New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-29
Mr.. Webster and Protection In Boston.

BOSTON, May 10 l9t3
To IL. Editor Of The Tribune:
The Journal of Commerce affects TO have Just
made a startling discovery, and gravely announces
that I" the leading manufacturers in Boston, &c'J
have at ength become thoroughly satisfied tnat
Protection is "a delusion.'' This bold assertion
NAV perhaps ACQUIRE some small degree OF plausl-
hlity, from a correspondence just Puohshed De-
tween Mr.. Webster ard few oil his personal
friends OF this vicinity. / apprehend, however
,bat far TOO cxtravagant inlerences are drawn
tc,m the Letter of Mr. WIS Boston friends. II
was doubtless intended as complimentary cps
,lp of coincidence on the Secretarys retirement
f,,m \ station TO which he had adhered with so
much pertnacity and it should be borne IN mind
that il was written before Mr.. Webster had given
n,terance to the visionary notions developed IN
his Baltimore speech. This very speech, if
mistake not, has opened the eyes Of these gentle
mon TO the ul,erior views Of Mr.. Webster. Ger
t,;n II is that the leading manufacturers Of New
ENGLAND have the smallest possible faith in the
eficacv of his plans for arranging, by negotiation,
the ye5cd questions having reference to regulating
tbe Tariff. They regard them as entirely vision
arv. if nothing worse.
1t is not my purpose, IN short letter, to argue
the merits of the grave subjects broachcd IN the
Baltimore speech. nor even to offer any structures
on the speech ITSELF although it is open to attack
on all sides. | have no doubt, however, that the
posi.ions assumed by Mr.. Webster Will be met and
con,rovered by his old New England friends,
and By none more earnestly than the leading
manufacturers.
In regard TO the letter Of coincidence: Of the
Two dozen signers, ma iority have been in times
p,st, ultra advocates of Free Trade; another por-
,ion-perhaps 4 fourth part-arc gentlemen whose
opinions have not been much known, if they have
had any definite views on the question Of Free
Trade and Protection; while not more than Il
fourth portion of them have been avowed adyo-
Gates of Protective Tariff: They are, however,
highly respectable gentlemen, and, as the personal
friends Of Mr.. Webster, they may have been IN
duced to sign the letter to crafty their friend on
his retirement from public life. AS practical rep.
rsentativcs of the Manufacturing interests Of
New. England they will not be recognized. We
do not find the names of the Lawrences, nor the
Appetons, on that Letter.
BlSHly Sidtill NY " liiO liidsS VI ii'eiiS''i'
men here, that you have stamped the statement
of the Journal Of Commerce as a fragrant un-
truth, and you will be justified by coming events
The fact is, the people of New w-England were
never more thoroughly imbucd with the necessity
of Protection. They are well satisfied with the
Tariff as it is, and their Delegates in Congress,
excepting, of course, the ultra Loco-Focos, will
sustain it, to So far as regards yielding
ore ota of principle on this subject, they are still
finn in the faith; and in this respect Mr. WIS
speech falls st-born Mr.. WIS reasons adverse
to constant changes in the policy Of the Govern
men all go to show that we ought to hold fast to
The present Tariff until the experiment is fairly
tined. But, instead of charging on this topic, |
will refer you to Mr.. Webster's own arguments in
that Speech against his own aims.
The truth is that intelligent men here regard
the Baltimore speech as a palpablc demonstration
Of the speaker in favor of JOHN c. CALHOUN for
next Prtsjdents It's CalhouniSm up to the hub,
and bid for the Office of Secretary Of State un-
der the great Nullifer with the chances for the
succession, if such an arrangement can be ac-
comp!ished. Again say, you are in the right
track, and time will prove it. Yours respectfully,
AN ADVOCATE OF PERMANENCY.