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MILAJ EXCHANGEE SATURDAY, OCTOIlKIl C, 1883.. NO TARIFF. Frre Trade Unlvortiil. Dirnt Tnxn Hon to Support 11y ('fiiernl (iov eminent. v An Economist snyg: It is a demo 8traieil truth in economy that the good of each is heat for all.'' The policy ba.ed upon whnt is known ira the balance of trmle, that ruled Eu rope three hundred years, from the elevation of Charles V. to power, "that whatever is gained ly one par ty iu trade in at the the expense of nnother, is exploded forever." Or thus, if one nation is trading freely with another, both parties fairly divid ing profits, then by destroying half this trade the one will be able to nio' nopolize all the profits to itself. "The moral of this is, ignorance and selfish ness are twin brothers." "Good of each is best for all." This lifts the science of economy into the "purest atmosphere of ethics," co-operating with the purest moral sentiment. Thus the economy or moral sentU ment that should prevail in exchanges between individuals, or our several states, should prevail between indi vidual nations of the earth. We re mark, proper conception of the pur pose, and extent of the tax power, granted by constitution being para mount. We refer to Art. 1, Sec. 8, of the constitution. 'The congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports ani excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imports and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.' The tax power, as here disclosed, was granted for the sole purpose of rais ing revenue to conduct the operations of the government; the perversion of this from its legitimate object is to convert it in part from a revenue ins to a penal power, a power which if fully admitted would be sufficient of itself to possess the government of entire control of the property of the people. For if the government has the right by the constitution to cause the property or fruits of labor of one to go to another, it has the right to control all the property of the people, and to consummate consolidation at once, which it is now doing by de grees. Claiming and exercising the right to dispose of the fruits of labor is considerable advance in a tirade that lacks but one step of complete despotism. For do you see anything in this section to justify the perver sion that manufacturers have a right to the earnings of others ? Do you see any power granted to raise reves nue for other than to meet the ex pen sea and indebtedness of the gov ernmenu lhe revenue lor monopo lies now being much larger than for the government, do you not think, if such had been. the design iu the constitution, that somethiug would have been inserted to that effect T Do you think they would have mentioned the smaller revenue, and said nothing about the larger if such had been their design? Undoubtedly power is here granted to congress to raise rev enu9 alone to meet the disbursements of the government. To convert this power to any other purpose, in be half of protection, is tyranny. We remark, the duties on tea and coffee were repealed and about one hundred and fifty articles remain on the free list that are not produced in our country and therefore if taxed would produce no protection. This shows how little protectionists care for duties that produce revenue for government alone. Such articles above all other that raised or manu factured in this country and therefore producing no protection should be uibiect to dutv. ouch duties would j . be free from constitutional objections, and if duties on such articles should fall short of sufficient revenue (it might be enough) for government rcci"ircracnts' ra!se 5t sme t,er wy i iniii ity taxing moor; lei mta protect ive head the bane of the country be lopped from the system. Tariff Com mission on prices of wages in this country and England, page 113, says: "The commission draws the goner al conclusion mat in some divw- ions of .cotton manufactures and tex tile laltor the wages in America do not greatly exceed tluwe in England, while in other subdivisions they will range like spinning, tor instance, from 30 to 40 per cent, greater iu this country than in Great Britian. Wc crave your close attention. - The tariff commission, to show the coun try the effects of revenue tariff aud free trade upon the prices of wages, compare prices of wages in this coun try, a nation of political liberty, which liberty U the barometer of wages which largely itself increases the prices of wages, with prices of wages in England, a nation desti tute of political liberty, the destitu tion of which itself reduces the prices of wages, as shown from statements of Elglishraen themselves, viz: "An English master workmen who travel ed in this country to look into our in dustrial progress and report to hisfel- ow workmen at home used this lan guage in his report: "You will never be able to understand the report of what I saw, unless vm first know what it is for people to be set on fire by liberty. A workmau gets through with 50 to 100 per cent, more work in the United State3 than ever known to do in same number of hours in Europe." This testimony is an ap pendix to and corresponds with ecos nomical facts adduced before, that pauper labor while in Europe is not formidable as a competitor, but after arriving in this country and fired by iberty it becomes an important fac tor in role of competition. The only fair logical exponent therefore of the case as the prices of wages is to com pare equals to compare kingly gov ernments with kingly governments, and free governments with free gov ernments. England is a free trade country, Germany and France are tariff countries. Prices of wages in England are from fifty to one hun dred per cent, higher than in Gers many, France or any other Euro pean nation, and she out strips all the continent and America in the markets of the world. Why do the commis sioners not prove that prices of wages in England now under free trade are less than when under tariff reign? Why do they net prove (tables are at their command) that on reduction of duties or at