New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-18

r,-i,.,i,- the Presidents Message, We stated
that m several branches 81 American Man
,,f,ctn,es-Giasswaee we ;nstaaced especially
.,a WAGES OK the ,rorsmen mad been considerably
,al,eassa under the Tariff Of Il while the price Of
The pro8gc; was reduced Fer an abundance OF
facts o! .his sort authenticated by and dates
see the columns Of The Tribune for lai4. ;. 6. Of
Fishers National Magazine. and more COM cement
Of reference Coltons Rights OF Labor. bui the
Roches1r Advertlser avows incredibly, and ASKS
II this toasted increase Of wages and ceciine n me
,,ce az rnsnuscture fabrics be the consequence OF
,.,r how IL Il that The Manufacturers themselves
,e the 1os, csnorous FOR such arm II Il al'ss.1t
,5>y .,eE,s and confer Corresponding oH14t 1yn ~
,,sel and Inc -aIious consumers oil ineif faorlc-
Iii ,iesa rs:rotsc eentis-asn continue 70 oe 20 ere
cous OF the system
Here the Advertiser has contrived 70 interPo!ate
. nev result OF It's own msnufacture-nanely.
diulinutoo Of proGts-and theFefrom i seeks to
oycrwhelm our facts b. process toe oslcian o.
the Courier gories in--the rcdpet1o nd a6s'frdt7'
It. can't be his argument rams. tina: Protection does
thus and 80 ircluding the reduction Of Msnafactu-
rers profits because Manufacturers would oppose
instead Of supporting ii were such tie case But
we had said nothing Of reduction OF pTohts- Off
statement Supposed none, implied none '" nate
to he e,ernay repeating demonstrstIons OF the SIM
rlest truths. vet we viii once more eod"a'or to
chow the Advertiser that prices OF fabrics may be
,educ.d while The wages Of the worAmen are in
o.sed vyitbol, at all involving the necessity OF
I reduction OF profits
We viii take our illustrations from that business
with which our cotcmporary and we are both most
c,,o;bar-that Of Publishing The time was when
The Tribune contained far less new matter daily
than it now gives for the same price while we are
enabled to pay more iioefsy for services in several
departments OF our business than We then did Or
could afford Yet our profits are not less now than
they then were. bat more.
Acaip: The time was when three ioarths OF the
books bought in this Country were manufactured
abroad at present, at least nine tenths OF the
whole are printed in our own Country. Home made
Rocks are far cheaper and better now than they
then were While the workmen employed in making
them are probably as well paid but the profits Of
tbe BOOK business are not dminshed-,hey axe
largely increased And ifby any means the demand
for Books here could be increased to ten told what
il now is the profits Of the Book trade would be
greater. while the average prices OF books would
unquestionably be diminished
Once more: Suppose Rochester were 70 grow
rapidly to the size Of Boston this City so As TO
create a demand for ten times many newspa
pers as at present; the old establishments would
doubtless experience very large extension OF
their patronage both IN Subscribers and Adyertis
ing. The publishers would make mere money OF
course But would they do 1t by Increasing the
price Of Their papers in proportion to the matter
furnished or BY reducing the wages Of their work
men By no means. They would probably increase
the latter and not increase the former.
We trust tina. even the Advertiser Will now
see how Protection, by increasing and rendering
steady the demand Tor our own fabrics. may have
diminished the price OF products while increasing
the wages OF workmen and the profits Of EN-
ployers.