New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-12
Free Trade Defended. ,,.
,.,. r,,,,H to Abbott Laurence

p,cv,.vp HILL LrvSseooL' ION "~''
As,o1T LAwz s,I am am very much obliged 70 you
e. .s,dinc me copies OF three bas ring da,e
Hon WIN. c; Rives Of and asd February, and
the Ith a IL. catering manner In whcn you arc
for toe ,a syeak of my judgment, Ia noucing an eH
pteaseSS .on, letter Of mine to Mr. Rome OF Tue
is,b of October iast, h.,a y;,bont ,rosnc
ronr part any change of opinion as TO my
iSsr,ent must totally dissent from inc inference
~ have drawn from this nsu lated paragraph, mat
III. in support of your protective duties; my argu-
-nerelv went TO show that the landlords OF this
me-, had no inst RICH, by high duties to exclude
49, wbea,. -four maize. &c; for that the natural
yS,.ges that they through our manufactures
,,ossessed. enabled them TO ransmute large guam
Re, ~ Grain into hardware, broadclots &C. &C 10Y ex-
.,spon and their monopoly kept III In state OF
COMMERCIAL warfare with you and other corn growing ma
tIon, who have the means TO some extent oil supplying
our wants on good better terms than They can 90
No els.s interest country whether farmers land
ought to be sustained by protective
az rohbtory duties for their benefit or to enable them TO
carry on business which Is mIsappcauon OF skill ana
c.n,t. and not only injurious 10 those who are more I'M
sdiaely Laid under Contribution but 10 the country at
large. ,... ,t, 49, A. -.
r..ss for sustaining your natural and native industry In
The manufacture O! wheat, maize, r!ce cotton, tobacco
pork &C. &c; and II is not importan: 10 you whether
they exported as wheat maize, rice &c or transmit
be. IL your interest The words native industry have
been very much abused applied to the making of man
ufactured goods only II is still more native, as you are
situated, II applied 10 the cultivation Of the sod.
There Is 10 doubt that manufacture many arti-
Giles cheaper than you can and II equally iGconrovert
ble that you supply with much that we cannot OBJ
tain elsewhere advantageousy Now the question to
be answered simply thsIs our interest respectively
TO take each other such articles as we can import
cheaper than make or produce them at home
cannot conceive there will be moments hesitation in an
in he ar Neither,
disputed that the induce other nations 10 take
what we csn produce and spare with ad-
vantage interest To do so and see no way SO ell
fecua accomplish this end as by removing all protecting
and prohbtory duties If other nations are obstinate and
will not recprocae mutual benefits do aot let us agra
the evil and punish ourselves by retaang ana de
prypg ourselves many Of the pecessares OF life by high
duties which the extent the duties imposed must
produce this effect costs US more labor to and
supply our wants When these prohibitions carried too
far thew either annihate the trade altogether
gers step in in Span TO the Injury OF the revenue and
GENERALIZATION Of the nation; and we have ample proof
from experience moderate duties produce the most
revenues and that BY removing restrictions have
teray exports 10 nations who have become
stringent In their prohibitions send you the Anti
Monopoly Socictys for last in the appendix 10
which you will and proof Of this would throw CONNER
cisl treaties 70 the wind and act solely deemed the
interest of my country without reference 10 what other
nations do losing sight Of the fact that no people
can import without exporting an equvaent-we cannot
sell without buywe not generous enough to give
the products Of our industry without obtaining Tor them
which part and the farther we can create these ex-
changes the more both parties and the nauoh are en-
rched for their labor, skill ana caps are e .utheo u
the best possible by creating the greatest guam
tity Of value to make exchanges with.
Just take example Of the injustice that heavy duties
do In njurpg your farmers and all those VINO buy Wool
ems, csttons, hardware, &c. &c. Let US suppose you
charge outy OF hitee per cent oh "ooiens as su u "
ono period and mat TWO parres o nour .en oousns u
exchanged Tor ono piece OF Gioln tu', W @ 'l t
uacturing pursuits you houce lhe "Ne'hiheht W ,ao
these duties onethrd the previous cost and duty,
which would be les: than your present rates theh re-
quires three barrels OF the farmer our 10 guy e same
quantity Of wooens which IS positive loss 10 MIN ana 10
all other purchasers, who must part win larger Vau
OF property 10 obtain this CLOTH without any correspond
Ing advantage 10 the manufactures unless ey nave some
local or natural advantages hey may ho derive more
than living pront out oil their raoe wheh all e rest OF
the country Is heavny taxed 10 .S a. tr r"s,
moss. III the manufactures nave more >is ia P.o!s'
II Ii equally unjust tnat olneis shoiu py ~, NC 49,,
sive benefit Just fancy Us forcing ,ue gown VI pie APP
Piles In England, and you breeding shetland ponies al New
Orleans. This is nothing but strong Illustration OF inc
folly and waste OF labor and capital IN attempting 10 eec'
what others can do fer rs on much better TERMS tao
make clothes Infinitely better ana cheaper 'ah shoe
maker--a shoemaker can 90 inc saho n sos n"ei.
better than the tailor Now. whht "ou oe .e enev Vi
laying coun'ervMrng OF pronlo''oly uuu ., ,e
Two parties "ouiu II nUt pun. 49,
theih 10 Maee o'e In, "au ~ ~ h rs i, 20 hi
sien'o I 49,, -, s,n,,, ,hn cher Win clothes n, a
own n"'1 ~ @ Ia to,h, Of ,his2 Vow f,rcv rho
tSS. s Sa,yYort and Roson interered with by conn
tsusi,n1 and nroh,hi,ory dnesgo , step farther md
.eivIe ANU Wv ,So "a,S ali rnrsnn- tho snicia,
inse e T 49, " .. ~ s ,h ,nforenrc Tho cs",
Iy =. s "a =. ,ho ,un a, noon ve, tLs IA tho
~pp p ~ 49,, ,,ns sr ooroornod ,het ro,, advocoe
poiSy 80 20. ,,, h.ca,;ons which hs,a
20 @ ;I,,. NJ rosd,nc wore mr. less ssv ,bs, nil
~ ~, +. rac,nroc,v Now ON this ro,nt we are about
;s.ns ,ba ,,ncerv Of sucb Declarations for hone the
n the 10Th lime will carry Won out an account of
ff,h $500, az az Corr aus Go boyi,, receivad tho
go, -, ,na ,ho, ,,a orc ,hou, 70 ctvo yorr Aour
-. IS,on cn, cotton lard &c &C. sroo admission IN
~u9a., nar N'',' ON'''''' '-N' W. w. ''' "
/. $50 onr C,xern,,er, with v,osv M raise rove
49,. nrohjh,,. tho ,rowth In Cr,a Rri,ain nj,
tho,h 4, sn n. s.ed of yerv fair ona,v in Ireland
- ha,,or E- h ,uners tban rho adnl,sr.,od
NV n.sd bv them This piyes Won comule,e mopop.
ak, re- onr marker for that article although Il will conn
,,xed II 4. vonr pterest that this courso should be
nnr.ned bnt much question whether Il Ia our, am
No, vI,hout bone that even here bve and hive wa will
set the duty reduced unless by your prohibitions ye,
nut n ont of our power To Day for what we wan, by our
-not, direct or Ipdirec-or this ia the limit and the
onIv limit there ought to be trade Your farmers and
nian,ers are mnrh less intelIp.nt and shr-wd peop
having all the world for consumers all the OF
the earth open to draw such articles from as they want