The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-11-11
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prefer trading with IN northern country.
men. rather than with foreigners; and
would willingly protect them in their De-
cuhar pursuits, until they were, at least,
able to compete with foreign capital and
labor in our own markets. After being
thus placed beyond contingency, Ito use
the language of Mr. Calhoun, in Isl6O
the northern manufacturer, in consequences
OF The avoidance of the dangers and ex.
pense OF traushipment between this and
other countries. both of the raw material
aud the manufactured goods, would soon
be able to pay to the southern producer
better price for bis raw material; and to
sell him manufactured fabrics cheaper in
return. This bas been the experience of
the past in regard to cotton. The same
principle apply to every other article, the
/ quality and cost of which is changed, by
the application of another and different
species of labor.
1t is TO be hoped that the great State
OF Pennsylvania, which has lately acbie-
we'd such a victory over those who have
tritfied with her interests, will be true to
herselfin regard to this question. Per-
haps no other State has suffered so much
from the vaciliating policy of the govern.
ment on this subject of the tariff. Hun
dreds OF ber forges have teen silenced
thousands of acres of her coal beds have
been abandoned; and thousands of her la
borers are now seeking employment for
bread, and cannot find it. Her great in
terests of iron and coal need protection,
and ought to have it. She should not.
however, ungenerously demand protection
for her interests alone; but in tue spirit of
an enlarged and patriotic liberality, let
her take tho lead in securing protection
to all the great interests of the whole
country-north, south, east and west
By protection, do not mean an addi-
tional duty Of a small per cent ou coal and
iron for the benefit of eDnsy!vauia-ou
cottoEs and woolens for the benefit of
New EDgland-on sugar and molasses for
the benefit o. Louisiana, &C., &C. This
would, in effect, be "a tariff for the ben
eft of capitalists" sure enough 1t would
probably be just such tariff as would
most please the large manufacturers of
the north and the wealthy sugar planters
of the south. Having their capital already
invested in some particular branch Of bus
mess, with fixtures, complete, laborers at
work, routine established, skill acquired,
financial emba:rassments surmounted--
they have probably passed the crisis of
their fate. The imposition of slight
duty on articles coming in competition
with theirs, would probably enable them
to augment their profits in a similar ra-
ito. They can get along without any ad-
additional duty. But how will this ben
eft the hundreds of smaller operators,
who have perhaps been compelled to a.
bandon their forges, mines, and, work
shops? Their fixtures are out of order,
their hands have been discharged. their
routine is disarraDged, their credit has
been impaired. The slightly augmented
duty will not afford profit enough to cna-
Die them to commence operations anew,
consequently they derive no benefit FROM
1t. The laborer derives no benefit, BE-
cause their is no competition to increase
the demand for his labor, and thereby to
enhance his wages. If the small opera
tors and those who have teen compelled
to suspend business, derive 10 benefit from
small increase of duty, how much more
does it apply to those who have to en-
bark in business from the startl Con-
sequently the south, in order to succeed
in manufacturing, needs protection more
than any other section of the couUtry--
A small increase of duty, whilst it bene-
fits to that extent the large and we'll es-
tablished manufacturer of the north, to
the same extent renders the ipeipient man
ufacturers of the south less able to COM
pete for the trade IN their OWE markets.
But the chief blessing of protection
looking at it in its moral and social as
we'll as its financial results--is not so
much 10 the benefits accruing to capital
as those accruing to labor; whilst, at the
same time, it creates a mutual. depend
ence, and barmouizes the relations be-
tween the two. 10 it's distribution Of la
Dor, 1t puts every bocly 10 aeork; it creates
demand for variety of talent; it feeds
the hungry; clothes the poor; as cOmpe-
ttion is stimulated, it enhances the wages
Of labor, aud thus affords to the frugal
and Industrious the means of providing
pittance for their wives aud children after
they are gone.
II the friends of protection intend ma
king stand for an increase of duties, let
then take bold and manly ground in ia
vor Of the principle of protection. Let
them stop the silly palaver about inciael-
tai protection, and fight the battle upon
the merits of their cause. Let them con-
tend for full and ample protection to all
industrial pursuits alike, in proportion to
their value and Importance, aud the a.
mount o! capital and labor invested in the
same.
OF course, the loeofoeo presses and or
ators all over the south will proclaim the
late victories of the Peoples party as ob-
olitiom triumphs. True to their vocation
/ of apitatinO the ouestion of slavery for