, 1869-11-05


ahd more than one rebellion This docs net prove,
indeed. md ta not aiated, TO- prove, tbaf nay
one part Of the community hsa borne more than
to- show TINT the country has been able to do that
which there Is no reason 10 believe 1t could or
would have done without commerce.
TIE commerce oI the country, 70 fnr nom telne
the mere creature Of Congressional legislation,
vas ons Of the principal eaasea Of calling Congress
1feelf md tue government Into e11steaCa4 It Is
well tnoHu, a matter OF htssor1cal fact, tnat Of
| the causes Which led 10 the establishment OF the
tpe deste 10 eataosh Uniform uI;es nnd gaT ;aposss
through the several states, and BY means OF aucn
urio1na duties and imposts to enable the country
doh.. r.''o' ~ ''' p@''D'n' % 'ne ''s'ou'00af'
Eot to dwell, ho.e!er. !SaecE oa this par. Of .oe
meetinx te tbs @ eneea saoTM tsa ~ p1 n9c
admitted that great falling on Of revenue must
Computed y loss Of resenGe g a. R less a eass va aS
millions year. How Is this loas TO ba supplied.
That inquiry was very natural to the government
| LossEs TO TuK COUNTRY BY "PR0TEC11pH."
u uu!a, eveIy man u the community not In
q 2hs e nc ~ woan Inf
ess m f01s!sn g ;ss coz 4:
- will n asrs s.s q .as g duty 9asa 81
tho Imputed article, tag equal to that duty must
he paia 10 government. The real amount, then.
The amount of inc pfope,ed duty. At least, 40 Il
appeared ,o a!.p r. Wennter., and L .ny calcu
san ne 1sss g1a e es nf
on salt and brown ausar. These arc articles Of
very general consutpPtion, and tho duty on them
sappens 'sse R''i IN aesree sas S1s" ,oes =
o,n., tns Treasury arising frem s1eaa
lts other losses In other words, sugar and salt
are taxed becauFe cotton and Honlien clothes nrc
70 be taxed 60 high IS 70 prevent Incl. tmporta-
thor1
nay ee tax on clothing. And, alter al, how Re >
oi al the members OF soctety are to be' beue1sed
slsucted. Certainly Lot ali lnanufaciurerj nor
AZ meenantcs; bur particular clasa only. All
those manufacturers who have nos the home
lsss Of thelr wares; the manufacturers, lor tn
s1aEce, Of shoes, nails, caolnar furniture,
I'd. lie! feel The ] bnrcen 4 s,,aons pailssiuV M tne
pron-. We might add to these Mt once all the
nnneroas Glars whose occupations are connected,
mrrce il is aud, "a lun he asrSs a. taa J reas.
ury. that the deficit OF nse millions Ia tho revenue
nay be MADE , up b, 90 excise on domest,e manu-
Guided, 9us on Whist manufactures ION cotton
opd Eool!en aIonc. Of prlncipally7 Certainly
thcm, On CARRIAGES. Tor exsmpIe % anona un 1Sa Sa
first. THIS Ia q tar which, like many others, al.
ways d1m,nishes the demand for the article. It
ar,kt who WORKS IN his tine. liz i mannfac.
Sds s9a ,o + ;sss 5s,ns Asa yst ss a. " hsd =.
coach. h.nakeEs, ond oil other harulcraltsmen OF
tradesmen Fere de1omlnsted manufacturers; auit
this Eould show great number Of manufacturers
ing manufactures The case he had alluded to
might sutee for m instance or example OF many;
would be found that the sorts OF manufacturers to
few, s
FAR EXCHANGE rRor1rAp1R
AN appeal has tetn Ei1de to tho patriotic fcc}-
| 1ngs OF the nation. 1t has been said We
sss ct eIs e e
As eoafa not Bee the fotce Of this appeal lie did
lot perceive hoF the exchange Of commodities
between nailons, when mutually and equally ad-
N any manner derogatog to It's interess or dig
N.Y.. ssT; dependens;s ;. of thls sort oxsta esery-
nSers a"4Ds Sa "e as
tingutshsd crlstvated society frona ~ s.vase
thought the argument drawn from ihe neceasIiy
Of providing means Of defence Ia war had been
pressed quite too fnT. 1t wHs enough thts we had
should cali. Ths reasoning assumes Inst in VA
no means OF defence or annoyance can be pfoba-
BY obtained. or lot wtthont great difficulty, e1-
Ae doubled whether there WIS much ground
~ tnat assumption. Nations had hitherto
Obtained military meana In the midst OF war
knorledged on all hands thar the country pos
aessed the capacity Of supplying itself whichever
VII, the necessity Of making It should be anticI.
gasssd; ass;a; why should we now Change our daily
change may hereafter become necessary? va
snond % aet equally M,sely he thought, II We were
10 Decide that althongh We are not QUITE vel, and
We might one day be SICK, We woald 1hcretors
aell all cur iood and lay up phys1o.
tEv11s or PEoTE0T1vH DUTIES.
