Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-10-23

Wednesday in regard 10 the suffering con
dition OF several poor families, in the
south part of the town in it the writer
stated that these people were out Of en-
ploymcnt in consequence Of the stop
page Of the Factories. This is but the
merest fractional portion OF the suffering
which has occurred, and which must
still continue to occur, in consequence
Of so large number ofoperatives, par
ticuIarly in New England, being de-
prived Of their daily labor, by the clos
ing OF the Factories. And what is the
cause oft all, and what hns brought all
this distress upon an industrious and
Woodworking portion Of the community,
who are entirely dependent, for their
livelihood, upon the successful opera.
ton OF Manufactures, in this country Z
Why, the suicidal and abominable Free
trade doctrines Of the locoioco party
Just so long rs we are cursed with loco
ioce doctrines, in all The practical opera
tons of business, s,-just SO long as we
are compelled TO struggle on under a
low Tariff, and to contend with the pau
per labor OF Great Britain,-just so long
must the Manufacturers Of this country
be cramped, and the operatives be op-
pressed. Cotton can be sent from this
country, be manufactured and printed
in England: and brought to our market
and after paying all the expences, TO-
gether with the import duty, Gun be sold
alta considerably less price than what
the same goods can be furnished for by
our own Manufacturers. And the rea-
son is perfectly obvious to every one.--
In England they have brought much of
their machinery to far greater peritc-
ton than we have in this country,--con-
sequenty they are enabled to make be:-
ter goods at less eXpence, and in less
time, than can be done here And, in
the next place, there is no such degrad
ing oppression on earth AZ that which
is suffered by the operatives in the Man
urac,urins districts Of England. They
work more hours in a day, and receive
less pay per week than our operatives,
for precisely the same work, receive per
day,-and thus England is enabled
most successfully to compete with our
Manuiucturers,-and even make money
by the operation. Yet the locoiocos per-
sls, in their ruinous system Of irce-trade;
they pursue this course, notwithstand-
ing they are perfectly aware that they
are grinding the poor operatives to the
very dust, because the Manufacturers
cannot keep their Factories in operation,
for it would be ruinous to them, and,
therefore, the operators are thrown out
of employment. Yet these very locoio-
cos profess to be ardent friends of tho
poor it is strange TO us that every la
boring man in the country does not com
prchend this matter, and vote against
the locofoco doctrines, and thus secure
his own welfare and happiness, and that
Of his family also. American labor should
be amply protected, and receive full
and Just reward. Until this is done,
there will always be great distress among
the laborng portion OF our conntrymcn;
and this cannot be done until the free
men vote down the locofoco doctrines of
Free-trade and low Tariff. When vii,
poor people open their eyes, on this sub
jebt, and vote in favor Of guarding their
own interests