New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-04-04
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We wish Tic Morning Ne,cs could but realize
that this question Of Protection Free Trade is
an important question, to BIZ discussed earnestly,
and in a truh-seeking spirit, and that It's habltuaI
leviy aud hppancy are out Of place in such discus
sion. Yesterday after an irrelevant rigmarole, OF
which the only tangible portion aimed to prove the
facts stated by us not conclusive by citing some
others which only professed 10 prove nothing, the
News, at the second call, offered the following at
tempt al justifylng It's seams,ress perverslon:
In Liverpool latest dates 80 inch shriing weigh
ing b. 10 per piece OF 20 yards sold al shnss or
81 cents per yard, corresponding article IA sold here at
II cens Hence yards for shirt made Of the Liverpool
article would cost li cents, of the American article 81
cents dicrcnce 1879 centstGx imposed per shirt by the
prescn. Tariff This deducted from the wages Of the
shirt maker and is paid TO factory stakeholder for the
earnings Of steam machine
Now we are not only sure that this statement is
not true, but that it is refued by facts of such glar
ing notoriety that of decent intelligence can
be ignorant Of them. For instance:
l. II is q fact that Shirlngs are now lop0 IN our
market than they were three years ago, when they
could be imported by paying duty Of 20 per cent.
al rniorem;
2. II is a fact that American Shirtings now sell
considerably in the Canadas, where the rival Brit
ish fabrics have the advantage OF them in duty
g. IL is a fact that American Shirtings are every
week shipped from this Country to India, China,
South America, and nearly all the open markets
OF the world, where they sold in free and far
competition with similar and all manner OF British
fabrics, TO the profit Of the maker and exporter
Some Of the Lowell Mills which have been NEST
acclaimed against on account OF their large divi-
dends have for years been almost exclusively en-
gagged in manufacturing for expectation.
4. II isa fact that the British Government has
just abolished or consented TO abolish, the present
low revenue duty imposed American Cotton,
upon the urgent representations OF the Manuiactur
ers that, without such nbrogation, they were in
danser of being gradually supplaned IN and driven
from their Foreign Markets by the superior cheap
ness Of the American fabrics.
These facts are-any one OF them is--an utter
refutation of the News's assertion that British
Shirtpgs at ~ are equal TO American at IL cents,
Every merchant knows that there is no such dis
parity On some qualities of goods, there is an
apparent disparity; on others noRc at all; but on
none is there any thing like the difference asserted
by the News.
p. S, Ii was but yesterday that heavy Domes-
tic Commission house in Plne-s sold all II could
spare OF one kind of American Sheetines to so 10
China, and had a pressing demand for 100 bales
more, which il was unable to supply The pur-
chase was made by one OF the Oldest and heaviest
American houses engaged in the China trade. The
r::ce was cents yard, while the commission
house selling tive same goods regularly 20 lis
TONERS in small quantities al, II cents yard. Now
the purchasing house knows the price OF all de-
scrin.ions of goods, whether here or in England,
much better than the News can know them. VIII
that paper be SO good rs TO give some reason why
American goods are purchased Tor a market equally
open 10 British If the British are essentially cheap
er! difference OF halt cent yard would in
perativey forbid purchase in the dearer market
Here are facts beyond the possibility of dispute.
We are ready 10 give names 10 the News II II dis
trusts any part OF our statement And now we ask
that paper to approach this subject IN a spirit Of
canaor and earnestness, aud let us Try 10 arrive at
common statement of the truth with regard to ii,
When we have settled the facts, we will proceed
with the argument