The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-31

marke. which would supply all the manufactures which
agricultural and other labor might need that supply would
cost than does now and that increased cost would
fall upon agricultural and other labor. But, have
proved in former articles this subject il foreign imports
entirely prohibited, still the labor necessary, with
the aid OF machinery, manufacture all that the United
States might require would not furnish home market
for 1.-THE of the agricultural productions OF the United
States The home market is, therefore, mpracicable
things chimera, invented by the manufacturers to
mislead and deceive the agriculturists. But while a
home market for all the products OF American labor
never be created, yet the foreign marke' mdy be
annuiiated If refuse to buy OF foreign nations,
they must Of necessity refuse to buy OF u.s. and if
ever the home market experiment is tried, it will be
found that the European markets will be closed to
and will disappear from the while the
home market being insufficient, the farmers produce will
perish on his hands, his labor will become worthless.
and the holders OF money capital will be the mllionaires
amongst runed people. The American manufacturer cam
supply the OF American labor in all cases
cheap terms those wants supplied, until Ameri-
labor reduced TO the standard OF The pauper labor Of
Europe No doubts that people would be ruined
by that process and yet the protective system fully
ried out for the purpose Of building up home market,
manufacturing capital, by destroying the foreign market
which exists and by requiring agricultural labor TO
pay increased prices for all its supplies while it would be
forced support the expenses Of the government by sys
Of direct taxation We repeat therefore, that the idea
OF building up home market by prohibitions and restrc
tons necessarily involves the injury Of agriculture, for
agriculture will have bear the burden of creating that
Market and furnish to the unremuneratng labor which
will constitute that market the means OF purchasing the
productions Of agriculture. The appeal OF the protec-
tioniss stripped OF all its cunnngly devised sophsms is
nothing but naked appeal to labor to furnish money
capital with the Of purchasing additional amounts
of the products OF labor and to destroy and
the benefits of commerce. order to destroy the value OF
labor and place il at the mercy Of capital.
MIR. wlas HIS omeiou. Clerk Letter Writers
It appears from a statement of the Washington
respondent of the Baltimore Patriot. that the
ducop in the wages of the bricklayers employed upon
the Patent Office by Mr. Ewing, and their "strke' in
consequence thereof was brought about by the ocous
ntermeddlng in their affairs Of Mr. Harper Williamson,
well known about this city convenient instrument
for "Tippscanoe" and Trough and Ready" Clubs, and
for the Department OF the Interior.
The writer aforesaid states, in his letter of the 9th
Instant that this person occasionally visited the work
men, and reported or suggested the reduction. And
when payday round and the bricklayers insisted
upon their customary per diem Of $2 rs, this "Mr. Will
hanson appeared and upon his responsibility, pro-
tested against their being paid than 80 each per day
This created the disturbance, and the strike among the
brickayers Mr.. Ewing waited upon, and the true
state OF the case was laid before him. With the utmost
cheerfuness he revoked the order reducing the wages
of the bcklayers declaring that he had been msd aad
imposed upon IN The matter" ale did
justice all round as soon honest placed the true
facts in the matter before him."
As this Mr.. Williamson is still known to be employed
about the nmo Of the Interior Department. at
high salary, (though without warrant OF law and as we
recognise in the correspondent aforesaid employee
in the same department. cannot in the opin
ion that "ustice" has been done "all round" until
either Mr.. Williamson or his accuser is made to vacae
place which should only be filled by "honea men,"