New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-02

ton 10 Mirtv per cent ia hailed as thorough me-
sare Of Free Trade. Mr. Walkers Tsr1h cuts GOV"
the peciac duties in favor Of our infant ana '"'s
gin, Silk business to fifteen per cent on 'ne ia"
ssr eanafrenfv fire on Silk manufactures NocaN'
AL ,.,.,..r,s,c can now doubt that, whether we re-
,.,s Ravsnne or Protection, the duty on SILK ought
D. he higher than that on Iron but Iron was
.1,ong and Silk deplorably weak Iron was Penn
sy,yania and Northern New York, while SILK a.
,-,tsd nobody in particular but few persons who
con.d hardly make themselves heard Yet If there
b. enc staple which more than another fairly de-
ma IL Protection at the hands Of our Government
~ ,ich being iostered into strength and perma-
nence on an ample end most genial soil would be
sure 10 contribute immensely to the prosperity Of
the Nation and Of every existing branch Of Indus
try that article is Silk. But this IS looking 70 the
Future. and Mr. Walker provides nothing for pos
terity bat a National Debt.
NJ Chitts next paragraph concl udes what we
shall be able 70 quote at this time The IA
cility Of dealing in mere assertions IS such'
when compared with that of examining and con-
futing them that We are compelled to occupy rela
lively more space than 10 desirable The Belgian
Commissioner says
--hs tb,d eopsequence Of the Protective system Is
D. 81, ace nations In STATE Of permanent hoshliy 10
each other God In HE Infinite goodness, mas d.
4. led the climates Of the world and has gwen 70
m latitude the exclusive cultivation Of certain pro
He has so ordered that the people Of tha. differ
gious OF the globe should find il to their advantage
e. change their respective products, and that oy
mems Of those exchanges, relations Of Affection ana
GOOD will should spring Up between the different ns
ions Fraternity aud the love Of our neighoor are In
accordance with the benign law which Christ revesed
h. Us and thst revelation wanting we sho1o
find them written 10 The heart OF each inenoer o. te
great human family. The protective system u IN mani.
tasf loatlnn OF that divine law, which makes o. All
nnn single family. According TO H. each nation smut
qny self up within its own frontiers ana prohDlung
the Introduction OF foreign commodities, sOstes ltseii
In te ldst of its brethren. Injuries their Interests and
treets them enemies, instead OF endeavonng 70 GAIN
sirgood will Countries governed by this system are
toward others Ike oitadels in state OF sege hodhB
all those who desire access 10 them al a distance
NJ. Chitt seems 70 have borrowed this logic from
British Commissioner in China. and he has rather
damaged it in the appropriation. The naked as
ser IN that nations which try 10 produce for them
g as far as practicable place themselves d" in
a., Of permanent hostility to each other, seems
b. ~ devoid Of sense or even FEASIBILITY Let It
be recognized that it is best Cor each and every ma
ton to produce whatever is needed for its own con
ambition. so far as Nature has not forbidden, and
how shall they quarrel and hate each other DO
not ieaousies collisions, war, far oener result from
the opposite spirit Of Commercial enterprise and DO
rninipn 9-the desire 20 force those TO trade who
would rather be excused Bear witness China
the Rio de la Pata-the Slave Coast Do not we
febtmost with those whom we most essay TO trade
with.-Great Britain the Indians, Mexico Would
we Haye had any Mexican Spoiatons TO seek re-
dress for, if all our people had chosen 70 live by
work at home rather than trade abroad May /
not love my neighbor sincerely without being per
potually anxious to swap jackets with him Are
all men one family in such sense that we may
not rightfully chershl peculiar affection for our
kindred and countrymen Surely, it is not a crime
in man to provide for his own household, though
it may be his next duty to help others 90 the extent
Of . ability
Bot NJ Chitt either does not understand or viii
no, i!irly state what it is he opposes He talks of
God 80 ordering. that the people Of the different
regions Of the globe should find it to their advan-
taee to exchange their respective products, as If
the Protective Policy denied this and attempted TO
counieract it. Yet he must know that We do not
deny the wisdom or policy Of an exchange OF pro
duets between different regions provided there
is any disparity OF climate, soil or natural capacity
10 render such exchange truly and permanently
beneficial. Great Britain France, Germany, un
der Protective auspices never questioned the poll
CIV Of buying Cotton Of regions adapted to its
production neither have the friends of Protection
here attempted to encourage the growth Of Coffee,
Ten. Spices Dyewoods SC. &c. in our own coun-
try any more than Gray Bear or Seal-skins. What
we do maintain is this, that when any article may
as advantagcously be produced in one country as
another-wbere Nature has interposed no obstacle
10 It's production in either-it is best IN the long
run for all that each should grow or iabricate for
the supply of It's own wants. rather than remain
dependent upon others. We insist that the cir
cumstance of its being produced cheaper in an old
and rich country. where such production has long
been established aud fourishng. than in aruder and
less populous nation in which its production is yet
but recent and partial does by no means determine
that the latter ought to draw her supply from the
former: for, in time and with suitable encourage
ment the new beginner may produce as cheaply
as the other and even teach and surpass her M0y
do may trW do--tds done. And, if IT were set
tied that the old and rich nation could always pro
duce certain costly fabrics, requiring extensive
combinations Of Capital Talent and Labor, for less
money per yard than her poorer ruder contemporary,
we hold il clear that the latter ought still to encour
age and foster their home production. because 10y so
doing she will inevitably bring the markets Of her
coarse, bulky and perishabe products much nearer
the centers OF production, and thus render them
more stable. reliable. rcmunerating. Such being
essentially our positions as a thousand times pro
claimed and reiterated. why does not NJ. Chtti
combat them. If he essays 10 enlighten American
opinion he may lind the substance OF his PROPOSE
tons quite iorcibly and rather more courteously
set forth in the well known City OF London memorial
to Parliament which is copied entire into Atkm
sons Political Economy, and there considered from
the side OF Protection. There is greater more
common mistake in discussion than forgetting that
your adversary has something to say for himself
and treating him as culprit to be exposed dog
to be kicked out of The way.
Here is the radical error Of NJ Chitti, and gener
ally Of his school Having settled '.mong them
selves that they know the whole story. and thai
there is nothing opposed to thera but grssping
selfshness and stolid prejudice they never re