snd al
other Sewing in proportion Would i be well Tor
M 10 have all our clothes made IN Great Britain
Yes. saws the Secretary. most confidently the
divine avs of trade, which only require % be
LET alone to work delightfully."-, tell Us to buy every
thing IN the cheapest market But what tneh'
u1u ba the fate u our shirt makers and other
women who now barely exist by plying the needle
twelve - fifteen hours per day Does anybody
believe that they would receive any collateral
benefit com ensstory tor the utter taking away OF
their present scanty resource And U their class
would plainly lose by such subversion, how do
Won know Sir that y9urs would fare better
This Let US alone is first heard of from The
mouths Of devils in the New Testament. and %
does not change lbs character though uttered hy
Secretary. The sentiment is essentially selfish
reckless, unsocial diaboIio It may seem t. do
for the cunning and the strong but 10 is death
to the weak and simple.
We must pass over q dozen points unnohced,
but on one We must even yet make room FOR
parting word The Secretary says
Wages can ouy be Increased 10 sny nanol, 10 The az
gregae by sugmenng spits he gnd out ~ Whch sRe-
are paid No le,1safa Of msn car change iie 10"
Of capital and wages namely thsi - capital susr-n De"
ing from which wages are pas there w be az
increased demsFt iIi-
reward
Of course the Secretary bolts this Just AS he
finds it laid down by the accredited doctors 90.
Political Economy, but it no more like truth
than Polk is like Washington. II 1t were true.
Labor should be far cheaper in Wisconsin than BOO
ENGLAND and in Oregon than either. Surely we
all DO know that iu new and rapidly growing
community. where nearly all are poorer IN medium
circumstances and the aggregate wealth very
moderate, wages are generally higher than they
are in that same community century aiterward,
when the aggregate wealth per man is mnch
greater aud capital has vastly augmented.
We put ont of view the still stronger case OF Cab
iornia as exceptional but not without bearing.
WAGES DO not depend at all on the amountoi indie
vidual wealth la a community The comparative
ly equal distribution of that wealth affects them
favorably 50 does the proximity and iecundiiy OF
all the elements of producton-rch sol,deposits OF
various minerals, channels OF easy intercommunica-
ton, water power &c. So. but the mere auemen-
ta,ion of Capital IS oiten detument 70 Labor
as a benefit. There is Political Economy deeper
ami truer than that Mr Walker has studied and
the country will yet recognize it-no matter % the
master manufacturers should verify his prediction
shall have less difficulty in making the LaborDg
Class realize the be8ehcence and importance OF
Protection