New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-18
Thrift Matters.

The NemJeysey Herald Newton, Sussex Coz
wants to know what think Of the famous Fan
eu Hall resolutions OF $50 in favor OF Free Trade
Our answer Unexpectedly been given We think
them very able and plausible summing up OF the
wrong side Of the question-not well done as
the kindred resolutions Of the Merchants Of Lon
don passed about the same time but still very for
chile We have no doubt the resolvers thought
hem all right at the time bat quarter of a cen
tury's experience has convinced many of them lin.
deed nearly all the survivors, that they We're
wrong The good work is still going on.
We cannot see why the Democratic Farmers
of Sussex should be asked to pay more heed to the
resolutions of meeting of Federal Merchants a
quarter OF century ago than TO all the Democratic
expressions OF that day, which We're almost entire
" on the side of Protection. Sse Address of the
Tammany Society 1919 Messages of Cows Temp.
kins and Clinton 1915 to 81; Resolutions tunani.
nous) of successive Legislatures of New. y ork and
Pennsylvania &c &C. the sentiments of a SIN
gle meeting Of Anti.War Federalists be entitled
to so much respect after experience has proved
them erroneous, why should not the opinions of a
hundred times many old. school Democrats OK
pressed on various occasions, be entitled to some
Difference And why should not those who adopt
the Boston doctrine OF ls20-whch takes what ap.
pears to US a narrow, mercantile view of the great
question-come plump out and say they are Free
Traders, and not go lodging and skulking behind
Incidental Protection Equal Protection. &c :
Come out Of the grass if you mean to make fair
standup fight of it
The Sussex man says
Many Whigs well as Democrats in theae parts
recognize in the present Iucw Tariff highly Protective
features
True, Sir The new Tariff has several highly
Protective features whether intentional or other
wise The manufacture OF Tobacco, for instance
u protected by duty OF 10 per cent that Of
Wines by like duty that of Rum. Brandy and
Gin by one of 100 per cent We find no fault so
far But when every description OF raw Wool is
charged 80 per cent. and WOODEN Blankets of all
kinds admitted at 80, and Flannels Baizes. &c at
IS; when raw Hemp is charged 80 per cent and
all the various Manufactures OF Hemp admitted at
20 to 1s per cent we say the wrong 70 the branch
ca OF Industry thus exposed to worse than equal
competition with their Foreign rivals is only az.
sravased by the fact that other interests are duly
protected This is your sqaGl Protection, is i, J
100 per cent in taeor of the manufacturers of Rum
ona 1ah W Az per SeHS VSut'.SS tns tuRnutSctur
ora OF WOODEN Blankets, Flsnnels Hempen Ca.
bles, Cordsge, &c Here is double wrous-lrst
TO our Manufacturers thus Disseminated agat,4st
by our own Tariff; next to our Farmers who are
cheated with presence 80 per cent Protection
On their Wool and Hemp while the rival Foreign
products are admitted 20 and a5 per cent IN the
form OF Manufacturers, Depend on it, neighbor Of
Sussex the contrivers of this Tariff are no, half
through with the reckoning the People are deter
mined to have with them New.York and Penn.
sylyanis have given them tore,astc but there is
far more such TO come vet