New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-16
,,.rufac,ure. before Protection.

Cotton Manufacture began atProvdence. R. I. 1888.
Cotton Gin invented by Eli Whitney In 1874.
Cotton Spinning Machine invented by W. Pollard, 1871.
Crocsery frs, manufactured at y. York, 1887.
Duck and other Clo,h-an improvement in the mode Of
weaving and beating patea;ed by j. Davenport
Nj. 1894.
Duck manufactured q, Boston fer years prior 1886.
Do. a. wlsonville, Pc. beginning in 1893.
Glass manufac;ured In y. Y and Mass. prior TO 1896
Glass and Iron manufactured In Va as esriy as 1920
Mulberry (for s.lk) thriving In CT. and Mas. 1896
Spinning machines patented in L. s in 1891 and 2.
Edged tools-new mode Of temperng patented IN l702.
Wooden cloth made in Hartford, CT. about 1851.
An mprovemes, in shearng do. patented in VI. 1895
So fa- We have barely condensed the very unre-
markable facts Of the Post man. But be goes on
to say:
"I you wan. more Of tits kind Of stuff. can give /: to
you But think what have given already orSh: to
convince you that we had manufactures before had what
we call protection.
o my verdant friend! have you never learned
that of all edge-toois none ere more dangerous 10
ignorant handlers than Statistics We had manu-
features before Protection had wei Surely you
have not survived to 1916 10 learn and tell as that
But how did these Manufactures flourish IN the ao-
sence of Protection How steady was their opera
ton aad the employment OF their workmenf what
reliable markets bad our farmers2 and bow cheap
ly and well were they supplied with such fabrics as
they needed You need answers OF certain eort
10 these questions In order 10 make out the case you
are driving at; and such answers Truth will not al
low7 On the contrary, the history OF the coun-
Try sets forth and The files Of Congress will attest
in petitions reports, &c. how capricious, imperfect
and often utterly interrupted was the progress OF
our Manufactures while unprotected, and how very
far they fell short of supplying the wants OF our
People You may read there the most affecting &C.
counts of Industry arrested Skill unrewarded Pow
erry reduced 10 beggary, by the Cutting ofour ports
wi,h Foreign fabrics and the consequent paralysis
of our infan. and Unprotected Manufactures Just
examine the general tenor of the petitions TO our
first Congress on the subject of Tariff, and see
what all parties and classes concurred In setting
forth as the general condition of our industry; read
the like representations made ct different periods OF
our subsequent history when measurable absence
of Protection had produced its natural results, and
YOU will see that is possible Gull string OF Sta
tis,cs from book, yet know no more OF their bear
ing on great question of Public Policy than mule
knows of the load he carries TO market.
But this gentleman has found statement in the
course Of his reading which he thinks especially
worthy of the regard of " The philosopher of The
Tribune" so we crafty him by copying it entire
II is extracted from the Travels In Oregon zap
pended to Wilkess History Of an emigrant from
this side, and is as follows:
1.-THE prices Of groceries and clothing Vancouver
upon general the same as in the States some
that cost being balanced BY those that come AZ less
WOODEN goods and ready-msde clothing being
introduced here without duty greatly cheaper than
with us. all articles ofcutIery IRE also cheap
for the same reason.
Now as we have never disputed that Woolens
and Cutlery in general are somewhat cheaper In
England than here, we do not see what the gentle
man takes by his motion If he wishes to deny
that we every year under this present Tariff I'M
proving in the production Of these articles both as to
quality and cheapness, we are at issue with him.
There arr fabrics which we already produce as
cheap and in every respect as good as England /
ever did can, but they are not these. But The
cheapness in Oregon of these goods ION which the
cost Transportation is but nominal is partly owing
TO The monopoly of the market there possessed by the
Hudson's Bay Company-or, perhaps more strictly,
the Company is obliged to sell extremely cheap in
order to maintain their monopoly. Every trader,
almost every trader has remarked the lnhexible
policy by which the Company has run out every
rival trader by selling lower than he possibly could
sell. We doubt not that British cloths in demand
there are sold quite Gs low as al retail in Manches'
ter or Leeds.-And now we will call our statistical
friends attention to some evidence bearing on the
prices OF British and American WOOL
sns Il was volunteered TO Secretary Walker by
D. c. Iudson, Esq. Collector of Customs in ST. Law
renee Co. N Y. His letter, intended 10 aid in break
ing down the Tariff is summed up by the Secretary
as follows:
ID. c. Judson, Esq, says tha. the manufacture of
WOODEN fabrics Is increasing In The valley OF the ST. Law
renee, and where well conducted with sufficient capital
has been prosperous Instead of owing their prosperity
10 the high duties imported wooens gsy hare Gsrred
rtry much Of their pro6ts from sales ia Canada aud the
demand there Tor American wooden fabrics OF the common
WOOL adapted 10 ordinary wear. constantly Increasing
and prices aordlng fair profit to the manufactured
The duties be paid the entering Of them on the Ca
madam side equal abou, 10 per cent 1t scarcely
necessary 10 say therefore, that the high duties on WOOL
not al all essential the prosperity Of the manu-
facurer OF the article far rs this locality concerned
Here the leading fact that Mr. Judson brings Quit TO
prove that our Woolen manufactures need no Protec
ton least equally pertinent TO prove that they are
selng prices exorbi,sny higher than the Brit
ish. Surely. will suspect Northern manufac-
turers of paying Is per cent Canada duty and then
selling their fabrics in unlimited competition with
British il they could get higher price by sending
10 them New.York The truth istha, some Woolens
arc made as cheap here as auy where; butin the ag
gregate the British yet make The cheaper in spite
OF MIR. Judson's fact, which we do no, question.
sweeping inference drawn from his or the Oregon
statement would be erroneous the true relation OF
British American prices would be pretty fairly
indicated by averaging tue two. The difference is
steadily diminishing Only let the Tariff alone, and
Home Competition will reduce the cost while i'm
proving the quality of the Home fabric until not
Free Trader could reasonably find fault.
ORIGIN or STEAM NAvIeATIoS.-Mr. John
Hu,chings Of Williamsbursh has got out a Litho-
graph representing the first Steamboat ever con-
s,ructed with brief account of the locality and in
ciden,s attending the enterprise The boat Yves that
of John Fitch and was constructed on the pond
known as the Collect, which covered what is now
the heart of the Sixth Ward of our City, on which
are located the Halls of Justice, City Prison, &c.-
The water was in some parts SO feet deep, but in
ro.,j ahallOy 1ad hI- hncCy