New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-30

were too inconsiderable to be mentioned The
conyeniences of life were to be had IN the latter
but if we were in search of articles OF commerce,
we were obliged to approach nearer to the Equa-
tor. But what mighty change has the INTRO
duct;on of manufactures into Rhode Island, fos-
tered bv the protective energies of Tariff,
caused in the relative position OF these two pla-
ces Now Rhode Island for its population, IS
the richest country IN America; while st. ChFls-
topher's depending alone upon It's agriculture, as
formerly, has decreased IN wealth, and Is scarcely
mentioned.
The English Government well understood ttiis
distinction and means OF suoJugating 'iio
colonies, they confined them to Agricultural pun
suits and prevented, as far as possible tie
Eshment of manufactures IN the Eastern anu iiiiu-
die settlements. Such prohibition was uIlhe,
cessary for the South-thelr surplus agrlculturdi
products always yielded them sufhcient amount
| of wealth to prevent the wish tor change IN
their condition This natural state OF the country
still continues, aud indicates the Importance to US
of the Protective Tariff system by which the
North, the East, the West, and the South may
be mae dmutuaIly uselulto each other.
The English have always pursued this policy
ofencouraging only their own people. So soon as
they became possessed Of East Florida, IN l1b4,
they set themselves about raising the Turkey
Nader, in order to destroy the Dutch market for
that article. Previous to that period, they had
received the most Of that article from Holland ;
and DR.. Stork. in recommending It's culture IN
Florida observes:
"While we encourage the grolcM Of it in our
Colonies we NAV have the advantage OF manut0c.
turing this valuable commodity at home, for winch
at present We pay sums scarcely credible TO the
Dutch.
Here is the true English policy in few words;
and that policy, to manufacture at home, has
rendered them the most wealthy and most power
full nation of the earth. Why should We not fol-
low such prosperous example?
The reason why we have not followed 1t to the
extent we should is the result Of another portion
of the same British Policy,-of that great system
| which has so long been pursued and with regret
I say it, with too much success. IN casting dark
and gloomy shadows over the mental vision of
our people, and thus preventing us from seeing
the true interests of our own country; and which
has so long kept the South from uniting with the
North and East in opening for themselves mine
of incxIlaustible wealth. Let US for a short time
examine some of these favorite positions OF our
friends across the Atlantic and by so doing we
shall sec their fallacy so broadly exposed, that we
will wonder how it can possibly be that men of
sense will still persist in believing them. But
prejudice, that obllquity Of the human mlnd is
an awful engine of destruction as well among
nations as individuals.
Intelligent Englishmen often express their sur
prise, that the United States should be so blind
TO their own interest as not to see that 1t IS the
system OF Protective Tariff rigidly adhered to,
which alone sustans Great Britain under the
enormous load Of her hopeless public debt and
overbcaring taxation that tits that alone which
has enabled her to give law TO Europe; and to
subiugate world almost in the East and that
it is that which is enabling her to extend her
power and Colonies into almost every portion of
the globe. 1t is curious to observe with what
Jealous care and anxiety the preservation Of this
British system Of policy is guarded, and how
soon her Legislators take alarm at the least indl-
cation which threatens danger to 1t. Thus 1t is
that we see whenever Congress shows any lndl-
cation towards Protective System, the British
Parliament revive their project Of reducing or
repeating their Corn Laws, and permitting Free
Trade; and this they continue until they have
lulled our people into security England has
always been playing this game. She has talked
about Free Trade for nearly century, and never
practiccd it a week. 1t is the old story of pro-
mise without performance, and theory without
practice She points out to us the road, which
she solemnIy protests will lead to a temporal
elyslum but so far from ever trcadng it herself,
she prefers the primrose path of national proper
! lty. When some years since, our statesmen were
revising the Tariff in reference to protection Mr..
| HuSklssOn and other members of the British Par
lament, became greatly alarmed. At first they
scolded and clustered and threatened retaliation;
but dcemng that exceedingly difficult, if not i'm
possible, they suddenly changed their note, and
sung for our enchantment, the syren song Of Free
Trade. They actually carried the jest so far as
to make some show of reducing their own I'M
posts on some articles, from 500 to 100 per cent :;
whilst unfortunately both duties were equally pro-
hibitcry, and either efiectualy excluded the rival
fabrics of other nations Yet they held this up
to our vision as an evidence of their sincere love
for Free Trade; and what they were pleased to
! term, reciprocity between natlons-that U.s. for us
in any event to take their manufactured goods,
and they to receive from us in payment such pro-
ducts as they cannot raise for themselves either
at home or in their Colonies. This is reciprocity
and Free Trade with a vengeance.
After the passage by Congress OF the celebrated
Compromise 1ct, as it is called, which provided
for the gradual reduction of all duties to 20 per
cent, the golden promises Of unrestricted trade
were heard no longer in the Parliament of Eng
land. Her liberal economists took comfortable
nap of eight or nine years, only to be awakened
on the renewal of the discussion in relation to
our present Tariff in this country. And now it
is that we are again amused with the dulcet
strains of British generosity and the glones OF
Free Trade The Duke Of Wellington, how
ever, very recently, with the frankness and cam
dor of his known character in reply to Earl
Grey and others, stated, in the House of Peers,
the true and permanent policy of Great Britain,
| IN observing :. That when Free Trade was talked