The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-26
Memorial fer nm Increased Tariff on
Wool.
NEW MANCHESTER,
HANCOCK COUNTY, w. VA, !
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January 18th, 1867.
| 10 our senators and Representatives IN
congress from thus IStIte.
SENTLEMRN-We address Won NOT
only as Individuals. but as a committee
appointed by the Wool GrnvSa-.i a -
citation of Hancock county w w. ~.
the purpose of reminding you of some
important facts as relating 10 the WOODEN
interests OF this State and country AZ
large. - = 10y Al
We ask you, as our Senators ana
| Representatives in Congress- to favor
and urge the early passage of an effec-
tive tarid for the protection of our wool
and wooden interests. Our claims for
| protection are in common with the 9th
er interests of our country, and we ask
nothing for ourinterest that we would
not exteEd to others. -.-
The established independent pros-
perity of our country depends upon the
! diversity of labor. To properly en-
courage and develope this, all the inter-
ests of labor are entitled to the foster
ing care of the Government.
On the 18th day of December, 1865, in
the city of Syracuse, n. Y, Conven-
ton OF Wool Growers and Manufactu-
rers was held for the purpose of conGerr-
ing upon their mutual interests. A
Joint committee, representing both in
tereSts, was formed, and met in the CITY
OF New York. Nearly the whole of the
IN learning the true condition of the
wool interests, and in making out re-
| ports OF the same. The result of their
labor was embodied in joint report,
and IN report from each branch of
the committee, which was laid before
the nlted States Revenue Commission,
ana by them transmitted to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the House of
Representatives.
We design more particularly to speak
OF IN e wool-growing interest, knowing
that the proper persons have presented,
or VIII present, to your Honorable
| DodleS, the facts relating to, and the de-
nands of the manufacturing branch of
this important part of American indus
try. we ask you to examine the re-
ports OF these committees, aad also call
your attention to The Statement OF the
executive Committee of the National
Wool Growers Association" relative
to the proposed duties on woods, ad-
dressed to the Finance Committee of
1866.
Tfisis the first time the wool pro-
ducers OF this country have come for
MdIu as one man, and asked the spe-
cal attention OF their Legislators to
their interests. Perhaps never before
We're they in so much need.
Our great burden of taxation must be
PAID. Shall we not have the full ben
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the surplus of others. This country
has always been market into which
all other countries poured their surplus
productions.
The American agriculturist has to
compete not only with foreign products
in their ordinary course, but it is all
the time liable to bear the burden of
their over-supplied and fluctuating
markets, consequent upon their wares,
and other causes of which we should
be Independent. =
We cannot sustain an independent
national existence while our demands
are dependent upon foreign supplies.
We do not ask more protection than
will afford us a fair profit. viii you
hear the voice of the people? We ask a
wool tariff affording no less protection
than that included in the tariff bin
passed by the last House of Represen-
tatives.
We ask it nor, to take effect from its
passage.
Suffer not the laborers in this impor-
tant branch of American industry to
be leveled down to serfdom. Protect
our industry, thereby giving diversity
OF labor, prosperity and national indie
pendence. Most Respectfully, &c,
Samuel Archer. Daniel Donehoo, j.
l.. freeman, David Pugh, Geo. Newell,
w. L. Crawford, d. S. Nicholson, J. n,
Brown, L. A. Freshwater, B. w. Chap
man, Committee.