Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-07-16
COMMUNICATED.
The Farmer and the Tariff.

Nay, take my life and all pardon not that
! on take my hsuSe when you do take the prop
That doth sustain my house; YOU take my life
W hen you do take the means whereby live 4"
-Mrchdnt Of Venice.
RIVERSIDE, JrLy 9th, 1856.
Edtors 81 tie TueS:
nder the above heading | wish to give
You Re" idens, crude though they he, md at.
tempt to explain IN an humble way how the
farmers are robbed by the tariff Should the
osporiuniue. present | Shall follow the subject
up IN series Of letters. and attempt to show
how 1t operates To he dis id vantage of the lab.
oIer as we'll as the farmer. The DEPRESSION in
business and the troubles which atfiict the Ia.
oSrers OF Tie country caA b. attributed princi.
pally 10 the protective tariff Whenever the
producers OF the country become overburthcned
with taxes, II presents them from being con.
sumeIs, as " ell as producers and the inc yitable
result is depression in every industry. | am
surprised al the farmers cf our State taking so
niue crest IN A matter that is OF such vital
importance To them as a class, aud allow the
robbery 10 continue without protesting against
IL Now that their farm products have de-
cIlned /" one half OF what they were two years
ago, they find what they have to purchase re.
hains AT "A liked price and cannot decline any
lower Nothing i. more subject to change and
nucluatsn IN the mar ets than hat the farm.
or proauces, because his products seek foreign
market, ana tasre he compsteS with all the
farmers OF the world. their cheap Labor cheap
farming implements aud cheap uecessariss OF
lite. The hrst tariff duty ever levied aecOriiu g
TO mr. readlng was a tax on religion. Centdr-
les ago the MoorS established "A custo m SO at
Gioraita where trIeute was collected from pill
grims Journeyins 10 Palestine. The cuisines.
proved iuTr,tIvp tn hon hat nhri,t an
nations soon borrowed their crude way OF col
tecung tribute, aud greatly improved the rude
system OF robbery, uuti. now with us il has be-
come the most perfect system Of spnistioa IN.
ueF regal sanction that human iagenulty can
devise. The advocates Of The tariff claim that
their system OF robbery is "a deep and profound,
that the ordinary mind is incapable of fathsm-
ing lis mysterious depths Oar constitution
guarantees protection 10 every citizen in all his
nights, TO engage in any honorable pursuit he
may choose, and enjoy the fruits of his labet
without paying uibate 10 any man. or class oil
men, aud yielding nothing except what just
government requires TO enable il TO protect On
IN the enjoyment OF bis rights.
Vow when our government attempts to col,
iect more revenue than necessary 10 maIRisia
II, ana Increases The duties on imports until
certain tsrelgu goods are driven from eur
markets, II becomes protecton, and il is meth.
ing more aor less thas f.vorilg one class AT tn.
expense OF asother. The tariff al rocutes call
tsiS protection 10 the laborlRg man, when iu
reality II Is protection 10 the manufacturer
! The latter class no have grown rich By theY
neiarlouS robbery, are the bond holders and
moaopolIsts. who have certainly 10 the p,s-
tWsnty years expended a great deal OF sympa.
| thy and kindly feelings Tor the poor lsborer
whilst they tattened upon his labor, sad are still
willing to coatiRue the d-usion The Barons
tel'.sit is not for their benefit they CRY alo I'D
TOR proisctiea. bat tor the laeorer, protect hin
| against Il set Of psuPsrs IN Esrops. Whom dc
thsr regard as the lnboriug man, he W 40 work.
| n the shop? Certainly not tn farmer, for hs
has ts compete With all the p.uper labor OF tn,
world, ana if this system OF robbery continue,
| 1t will eventually make 4 paupsr Of him. Til,
old familiar prsung of the R-pss isan poiti
clan aosut the pauper labor OF Eng and is all
ieiuslos, and furthermore we should not be
come frightened at thugs with which We hsv.
become well acquainted OF late, for We hav,
more OF that non producing element than any
couRtry on earth. Wearetold that II We trade
/ With England on al equal footing. ser pauper
made goods will dosi our markets and secom.
100 cheap for ne farmer to purchase With BIZ
| depleted Pocks;boos, although he has just sol
! h'> crop "a feed these paupcrs, al psapsr prices
| md Il h should bay yAGper goods he ~sult
osakrupi himself "A doing SO. Il : al bosh
lie OF s'nPcniogs magaiuie 4, SIR Pete
| Te.Gs sud IL his friend.
/ Sir uHvsr, We 1--we IN 4 d-u wicked world =
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