our nearest approach to free trade prices of wages are less than when duties are highest. All these tables would be fatal to their assumption and therefore are not ads duced. The fact is free trade or res ductiou of duties lessening the cost of production, lessening the cost of livs ing increasing production which in creases demand for labor, stands pro ven from all history from all tables to produce highest prosperity high est prices of wages relatively. High est duties increasing, cost of produc tion increasing cost of living de creasing production which decreases demand for labor, stands proven from all history, from all tables, to produce lowest prosperity, lowest prices of wages relatively. Again, our nearest approach to fYee trade was in decade from 1850-to 18s 60 under Walker tariff reduced in 18 56 from 20 to 14 per cent on total imports, culminating into the highest prosperity of our history. "Our cotton crop doubled in the decade in quantity and doubled in market prh e per pound. Wheat and corn increas ed 80.per cent, in quantity and near ly as much in price. Lalxr was con tented; strikes were hardly ever heard of; prices of wages were relatively higher than ever before." This gov ernment owes a duty to itself, to the laborers of this country, to be the government of the whole people and their whole interests. It is time the government is divorced from this sys tem of aiding in plundering the earn ings of men who have to contend with ull the world, burdened with heavy. weights, that others may have monopoly at home at home.noton the broad ocean not abroad in for eign markets but at home, protec tion on protection at their own doors. Shut down upon these inducements ami openings to corruption and ex penditures and sulfides by abolishing protection, and you would hear no more about distribution, government telegraphing; all these tariff booms would be heard no more. This gov ernment, removed from tiding in money-making in behalf'of monopo lies by abolifhing protection, would rise to higher behests and wonld nt once become a central all-protecting sun, around which all industries, equi poise restored, would revolve and continue to revolve in rejuvenescence grandest of the age. D. C. Caldwell. Very Low Rates. During the continuance of the Southern Exposition, at Louisville, Ky., (commencing August 1st, and continuing 100 days,) the Louisville & Nashville Kail road will sell Excur sion Tickets from any of its stations to Louisville at one fare for the round np. J hese Tickets will be on sale every uay Ironi L. & J. stations and will be good 30 days, allowing ample time to vidt the Greatest Expo sition ever held in the South, and sec ond only to the Centennial at Phila delphia. The Memphis Appeal, Daily and Weeklv, is undoubtedly the best paper for West Tennessee. The Daily is fullofllm latest home and foreign news and the latest mar ket reports from nil parts of the world. The Weeklv is devoted to the interest of the southern people and no farmer in Gibson county should be without it. Gallon Dr. A. C. Pearce, next door to P. O., and subscribe for the Daily at 810.00 per year or the Weekly for SI. 00 It is Found at Last. Something New Under the Sun A new erea is dawning upon women. Hitherto she has been called upon to suffer the ills of mankind and her own besides. The frequent and distress ing irregularities peculiar to her sex have long leen to her the "direful spring of woes unnumliered." In the mansion of the rich and hovel of pov erty alike wmnau h;is been the con stant vet patient victim of a thousand ills unknown to man and without a remedy. "Oh Lord, how long!" in the agony of her soul, hath she cried. But now the hour of her redemption is come. She will suffer no more, for Bradfield's Female Regulator, "Wo man's Best Friend," is sold by all Druggi-ts. Dr. J. Bradfield, Prop., Atlanta, Ga. Price 75 cents and 81.50 per bottle. M. A Whittaker. Lewisburg, Tenn., says: "I have sold Brown's ron Bitters for some time with en tire satisfaction." For Sale. The house and lot in Milan known as the "Central Hotel building." Al so some valuable land, lying near the college building. Apply to W Y. Williamson, or the Milan Ex change. SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TKXS. Tke Beat nd Mail Wldely-cteciUateel Paper In the South i Christian Advocate. A FAVORITE WITH ALL CLASSES. Prlee, 9 m Year. To Ikllnietere, of all Deaoraiuattona, 111 as. 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TUTT PILLS SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER, Xiosa of Appetite, Bowel coat vs. Fain In the Head, with a dull eeaft'itlon i the baok part, Pain xin ler tne Shoulri,e blade, fullness after eating, with a di:un olination to exertion cf body or rr.ind. Irritability of temp r. Low apirit. wit x a feeling of having neglect d aome duty, Wearinena, Disziu", fluttering at the Heart, Dota before the evea, Yellow Bkln, Headache generally over the rleht eye, Beatlessneas, with ttfui dreams, highly colored Urine, and CONSTIPATION. TtmrS FILLS lire especially adapted to aatih eaeea, one doae elt'evta aueh a change of feeling; aa to aatonlah the aufTerer. They Increase th AppvUt, and came the body to Take on rieali, tlma th ayaiem la naariaheMi. and by IhWr Toiile Arlloaa on the IiIimiIiii Oraaua, Urgulnr ajloula arp pro duued. Prioe J veuta. aa Murray ak, X. Y. TUTT'S HAIR DYE. Gbay Hats os Witts ma changed to a Olowt Black by a alngle application of tbla Drc It Inv Earu a natural color, acta Inatantaueoualy. Sold y Urugglata, or aent by expnna on receipt of el. OfFICR, U NrBBAT ITi, MEW YORK g tr. Tirra tacti. r Tj.hi. iiUnmi ai VUmtui MeMfi u ke auui aau aa aaaJ !mua t HEADacie and all BlllOUt COktnjUNTt are relieTed by takln WRIGHTS INDIAN VECETABLE PILLS fvOj Tif rtebU; Kt Orlptef. trin Hi. ail SragjUa Piles! Piles! Piles! a xiire curt for Wind. Bleeding and ltclmw rile, a rdimie box of Dr. Wiliiam'i i.,uAi "iLc QINTMtrtl hita cured the worst clniiu Thirty ycara atanding. Hold and roo.in. iiiendpil by all druKgiat. lrlce ll.uu by m ii. niHui Pith & Co., Wholiiau Aqent. LouiaviLLK. Ky