New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-29
Tariff and Free Trnde Prices.

command good vote. We think be or Ii. Gov
Tracy will be chosen.
Tariff and Free Trndc Prices.
The Rochester Daily, which, though once among
the most tlimy and slippery Of the Incidentasts
now speaks out very plumply against any Protect
i've Policy as a scheme Of "egalized plunder." no
tees some OF our statements in letter from Wash
iogon respecting the National Fair, and assumes to
have refuted our Tariff argument as follows:
he says produce fabrics at 20 cents which Eu-
rope for Is. But to divide the market The
foreigner only match the home article, but mus,
eIcet IT, else he make the least impression upon II
How then the European prevent the American manu-
facturer from selling many his fabrics as nj presents
lie starts with the proposition
that we can manufacture fun 20 per cent cheaper than
Britain. but sui without protection she will glut our
markets by rakng together her fabrics and forcing them
upon Any possessing the humblcst reasoning
powers. tho paradox OF this high
ton. With Free Trade both sides, and with ability
70 manufacture 20 cent cheaper than Great Britain the
Inevitable result would be. that far from herguttDg
our markets, we should gut hers
Now The Daily is Galirely mistaken In Its funda
mental assumption that we have ever asserted that
our counrymen can manufacture generally twenty
per cent. or any per cent cheaper than those OF
Great Britain We know well that both Capital
and Labor are cheaper and more abundant there
than here and that many fabrics can therefore be
made cheaper there than here thought by no means
follows that even these would usually be sold here
TO coasumers cheaper than If made among us. All
are aware that the average of mercantile charges
aud profits increased by the distance of tho point
Of consumption from that OF production though pro-
ducers will often sell loss in order TO obtain con-
troll Of distant market What we stated was that
certain articles which we named-of which the
raw material is produced here. and which are OF
stout heavy iabric-nre produced hero cheaper than
they eau be bought abroad. This is most surely So
and some of these are selling In China and South
American in preference to the rivnl British fabrics
Some other arlicles-probably Silks, very fine and
rich Cotton fabrics and the finest Wooden goods al
so-are made somewhat cheaper in England than in
this Country and 3d. in the absence of Tariff, their
manufacturers might. by spirited and farseeing cf
forts, break down producers and nonopolize our
market, and then we believe the Foreign goods
would cost more than the Domestic OF like quality
now do. We cannot doubt that 1t would be far
cheaper In the long 10 sustain Silk and other
Manufactures which could not live without Protec-
ton than to let them sink and look TO the Foreign
supply Alone
But while we have never said that Manufactures
generally are twenty per cent cheaper here than in
Great Britain II Is nevertheless true that they might
be produced cheaper here and yet our producers be
crippled by Foreign competition. If the Editor OF
the Advertiser doubts this, ask him TO inquire OF
candid, intelligent dealers in Rochester whether
Foreign fabrics Prints, Alpaccas, Broadolohs, @c
&e do not sell at higher prices in that City than
American articles of like character and equal value
and whether il is not common TO sell American
fabrics French English in order 10 evade this
most mistaken tendency. prejudice or fashion We
sure it is elsewherewe doubt not 1t is so IL
Boston. Even Lowell Factory Girls will buy {
Foreign dress pattern attwenty Ave per cent above
the coat Of an American which is every way equa
to the former. We have not yet learned TO feel I
proper pride and confidence In ourown productions
In all matters OF fancy taste, there is blind pre-
JUDGE in favor of the Foreign rivals. Tho Queer
of England on great occasions appears entirely il
British fabrics, and the people applaud her choice
the lady OF our President declares las we hav'
heard that she will nullify the act Of Congress pre-
scribing that the Presidents House shsil be furnish
cd, as nearly as may be, from American factorie
and workshops, and her spirit is rather commended
than otherwise. As we have already said-Al
articles which, account of their novelty, rarity
usefulness. bring price which must yield prof
70 the producer. we import; but when it comes Il
plain substantial fabrics on which no more than
living profit can be realized, the Home produce
has chance. The British or French Calico Printer
who gets up at great cost new style of Print.
generally knows just where he can sell 10000
pieces as fac, as he can deliver them his American
rival who has similar prestige or extensive con
nections, may offer good article quite cheap
yet no, be able 10 sell 900 pieces of il, Thus III,
Merrimac Print Works at Lowell with vast capital
established reputation and extensive connections
hiss made twenty per cent dividends for years whe.
other Calico Printers equally capable. able ant
willing to sell en- favorable terns could no, MAKE
any dividend st ALL Thus the Harpers having
great start, sell many books and grow rich, while
rival house. printing good books and selling then
as cheap rarely succeeds and is often rained. Thi
is the sort of competition to which FREQ Trade ant
Its advocates would expose our Manufactures; WI
protest and struggle against il. We cannot doub
'hn the triumph of their policy would increase evel
the money cost Of the fabrics We now make bu
would then import and far more increase their REQ
cost by diminishing the prices Of the Labor Vege
tables fruits. Fuel &c &c. with which the mass o
our consumers now pay for ,hem.-Is this unres
sonablei lsii hard TO be understood
NAvAL-The U. S. revenue steamer snancs,
sailed o the quarantine ground yesterday morning. 70.
the Gulf OF Mexico The following Is list Of her os,.
Caleb Courier. Esq. Commander; Francis Martin Il.
L,su,enant; John a Webster. "a Lieutenant w,sts,t
g. Bell Sd Lieutenant; Dsni. Sinoasan, Surgeon, Jaoo,
F. Wilson. Chief Engineer Henry l. Hof. I'd Ass.stan
Engineer Jas. cahoons Sd Assistant Engineer Jeh
Welsh. Bos,ssain; Geo. A. Booth. Gamer Peter c
Cream, Carpenter; together with crew Of 90 chces rsr