Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-09
NEW SERIES-VOL. Iv.-NO 8.


, whole country. 1t is in the details Of this
work that the problem is involved; and
, they are IN no way prescribed in the Cons
stitution, Revenue to sustain the national
Government being the expressed object,
the rates Of duties TO be assessed on the
various articles oiimportution and the in
cdents to flow from such rates, affecting
, any or all of the industrial interests of the
country, are matters for the wisdom OF
Congress. In the exercise Of this discre-
ton, whilst seeking to promote the gene
raj good, the utmost care should be
, taken to do no injustice to no class of
the people or branch Of industry. Ger
. tainly, no attempt should be made to
= build up one Of these at the sacrifice of
the others; nor to burden, uncqually
q one section Of the country to advance
e the prosperity of another. No true friend
of the manufacturer will seek to do
|, these things, or insist upon the right of
| protection for the sake of protection
: merely" Such policy would be alike weak
and unwise. What we want, and all that
is necessary, is the exercise Of wise dis
elimination in fixing the rate Of duties or
each article of importation so as 10 do the
most we can for the manufacturing inter
= ests, without expressing improperly, on
) any other branch of industry This we
may properly do, and this it is our boun'
? den duty to do.
B. The specific things it is right and proper
: for nation to do in its .iiorts to foster
2 its domestic welfare, must depend TO a
F. great extent, upon the elements of such
7 country the nature of the climate the
character and extent of its resources, as
: also the pursuits unG inclinations Of the
, people. If it be true that the wealth of
l nation consists in the productive labor Of
= its citizens, then it follows that the wealth
1 of the nation is involved to some extent
5 in the direction that labor; for the e.>'
| tent OF its rewards must depend upon its
{ fitness to the end to which 1t is devoted.
= 1t must BE- obvious, too, that that coun-
2 try is most prosperous and independent
r which can protitably produce the greatest
7 variety, and the largest relative quantity
Of the greatest staples Of life, comfort, and
means Of military defence. Our country
is blessed above all measure, in these par
ticulars. She is possessed Of the elements
of prosperity for all the great branches of
industry, agriculture, MAJ uiactures, and
the mechanic arts, of which commerce is
.he natural offspring.
any or all of these interests, Congress
should see that the beneficial incidents
S flow 20 such branches OF industry rs are
best suited to the resources of our couns
a try, and to the inclina,ions and capacities
0 Of our people. No artificial or unnatural
= interest should be considered in the action
: of Congress. No system of hot house hor-
4 ticultule to produce the fruits of the
Ig- pgIA of
= growing silk, should be sustained at the
$ cost Of five times the labor necessary to
, produce the flour, beef, pork, iron, cotton,
t wool, sugar, hemp, Nc, necessary to eX-
= change for these But the great interest
l naturally suited to the country, should he
= considered and cherished, for in the pur
l suit of these the labor OF our people is
l wisely directed. 1t is also the manifest in
e terest of our nation to prepare its great
+ staple productions, as carly as may be, for
, consumption, that Is, vest the raw mate
/ rial with the greatest amount OF value be-
a fore sending it abroad. For instance the
= statistics Of manufactures for 1850, show
= that the value of raw material used that
p year was ENLARGED from S554 1S3 yl7 to
II Sl,OI0,62S,l7O by the process Of manuiac-
a turing and at this ratio the raw cotton eX~
l ported in lS5 heug OF the value Of Sl3l,-
: 3SG.G6l, would have equaled in value
n nearly the whole amount Of importation.
N The less we buy of iron, cotton, hemp,
I wo)l sugar, and othe great staples, which
Y we can produce as well as we can do any
b thing else. the more ability we will have
: to buy those things which we cannot pro-
d duce, and the better we shall be prepared
y to sustain the Treasury in this way.
: So much for generalties and now, sir,
4 let me proceed to declare to the Senate,
without reserve, just what would do, and
n how | would do it, had the power to
S dispose of the subject. have always held
/. to the doctrine of q tariff for revenue only,
$ and in shaping a law to this end, ! should
= conform il to no arbitrary rule or princl-
p, pie, but compose it Of different modes,
c using both OF the specific and odgalycm,
t and, in some instances, the better to equal
e ize the rate of charge upon similar articles,
n and at the same time to discriminate
d against inferior good | should compound
= the two modes, applying the charge rs
2, well upon the quality as upon the value of
It the same article. ] should discriminate
g in fixing the rates Of duty, so as to main
IF tain our great branches ofindustry in their
e competition with similar pursuits in for-
= eign countries, so lar rs that can be done
l. without imposing improper burdens upon
< other classes of the people. | should do
Y this on the ground that there is n we'll
It balanced reciprocity between all departs
Il ments of industry, acting and rcacting on
e each other; the prosperity of one being
d beneficial to ALL and Uce verSa; the manu-
e iacturer employing tho laborer and me-
II chanic, and consuming the products of the
| farmer, and they return taking the manu-
Il facturer's goods the farmer being directly
Y interested in having his manufactures pro
d duced in his own vicinity, rather than at
i remote points, to which he cannot trans.
e port his products in payment.
e | hold, also, that the manufacturer has
]. strong claims to the incidental aid flowing
N from our revenue system, because of the
positive damage resulting from his busi.
Of ness from our unrestrained system Of pa
'e per currency, over which he can have nc