New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-08-11
The Thrift Question.
ls Editor Of The Tribune

An humble member Of the Wing party, the
writer will not consent TO be read out Of church be-
cause he doe. not coincide with the leading thinker
OF the party in regard 10 what he chooses to call the
" first article in the Wing creed"
He also assumes that in connection with Iron and
railroads something more is to be considered than the
Interests Of the people the susquehanns and Ale
ghenyv And farther that IL makes but llttle differ
ence whether the duty imports average 30 % or %
Der cent 90 that II the people willing TO pay them
they produce revenue sufficient 20 deiray the eN-
penses Of the General Government
Notyithstaud.rg the arguments Of The TrbHHe the
winter. well knowing that much may oe 'a'H on ooth
sides still denies the justice or pfopney OF imposing
duties on imports for the proisci0a OF any partculhr
interest and would Ike the 30 per cent duty on
wool obolsked-ihai manufacturers might the pet
Ter compete with the fierce rivalry Of the mature TX
perienee unlimited Capital, and depressed Labor Of
Europe" .,,.-.
M Tri5uass quiet assumption that the advocates
Of high Protective Tart are the only friends Of Rome
Manufactures il amusing enough-and, should tnelr
principles prevail If one who has lived in me woods
Tor the last twenty years may venture an OPINION the
time viii come when the manufacturers themselves
will cry Save us from our friends. 81.
as % statistics the writer begs leave 70 oOuys
whether they can be produced-shOwing that ha.i
the manufactures Of the country are running Al O-
10 answer % The TrabvHes question Wy
dig ?" the writer win say. he s just wing enough ~
vote for Zachary TAYLOR for President q me lHieu
stares-sssstng thereby n the election Of man VINO
unshscklea by party pledge' promises lne
vOr, if elected O. discharge MS auues - a. - p
serve undrninishei prosperity and reputation oil
our COMMON coUNTaF
/ Nslo Y0rk, Apsust :, l'ie.
Remarks.
Our correspondents impairment allusion to the
.leading thinker of the Wing party deserves
severe rebuke His quotation would naturally
imply that re had set mp some such claim, for ne
qubtes this exactly as he has done IN half dozen
instances beside, and all the rest are from as
He must know that make no such claim
He denies that the Protection Of Home Industry
by discriminating dutes-higher than the average
on Foreign fabrics which compete with those
made among us, lower on those which do not so
compete-is cardinal Wing principle. Being at
issue on this point, we appeal TO the resolutions
Of our Whig National and State Conventions, the
general current Of Wing argument in Congress,
and the well known views Of the great majority Of
our Wing Statesmen. to sustain our position. If
the Wing party is not in favor OF decided Protec-
ton by specific and discriminating duties, 1t is not
agreed on any tangible practical question what
ever.
Our correspondent should know better than to
smuggle in such terms as high Protective Tariff
They only serve to darken COUNSEL and should be
LETT to the lower grade Of LocoF oco haranguers
and journalists. We desire a Protective Tariff
and he does not--whether the Protection thus AZ
forded should be high or low, is not in issue be-
tween u.s. Some articles seem 10 us to require
relatively high duty, Others DO not and we desire
only such duties in each case as will secure steady
work to orr own laborers, and steady progress 70
the L seful Arts among MS. Where twenty per
cent. duty Will answer this end, we ask no more !;
but IT forty be in any case requisite we contend for
that rate To let our own works stop aud our
workmen stand idle because Foreign Skill is at the
moment maturer or Foreign Labor cheaper than
oars, seems to us miserable and short-sghted
economy. We have not n doubt that home made
Iron at eco per ton is cheaper than British at $40
Every ton OF the former we consume tends to de-
velop our orebeds mot one-tenth of which have
yet been fairly proved,) extend our experience,
increase skill, and stimulate the progress Of in
vention and labor-saving among us Labor in the
Iron business is far better paid here than in Eu-
ropc-we trust it will never be pressed down 10
the present European standards-yet each years
ing in he Unted states tends to cheaper the pro-
duction Of Iron among us. The business requires
Science. Experience. Skill and heavy Capital
and il the Tariff Of ~ had been let alone it would
have speedily secured oil these. The repeal OF
that Tariff was National misfortune, and viii
postpone for years the production Of Iron at the
lowestp ractioable cost.
Our correspondent thinks duties of % and 30
per cent very well if levied for RereHne only
We do not But for Protection, we should object
to all Customs Imposts whatever II we can
moi have a Protective Tariff, we would prefer to
have none at all.
But our correspondent don't think much OF the
interests of the People on the Susquehanns and
Allegheny. The man cant see anything broader
than piece of tape. We nstanced the Iron bust
ness on these rivers to illustrate general prnci-
pie. Our farmers do not all sell Fuel Fruits, We
getables, sc. TO workers in Iron, but they all do
Tor would if we made our own iabricsl sell their
SURPRISES TO manufacturers of one thing another.
Pennsylvania, Tennessee Missouri, and the North
East corner Of New-York are rich in Iron some
Of these and some others abound in Coal; New
England has abundance OF WaterPower; the
Nputii nus Nottph Tue NHtic COUNTRY - Ia
vorabe to the growth of Wool and so on. Making
our own fabrics will in time and not very long
time bring market near every mans door. Al.
ready Illinois, though deficient in ater-power, has
Woolen, Cotton and FIGURING Mills. The open
ing of her vast coal-beds will largely increase her
indictments to manufacturing With her fertile
soil and cheap food, and the facilities for intercom
muncation which she is rapidly creating, she will
soon manufacture 10 profit unless forced TO con
tend with cheaper Labor than her own And
thus the whole country will be linked together
by common network OF mutual benefits and
blessings. The farmer Of Illinois who pays a
trhe more for his Iron than he would under
Free Trade, sees villages springing up around
him under the influence OF Protection 10 Home
Industry and though Iron making Is not car
ried on in any of them, yet Cloth-msking, Hollow
ware casting, FIGURING, &c &c. are, and these con
sumo his staples at better prices than they would
net him if sent to a distant market. Ii any doubt
that Home Manufactures thus benefit the farmer.