The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-06
OPPRESSION OF THE MANU-.
FEATURING INTEREST.

We hare taken sosne pains 10 in
su;,, is,o ,he Ysvscas ssate Of MANI
},c,ar1ns business throughout New
ynsls,,d. AsA the }scsnre is u sad and
a., ,-,c. No, one half of the VOL
len i,c,erits in Vernon, { the grcs,
.as grv~ins rg,pu) are how 10
,ssrs.ion snd he few that do rah
,rs making 10 rroA,, snd do ba. IL.
,s ,-a.nes. except 20 manufacture
ne WOO, a the FARMERS ny,on sharcs.
TIE same may bc said Of nearly all
ne CHER wocien manufactures in
Ne. England. Now aud then one
ia, happens 10 Nc engaged in max
NIX good. that are in demand Cone in
f,l River, for ins,sncc) may be
making email profits bu' as scncr'
81 ,i,ns We hazard no,lins IN sayln.
,ha, the ~ol'en manufacturers o! New
England arc no, paving their eSpcns
%. or anything like il. The immense
Quantities OF French and German,
lsoadc.oihs which have been forced
l,o the country. paying datics a, the
m,l,ce price Of d,e manufacturers,
have completely use, the market
These foreign fabrics arc noininally
ehear~r than the American bat they
Are ~. really So. for tl,ey will scarce.
], scar half as long. They make a
me altcsrancc for while. bu, they
a'e made like "peter pindar's razor s
Ell The immense quantities Of
them Which our people use up. at the
t,rcise Of our own artisans. indicates
10 quality e these foreign goods.
The cotton manufacture is little
i,',ei than the ~oolen, bu, even this
), more depressed than it has been
~ ten years. Quite number Of the
malls ia Lowell are how suspended or
running but half Of their machinery.
Tso Of the lar gest mills, We believe, in
Woonsocket, have gin eout." The
r,,sfcid ca. II. } Manufacturing Co.
lave stopped operations entirely -
Tie Exeter Mil at Exeter n. H., has
decided 10 stop during the ensuing
month, Various other cotton factor
icsarc doing nothing, aud more than
'atty cotton mills within our knovl
el.e have decided to stop as soon as
tier present stock of cotton is used
~, unless the business takes a more
favorable turn, Of which there is now
TO prospect.
This state Of things is bad enough
N all conscience, but il is aggravated
By the conduct Of those who arc op
POSED to the Protection Of American
Industry. The Washington Union
las openly declared that the manuiac
nrer' are stopping their mills in or
der to create panic aud induce Con
gross to pass higher Tariff; and the
cry IS echoed by presses here in New
England that they know better, i
they know anything abou. it. 1t il
most recklessly false. There i,
scarcely manufacturing establish
men. in New England whose stool
now commands par in the market
and there are scores Of stocks tina
YOU can buy for fifty cents on a dol
lar. The stopping Of machinery i
OFFENSIVE business, and men do no
resort to it until they are compelled to
A gentleman who owns cotton mil
III The interior Of the State informc'
US yesterday that hs had offered hi
workman the privilege Of running hi
mill one year, and have all they coul'
make on, Of il, ; that -, he would ii,
them the use Of the mill and all j.
futures, il they would only keep Their
in operation. We think there ar
many others that would be glad t
make similar arrangement Boz
ton Daily Mail.