The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

The Convention Of New Epgland Manufac-
When 1t was announced that the manuiac-
turen Of New England were to meet in con-
vention two questions naturally arose: Is this
Convention ut Worcester to be another Hart
ford Convention! With q single eye TO local
interests will 1t be sublimely Indifferent to
the interests of other portions Of our great
country and the rest of the worldi Senator
Sprague found 1t necessary the other day to
declare in Congress that his course relative to
the currency question was dictated by q re-
gard, not for manufacturing interests, but for
the interests Of the whole country, and to ex-
plain why his financial views differ from those
that prevail in his section. The views OF the
manufacturers Of that section are we'll known
to be peculiar and exclusive. They profess,
indeed, that the object of the present Conven-
ton is not to originate any theories Of legisla-
ton upon currency or finance, but simply to
endorse those recommended by the Cleveland
Convention. One Of their frs! acts after as
sembling yesterday was to adopt unanimously
resolution to the following effect:-"That as
the sole purpose Of this Convention is to obtain
from Congress the immediate removal Of all
taxes upon manufactures and productions ex-
cept luxuries, and to change the mode Of as
sessments and collection Of the revenue and
the appointment and removal Of revenue
officers, we will strictly conAne the action Of
the Convention to such purposes" The main
object of the Convention is, according to q
Boston journal, "to ask the repeal of all taxes
upon manufacturing industry" On this point
the same journal presumed that the financial
views Of the East and West do not conflict
however much they may conflict ON other
points Nevertheless, it il altogether unlikely
that the New England manufacturers will
abandon their pet notion Of the necessity not
only Of relieving their manufactures from
taxation, but also Of piling taxation on
all foreign manufactures. Hitherto they
have never been sverse to inAicting upon man.
ufacturers anywhere outside Of New England
the heavy burdens Of taxation which they are
unwilling to have their own bear. Like tho
humorist who avowed his patriotic readiness
to sacrifice in the war all his wife's relatives,
New Englanders endure with exemplary pa
tience the sight Of the political disabilities and
financial distress under which other sections of
the country may DO condemned to groan. But
do not touch hair Of their own heads. I'm
pose no taxes on their manufactures; Otherwise
they will hold conventions, pass resolutions,
petition Congress and In every possible way
protest Some may even become almost furi-
GUS enough to threaten secession, like certain
members of the old Hartford Convention, and
to leave the rest Of the Union and the world
tout in the cold" aii 4 ee.la,a a5ga a.,s9
Y Congress appears to be SO determined to
strain to the utmost the tax-yielding resources
Of the nation, without making any provision
for the liquidation Of the national debt that no
disinterested citizen can favor the accumula-
ton Of vast sums to be chiefly employed in
carrying out partisan schemes From this
point Of view, at least the resistance Of the
New England manufacturers to taxation on
almost everything except articles Of luxury
might well meet with universal appreciation.
The people are tired Of being bled 50 freely In
order to aid and enrich the leaders and agents
OF the dominant radical party. seaa sf 2ia