The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-14

This table shows that iron imports increased from S.
900 in 1at7 10 $4,000 600 in ls56wool from $685.
900 no ls47 to ~ $685. in 1856 56manumcturcs of wool
from ST. 600 in 1857 to 32 100000 in l856and sugar
from So SIT 900 in ls47 to 900 in 1856 thus show
ing Its increase sugar than irop and the manuiac
es Of iron or wool the manufactures of wool This
great fact should be kept in mind
This table further shows that the impoations OF iron
manufactures of iron and iron and Steel and cast shear
and ohe etse amounted for tho year 1856 to tho
sum OF $2i and the mportatons OF sugar for the
same year amounted TO the u OF SzI POO poo anu wy
of the manufactures wool for the same year
smounied TO the sum of S3l o6l Ta3 Every arguments
therefore which my friend from Ohio has 10 Jus
The reduction he proposes on sagar nppes ~ nn
force 10 iron an tbs manufactures OF ron and the mahu-
All these articles enter largely into the consumption of
The cotnry-all add greatly to our comfort and conye-
nience Sear may be dispensed wit but iron ana tue
manufactures of iron and the manufactures Oh WOOL are
ndspenaby requisite for the supper. Q. hs
pioneer the farmer the planter the artisan the
rr all classes in the community find these asnameo ar
tcles indspeusabe individual and national prosperity.
They may with Inconvenience to be sure dispense
with sugar and its manufactures -t -, -.
Now how in regard to other items Take the Item
of steelauoher article of prime necessity Under tne
tariff of 1916 certain descriptions OF that article were au
mitted at twenty per cent while some OF the
of steel were adea a. M hese ss He
the articles TO the schsd
ulehus imposing heavier duty than they pear uhoer
the tariff of 1876 ~. "a, uL;.h .al =.
articles from higher schedule, land articles ~ luxury,
too) and runs them down to q low scneuuie, '..t Ms
again takes articles going iutd the everyday
of the country and them up into h'f e't seu
operates fairly and justly on all the intes's o. a,
1t cannot be- This shifting process looks m'"! az uoS
tion for the privileged class tkaa to revenue ~ 0 bo
ernment ,,:t, NJ
vooiwhicb is reduced from thirty per cent 10 len per
cent by the bill of the majority do not object to the
reduction of wool per Sc, but do o1ect 10 Ieauc
ton on wool, while The manufactures oI woo. -.
main unreduced am aware that some OF those VINO are
engaged in the wooen manufacture insist tbat my p',
which reduces the duty from thirty to twenyiouu Pe
cent, viii seriously inure this branch OF indueuy.
many of them say that the manufacture of woolcns must
90 down under duty OF twenyfour per cent Others en-
perienced and skilled in the busntss entertain dnerene
opinion Mr. Caleb Jones who has had twenty years ex
nerience as weollen manufacturer and whom know to
be man Of intelligence and integrity in letter address
ed TO the present Secretary OF the Treasury IN
hi circular of 1853 thus speaks on this SUBJECT:
They (tbe manufacturers) will doubtless make strong
effort to duties from being reduced upon the
v that protection to the Iaore absolutely
necessary, order 70 compete With foreign maausos
that the labor on yard OF common nroaa
CLOTH upon OF the cassmere upon all hannela blankets
and coarse cloths really less his country than in Europe
while time the aborer receives more eeek ia
this country than in Europe the difference being IN the su
Of aesn Der cent on articles generally to
gether with the cost Of mportaton will be more than the
amount paid labor corresponding article manu-
factursd here. Let ILLUSTRATE by the following example
what intend to convey r,a
/ would be--say at twenty cents per yard eg
CSsygs. ~ &C. not less than fifteen per
Total cost of a hundred yards in New York 2s
Thus YOU will that the duty and charges amount
10 six cents per yard Now let you that the labor
on corresponding article Of flannel in this country would
be- from the the bag to tho faane ~ the bate not
over reo per yard that English manufacturer
would nav much duties alone as the American manusc
tuer paws labor such articles and betere
that the above will hold good upon all coton made here
and kno it will upon all woolen goods What, then, be-
comes OF the argument OF protection against pauper labor
am unable give you much in detail upon this subject
as should like, being unaccustomed to writing; verbally,
would be able fully to give you my entire views fear
YOU trouble the subject Of revenue il you
should abolish the duties upon the materials without
ception firmly believe that IL wool the iree lst
there would be very few foreign cloths imported and the
obtained upon wooep goods would a
nearly ALL be lost The duty woo shoud not exceed
ri ten per cent should the be higher wooen
goods"
B Such s the view which Mr. Jones presents, and give
that u may be weighed in connexion with the views
ained by Others OF equal experience intelligence and in
tegrty. ttE XIV
accidentally observed In paper this morning sum