, 1866-03-17

wool growers Of tho country to get an in
crease OF the tariff on foreign wopls. The AZ
Eumcnt is TINT wool can be produced In South
America almost Is chenply as hay, and TINT
the domestic producer OF wool cannot con-
tinue In the business unless he has more pro-
teetion. It il alleged that the climate and
soil Of South America are exactly adapted to
wool growing; that land Is worth nothing
there that shelter is not required; that one
or two meu can take care OF thousands Of
sheep; that go provision is required to be
made for winter; and. In short, that wool can
bc produced there about As cheaply Is grass
on western pr1ir1e. Hence our wool grow
ers ought 10 have more protection. This Is
the substance OF the argument recently uade
by Air. Gr1nneN, OF Iowa, one Of our largest
wool erowe1t, In the House Of Representa-
tivcs.
We believe that the facts are about as they
lavc been statcd, viz, that South America is
wonderfully adapted 10 WOOL growing, 30
much 80 TINT vast quantities nre imported
from TINT country nj from six TO twelve cents
per pound. Now The question IL, whether II
l. better for the whole country 10 got wool at
six 10 twelve cents Per pound, or to pay
twenty-five to fifty cents per pound for 1t.
That II would be better tor Ms. GSinnell that
the people should pay twenty-five to fifty
cents per pound for the material Of which
their clothing 10 made, is undoubtedly true.
50, also, II Mr.. Grfoucll should start an i'm
mensc hot-housc on his far1n for the produc-
ton of ten, It would undoubtedly stand him
In good stead to demand that Congress should
put u tarir Of f1fe dollars Il pound on tea-
But perhaps the consumers or tea would de-
mu1. Perhaps tbry would tell him to smash
lis lot.Aouse and so about some honest busi-
ness, and leave them TO get their tea of the
Chinese for Nhat 1t il worth.
Now q very large number Of people in this
country wear clothes. and very small non-
ber grow wool. Clothing Is IN article Of
prime necessity, Mke food and fuel, and The
revenue system should BE- SO adjusted as TO
pIace low tax upon it.. We can conceive Of
no legieiation so likely to meet with opposi-
ton from the whole people as 4 proposition
to increase the present exorbitant prices OF
clothing, and when Mr. Morrill, says to Mr.
Glinneli TINT be ia prepared to ngrce to my
thing Which the WOOL growers md
tho WOODEN manufacturers may ngree
to, VIC enswcr that be proposes q grievous
wrong 10 tho American people. We beg to
mcpts relied upon BY protcctionists apply 10
wool grow Ing at all. Sheep raising docs not
"sdlversify industry" 1t is not claimed or
pretended that We Gnu ever hope, by any
amount Of tariff OF any duration Of such tar
ID, TO raise wool rs chcaply as ii can be pro,
duccd on thc plains oI South America. It Is
mol claimed that days 1abor in this conn'
try will produce Us much wool ns days Ia
bor there. On tbs. contrary, 1t Il
urged that three days labor are required
here where one days lnbor Is required there
which Is m admission that TWO days labor Il
waited in the attempt to raise wool In CON
petition With them. Moreover, II Is no
claimed that we can raisc wool any better b,
bringing tho South American wool grove
Lcrc. Tho very opposite Is asserted. I'll
advantages Of South America nrc those OF sol
and climate, which 1tr. Grinncli proposes t
overcome by act OF Congress. Such m nj
tempt will be not only futile, but criminal
for It will grievously opprcss every man, wo
rnen and child in the United States, wlthou
producing corresponding benefit to any
body.
But shall ne abandon wool growing in III
United States No. VIC produce certail
kinds Of wool which arc Indispensable to th
manufacturer, and those VIC shall continue t.
produce. Tie manufacturer, being cnable
10 buy other kinds from Other countries t.
mix In and work up ours, the demand for do
mcsuc wool Will probably be increased rathe
than diulpsshed. Wool growing has IN
creased largely Ia Great Britain since III
duties were repealed, notwithstanding land
worth far more there than here, as 1t Is wortl
far uorn here than In Ent,1lI Afnerira Ri,