New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-22
Railroad Iron.


The price of Railroad Iron in England at our last
advices was S57 60, and the cost of the same de-
liyered at this port free Of duty would be $50. Add
a twenty per cent Rerenue duty, and the cost OF
British Rails, laid down in this port, would be SIT
per ton. Yet the Railroad Journal and the Free
Trade organs have exhausted language in denoun-
cling the alleged absurdily .of protecting the Home
Production of Railroad Iron because IT must here
h cost the exorban, price of S55 to 500 per ton F..
81 Time is the great conector OF iallaces
81 We have never doubted that II is the true policy
"A Of this Country, IN the narrow dollar
view, TO protect the Home Production OF this ar
;icle, and Of every other which may well be pro-
duced here as elsewhere. If Nature forbids, let
refrain from attempting 10 produce at all; but II is
madness TO leave our own immense ore-beds un-
touched and our own wor!smen idle and send to
England after Iron because their more extensive
machinery and more perfect processes enable the
iron.masters of that country for the present 10 under
sell our own. Protect efficiently, keep our works
in prosperous activity, and American intelligence
and ingenuity will soon rival or surpass the best
efforts oi European genius, while the keenness OF
Home Competition will Gu, down prices and profits
TO the lowest living rates. Do not compel our artl-
sans to shut up their shops because their Foreign
rivals are a marchior two ahead of them; for that
will keep them for ever behind but sustain and en-
courage them till they shall be able 10 overtake and
pass all competitors.
Railroad Iron has been very low In England for
ayear or two past, Just as II was once before when
we had laid good duty on it. When our duty
was taken OIL, we began TO buy heavily OF the Brt-
ish and their price gradually rose TO 500 per
ton Our present Tariff, conspring with other
causes, put down the price again: but the heavy
orders for new Railroads in various parts OF the
world have caused another rapid and heavy ad-
vance We cannot calculate on the British price
being KEEP, down to the low point 1t touched last
wear. II England is te make Rails for all the
worid, she will charge enormous prices for them
when all the world has the Railroad fever. II each
nation, SO far as ii has natural facilities shall make
for itself, the demand and the price will be Tar
steadier.
Ifit were settled and known to-day that the Ta-
riff is 10 be let alone for years, we should doubt
less have American Rails at $40 per ton or less
within two years But the cost of a perfect Rail
making establishments is immense, the cos; OF trans
porting from oW mines TO New-York fully as great
as from the British 70 this point, while both Labor
and Capital are obtained far cheaper IN England.
SO our Iron. masters dreadmg the overthrow of the
Tariff, do not embark in this business so generally
or so vigorously as they would do II our policy
were fixed and It's continuance 10 be relied on,
OJ- The Express publishes full lists OF the Nattre
and Loco. Foeo candidates, but don't seem TO know
that there are any WuIc nominations. Never
mlnd--our Waltsireet neighbors will find pretty
strong Wing vote IN the Election Returns, and we
hardly think they venture 10 suppress that,
ny- The Morning Neirs states that Mr.. CAVE
JOHNSON, the new Postmaster General, is very
upright, energetic, economical man, and will make
a good officer We could better credit this il we
saw him putting his official advertisements in
journals of the largest circulation, as the spirit Of
the new law requires, instead OF party sheets re-
Gently established, which are seen by compare
,ivelv few people.-What has the News TO say on
thu, po.nt9
~ The Express persists unreasonably IN ITS mis-
reorese sentation of what the Editor ct The Tribune
said a, the General Meeting. Wen pay small
premium for the sight of man who Will assert 10
our face that we there said the election OF a Wing
President in 1915 hinged upon the election oil Mir,
Selden as Mayor. But we did say that, 1t The
Wings are TO have united and successful contest
in 1873, it is essential that Na,ivism should be
beaten now, and we proceeded to give our reasons,
The Express has no righ; 10 assume that Have
never mus. be elected il Harper is not II the
wh;p nress were bu, faithful TO the Wing party We
cop,d elect DUDLEY SKLpEs. And though the ten
dollar Press be recrean,, we have good reason 10
believe that the party will not be-