, 1870-08-06

nsNea. .,. Last OF ali comes the p.odpcer Of
sae mN natefi,l Of leather, tic farmer Of
F!s4cf Who breeds The cattle that riold thu
nloe. 1ha intention Of the authors OF tho
ts M Nas TO protect al these three industries,
ugSe oi the loot manufacturer, OF the tanner,
;1n, u o. tne eFazler, exactly alike. Tho foreign
* III o. ooots OF shoes, OF tanned leather
aao OF hides, ts discouraged by nearly prohib-
..tos4 dunea- The exact result is thAf ths pro-
SpsGuon gwen to the American p.oduccr Of
Ths 1nueS ~ nearly ruined tho other two trades,
~ .aS n1oss o. the Plate and Of Gruat Britain
~ .. .peAau no kept out To such IN extanr
- 81, re as tanner cannot get raw skins sufficient
~ ~ nss tAn-pita, and the boot m1nufAetursr
Sonoe Obtain leather enough To work up into
55ooIs AMI shoes- Thus tho most skilled in
ah,;s IGs,ee IRE absolutely sacrificed to the least
th.t,n sen MeanWhile. it seems quite certain
any protection At ALL He did very we'll beforp
.ne wa, ant. in fact, shared the rsepre.saible
prosperity or AL American agricultural indus
ry. AND again before the war tho dressed
haes prepared ty the tanner, who il now near
4 Hn;taa t;udeas st, were largely exported from the
6uch examples as the shove illustrate tha
n;eessaAy results, AvAyspresent, though some
uaes more ooscutcly. OF trying to protect al
natlEe industries 2 with complete inpastialitT.
Ar. Mells has, however, several tustancas Of
m1 Mslo oi1uooenng 1g IN The tariff, such as cases
- F~m~tb AA4AEA3 Ou one &E4lE36 Ot
import described by = general name. a nsrticu-
,E qade, Wholly overlooked hy the Legislator,
has been brought to extremities, Titus. for
Inc encouragement OF American con-
per mining ana copper smelling. q duty
=! ~ per cent Vas imposed on III mauu-
component This DESCRIPTION Includes An ~
ncle known ~ "Dutch metal" Which Is used
u! papes,nangoss anil other dealers in decos.-
!!.e !t "ofA As substitute for gol3-leaf,
DutcA metal cannot be m,de in A1ncr;ca,
.os ..' she matefaals nre ueariy worthless, and
hem out. Process wbicl, therefore demauds
the cheap labor never found in the United
s'ates. Tie elect, therefore. Of the 1uty hss
necn 20 run up the price of Dutch metal to
meslnDG not very far short Of tho gold Ieat
si Mn'eh II was invented to rcplace. Tbs paper
stances scil their gooda, towing to tho
high price and tho dlficultv OF msl;nc tha
consumer understand whv tley charge to mnrh
Tor Them" Here, then, We hayc The papcr-
hangers injured b. an attcmps to give IN aa-
'antaee 20 totally uncounected industry-the
copper has also caused universal distress
among Tie copper smelterB, whom ibore vaa
every desire to protect.
lAe attention attracted to the agurps show
snS tho comparative decline Of American
eh'ppng du17nK war and peace seems TO be Of
Wells report. 1t IL full. however, Of in
structive observations ou other results OF the
ron duties. It iB startling to hear that there
Il to-day upon al the inland likes and canals
OF the United States hardly single boat or
constructed Of iron engaged in tho
transportation Of merchandise Yet, adds
Nr. Wells, "the introduction OF such boatY OK
sctselst BY reason Of their smaller t7isplsce-
nent. would he equivalent to An enlargement
y the Eric cai,al or the deepening OF ST. Clair
!; ! late. for an iron vessel OF 30 tons draws
'el Of the same Tonnage and burleu."