, 1866-01-24

es;s ;'ss -. = 2; &. e ep,ss e s,:. sc & es.ses
both payable Il can TAeAmes4ean nnxunAaesarer.
ssre ttnan feVt8ue tax. IN m1nnfactufo tho saue
soth a.5ps 10 ssss s 20. ~ = aies tney - iss
,ame I'll nPi ps s %t = shs - i aeos Sst he ns
duly before be ean eu1Fsfo with him. So bes
quietly t.t down H1th biz paper and peoc1l. md
ns9rss 1hs d1is which b. can.sn nsiaheoE wo1ld
goods ride beIor ~ WHIT Ut ID Canadian
manutscsurcr on import tnezn for. thus De
r., S9oas eut ct se md DE-
would recetse u The taEin wero Just and equitable,
and while compelling you 10 pay double price foz
The cloth you buy ofhiu he eonpe1 ne Govern,
make good tho money hs haa kent out Of Tho tsrss.
nr7.. fits Kind Of tNo.edked sword. but notee
i alnsys cuts ~ Reepse;. I NJ. az had par-
Chicago taller would NOT txre made The cxf1 "a,
which Nj. Ray would have pa1dr but $a50 would
have gone into the FederL treasury And the 70.
Of tie Ea.te1n msnciscture1 who msde 10 closh' '
Take pzints Of the leading articles used ID Tho
wardtobea Of the hdies, = smother Instance. A
ciaily desosed 70 that interest," and ve Informed in
Ill the details Of gave he 1ct2Ai cost
ofspragnes prints II II een,s peIJard- Youwould
suppose that under such circumstances they would
be sold At Is OK % cens 1x yard. which would yield
handsome psont, ana under a low .su6 taeJ would
hare been sold 1t abont This n2ure- Bat untortu-
cent In gold OF 66 per cent ln currency viii gold
Al 15O, rpon thta description or 9oods, and sM1ar
article Of British gooda could not have been Import
Cd under ibis taz and sold at ptn to. less shan
10 cents per yatd. 30 instead Of selling their prints
IS they could have done for for 1s or 30 cents per
yard The manufscts1@ added proat OF 50 per cent,
ttie below what the EnGllah goods could BE- Import
ed for. thus fohbng, At one stroke, the people OF
their money, and the treasury Of the dudes which
tartd. ~ >'''~ -''e~N N'> ~sS''.''7
The past season has been oue or marvellous ac-
vity IN the dry goods trade, In consequence ol an
wss hard 10 I'D enoaas eoods o. oi 1 noDe anuac @
turc 10 supply this demand, and the Eastern manu-
iactufess consented TO allow few foreign goods to
ssa MIA II I'D ID tau3 asps, ~ 9 a% e e
this however, BY REDUCTION OF duties, fot ihat
Wonld have reduced theis proftas but theJ simply
adssneed ,hs'E Proats from 50 per cent 10 70 e1
oi 66 per cent, and be sold at profit IN competI-
tion With our domestic, goods. a large revenue vas
rsa1ef ast .1pposs opsE st s aaE F rnh e people
h1s high tariff, under such peculiar circumstances,
rallied large revenue that high tariff bctee
ihan lev tariff letus see. Willis one ya.d Of Bit-
yards OF Amercan goods at 66 per cent aboye lhefr
isa Lave San sen Let sog n 10 RI; s
ssuay psd 1855 more fof hs $ 0f III. III I'M, :u
{G8 into the pockets Of our home manufactu,rrn.
SO on, hropeh The whole quantity Of cloth con-
suuea ,, he people. ior every 91oi worth i mean
forihe people paid 1855 more thsn tneir m rel rea5
value, Of which tie 66 cents went into the pnhic
and the {s6 into the pockets OF The estegn
We arc fold that protection to home muufse.
suzers Is necessary 10 etmuats md encourage Their
Development and prevent them from lansu.hlne
say-apd ! will 6o sustained In II BY The juda-
nlent o. every man who has 20 hr diaabused
s,e4 ns mind Of 5Rsudnsfb nsbt as look At g
he forced aintensnee q n, bsanch of ,ndus,91
whleh cannot enpport and sustain ttshlk, /. posi-
tvs vale and loss 10 ihe naion. destructive 10
sseapce Of the diseipated spendfhri is 10 priyatr
ioIlunes. Let MT illustrate Ibis point: snpposo
hat y ne aseEaEo wages q labor In this country
It r4uirea TN davs labor 10 mike coat. Nov ii
permitted to by ef ths En:lisbman The American
pended Ten days 1abor. II the Government II stsps o.
