New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-27

ess ofsii ne rest Of he World.
Be- ei Us what ,or OF r. ,rad' It wtei the SD
a,or from 9th Carolina grsvey pr~po-e' u D. e'it,
with Great Britain, "b0 j., and probably W" I"'it
be. he argos: cons.nero nj our mats pf"AU'r -.
a miner * biting i.w tens OF duty 1ao'td on Arl..
can tobacco ann commodities IN TIE pos o. "i'"'
Britain. which | " o. read
Viii Co.,, ,ppn. he f1wing table of British duue, on
H. artic. raised in ie Western country is gwen
Boii TarG per sot, On a,'eb' 'f"'aa ~ 'a na',
Tobacco manufactured scis pr b. 5 per Ct 3 per y"
Do manufactured, al u ".....lteJ -
Beet al g d per bbl...''.........'''' L5 -.
Hans, sts per e"t...............'' q q :.
L sI6 I a, - '.'..'......... 2o1 f2
csndie. tai on, at So 70 per ewt...... 100 3.
DO. sperm. at 81 cents per Ib."..' 5e2 ,S n,
Now the lreedom trace winch The senator from SOUL.
Carolina nd i associates propose, l. tane W" a
srb,t 4 The freedom Of trade on which the Senator d"'i
viii such enthusiastic delight tina, be- kcns 10 we ''f
vine ORDINANCE Well let Us look Iue mo We Pih', a.
effect 81 This divine doctrine Of free trade "Lit a. W.,
Senator assures w. Il Ma Of late years, been Hakh@ VI
umpham p.ogres.. What IS the reduction o noy NM II,
the people Of England have been able to acht'e %" w
primary article Of human subsistence, u' wy 10y t,
tbeir life forty per cent! fsry per cent = 'hd, ul
sliding scale un the population shall have been re1uS'"
by aune a of actual starvation and hsn' VIII
,Le want and desperation of the people may 100 ir'-''
safely r. ,ie Then and then only, the breadsiuh-o I'M,
country are 10 be admitted. And tins i thr dNne t'
trade cioqueniv commented 10 Tire adopuoh OF an
And now LEI o.. look at the practical operation Of The pro
tetve v.icn as modified by the OmprOmse. And, hf A.
10 The Of our home manufactures The due, have
been hitherto reasonably protective on most oi our ""
Nm .i,t Dcecrbcr last and il you Will continue ha
protection TO the articles needing H. and admit ne Isip uS
II -, ilSre VIII be- 10 complaint NJ
land ash, That the dutes iron may be the same a'
Deccmbrr 1888 Under the practical operation Oi protect
i've n,es opr anutaru o. have all the been expand
ing hecau,e they enjoyed moderate protection wat I9
tell Won on MS very point IA I5&%9 Aui "hd' ''y
tire the other SIDE predict ieel pu'e an
1. Liz af flH4re Inns u n
iay prediction made the other side that has n1t beeh
conidci.d 10y fact and experiences nor slnslr
on oar side which has not been completely ichH'd VIA
wore &c dnienl warnings That the revenue wOuii be
runrd-iha' must resort 70 direct taxation Importation
would ceasc, ant should b. driven to ID" necesy OF
domestic What farther did they tell u limit price
woui rsr and Nat the duties must be- pad hy me consul
m quarter O The Union tor Tue bencht OF "huid'
turers IN another quarter.
And how did he tact out, The revenue proved
fully adequate. hut there was excess mean from ie
duties cus,nH, for all the excess ~ch "Il aIc'p.
.xcln. vey from enormous sales OF TIE puhhc MINUS
II i true the actual amount OF imports was e>sentd le
augmentation Of the duty more unn oom"n''n ol we
dmnuicn and received more revenue Than wnen 'ne
were fully verified. And low was with regard 10 pIlC'
Did the American consumer pay more for the o'rcs {" h,
consumption without entering INTO ne "r,", ' "a.T
there Is not now ume) assert IN e'nr''' u"' ~
single instance ia which sufficient protection was amor
the price, instead OF being augmented Wa actually renucc
do not rccoliect single exception nc tut"P'In -,
nopov OF supply broken down, AMI their iahnc a 10
encounter markets the competition ari>ts from th'
skill AMI Industry OF American manufacturer
Well; hut il la, been asked, ID an increase 81 duN pro
duce dnnulon OF price, why do lh" manufacturers S,h
Tor AN increase of duties, wall answer the question ny
Increasing the duty YOU compel him 10 submit To redn,
OF price equal or nearly equal To lhc duiN ut ID u
r.,lu-iion they submit but rom necessity \ Ill
muished importation ensures and being thus cfta
TED ia the market II filed hy the rVai iahc' of tr NM
rcan manufactures who IN his turn hns hN compeisat"
tor The reduced price IN his que possession O greater
psroD OF the American market, and 10 the sadi"'' Oh 'N'
market
Therr J.. the whole theory of the matter There j. DO
mystery, Inconsistency The Gaze perfectly clear ah'
prove II tohe usas We told YOU IN 1871 thai WOMB D'
know no wiser course for than 10 lecur 10
history. and thence draw his lessons a. to future policy
wish had the of this matter nom u'
DAYS Of the revolution The prssen, hour could show
that, Ia every PERIOD oi our history whch cohieioe az"
manufacture have been neglected. lti % the unrcndN
operation at foreign Legislation and foreign reguai ms ma
iiona distress and embarrassment have uniformly followed
there has ever been dram of specie ami heavy oiegn
debt But am warned by lhc laps OF UNI w. "'s W.