Mr. Webster said he FqnUH MID faw nhaor
tg Lions upon . more general visW Of the subject.
we must regard the proposed messure either as
permanent II they v ere to be- but Temporary.
me manufacturers would be ruined BY their re-
S s1 o. 9os sRo1 The 9tss
permanent at the same fates, yet permanent as
such rates as shall preserve the system Of manu-
u TOT onisel.ea We are bound therefore,
OF things which may ultinately arise Il th.s AVA
rem snonld oo adopted aud established. It WIS
hts part, he did not consldet great mauufsctur.
m9 population Q benefit to be nQrsued With 40
muca 4 cost ae Thought there wera Rrcst evils IL
It. Waep = ahsIl cone naturally, and il he pro-
Gfess o. thinGa1 NE must meet Il But why hasta,,
" whae We see Of 1t elsewhere did not recnm.
nE @eso Il 10 III Tae grsa! obtectot good govern
q Gs,a m ae5s3s, vas nd,Saaa narpnsss and his
III condition.. He wns not advancing an arrarfan
notion, but he considered that tRose empIoT-
Saa ofs e oa0 %at ~. n I s9s
lumber, but perhaps mors rich, were not employ.
msnts IT. ioF " 70 encourage by taxing other
ne tendency Of the manufacturing system pushed
70 excess. At Present IL was probably frne. thst
nosa1n 1es eaptas being gseray
But II the capital now employed In commerce
we're also TO be nat Into manufacture, it
cendency, becauseIt 1t would be Individual captsal.
and according to our experience would be there.
IRE better managed. Manufacturing capital |
not, therefore, encourage industry like cstal en-.
ploIed u some other pursuits. The case Of the
to is sn n he
employ ment 10 Two hundred md slx;y.uye per-
sons, a9d those principally women and children.
Nov, what en- pioymenr Of that sum 10 almost aay
Other pursuit could fail to demand aud fcouite
mose nunnn lahor7 II vesred Ia agriculture, the
sum Wonid command good and productive land
cotton srinncfs ia the TINTED s,atts, al. And ND
~ 70" Eeulo 1t be In commerce, suppose
repa snq b fsga1sugs n,n
etatenent ~ that would shox The result: 4 shtp
NJ icr thas teIsce may cost sl5o00-she viii re-
Sams San IN 9sr immediate service on board, n1tcen
here on capltal OF $1,000. Hnf, ia the mauuflc.
nn fang ossaol!shment y 600 la required. u Tie
ployment Of The navtsators that is demanded aud
nalu lie Who furnished tne ttmher-he Who buut
tae NIP nli the classcscou1ected With commerce
Ieos ss"poas' e 9ne ene rWse W.T. Or 15Sis aSn
iaaae' ,aaae' :. ~ We have sometimes en.
IND to lsas ESQ., a'HSe = t. ;,.s sm9
shCrt VOYAGES and quick returns q trade which |
uonepoEts Fross commodities hoth ways and re-.
aqee, er. toeseore man' yesses, sud those SNAIL
up and EePt IN activity, and proceeding 10 Wra11n
s!most BY that trade alone "~"
FKKs y. 1RApE HhF1Ers FOR THE rooR AND MECHANICS,
~ muth oe OBVIOUS to every one how much
~ Mo5e CAPITAL thus emplose1 encourages iudusuy
Gare. PS,1 ano tnereior 1as,G
tn,ef. BetWeen agricultural emplnyments and
Curing opc:....c.na No nne c666 bes,sts as
ns nssGsh5 rs 70 their effect On lndiylduI
arHpy aaa a h hnsppiness saon was ne
ysne OF lond, that almost every aborer
nae ss the Meana. b5 his labor, Of becoming Ia q
iesng Of ias9G9sf He iastsoy obtsoa
OF 2ereonal independence, which is. censrsI7
~ 10 elevated character. lie has STAKE
i% nod Gy' hay' ana inclined therefore rather to up
nVu ,s .ann 4em0lsh It. He does not look on all
property as tho enYied possassiop Of orners. and
ss PROPER Pre-! for him and his fellows 80 sooa
~ 10y maJ venture TO Set the power Of law and
be has shsre, and which he Is interested, there-
N lele; e e protect Now ne know that the reverse
:, ar tn.s 10 aiue Of the thousands of jonrneymen
Europe.
They hare no stake IN Eoc!esy: tAcy hang gloosa
aponIf, and are often neither happy in their own
y Nehs1er stated thai be had latclJ compared ne
'etutna Of the number Of persona cormitted to !
~! ~ "a ne several counties fu England for crime
y uentr Tor thirteen years, viz, from 1854 to 1s17
fNa The proportion Of agricultural and maanfap. |
H. Ifng population IN those coun.lies respectively.
ne result wRs what he atould have eIrected. |
Acept that It Was much more xtrik!ug ii tue
nost aREtculiurM countries the number COM |
70 jail was one In nineteen thousand, In |
na most manufacturing. one In lesR than one !
2 9eoutand; proportion Of twenty to one In favor
= az aGt,susola! emptoynents on the moral habit
Z " t1e means OF huns11tenee OF individuals,
Y WEE vel KNOWN that the Englan aI1nlca had