Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-11-12

the beauties and advantages Of protection in the
mastery style: - -- '.' 49,.
o ....-., "EQuAL PRoTEorIoN. s :'..fa;
A Dialogue betsoeen the Dukes, The Dspes. and the
b. r.. Dou5yuL. .-q ....-
lst Duke. Gentlemen, the object OF this meeting
is to give equal protection to commerce, industry,
and agriculture. The first thing to be done is re-
store the Corn Laws. .l-s .. ,.a..
Cd Duke. Free trade is running the country. We
have had revolution in every country in Europe
since the Corn avs were repealed. We have had
the potato and Irish famine since the Corn Laws
were repealed. We have had short co,ton-crops
since the Corn Laws were repealed. We have had
the railway mania and the panic aimee the Corn Laws
repealed Thereforeit is clear that free trade
is running the country. ss. . ;.tt -
Sd Duke. My noble friend having proved that
free trade is running the country, call upon yon gen.
tlemen. to form league for protecting everybody
and everything against everybody and everything.
Frst you must restore the Corn Laws, project the
-ahem-tenant. -...- ....-...f - ->, rr.-
Ist Tenant Farmer. Huzza I'll thank you to
protect me against John Stokes in next parish. His
lands twice good as mine, and his poor-a:es on
ly halt ours. l wants a protective duty of los. a
quarter, OF can never compete with John Stokes.
Enter me for the los. duty. -r..- =, ia ..
81 Tenant Farmer. i shall want vvteen shillin'
quarter, for there's parson o next parish to
have set 'em all deep drainin' and guanorin and
what we be gettin, and can't grow agin em at less
nor vivteen shiln' So book for vivteen shiliin'
my Lord. ... .... -.
Sd Tenant Farmer Awe never ma market with.
in hafscore mile o. me, and there's Simon Thraps-
tone have only mile to carry TO my ten, and so
doant think shllin unreasonable agin Simon Thap-
stone. or r-.... -. IT,. r..
lst Doubtful. Hilloa, measer du buy my corn
O. you, and aren' agoing tu pay six shlin quar-
ter more for all the Simon Thrapstones in Essex.
lst Duke. Hush my friend; your turn will come
next. -. -- ....,... ...... 4. .: ..,...'..
lst Shoemaker. 1can't make shoes against Thorn.
as Lapstone under shillin pair protection. Tom
don't 90 to the public, and works overhours. He's
running me. He amt taxed as l am, paying six
pence a day to Government, excise duty for spirits
consumed on the premises. SoPnt 'em down a shil.
, lin pair extra. -~.-. -.
lst Tenant Farmer. Stop there. Tom made these
here top-beoots for me. You don't think I'm goin'
to pay yeou twenty-seven shiIIn' pair when can
get 'em Of Lapstone for twenty-six
I'd Duke. My worthy friend you are protected.
Is; Doubtful. Please, my Lord Duke, what is
equal protection
I'd Duke. Equal protection, my excellent friend,
is this. give Peter shilling protection against Paul
and Paul shilling protection against Peter. Thus
benefit both Peter and Paul to the extent of shill.
ing. - -, .i.-. '= ....
Sd Doubtful. Stop. don't see that.
Sd Duke. How, my intelligent friend Thus,-A
gives b shilling. g.----..-,-z.3...g.... - -
Cd Doubtful. III be B, give me shillmg.-I
Sd Duke. There (giue, him shilEng.) and now
gives A shilling H.
Sd Doubtful. Darned if B do. I've got un and
I'll keep On. Use landlord, my Lod Dock, and
this here shiIling's the protective doo.y on wheat.
(Grins and exit.) .-.' 81.
Sd Duke. Imper,inent scoundrel! Yes, my friends,
everybody ought to be protected against everybody
What follows! Why, the shoemaker may pay
extra shilling for his Loaf but will not have the
power to lap extra sixpence on to every shoe he
sells! The tailor may find penny pound rise on
mutton, but will he not enjoy his proud privilege Of
clapping penny yard protective duty on to every
pair Of unmentionables he manufactures? ;? In short
every interest being enriched at the expense of every
other interest," it is quite clear that great general good
will be the result.'' e.. .... b.
The Star belongs to the " Dukes ''-the dupes. u
we believe, are but few, and there are many of the
" doubtfuls." ...
By The way, the Starhas not yet shown Us the ruin
occasoned by the Tariff Of 1916. Its cases are all
fanced ones, manufactured for effect By the protec-
ton papers Of the free States. -..- -