New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-23

a comuarisonl Suppose some one were 10 say
Here i the Tribune, sold in New-York for two
cents which is equal to a certain paper published
i'm Boston at six cents-what would that prove as
t. the relative chcapness Of New York and Boston
nevspapors' Does not fairness evidently dictate
that one side should have the choosing OF the Amer
ican cloth which is to compare with the British =
And even then single comparison "a usomcieuii
there sbould be British specimens Of all the usual va
re,ies Of Cotton goods be matched by the trends
of Protection with American goods in quality and
p,jces. Les than this proves nothing decisive
we do no, deny that the manufacturers are gen
.-,ll, doing well now. and making good profits
.orne Of them large ones They are helped on oo''l
fl les for the Country is remarkably prosperous and
,h. demand for goods unusually large and, while
he Tariff shuts oat Foreign competition the threats
Of reduction Of the Tariff discourage the erection
nj Factories here and leave the supply OF goods
.hort of the demand and the market unusually good
Had il been settled las, all that the Tariff was to
.,and there would have been an immense increase
a looms and spndles this year, tending to reduce
n-ces and profits Should Congress this W inter re
.,lve,o let the Tariff stand, the same result woud
blow. And even as things are, manufactures are
bringing up no, alone in New England but all over
the Country, which bring markets TO the doors u ''
farmers enabling them 10 sell products lar inorc Pion
BILE than any they could raise for distant cohsuniP-
. .d ,e,d;n,cer,aiuly TO diffusion OF the prohts
,,d reduction OF the prices Of manufactures single
house in this city has brought overirom hngand 'nS
-, ~, Jcss than sixty of the best artisans de
mora Scl for Calico Printing that could be obtain
4 having them higher wages than they had ever be-
re been offered 10 the signal annoyance oil Their
srmer EMPLOYERS. An importing merchant thor
oBybly acquainted with both British and American
Manufactures estimates that Calico Printing is
nearly or quite az perfect and as cheap here as in
England and that the only difference in the price OF
CALICO is in the cost OF the material, Printing
Cloths) In every department OF our manufactures
ne improvement in machinery and processes rapid
and cheering.
Our Political opponents have undisputed con
ro Of the Federal Government. They can break
own the Protective features Of the Tariff If they
choose, and the majority of their master spirits do
choose it, The minority in their ranks always do
succumb on all questions not affecting pecuniary H.
cres,s probably they will this We all know
hat. however Iron and Sugar may fare, the duties
Cotton ana w Oolcn itOrlcs VIII Dt tut NV"h ~
the lowest notch if any bill at all is carried through
We hope they will not be quite so reckless as In
-ome sections of their Mckays bill reported TO the
INST Congress, whereby raw Iron was proposed to
be taxed forty sixtyPer cent and all manufactures
e Iron cut down TO % per cent, coarse Wool put
m TO fnecn per cent. and coarse Wooden goods
.nt down to ten per cen-all for the good Of the
Farmers of course who will be greatly proiited
hv having their coarse fabrics made in England Of
}aenos Ayres Wool. But lei the very worst be
lone and we believe our Cotton Manufactures have
now obtained 80 firm foothold that ihey cannot be
crushed or supplanted though their growth may be
irres,cd. Wo0lens have gloomicr prospect; for
Wool il usually dcarcr here than in Engasd, and if
low horizontal duty is TO be placed on both raw
material and fabric we believe both Wool grower
md manufacturer must suffer. And, though there
nav be defects of detail aud occasional inequalities
~ working. we do not believe il is in the power of
Loco Focosm 10 devise and execute revision OF
he Tariff under which the Country shall advance
D rapidly It's Industry be well employed and Ils
Wealth so rapidly increased they have been
under the cxccratcd Wing Protective Tariff of
$40 We shall sec in due time.