New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-16
1910 .. Rree .Trad de.

o.,. ,eoa.,s are doubtless aware that one of the
IT,, aiocoveries of the Free Trade economists
Alarms The alter impogicy and obsurd'ty Of eoun-
.su,o;l;,,o Duties on Imports, and declares that
- tax the Products or Commerce Of other Nations
merely because they burthea oars, is precisely like
eating off your hand because your neighbor has
cut of his leg-an exhibition of naked stupidity
and suicidal malice. See Cendy Raguet's es-
says, Calhoun's Speeches, and the arguments OF
the aeti-Protective writers and speakers OF our
time unversaiiy)
Now we are not about 20 refute anew this dog
INA but we will let Its prominent disciples retue
ii themselves. On our way 70 Saratoga we picked
no Ne,o. York Herald of the I'd inst, Zone road,
almost any thing when traveling,) and in the
Money article of that paper, written by one OF
the best informed and most vehement as well a.
prominent Free Trade anti-P iotectionists in tie
land we were rather astonished at finding the fol-
lowing Editorial paragraph:
From tie Ns1u York Herald Of Dec g
aThc late Tariff of Great Britain enacted with The
view of encouraging the import oil American asrlcuiGra
as a means OF relief. The late tariff United
enacted with Tue view exclude foreign gooGs for TIE
pros. cnn Hence 10 seen thai Engand
will be able sell goods enough pay the
which he have, and which she cannot
All beyond which She imports RON this country
she must pay for in coin which canct be done 10
,st her an urgent matter Of edeience to prohibit
port of eery thing of United States gros cotton
a Tss % stess po' o o
IS proaipy noafed, the armsrs are likely 10 lose, at
Engl!sl and colonial and Newyork its trade for eb
urd and bafbarous restriction on trade tor tie oenen oil h
manufacturers
This seemed rather odd from that quarter; but
as we were sitting quietly in our room, cooking T
our defence against Fenimore, friend late from
the City dropped in and gave US Neso- York Ia
roru of later date, ia which we read as follows:
From tho Ne.y. York aurora. Dec. s.
@But ooi changes the Tariff Law, OF even Inort
Dporiance than this during the present session ot Con
res. Ii has failed utterly measure Of revenue nor i
indeed believe calculated 10 beEeft any cla's
except the smuggle Ii peculiar evidence OF me nad
ness and blindness OF Tho Wing leiorIy last session. Una
down the dnes American produce, ana throwing ope!
her ports 10 The great staples OF Tue Northern ana "es'eb
States, burden many OF her manufactures with amo.t
prohi6tory in,poss " hat sapient egalos! How pro.
ioundlv they have studied the laws OF trade fley
market for supu, products OF the United States, ana
government he time. be supported out OF Inc
taken trouble look into McCuocb, they ,Uosld haze
found that recprecity the basis of trade and nst no nation
has long persisted liberal system Polcs
tosard another, lp the reciprocity the freshman sad
all on one SIDE"
Here 1t Is again, you see; we must take OFT ou'
duties from other Nations products, or they utA
be obliged to tax ours heavily Well. gentlemen,
does this rule work way only? Suppose it Is
they who have imposed high duties, can are get or
under low ones, OF none Your daily assertions
say yes, while your logic clearly demonstrates tue
contrary! Shall we refuse to heed the dictates o.
plain common sense, and insist on Reciprocity
while you undesigaedly prove that such insisting
is matter Of urgent State necessity"