The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-10-07
From our New York Correspondent.
NEw YoRK, October 6, 1886.

's "o"u VI ours groahs under no political
wrong which is harder to bear, and harder to kill,
than the protection monopoly. Before the people
OF Great Britain have ceased their rejoicings over
the downfall OF the hoary tyranny-rejoieings to
which the universal heart Of man throbbed with the
deepest sympathies-and ere the stout champions
OF the league have taken breath from their mighty
Iabors--lo! a new life is brealhed into the dead
carcass, and they are summoned TO a last desperate
struggle with the ancient enemy. Next year, by
constitutional provision, there is to be a general
election, and the mOnopolists ralying their rout-
ed cohorts for the struggle Wholesale disfran-
chisement, by form Of law, Of the free-rade const-
tueneies throughout the kingdom is their system Of
tactics, and they pursue il with organization and
an energy which seem to compel victory. Con
sentative associations" are everywhere assaiing the
franchise by objsctions the most reckless, which
however, IN default of the appearance Of the voters
in person or by Proxy) before the revising barris-
ter will suffice to sweep whole constituencies of the
record. Upwards cf four thousand objections in the
city OF London alone-lhat ia to say 10 fully one
third OF the entire constitusncy-may give some idea
of the extent Of this conspiracy against free trade
The London Chronicle, to which am indebt,d for
most Of these details, observes that unless the pro
tsetlonists meet with more vigorous and system
attic resistance than they have hitherto met with
they will succeed But from later indications, lust
before the sailing Of the steamer, there is Just
ground for hope that the friends of popular rights
are awake TO the danger, will prove themselves
equal TO the emergency, and will meet the immense
efforts Of the monopolists with an enthusiasm and
an organization which will be more than a match
for all their schemes, their oppression Of tenantry,
their assaults on the regisries their prohgate ex-
penditure, and all the other resorts ola great power
in its last struggles.
l should have sent, yesterday, the resolutions
passed by our State convention, at Syracuse, bu.
the paper containing them was unfortunately mis-.
laid. ! enclose, to-day, those Of them which have
reference to the policy Oflhe general government
"RssOIpsd, That the great principles for which the
democratic party commended in the election Of 1874
were fully frankly and ably set forth in the annual
message Of President Polk, in December last; and
that the measures adopted by Congress 10 carrv
those recommendations into effect, although there
may be an honest difference Of opinion in regard To
the details Of some Of them, will, in the Judgment
OF this convention command the general approval Of
the great body Of the democratic party
"RtSolped, That we approve Of the course OF our
senators and representatives Of the Congress OF the
United States, In voting supplies for the vigorous
prosecution OF the war with Mexico; and while
| speedy termination of the war is desirable we
feel confident that foreign mediation is not necessary
to bring about such a result whenever IL can he
done consistently with national justice and honor"
The convention probably one Of the very
ables, bodies Of men ever convened in this State.
The course Of truth is still upward Like FIRE, il
tciH rise. France, for some time past, has felt the
workings of the lever Of free trade, like new life
in her hard and antiquated system. The tendency
Of her public sentiment has been long sufficiently
marked, but, though her government has all the
while looked on with sort of passive acquiescence
it confined itself to this until very recently The
Paris Journal des Debats of the 9th instant, con.
tains an article on the subject remarkable for its
philosophy and its power, but still more re marka-
bic in that il may be considered as the declaration
calm and moderate, but suficient-of the ministry
of the principles offree trade II is long; occupying
nearly FIVE columns but send you the translation of
the opening passages, which, unless you have an.
tcipated me, will interest the readers of the Union:
"The question OF free trade is now fairly placed
before all the states Of Europe by virtue of the ex-
ample very recently given by grea, nation where
however, the protective system had the support
general all pc weriul, Of the arstocracy An as
ISOLATION whose importance none can dissimuate is
taking steps to reproduce amongst us, as well as il
can, the efforts of the English league. What is the
course necessary TO adopt Ia the principle which
trtumPhed in England equally true on this side the
straights' Do reason, Proprety, iand the decided
determination on the part of the government, snd
IN the ranks of the party to whom the cleo
tons have given so brilliant a victory, not to
give shock 10 the country, (hy Innovations
permit us to hope for the immediate applica-
ton of this principle to a certain extent in
France This Is question which il is desirable to
| examine with camness, and we purpose TO do so a,
some length. Free trade presents itself it is admit.
ted even by It's adversares, under brilliant aspect
1t would have the improbable advantage of assur-
irg the peace OF the world which is the greatest
blessing of civilization, the surest guarantee that
can be given for liberty; it would furnish every one
with the means of exercising his industrial faculties
entirely according to his will and to their full extent
of procuring every object at the lowest possible rate
and of selling the fruits of his labor in the market
which offers the best price for them. From liberali-
ty and humanity one is disposed to love free trade
On the other side, however, the protective system
counts its partisans at the present day, not only
amongst those whose fortunes we may believe are
made by it, but amongst men who ate evidently
quite disnterested in the discussion Certain great
interests declare that the question of the maintenance
or the destruction of the protective system is with
sibe to conceal from ourselves that certain indus
tres, whose great value none can contest have -four
shed by means of this system, and thanks to it,
have arrived at great degree Of prosperity. We
do not hesitate to say that our choice is made. We
are advocates for free trade, in the sense that we
consider it an object which ought to be attained
gradually, and by constantly approaching towards
1t as far as circumstances will permit. The pro-
tectve system, interrupted by prohibition, for
it is always in that sense that the term
is used, may be very favorable to partcu-
lar branch Of industry specially protected while
in its infancy, but once that country has taken
great strides in manufacturing career, the system,
it will be seen, becomes injurious; it arrests the
progress of the arts which it pre,ends to protect
and which often believe themselves efficacousy
protected; it opposes the natural order of things, in
causing prohibition by way of reprsas against for
eign countries, and in impeding by restrictions and
uugmentatons in the price of the raw material At
home, those branches of manufactures in which the
country succeeds the best 1t gives a bad direc-
ton to national capital and maintains an artificial