The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-01
From the WiImington Del. } Journal.
Protection 20 Iron.


and its injudicous ad-valorem principles.
{" Resolved, That five-sixths of the value of pig
ron consists of labor; and this labor can be pro-
cured in England at less than one third of what il
usually commands in good times in this country, |
we in the United States can never compete with |
the English iron masters, except by reduction OF
labor to the pauper rates of that country, protec
ton from its competition.
Resolced That il is not the wish of any of this
we hope, of no American-to see the |
rates of labor in this happy country reduced TO the
rates of poverty in Europe.
90 Resolved, That to insure different and more |
happy state OF things among us, the labor OF this
country, including all its mineral and agricutu- |
raj products, must be protected in our markets from
the redundant labor of other countries.
Resolved, That we, and each OF US, pledge our
selves to use the utmost of exertions to procure
such protection, which can only be secured by a
duty of specific values"
The resolutions not only declare in plain Ian
guage the Of the heavy evils which afct the
country but as plainly point out the remedy: the
cause is the Locofoco tariff law of 1916; the remedy
is TO be found in the creation of protective duties,
such as distinguished the Wing tariff of 1872
That the iron business, which is exclusive in
Pennsylvania has suffered as much any other
branch of domestic industry, cannot be denied. The
iron workers have been literally paralyzed, and
under their Affections it is natural that they should
seek 10 discover how and by what process their in
terests and happiness have been thus sacrificed.
They intelligent class of citizens, and can
bring TO the investigation of this matter amount
of honesty and intelligence squalling that of any
portion of our citizens. And they have pushed
their inquiries far and deep, and the result Of their
search and the convictions of their minds en-
bodied in the few but clear and emphatic words of
the following resolution:
'sResoIred, That the present depressed state of
the iron trade had its origin and is entirely caused
by the low rate of duty at which English iron is
admitted into this country under the tariff law of
1916, and its injudicous ad-valorem principles"
The depression experienced in the iron business
is confined to the western part of Pennsylvania,
and felt alone by the miners and meters in that
region; but throughout the whole country, every
trade in which iron is the chief material used feels
the whitening touch of the Locofoco tariff Of lS46
Wilmington has been deeply wounded in this
business hundreds of persons, to whom, under the
benign influence of the Wing tariff of 1912, thou
sands of dollars were distributed monthly, are
without employment, and the source of their living
has been utterly destroyed. There are several
large establishments in and about our city, where
few years ago many men were employed; the
number of hands now engaged are comparatively
few this is not only evil to the individuals who
are out of work." but is serious loss to
whole community for il is well known that the
greater the number of mechanics employed in
town, the greater its prosperity The workshops
which were formerly filled with busy hands are
almost empty many of their workmen have been
forced to leave our place. while others are entirely
idle, and seek labor at something ese about which
they know little, and for their toll get pit
lance. These are facts universally known and
none but fool or mailman would deny them and
pnft la is IN
our community to the iron workers of the west
ern part of Pennsylvania.
But with all these calamities before their faces,
and with the full knowledge of their cause the Lo-
cofoco demagogues and their unpatriotic prints
still found praising the free trade tariff of 1916, and
asking for its support and continuance 1t seems
like madness-like deliberate, wanton cruelty-for
these Locofocos to ask continuance of a law which
is destroying the business of the country and bring
ing thousands to want and beggary.
FRoM YESEzuELA.-By the ship Adelaide the
New York Journal Of Commerce has Havana papers
10 August 18th, containing advices from Curacao
to the 25th of July letter from Generel Cordero,
dated at Coro, Venezuela July 2lst, says: "On the
Odd we shall march with one thousand men TO form
a junction with General Cormona, who has five
hundred men at Paraguano, and then move up
verse; we intend to take the direction of Los Lanos
1.-THE plains.) This is according 10 arrange
ment agreed on by council Of chief. Our situa-
ton is dangerous, but alternative Is left us but
10 conquer or die"
Under date of the 2lst it is stated that the 18th
General Portocarrero left with six hundred men TO
effect a landing at the mouth of the river Tocaya.
Falcon had also left, with one hundred horsemen
The Rochester Democrat publishes the following
proclamation, which is stated TO have caused no
slight excitement in the city Of Toronto, where il
appearcd
"To your TENTS, o IsRAELi-Britons of the city
of Toronto Britons of the Home District Shall
the rank rebels be permitted to tell las they
do) that they will drive the bloody tories out of the
country Up, TO your duty, and let us no more
slumberl The political Judas lscariot, who be-
trayed his sovereign and disgraccd his office her
majesty's representative, Is expected TO arrive in
Toronto on the Doth instant, or thereabout. And
shall Elgin, who pardoned the scoundrcIs whose
hands were red with the blood Of Wier and Usher,
and Chartraud, and our own gallant Moode-shall
Elgin, who spurned the respectful petitions, and
Knocked the hopes of 100 900 of the loyal hearts OF
Canada, and who wantonly and clandestinely sane
toned the bill loading and grinding down US and
children with taxes for twenty years 10 come,
TO reward rebels and murderers-shall Elgin, who
Is now, from his garrsoned residence Of Monklands,
examining the jails Of Montreal with the most loyal
citizens, be permitted 10 be welcomed by gang Of
sneaking radicals in the good old loyal city Of To-
ronto' Ne Mo- Forbid il, Heayen!'
The state of feeling was made significant by the
fact that quantity Of arms bad been distracted
from the city hail. and that other demonstrations
were made. The news from the rest Of the province
is much more cheering Montreal suffers greatly,
il is said, from the system Of transit for goods free
Of duty between Montreal and New York. This,
to a cons derable extent, makes New York instead
of Montreal the seaport for Upper Canada. In that
city recent returns represent that not less than 500
houses, chiefly in the suburbs, were standing va
cant, and that the income from rents throughout
the city have been diminished third on am aver.
age. Many Of the laboring people, being unable
to find employment there, we're emigrsting to the
United States.
From he Albany Erening Journal.
sound Sentiments.
The following is an extract from General TAy-
LoRs speech at Beaver, Pa:
"The credit is due for the success. of the opera
tons in Mexico 10 the officers and soldiers, both