The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-13

the aborng people Of this country who are the con-
sumers.
The sums Of money yearly extorted under such sys.
tenn Of protection" the ederalsts propose amounts
10 more than Ue times much as the sum YEARLY paid 10
the government repsnus For instance. the value Of
cotton goods annually manufactured in this country
now nearly if not quite $40 100000 This vast amount
is consumed by the laboring men, women, and children
Of the country Admitting that is increased in to
them only TO the amount OF the duty which is IS per
cent upon the value, and on that single item they pay
into the pockets OF the manufacturers 900 annual
y while not cent OF il goes to the government for
enue
The value of cotton goods imported into the country
annually amounts TO about Sli 100000. The duty the
rate Of IS per this amounts 10 s2soo,OOo.
which. Of course goes into the treasury Of the United
States Thus. while the people under the protective sys
tenn which the federalists advocate, would pay but
$2 100000 into the national treasury they would pay
100000 than the goods ought to cost into the
pockets OF Abbott Lawrence and his brother manufac.
turers.
Again. the quantity OF iron of all kinds manufactured
in this country is 100000 tons annually while only
about 100000 tons are imported; in all amounting to
100000 TONS Now il the average foreign cost Of the
aucic 10 ho hdH YfV pei tOii, dkBtSdtc ln-
crease Of price resulting from the mere duty Of 80 per
cent alone, without calculating the profits Of the importer
and retailer incident to the duty, amounts to
which the people have to pay for their iron yearly more
than they would il there were no duty. And Of this
large tax rs 400 900 goes into The pockets of the on-mas.
ss, and only III ooo the duty on 1000 TONS goes
into the national treasury revenue. We might men
ton other articles, such as wooen manufactures,
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results equally striking; but it is unnecessary It
is the system which produces such results--which
takes one dollar from the pockets Of the people
and puts 1t into the treasury for the Of the govern
ment and Ten dollars which puts into the pockets of the
manufacturers and IRON masters-whch is called .pro
teeton" The aggregate amount OF this 'protection"
each year which goes into the pockets Of the manufac
turers and iron.masters will exceed in this country
900 in amount while this government takes but
100000. What fact show not only the stupen
dous injustice but the unconstutonaty Of the miscaled
"proectiue" system, in striking light, And it's
this system in more aggravated form which the federal
monoposts of this country now, unfortunately for the
people, in the possession OF the government seek build
up permanently by the abolition OF the ad vaorem stand
ard Of duties, and the incorporation into the tariff Of The
specific and minimum principles. which have everywhere
been the devices by which the monarchsts and coneua.
tires Of all countries known in this country under
the OF higs seek to cheat and plumber the people
of their substance
We that il is rather has been, contended
that the duty does not increase the price OF the article to
the consumer, but that tends to cheaper prices the
duty being in fact paid by the foreign producer The
bare statement Of such proposition is sufficient to
vince any of its palpable absurdity-an absurd
ty equaled only by the impudence with which il is pro-
pounded. Besides, if there even pausiby in the
sophism is now completely knocked in the head by the
clamor which the iron masters and their advocates OF the
wing press raising for political effect in Pesnsy
vana They contend no that the prices Of foreign iron
are low that they cannot successfully compete with
them; and. therefore, they ask of Congress to increase
the duty, order that the prices Of the american produd
may be raised OF course, that is what they mean be-
cause, if increase OF duty would be followed by still
lower prices, commended for by the Hudsons the An
drew Stewards and other advocates OF the tariff Of isa
whose arguments only be attributed TO their foya
their knavery, the iron would be in still
predcament than that in which they pretend for political
effect, they No it is increase OF duty, and
increase Of prices, which they want They are will
ing that the government shall have little more revenue
il the increase OF duty shall not make il prohibtoy
while they have increase of prices II by such
expedent they have dollars put into their private
pockets, they will freely that the government
shall receive but dollar into its treasury, perhaps
nothing. II this system this shameful scheme, devised
bycunning capitalists TO pecaate upon the people under
the and protection Of law, that the feerasts noT
seek to revivethe odious tariff system OF Is49 In order
to recommend il, they il with the fraudulent
device OF protection" and pretend il is to help the IA.
borer and the famerto increase the wages OF and
add to the prices Of the other; ute really designed
cunning and artfa deuies 10 defraud and piuadH
both
We have much to say This subject, and shall soon
again recur to t.
The editor OF the Alexandra Gazette is a shrevd
logician Notwithstanding we showed clearly, in our
article the independent treasury, a few days since
that the deialcaon OF DENLY had really nothing 10 do