The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-23
From the Charleston Meseury. The Protective Policy and Railway
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H is][. !ie naUosF ni r9foa enterprises n Afneft. cN has Increased te extent which has neser bros been S'ssua n ibis oE any other eoaBisy From the best intqrmAiI0n now existing, she works that have been projected and now ia proglsss, would snoast io tran SIX thoassa miles Of saii oas in the dtasfsai States sad tssn,osies. and nasy tnoFe Ifopofiani ones are. agitaied inelsdihg he Crest Atiahtle and Paci6e rRiiroad tor which com. pasies have not yet been iot,nsd bu, which saen oi experience and ssgseiiy think ,he capacities of ths county equal to, II ike present prices ot iron aud iseor are preserved, os prices aPProximating to ! them.
 The construction nF all inc vast aranues Of ,fsns portstioa and travel through vsiios agTicultara regions of our extended demsia, hich are either wholly partially deprived of tte facilities of irans- | ferlslion aud intercourse by other mesns and are projected and prosecuted by the owners of the soil wish view Of getting oaiist to then valuable psodae t0ns. and atoTasag the to market for the vast smopni ot agricultural and mineral wealth which Bow lies shut up, and 1npgoauetiye, and bat | for the supply ot Betghbofhcod demand. must be regarded as heTmnfteaiiy sealed, without such agen- ] eles 10 deveIope them
 1 From the uaexampied prosperity of the North and East. whefs faliToad enterprises priseipsy monopoiIse the travel and transportation ct the Cogulry other portions Of the Union have gradually embarked iB then. aniil nearly. U not quite, every State Is making its arrangements foE the eenstrue- iIoH o roads aato sfard the facilities of market ios their produc s aud thus enhance the value of
 
 them by means of these facilities; the comfort ard convenience of s cizsns, and ihS tniarpefciai AIi agricultural prosperity of the whole. While the General Government attempted 10 exercise the power 10 appropriate monies o internal improvements the power was concentrated In the hands ot te@, and of consequence, the exercise of 1t partial and sectional. l. is TeBsf kable fact, that until the policy, well as the right of The government on ihis subject was abandoned that there was con- pete torp0t ih the States, and among the people. D,.R ,T.
 fixed. to let individual and private enterprise exert itself in this respect, srat vas manifested which prompted the State governments to act with views Of liberal and enghe ened self interest: and t0 aid the enterprise cf their citizens by subscriptions, loans of their money. and credit; SO that network of railroads spreading over many Of them, and IS destined Co extend its area, ua,il the dssay of this government will be reached. Ii will never be attained until means given by enterprises ike these 10 deyei0Pe resources, which abound n every par; Tits euitcry Dependent, therefore as are the vast agricultural, mechanical and commercial inter ess oi this country upon railroad extensions in every section ol II, Il wcnld al once to be it's policy 10 do nothing, at least, 10 impede Of burden them ihsir growth. Il l. moi the interest Of oae or oi iew sections, 10 be benefited by them, but the m- lions of ouI treemen who depend upon the cuitiva- ten of the soil for the susienance and comfort of themselves and families. IL has been stated above ihai these enterprises have received new impulse and are multiplying n an increased ratio, slnce the farlf act 0! Is42 was fepealed by that of Is46 The reason IS obvious. The nous dnsy on iron oy ne tariff os lsi3 gave the monopoly of the article 10 the iron masters m this country and iron then ranged from ST5 10 S90 per ion. How stands the case nowf Ehgiish iron can be brought and delivered here al S35 ,o Si0 and S.J per ion, freight and duty included. and American iron has been soli as loS as $50 Ii will be seen af orc thAt by reducing the price of be main constituent n the COS, of railroads. the means of far greater number can be brought o bear n their constructions; that when labor and energy assisted by reduced prices n the main articie, which the labor and energy ot our farmers cannot produce, ihere noth- ing that cannot b. accomplished by them; and hence when iron IS cheap the cost of construction ssseued n the main ingredient. which has, heretofore, oper- ated 10 great an extent inuefiaent to those removed distance froI He vicinity of ih mines
 From the aspect of things now, however it appears thai no ordinary 10 be rssored to by the protected Iron inongerz oi tlis coBH;Ty to add an increased d-iy during the nexi Congress: and II appears as giylRss our from htgh places m. dicaie tAat te iayor or Jhe Chief M3lstsate of the government has been won over, and that he will strive to prevent the aeion Of the government nten- dsd to protect the many SO to make it enure tn 'fe benefit of he few, and by aiding duty of 90 per cent. upon ihat already provided. enable te.e hungry capitalists oi New York and Pennsylvania 10 eX;ort upon ihe necessity of the many, or force them 10 suspend most of the important works how n progress.
 
 afford, with the present daty of 30 per cent to fer n''h iron for less than 5 to 5s0 per ton, aad, of course the duties, q, imposed, wiI be Arranged as ! to enable them to command this price. Now what elect will this have upon the work, of even South and Noith Carolina, which a.e m progfess1
 Assuming that The average weight Of iron used by the roads now progressing. 10 be 30 lbs. per line or yard, it would take So tons per mic. sn increase oi SD per ton would, therefore, be Si6oO per m,le { Ihss would rnc'ease toe price Of Inc Wilmington and Manchester railroad alone some : iU0 GOO for ! inc rails, besides other incidental costs. south CaroIia- therefore, would pay for the pro- tecon of the Iso, masters oi Pennsy yIvans and New York, some $3D0,G00 on the three roads now in progress, besides those chartered and projected. North Carolina similar price; and, in fact, ihe wheie un'on would bs put under tribute 10 toFth- ern capatiIiss of or 10 Gloas of dollars or be forced to suspend the works now gong forward oy the @xertioEs of the agTicagEal and conmefc c;ai s0mm7hity solely, regarded now, 6y all susceptible oi accomplishment under present circumstances, and sdm'tied by a b be indispensable 10 the growth ol trade and business in tbe different sections of the couniry.
 Aud on the great Pacific ani Atlantic project, abd assuming 2,000 miles :or is leagth, with iron requiring loo tons Der mile. tAich |, should be 10 be rheciive) and you iscTease lie cost of that Si.0o0. 900.
 Let Il be remembered too that this tax is no, seneratiy dfdussd, is ordinarily the case. upon protected articles (lor this is Independent o and m addition 10 tha;l but that it Is eols,sd to the railroad interest, already strained to tbe highest point oi exefion, and sacrifice of their means, 10 ensure theniseiScs the benefit oi railroad facilities
 .he inevitable eifec: ot this policy, ii IS pAlpabe must reiaTd many valuable works, and may others 10 suspend enifey that would add greatly to ihe pTcG5esion and wealth Of ihe county, fa view oi these consequences, would not be better for the gosefnmea, 10 pay bonus at once to these iron tecoFes to be dauryed bV sy stem of faxatinn oT which they would pay part, thaa 10 cucumber the means of the miiioaBs struggling, m thls free country, by honest indEsFy, ,o better their eedi. ton
 la faei Il the one Or the other interest is 10 go down, ' would be better for the greai of oar people, that tae roa interest be boaght out by the government al once, forn can be demonstrated thal 'he increased burdens Of the protection which they seek, would impose heavier cost upon he other interests oi the country than the whole iron maBU-