The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-01-05

Extract from the Speech of Hon. Samnei.
y. Cox. of New York, In the House OF
Representatives. Mar, II y. $50.


This taili taxation is not measured
by the amount Of the revenue. ii 1t
were. the discussion would have an
other character. Protective tn ills in
,idiou,ly I'll the pockets of the le" a
he expense Of the many, and the Gov
erumpnt is by no means the gamer IN
revenue. Ny friend Mr. Kerr mas
demonstrated that on spool cotton the
revenue is SGT5,l09 IS, while the bal
ance of the a. UOO, eco burden on the
consumer, t. wit: S~3,Oo4.S?O l., goes
10 the manufacturer Of Massachusetts
and Connecticut hv reason Of the prot
table tariff. Upon the business ol
iron AMI steel manufacture, Of all kinds
the Government receives about Si"'
100000 revenue, while 500, O0O,OOO
are lost t. the people by reason nI the
Increased price created by this prom
able tariff. Railroad frrights and
@I,rcs, pr;ccs If hrralslutfs. and ali
commodities of X%rhungr, are enhanced
il, the increased cost OF transportation
rhi, increase is due, in part, I" the
tariff on iron aud steel rails, locomo-
,iyrs We. SO that wheat is thrice the
price at the seaboard that it is in CHI.
cagO.
50 every article made out of iron
aud s'rcl, the plow Of the farm, the
sprinu Of the vat hmaker, tie adZr on
The carpenter, the IKE OF the wo"dmah
the anvil OF the blacksmith, the scsin--
machine and needle Of the seanstre,-,
the hoe Of the negro, the wagon nl tht
teams rr. the stove of the hnn'eholl"r
as we'll as rails, steamships, engine,
and loc0motivcs--lhrrc is nOl!in9,
from n hlt-irUn t. n trnpenny nalt.
from q telegraph wire to "A hoop-sk'r'
which docs mot nay is matt of the 81
UG0, 100000 which ~ sees The
Treasury, hut goes into the pockets o
these men of steel a lifpn. Better a
o,rp rro,ion them as pauvprs, AMI Ic
th. u.oule know. a. il p.cl to he don.
far Nh. fisherman Il, New EuoIanr
and a. it j., proposed to do for III
ocean steam lines, exactly and direct.
II. III. ,nou,, NJ fl. r,hler, Th,r
ny. IN Geo milns Of railroad in IN
.on,,,v Tho, roopir. NV rr,,k. q
an ayrr,,o every five wears, AT IRE,
.,, s,oo, ,,;I. ann l.. h.l -. n, ,,i,
oc,u.i,on :. unl ,oor d,,hlo =,
,,o,l, ., l,rc o,ohlo ,Lo r,,Io ,
..,,s,o,, rr,;r fr,m ui,o,s,,, 1ov.
ool ,t,,is ,r,n Il ;, ~ cen,s -,
,,.,.l l,us .ho,;, .,m ,,,IloJ -, ~,
d,w, inn, ,rr,ishos tho ncor,e
,,r.c s,f roads for riding, and tenn
, ~ amman >, .,,,;r,,. ,h, s,i, "a II
,,m,,hin, f,r h;o ,rndu,,;u,
h H.. .lu,,,n ;s -, all o,al,,yo,j u,
:, ,L, ,Lor,o r,,t;on M,l
y st.rl rail. ,rn D., nat iorrcosc Il
t,rin. os is PROPOSED, rather reduce
Il ,,I yor dirnrtiy lr,p the farmer in
most c.snuti,l wav.
Vet ch,le ,,,rv, LcmonIs for mo,
nn stool manufacturers are made
waa confessed i,y tNr gentleman fro
p].uualyauin Ny K,Iyl that nn sou
articles the American manufacture ";
unicrs,llin, the Enlist, in their ov
= markets, In ot,,., s,r,;,. these mn
4 u,nrtur.rs talk. this loDutv from -,
u onle and by it arc cn,llel to he
the En,I;sb consumer IN ri. amer =,
~ b.,t.r article, When the oont!cm,
from Ohio mfr. Wiuonsl asked hi
~ why h. dcmorlpd NOR, of the q
pressed ueoplc, when his consti,uteu
,,ula mn ,er.rll En,l,n1 ahr,od. +,
), gentleman 4 aunicrcl through q mi
of memorial sl.urbty I, show now #
assurance Of pro,er,ion +, csnit,l ;
,,v tina ossur,rcc or ,nr,hnr ,i,,.
cnu,l enan,e them TO hcat the WORT
Was ,hcro eyer 90 Co~rhn,rin, mo,
ple as ours? Much was cyru,cl l.
' them during the war. AMI for war d,b
and public credit much more ha, BE-,