The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-02-02
From the Balfimore AMsr:esn.
Free Trade Reasoning.

Il a duty we're lad upon Indian corn or
work. none of either being imported into
't,s country, It IS plliu that no enhance.
-, cf mice would follow. The duty
{, - "a 4 nominal thing, Of 10 account in
II vay.
Bu saws the anti tariff man, with an
dog a,ism worthy the annuncia.
ft lu anon" when the duty prepentS I
ID a-l1ie from aelng imported, which but
-0 Tie du'g could Be imported, then the
.-.y enhances the price" Now, says the I
J 1dfnai OF Commerce, fire away at this I
iarEet
Facts, we presume, will make very good
shot 10 demolisa theory with. We take
a single ball, aud using a tolerable rifle,
aim directly at the bulls eye. The follow.
ing is quoted from the Providence Journal
of Tuesday, the 2s h uli:
"Mouslia de Lpines. Tho manufacture
Of this article has been introduced in this
country with great success, and gives as.
surance OF taking al important rank among
the productions Of our industry. Messrs.
Jacob Dunnell & Co., who have always
been distinguished for taste, skill and Judi.
cious enterprise, have lately sent 10 market
some specimens o Mdusin de LANES, which
are pronounced equal to any imported, and
which, when they come to be submitted to
the fair and ultimate Judges iu such mat.
tiers will be found perfectly satisfactory in
texture, in brilliancy of the colors, and in
the taste displayed in the patterns. We
learn that al first, Messrs. DunneI & Co.
imported the gray cloths, but since pro-
tectlve duty has been imposed upon them,
the manufacture has been so much encour.
aged 10 this country, that the same quality
OF domestic manufacture can be bought
cheaper than the foreign, and cheaper than
the foreign ras before the duty. Thus
have two important branches of industry,
the manufacture and the printing of Mouslln
de LANES, been introduced aud successful.
ly prosecuted. We shall soon be able io
supply ourselves with this article of exten
sive use. Our own mechanics and artisan,
will receive the wages which have beer
paid 10 foreigners, aud The farmer will 6nc
an increased marke! for his productions"
Tho fallacy of the anti tariff reasoning
lies IN this, that they count as nothing tht
industry, ingenuity, enterprise and ayaila
bic resources Of our own countrvmen.-
With respect to an article in which ,hes,
items cannot be brough, into play, the posi-
ton of the free importation advocate 4
good. Thus, if heavy duties were laid upol
tea, the culture Of which is impossible il
this country, the price Of the article would
be enhanced. |, would not folhw that the
price must be enhanced to the Gull amount
OF the duty because that assumption would
imply that The foreign grower could nor
abale the smallest fraction from the price
which he now gets wheu there is no duly
il would also imply continuance of lhC
same amount Of consumption. II The 70
reign producer could submit TO a reduction
for the sake OF obtaining sales, be woulc
bear part Of the tax imposed by The duty
If the duty was so high az TO impair MAZE.
rally the ability of consumers TO buy, the
price would not 60 beyond a certain point,
no matter how high the duty nigh, be.
But the protective principle has no refer.
ence--not the leasi--io duties of this kind.
With discriminating eye il lsoks,abroad
over the land, and wherever il finds the
elements Of great national interest, with
capabilities for lis development, i, pauses
there, hovers over the precious germ, and by
lis fostering care, qlIckens its growth aud
Tears Il into strength. Ii does not seek &c
transplant exotics and to force them into n
feeble existence, l.ut 10 cultivate the native
plants that they may become hardy, yigor.
Gus and fruitful 10 their own soil.
Thus We have rich and vast deposrtes Of
iron ore N almost every part Of the country
Here then is a basis for q great interest
an ample field for industry. Why should
We pay large sums annually to the iron
manufacturers Of England and Wales, Swe
den and Russia, for indispensable supplies
Of this useful metal By imposing duties
on the foreign article we do not permanent.
ly enhance the price. The effec, will be
TO transfer our workshops from Europe to
our own cOuntry-to have our supplies fur.
nlshed by our own artlsans-to rear up
mining and manufacturing towns IN our own
vallies, by the side Of our swiftly running
streams, making ayailable The forces of ma
tDre, which else would expend themselves
idiy-naking available, too, the rich ma.
terial furnished by nature, which else
would lie useless 10 the bosom Of lie earth.
Nor will the eiec. cease within the parti
cular limits OF the iron interests; for with
every new establishment or town springing
up IN an iron or coal region a market Will
10 opeoed for the farmers OF The neighbor
D9gj, and the value Of their lands vii be
esa4nced by their conilg1ily 10 such market.
These are plain views. Il iron. like tea,
were the product Of one particular country
or district, and could be found no where
else; # were utterly out Of the question
for Us BY any efotts to produce il at home
then the imposition Of duty on X would
the price, and ID protective point
Of view il would be absurd to impose duiv.
Yet every body knows that this is not the
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