Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-15

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niGcencc which Paris will thon exhibit!
Cas-. an eye on the future and behold
the gildinss, the bronzes. the magni6'
cent chandeliers, lamps, lusters, and
candclabrns, which will glitter in the
spacious stores, compared to which the
'plendor Of the present day will appear
little and Insignificant.
There is none, not even the poor man.
ulac,urer frcsin in the midst Of his pine
forests, nor the miserable miner in his
dark dwelling, but who would enjoy an
increase Of salary and Of comforts.
Gentlemen, if you will be pleased to
reflect, you cannot fail 10 be convinced
that there is perhaps not one French.
man, from the opulent stockholder Of
Amin down to the poores. venlet Of
matches. who is not interested in the
success Of our petition.
We foresec your objections, gentle.
men; but there is no, one that you can
oppose TO US which you will not be obi.
gel 10 gather from the works ofthe par.
,issns OF free trade. We dare challenge
you to pronounce one worl against our
petition, which is not equally opposed
to your own practice and the principle
which guides your policy.
Do you tell US, that il we gain by this
protection France will no, gain because
the consumer must pay the price oft!
We answer you: you have no longer
any right 10 cite the interest Of the con. {.
sumcr. For whenever this has been
found TO compete with ,ha, OF the pro.
duccr, you have invariably sacrificed the
first. You have don. this TO encourage
labor, 10 increase the demand for labor.
The same reason should now induce
you TO &C, in the same manner.
You have yourselves already answer.
el the objection. When you were told:
The con:umer is interested in the free in j..
PRODUCTION Of iron, coal, corn. wheat,
cloths, &C., your answer was: Yes but
the producer is interested in their exclu.
sion. Thus, also, If the consumer is
interested in their exclusion. Thus, al E.
so, il the consumer is interested in the
admission Of light. we. the producers,
pray for its in,erliction.
You have also sail, the producer anil
consumer are one. If the manufacturer
gains by protection, he will cause the
agricl;urals, to gain also; if agriculture
prospers i, opens o market for manuiac.
tured goods. Thus we, if you confer
upon US the monopoly Of furnishing
ligh, during the day, will as frs, Goa
sequence, buy large quantities Of tallow,
Goals, resin, oils. wax, alcohol. silver,
iron, bronze, and crystal for the supply
OF our business; and then we anI our
numerous contractors, having become
rich, our consumption will be great and
become means Of contributing to the
comfort and competency Of the workers
in every branch Of national labor.
Will you say tha, the lish: Of the sun
is gra,ui,ous gift, and that to repuse
gratutous gifts is to repulse riches un.
der the pre,ence Of encouraging thcmeans
OF obtaining them?
Take care,-you carry the dea,h.blow
to your own policy. Remember, tha,
hitherto you have always repulseI for.
eign produce, because it was an ap.
proach to a gra,uitous gift, and the more
in proportion, as this approach was
more close. You have, in obeying the
wishes Of other monopolists, acted only
from a half motive; to grant our petition
there is much fuller iuducement. To
repulse US entirely for the reason that
our case is more complete one than
any which have preceded it, would be
to lay down tho following equo,ation:
~ -; in other words, it would
be to accumulate absurdity upon absur.
di,y.
Labor and Nature concur in differen,
proportions, according 10 country and
climate, in every article OF production.
The portion Of Nature is always gratui,.
Gus; that Of labor alone regulates the
price.
"lf Lisbon orange can be sold a,
half the price Of a Partisan one, it is be.
cause natural and gralui.ous heat does
for the one, what the other only obtains
from an artificial and consequently ex.
pensive one.
"When, therefore, we purchase Por.
tugcse orange, we may say that we OBJ.
tain it half gratuitously and half by the
right Of labor; in other words, at hall
price compared to those Of Paris.
"Now it is precisely on account ol