not now he practicable Let III. cal Tue H'th'"h W ,n'
Senate only 10 few facts, which marked prrnd Iiah
bly, like the present refer to ha between ISo anu
The country then flooded with foreign imports duues
were low and precisely similar general embarrassment
wasexpe,enced 10 that which we now feel Let RE can
your recollection 10 some OF The facts as tey were wen 81
forth IN memorial presented recently to Congress from
Cincinnati
Your memorals find in statistical representa- on> made
by the citc OF Philadelphia and Pittsburgh IN 1879 the io
lowing facts;
That trom 1916 to 1919. the number OF hands employed
in the manufacturing and mechanical branches OF business
IN Philadelphia diminished rom 1872 To 2.l5I or les Than
onc-iourt Ttat the number OF persons directly and nd
reciN thrown Out OF employment IN district OF forty miles
diameter were twenty thousand.
That IN Pnshurg IN the same period, the number Of
hands employee reduced from 500 10 6I2 and The
manufactured product was reduced IN tie same proportion
s. That ths reduction extended not merely 70 tie large
manufacturing establishments but thu smallest han
zeal empoymentsthe Important domestic b sineN' OF the
shoemaker ana tailor besE reduced IN almost the samc pro-
portion
thus land IN RUNS memorial sent 10 Congres, states
that agt culture equally depressed It, language
ave look IN vain throughout the world for market Ag
rcultun prlduc has yaus hut al hOcc, and the dram
81 gold and SILVER has shaken the weae>t Bank, IN the
Union IN many llt,t>oi ihe Interior asrcutial produce
entirely unsaleahe Tie rate al duties under Which
This widespread disaster was produced ~ per cent
iron and a ami = per cent on hne couon' and wooen'
higher average than that tVn ~ per cent? to which. 10y
existing laws, the entire iai OF duties must IN IT," months
I've reduced.
By the tarh 1924 and 1925 the duties were raised 10 an
average of double that amount The consequences with
IN the ob>cr' alton OF The whole people Manufacturing an
dustrv became stable hranche, developed. The
balance OF trade became Uoe idNoase. ami the contrary
ior series OF years, continued IN state OF uninterrupted
pT%S'per ni;. ~, .,,.,,
ben, 'ed hy the change than that o agriculture The
marhe, vine Of pork. -four. and every species ct
western produce. Ia TIE country. permanently
increased ncarN threshold The manufacturing establish
ments the North rs we'll ssmanv tho " e, became
creased consumers 81 surplus products We eve but two
examples Is suihc entity Illustrating the general elect
New Eng and imports from other states. especially the
West Scarely it any, les than million hVc hundred
thousand barrels OF dOurpohahv more. lhi> fact yoor
honorable body ascertain by calculating al the csiah
She proportions the consumption OF that article 10y IL m.
hahtan,> and d,dnctsg from thai quantity the very small
amount OF grain raised in these States Two pOits alone
imported IN lSll The following quantities;
Boston, IA lsii, .,...,.......5li 2SS barrels
'r"Nidence, IN lS@l .............. bo'o@
These ports in lsil, total. .. too, Is d"
And DOW ash, what Is the system which British 20.
hey aiming al This moment. Her commerce gradually
beng excluded nom The ports OF the Continent the loss
that with the Bra1s threatened upon The expiration OF
the existing treaty between The countries. and Of al
the remains OF her former trade that the Brazs and
wan ms country lhe mosi profitable her. Now what
does Dr. A.sors invaluable work on population recently
published, develop a. To her present line p.lCyt
commend gentlemen 10 examine that book for themselves
VII give Them many ~eghY facts. Alison Is strongly
iNo O. NC c"rnaw> land the present Ministry OF
Great sH''n ana equally opposed 10 ali treaties OF feci-
pcociy And here lct say in defence OF that system
that when Il was adopted 10 thN country believed
,nsi any people on earth could sustain successful compc
uhon no navigation our New England brethren could
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