The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-13
The Frost and the Tariff.

The New York World, alludins to the recent
cold weather. suggests that ii was hailed with
;oy hy tho manufacturers of New England
and the coal miners Of the Middle States. IL
saws that "for while the stars Ill 'hen
"courses fought against Sisera Il mil" No.
"vember and n plausible December soothea
.the rigors of taxation, and mitiSated the
"burdens of the tariff. )" But ii adds: " l'h
n,bs new wear the harvest has come Of the
"monopolies, which cupidity and ignorance
"palm off upon us under the SEDUCTIVE
glamour of patriotism and protection. Ii
then speaks Of the poor as being competed 10
"elect between freezing and starving 10 death,
or swelling the contributions levied III the
"shape OF exorbitant profits upon the IN
"dustry of the whole country by the coal
"mines of the Middle States and the cloth
"factors of the East. "
Thefrosts of winter do, indeed, impress those
of limited means with lively sense OF pro-
tectiye tariffs and eXtortion generally. we
had enough of the pressure of the eNtortlohcr
grippe during the war here in the then poor
and pinched Confederacy; but we feel the
pressure more sharply now. Wefnd II harder
TO buy fuel and clothing now than we dld then'
But il seems that we are not alone In our SUI
ferings. The complaint is general at the Norlh'
Only the shoddy contractors ana successful
specuIators in stocks are Indifferent TO the cost
Of living; they care nothing about the storm
that RACES they are comfortable before then
roaring fires in their fine houses. Let them
Observation-Disclosures, whether shoddles or
gold spectators, or shavers, or what not
that they are not the power in the realm
10 control the course of events. The very
mem who feel the pinching of the screws
of avarice, and of the protection TO mono
poles, are the true source, the handspring o.
the ruling power. In due time they Will
make themselves not only heard, but 1elt. lhey
will show 10 all that the end and object of crea-
ton are neither i'll the hands OF shoddy ana
monopoly, nor for their especial behool ana
Identification; but for the good OF MASklSD.
However the incidents of the present period
may be confused or marred by temporary
causes, this grand purpose Of an oHerrulns
'royidence will, i'll due time, appear, when
the beneticiaries of misdirected measures Will
cover before 4 just retribution.
For ourselves here in the South we expect
not great deal, nor have we much TO say.
We know that as far rs it is possible we are
TO be taxed TO pay the national debt. our
products are chiefly for foreign consumption.
They will be used by the Federal Government
TO the best advantage in the maintenance OF
lis credit So let il be- Yet there must of
necessity be great curtailment Of the agSre-
gate amount Of those products, and they can
not meet the wants of the Government.
Taxation must be heavy i'll the North also
The people there will feel the screws heavily
upon them. And it will be for them 10 con-
slider how much they will submit to i'll the
form of protection TO the wealthy monopolists.
The Middle North and the Great Giant OF
the West, have not only deep interest In
the matter, but they have power Ii is for
them TO settle as they deem proper the ques-
ton that must be forced upon them: to see
that the bun dens of taxation are fairly levied
upon all, and not to pamper the interests that
have fattened through the gloom the tears and
blood of the land.
We do not believe that monopoly and
shoddy have the world in sling; and the
history of the next two years will showit.