New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-31
Hr;tish Free Trade Writers the same
Century ago a . u. tie present time.

z
Century go a Ut tAe present time
We take the following extracts from the none
article Of the New York Herald Of the 25in iss''
Aee,.n, wy ias-g5a ,o ts 4-Ensrs Of he : Iiisc
s..;es .scea:y to5k ylzcs 10 Egglead- u wa s"e
tioa If sc Robs,; PED Vi lat~niioa 70 IT, p
ports of Ea2isat 20 foreign wool! sHi{ ls. ~ ~ I 5
is for ih- protection Of tt.e nanui2e'uEs.s .
Iel1f, we Iaok q the rool AID eooi<T i1 y. i-s
and IN cor1ectioa wi;h III cafac'ty ot h'. eo' - pr
luce 1sooL ;hsre rszson 70 d"'b' bHt -". "a ~
- ~ TI;-d States uay D-coDe IS !tnf'3'Al - s I4aiE
liner. n England as are tbe cotton fsoSfs Fcss
are nov riliug .ie fega!a. offaiion OF Inc AMI
This housre temporary sad i!!nss's 0sHs.t L IS -
f,.t prc-s that tE- wants and "hcb Gao only o.
,srs Dy large foreign rasrsr such as ihst EIch ha.
lad the farmer BY tiog Of der tunts alto
.. sg upon the raw material The farmers 0. rhe Unr-a
states should send TO rrsnd 30 noas o pcoLds Of vol
pr snngIa millions Of doa-s, after supplying al
~ wants Of her If The manufacturer,
lrnir,ed however make laws e Interest of . iafHe
.giil soon fef:sn
It's curious To see now exactly the views and
arguments Of cur modern Free Trade writers the
advocates OF British interests coinciGe !gilh those
Of the same school hundred years ago. Look
at the following extract from treatise on The
Trade and navigation Of Great Britain, by
Joshua Gee, .Scotcd writer, published IN Cidsgo'r
,lndcr the sanction of the British Governrnent, in
l. 55, when these States were British colonies
oor Colonies ar~ much IN The Ireland
,sben ;hey begza IN, troo> GnufGctTy AID sS 'hsii
.umb= nc.4sr viii fall npoD manufacture Tor ct9h4Hg
aems,ir.y II d. BE- yken 20 find f7a2loyrnst
for them raisins such productions as n1Gy sndb!e them
fVrish thrRSeirS Jet; ell thsIJ <ct5f5Ies rom u.s.
should therefore hiak worthy ts care OF tae Govern-
nsn, TO end.avo By all possible to encourage taen
4 the raising OF silk hemp !aI, pot ash &c yvlcn
n v apprehension would iay foundation Tor establishing
he fno,f grotiqJIs trade Of any Vs. have.
So,, as usop. har. been filed with i-eIs, . hs Col
on, encouraged fass rough materials lcouid 81 up
for iiems,irs5; a- regulation would remove al thos
-4loo.ies OF - II aw made 10 prohjbit The
lse Of .ay towssi5 mill doublilg o twisting SIX
s msch,Ge whatsoever, tbey would then send
a,r AID rnsy viii hive The yrori;ny rofsh materials
thern.elYes shall have The manufacturing of ;h-ia.
ivsn for raising hemp tisr &c, doubt
iess they w soon bgin msaufactu-e not prerentsd;
nefsicr- 20 stgp the progress Of any such manufacture 4 Is
pUopoSed there shall have Liberty up
y looms without tst registering Office kept for that
purpose under ts Governor o each Province MS and
p.ce of abode hut III parcusc nhab,ants shall
inclined have any liner Too'en sc made Of their
spinnac they sbond h. abridged of The same o-
l tia; ,hey MAKE Of carry II 20 S-ayer
("ho shall BE- licensed By the GoTsmoI3 aud have II
sough up fcr the Of the family bat not 70 bs sold 10
ly person private manner nor exposed al anl rGTht
,r far on forfeiture Of . Certain sun.
That all rgyoes shall b prohibited from weaving ';heT
,cooe spinning comblng Of tgoo or Working
A. ay manufacture Of iron farther than making II into Pts
" BIZ Iron: that they b. also prohibited from manu'ac'ur
ng Of HIS Stockings L>Gher of ANY siGd TINS Inn
,s c5idse the planters Of any 1ir5ess the!
promoting and r.siaC those rough materials
the Governor OF zach Pnovincs obliged 10 trans
nit Of the number Of master smiths master weaT-
master c1.5ers number of looms aud number Of Jour
eyea employed in each mandatory, sc 10 the LORDS OF
Trade and Plantations they :oud always have oppoItuat
seeec the increase timoution Of the manufactures OF
Colonies which may he encouraged depressed according
their Tie danger c Their too much interfering
,rtfh US"
"B shp-bniliing carried the Colonies, returns
ar4 made fr purchasing our roolen n3anfactures which
Of than tie profit tha, brought INTO 'his
snsdom by the exports Of Iron manufactures"
II any American, after reading the above. does
not see the vast adcantage to our Farmers and
other Producers OF raising raw materials to send
to England to be manufactured and sent back 10
rs fr sale, we advise him to put on pair Of
Free Trade spectacles made in England,l and
-ead the Herald and other advocates of British
interests more attentlvey