Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-03

Facts enough have been developed,
since the repeal Of the ''Whig' and the
substitution of the "Locofoco' Tariff. to
impress forcibly upon the public mind the
necessity of a radical change of policy.
as regards the domestic industry Of the
country.
Let US Illustrate this by Il single branch
of domestic industrv-the Iron interest:
Within the past two years. Iron W orks
giving employment 10 more than TwENTy
THOUSAND MEN. have been suspended
These go 900 men would earn TEN MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS per annum. in that de-
partment of labor. But the Locofoco
Free Trade Tariff mas ,a'>en this vast sum
from the pockets of the American iron
wor<er and paid il over TO their British
competitors.
The injury. however. does not fall up
on the iron-worker alone. but every other
industrial interst in the country is also
iuiurou>lv effected. These oOOOO IRON
workers. if protected from the low wages
of British operatives bv an American
Tariff, would not only have produced iron.
but they would have provided a reliable
market for commodities and pro luctions
of other working classes of the country
The ten millions Of dollars which these
iron-men would have earned, could not
have remained in their pockets. but have
been exchanged for the products of the
mechanics. farmers. grocers and mer-
chants OF the country. At least one mil
lion would have been laid out in comfOrta-
BILE mesteads-another million would
have gone to the schoolmaster, the miliner.
shoemaker and tailor another to the mer-
chant and grocer. and three or four mil
lions to the farmer. the butcher and the
baker. And each interest would thus
have shared the benefits which ever flow
from the division of Home Labor. Instead
of these ten millions of dollars. however.
being thus distributed. giving activity and
energy to diversified Labor. and difIi,sino q
competence and contentmen, THROUGH our
own community. they are sent abroad and
hll the pockets Of the IRON workers. trades
and agrlcultur,ts of o;rea: Britain. All
departments of industry are intimately
connrcted-bv inflicting direct injury
upon one branch, all others indirectly
sutlcr. Each Of these 90 900 iron-wnrll-
er>, thrown out of employment. have
others dependent upon their labor for sup
port lnclullng women AMI children. the
number cannot be less than 100 900. Now.
these 100000 persons will consume the
equivalent of so 900 bushels Of wheat
per annum: and it driven t. farming they
become producers instead OF consumers
Ihe mere statement Of the fact, like this
shows how deeply important the Protec-
ton policy is to the Farmer. as well as
the Manufacturer or any and all other in
dustrial interests. The farmer however
is uOublv effected d-Grst in the loss of a
home market for his produce. and second
ly by the Importation or production of a
like amount.
This great evil. this ruinous policy is
increasing and extending its paralyzing in
fluencc over the land: and when the null
fitudes. oppressed and impoverished by it,
petition Congress for relief. they are
gravely informed, that no relief can be
given-that the productive labor of the
country can have no aid or attention. until
the slavery questions all settled.
Patience III long suffering will soon be
eXhau>ted.-Cin. Gazette.