The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-28
A Southern View OF the Strikes Mt the
North.

From the Charleston Mercury, March 2ll
The strikes at The North the natural results Of the
natural conflict oetseen capital and labor Tue capitalist
Will Sl~ tncesvoF get most labor at the least
Ssees The aoorer on the contrary, will always strive
get the highest wages for the least labor In this
test CAPT al must have the advantage To stop factories
arreeto he 0gress Of money making with the mAnuac
death the laborer. The is bcreft Of profits In
money making; the other ia bere OF the Of life.
Hence, 'os,yaaprss all oor the soo''d keep t aborers
the sor1c,son point circumstances dsd he efficient
Whether ,he .rises in New England going on are
Jusuueee oi not we Go not Rnow The low wages the
ulsctures give may be the result their avarce
toe necessity OF their condition. The supply Of shoes and
the other articles Of manufacture, about which
aict exists, may be great higher wages
10 their wotkmeu On the other hand, it is clear that
bofe,s suppose tba; the capitalists making undue
profits out OF their labor and starving them for their
emormeDt
Suen collisions are unavoidable under any of the cond
lions IL penden industry but they less vio
lent and where labor and capital to seek
ploy ment in their natural channels Cod in His inf
pite wscom, has varied the productions Of
has given every people nhaotrg the globe different
spuoes and advantages for dle ent pursuits Of indus
n.y. When these are used is clear that the scope for
labor must be freer and WIDER and the pressure OF
petition must be longer postponed and easily
OF But the manufacturing interest OF the North has been
created stimulated by the rdciAl expediens of Con
ssessioIai legislation. II exists only by tribute Il.
wrirRs from The consumers OF the country through the
duii levied by the tariff on foreign commodsiesex.
ciadire them par tally entirely from mpton
thus torch the consumer TO buy the Northern commodi
v at the hisher pnces The tG produces Toe people Of
e1peoeDt of Legislation for remuneration Of their indus.
try the manufacturer gets tariff for the accumulation
OF capital why SHOULD be not have tariff for remunera.
lion Of labofy Competition Is not avoided by pro.
ectve tariffs II is competition, it il true at higher
and not AZ lower prices. But there is tendency In
all eIrI merits to equal the profits or capital will
seek yesm,nt where it is most profitable Low wages
reached just AS sooD and sooner, under prohbory
laws unaer free trade 1t may be that the minimum Of
profit already reached under protective tariffs aud
The r,ereircous industry they encourage. IL 3d.
10 II, ,c1g's uiu be most difficult Great suffering
.laL1~
uera.
But see the old devices resorted to in Congress-
sstsfy all cscppt North, whether OF capital
ator ni,,cBa protective duties are proposed III Con-
gees by tariff More ex,ortion from the consumer
the benefit OF the Northern the grand
romeoy for Northern ailments The manufacturer will
thus sb all responsibility from himself on those
who wit eubm, TO his tariff robbery It sill be said
See south opposes the law hich will higher
renuucr alton for your labor They your enemies;
they - opprrssors They work to push down
your labor tho level Of the pauper labor Of Europe
Go With the black republicans aud they will give you
redress, by higher tariff ana higher wages
But the strikers Of the North may take another
view OF their relations and interests. They may
say to the Northern capitalists: "You have been
grinding US by the lowest wages, whilst you have
had the profession ., high ,s, i hn law. ana thus
bread. you hsve lone under pat, will you not do Il
future tariff awss You cheats and swudIers
You st swndle the consumers Of the country by the
enormous prices you gu. Of them By protective
tariffs and you then swindie by Withholding from
fair remuneration for our labor. You the ooprcs-
sors The southern people sufferers from
yeur unjust exactops aud hate for them and sy
pshy for is to cheat both
Which the above stated views will predominnte in
the minds of the Northern people csuno foretel but
liz clear that the black republican party behold
"sFikesr with considerable alarm II they continue, IL
womb seem most natural that the excitement aud indig
patton Of the '.febels' Gas = manufacturers Journal
calls them) will be spent rather objects them
ibsn The distant South and their opposition their
employ will extend to their politics. Nsnc scnths of
their employers bng mack repub~sWs and abo,i ,niss the
Dissatisfied tabores NAY 90 orr TO their opp,n,n of the
dsmc,of,c party Toe back republicans tear the result and
the democrats Aope II is unexpected diversion to
hoAb.