IN With a thrill, and charges 80 duty uoon lie
&C so3s. ihs American mechanic would Be compelled
mis- coat The results OF ten days labor.
losing he results Of tye days 1aoor By The opera.
tlOp. Nov would the American manufacturer ysirt
given the results or len days Of hfs iabof In eI.
change for the results Of ten dsys' lnbor Of the me-
ehanle It is an absolute loss Of IRE days Labor,
the end Of the year. the mechanic has consumed Inc
results ten daye labor instead OF five and az he
wealth Of the nation consists Of that portion OF the
snconsnmed, 1t Is clear ihat nos only Is tho me-
chanic, but the nation ITSELF poorer 81 fyc daYs'
labor Now there It no MN who will dispute thfs
obiainr double price for ali ii has to sell md pays
har price ior ali tts necessities compel It 10
by. Now when does nation enjoy such favo1a-
labor T. high here and eneap eisewhele.@
ia cniy s. : day il Engl.ns. III; ts;tn nh; T.
bor, The results of Two da,s' isbos In EnrIsad
Where the trude Of lwo nations & conducted upon
, sEsh nasls u thi-, The ra,fon which gives ixo
lofer. ard wealth and proets now IN a cons1ant
stream toaa1d the raIion which receives .he most,
and gtSes TIC least. That il. unieaa that nation.
eyIeloti'S to its rel.hbor 20 nfar01ably Itua,ed,
wea1th Of dher nations. Il aone ents,prisine
by hlrh be was 70 give the Enztshman one dell.r,
aud receive two dolars In retnra. presume Sena.
tor SpIhgre, or somebody down IN Pennsylvauls,
tar1t 10 protect the wealth Of England from lh1s
nnfa'r exchange. Its effects upon The prosperity OF
this country would be e1milaf to lhe efects oi TIC
ua!'s labor for two days' hbor would eurIch NJ
CUTE ~ rapidly aud su1cly, "a exchanging one dol
Tne Amtr1can manufacturer pays internal tares,
iases uron salss, taxes upon fucomea. and 1ax.s
1or a .he snppott q als oS9 nty comfy and ttate
the lrnlis Of his industry, and arc properly / nor
ten OF the cost Of producing his coiluludilies. A
sses M 'axta N imposed BY The naun, 10. The ben
she uld Impose similar ta1 npon The pIoduc.: ut
ion Ign manufacture brought 10 hia marker This
tax ls proeclon to the American manufacturer, 10
tutbe', and the Government impose such rar upon
fun Ign imports as will divert into The publc tteas-
ny portion 9. The pron which ths 1mpor,er rcal-
p ett c1Ion to The American manufacture, which be
has nj richi 70 demand, but which, neyerthelss-,
thr pccpte have ever extended to hun, and probs-
viii. because, while berediing him 10 great ex-
tent, by enabling him 70 sell Ut prott where tne
lossgn Gnt importer yoq1d seIl At eort and conse~
country Whenever be IL trady to transact II On lib
ernl and rqustahe terns It does not give him The
opportunity to demand md e1tor double p,ces for
lection. the protection afforded by low revenue
arff, the American manufacturer 1s entitled to No
prolert1en whatever. Now how heavy \ duty
give home Manufacturers this protctopl Wouid
Zen PEI cent cover 1t: Very likely, for With nII Tho
sxea l upon raw MATERIAL sales, Incomes, etc,
y
he va1oe Of his products. BIT II 10 per cent vii
rot eover i, 20 per cent will cover j., xnd mill
o. s,ee ~ M .hs way ~ q prices
happens 10 be nom 40 per cent to IS per cent IN
,old, or from GO to ITO per cent In car1rnry LII
,s he below the 6gure and call lat 80 per ceui il
. per zen. above the % per cent sc haye conceded
Q Which the manufacturers are For entitled, but |
rhlch thsy display wpnderfai @ alae:ity ia aeeep,-
his protective bounty Which raises the cont or al
articles 30 per cent beyond Whist ihey
hoqld IT, e. ;seo The 'ot.
0D,UEo,0cD 1n gold. and have probably Increased
nder protective tariff e3 per cent ii hye ycs,c,
shlch Is considerable les than halt what they IN.
at1on TO r 800. 900, 90 In gold, or, with gold 1T
~, TO SUI, ,0ou o00 in cunency. Now, 50 per cent
pon his snm, which 6 u Just what The people pay
ver and above the 20 pr cent protective required
or thetsnpDott Of our home manufactures, kmounts |
The nice little rum OF &, go Coz, 900 per 2nuum,
tile over one third the public debt, and only one
pads in the United states In 1870, a,yinR nothing
bout The premium on gold.
These figures do not represent the actual cost or |
se1age far nbo!e 80 per cent In currency, md
aere L, IN fact, but very few descriptions of mer-
handIse which ean be imported At that dsurc.
rther, n these figures demonstrate s1fiIcieutly |
int protective tanf le rather IN expensive
sxnsy. or. II necessary TO the support Of our home
.e nation. This sum OF thoupand and fliy MI.
onf, representa- the ptodts OF the manufacturers.
le results Of iheE e1torttona, OF, not 10 put l
70 niee point upon It, the fruits Of ihs !
galized syetem Of public robbery which they have
and a1e sutvtue 10 ruStain: We
3uld accomplish almost anything we might des,re
s,h IN outlsy Of tho1aand millions ot dollars.
'e could tnaueurase and carry forward The most
:lyed by man. We could cover the whole copntry
tih perfect Det work OF railroads and canals,
ringing even the moet secluded and remote regions
ito easy communication With the seaboa1d. We
'n1d extend TO the public al these lacilldcs Of
anspo!ial1on nee Of cost, and take from the iar-
er Of Illinois or 1owa, chr load Of corr, and ay
, send It to Liverpool for him, without rniniiny
pom II one single cent Of cost We could realize
~ scheme. no matter how grand lis conceptions, |
.nnt dream Of the enthusiast
The people Of thc united States are buzdeuad