The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-24
Another Voice from Poansy ivania.
To the Editor Of the UntOa:

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WEsTcHEsrER, (Pa., } Jan. Is, ls4e
SIR: The annexed article have taken from the New
York Tribune of the lth inst As was engaged in the
various departments OF SPINNING weaving, bleaching,
dying, and printing in Lancashire from the age of fifteen
10 twenty four apprentice and assistant and from
the age OF twenty -four TO iortyone as principal beg
to offer some remarks upon the assertions and differences
of the Delaware Farmer and his trumpeer, the Tribune
vi the unnecessary dsespecttu and volunteer assertion
that he has read Polk and Walker free trade, and
found them contrary to his experience and knowl-
edge Will only say that, in my opinion, he has been
careess and uncandd scholar that has knowledge on the
subject rs very limited and Incorrect and that his expe-
Renee must have been very peculiar.
Ii bir. Greeley instead of employing himself in finding
mares nests al w ashngton and allowing such iaacious
en- pdrte nonsense to be put into his paper and il the Del
aware Farmer, in place OF writing about what he either
does not understand, willingly misrepresensf they
would have taken the trouble to call upon import er-
chants, and get information relative 10 the "Oho extra
sheengs, they would have ascertain ed that the decep-
ton he exposes is induced by the hgh-tarf system Of
American legislation; he would have found that owing to
30 per cent aid vaorem duty. and 90 per cost OF
importing making 40 per cent. protection United
States manufactures, the merchants import to a
profit good and middle qualities of either printing cali
Goes, sheetngs, shrtngs and that they, the import
merchants, being ready to make money any how in fair
way, Qhere is cheating in everything but farming and
publishing newspapers send out orders for these aggy
fabrics with special orders TO be got up in this SNOWY
but deceptive manner They would have been told that in
importing these "Oho extra sheengs, the United States
were not importing breadsyts but pipe ciay that flour
is too expensive TO sfen them with; and that as the
goods contained not ounce of either starch flour,
all their fnewrought ideas and calculations are only
moonshine.
The farmer and "The Tribune" need not lay the fiat
tering JUNCTION 20 their souls, that human nature in the
trading world is any better here than it is in Lancashire
Send similar orders upon which profits obtainable,
and Brother Jonathan will be found quite match for
John Bull, ''any way he could fix it," If the Tribune
and his pseudo political economist friend the actual or
ideal Farmer, do not know, ii is time they should
be told, that in consequence of the present high
tariff OF this country, scarcely any of the best Eng
fish fabrics find their way hither and that the utmost
stretch of ingenuity is thereby called action for the
purpose of making poor goods look WELL and causing the
bulk OF people to pay dear for very inferior fabrics
Ii these worthless do not know, it is high time they
should be told, that the import merchants of New York.
Boston, Philadelphia Baltimore, New Orleans and other
places, in giving their orders to European manufacturers
invariably lay great stress upon that part of their nsruc
tons which relates to quality and appearance; for, say
they, must have tasty and snowy goods, (no matter
the intrinsic value, at low prices, for the tariff and ex
pense OF importing prevent from ordering sterling
qualities
Take off the tariff, reduce it to ten per cent nd va
loren duty all round and shall realize abundant
by the latter, give all citizens good clothing
and other things at low cost and by enabling the half
and quarter filled stomachs of the manufacturing opera
tives in Great Britain to get plenty of surplus American
flour and provisions, give the farmers legitimate con-
sumption for their productions, and bring them much
better rade--the Delaware Farmer among the rest
am, sir, yours respectfully,