THE PRICE OF LABOR
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II is reported of Senator McDUFFiE. that
when warned OF the fatal operation OF the New
Tariff upon the labor of the country. he replied
sneeringly that that was small matter. As
the Democracy profess to entertain peculiar at
tachment TO the laboring classes, and to be their
especial advocates and exclusive friends, the
declaration of one of the leaders of the party,
when plain issue was made in behalf of the
hewers of wood and drawers of water. shows
the precise amount of credence to which its
pretended companionship is entitled. Ii may
be s'a small maiter'' in she eyes of the Hon.
GEORGE McDUFFIE. that the yeomanry Of the
country, the hard listed operatives and ariizans,
should be the sufferers by the New Revenue
Bill; but those whose industry is baffied aud
whose toll is curtailed OF its just rewards by
this Bill of denominations, will neither view
with indifference the authors of the act, nor
forget that to them are they indebted for the
PriVation OF the means of obtaining an honest
livelihood.


There are some FIVE hundred thousand opera
tiyes in this country, who, with their families.
constitute probably not less than tenth OF
the entire population of the Union. The Tar
If OF l842 gave work and wages to a very
large proportion of these people, and to the re-
mainder it augme nted their store oil comforts
and provisions against the future, by enabling
the manufacturer to increase somewhat the
amount paid for their labor. The effect of The
New Tariff will undoubtedly be to throw q
aconsIderaole number OF operatives out OF en-
ploy, because the smaller capitalists and nota-
bly, those who are engaged by the old la W, but
not yet so perfect as to stand alone. cannot re.
sist the competition of Great Britain and the
cheap labor of that country. They will have
to close their door and discharge their work
man. Hence, one of the most blighting conse-
quenees of the New Bill must be TO snatch
food, shelter and clothing from sosnumerou<
class belonging to that very condition of sOcie-
ty Locofocoism Affects to cherish with moSl
disinterested love.


Upon the remainder of these FIVE hundred
thousand operatives the Tariff will exert an in
Auence less desolating but still disastrous. As
the profits of the capitalist diminish, SO mus
his expenses, il he wishes TO keep his heat
above water. To maintain his establishment
he must reduce his wages-the operative mus
learn to content himself with bare pittance
sufficient perhaps TO keep starvation from his
threshhold aud to give scanty covering to his