THE DAILY UNION.
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couraged have been mechanical rather than manufae'
turing and that the extensive manufacturing estab


shmenus of cotton and woollen goods constitute bu
comparatively small part in the aggregate amount
Of the articles protected.


2. That the capitalists Of the country who have
embarked in manufacturing have not been, as a
class, benefited by the protective policy and by
being induced thereby to embark their capital in
manufacturing business, that the profits have
not been large stated in the secretarys report,
and not equal To the lowest legal rate OF interest in
the country.


8 That the labor of the country has been greatly
benefited and the wages Of labor have been increas
ed at the time that the expenses OF subsistence
have been diminished.


L. That the agricultural classes Of the country
deeply interested in the continuance Of the sys-
TEN Of protection, and the new States Of the West
as much so, at least, as any other section OF the
Union.


5. That the public at large have been mainly ben
Gifted by the protective policy and that the beneh-
cal results have been to the l0hOLs country rather
than 10 any particular class and national rather than
sectional.


And il my time does not fail me, propose to add
some other considerations, growing out Of and sug-
gested by the subject


prejudice has been sought TO be raised against
this system, by representing 1t as designed for little
more than TO protect the large manufacturing estab
llshmenls Of cotton and woolen goods; and the
whole spirit Of the report Of the secretary seems to
proceed this assumption, and TO favor this pre-
judce but the facts not Every collection Of
the statistics Of the country or Of any portion Of
them, show that although these two branches Of bus
ness are highly important, the aggregate Of the pro-
ductlons Of the various forms Of mechanical labor
far more By the last census, it appears that
the aggregate capital invested in manufactures in
the country Of all kinds was s267, 726, ,579. And
OF this amount the sum invested in cotton and
woolen manufactures was s66, ,567 49, and this
statement does not show the various forms Of
mechanical labor in the aggregate OF large amount,
nor does il give the due proportion 10 the com.
psrative value Of tbs articles made by mechanics
when the capital is very small, and the production OF
great value. The manufactures Of leather, prnei
pally boots and shoes, are more than double in
value the manufactures Of woollen goods in the
country, as shown by the census. Similar facts
shown by the tables compiled from very careful
and minute Official examination IN the State OF Mas
sachusetrs last year. 1t is we'll known that in this
State more than in any other, these two branches
OF manufacture prevail and yet in this State these
facts appear


The annual products Of the labor Of Massachu .
setts per year, ending April l. lS45 sll4,47s, ,443.
OF which, invested IN manufacture, SOL. Dos 672
woolen and worstsd goods $685.? O4I
otton goods l2,l95,Ae