The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-16

PROTECTION TO Frederick
Bastiat, the leader Of the Free Trade moysmsnt in
France, has written Petition Of the AIauufac-
turen Of Candles, Wax1ights, CandIeHtioEs, Snuff.
ers, EXtinguishen, and the Dealers in Grease, Oil,
Resin, and the Spirits of Wine, againsi the ruin.
Gus opposition they experience from he Sum- from
which we make some extracts. The petition pur-
ports TO be addressed TO the members Of the Cham.
Der of Deputies; and after complimenting them en-
the policy they have pursued, il goes on:
We experience, gentlemen, the most intolerabIe
competition from foreign rival, placed in posi-
ton infinitely superior to ourselves for the pro
ductiOn Of light, 10 inundate national market
at price that is actually fiction. ImmediatsIy
that he shows himself trade ceases; every con-
sumner supplies himself at his shop and branch Of
native industry, of which the notifications are in
Vulnerable, is Immediately struck with the most
serious and perfect stagnation.
This rival, who is no other than the Sun, keeps
up such eOnstaut opposition 70 interests that
we are led to suspect that he is encouraged BY per-
/ fidious Albion, inasmuch as he exhibits towards
| that naughty island a foggy consideration which
| he altogether refuses to use
| We request, honorable gentlemen, that you will
! be pleased to make law ordering the closing Of
all windows, shutters, blinds, curtains, bul'seyes,
and of all openings, holes, cracks creaEs, BY and
through which the light of the Sun is in the habit
of penetrating, to the prejudice of those valuable
manufactures with which We have hV0Fad the
country, and which you cannot abandon 20 30 I'M
equal a struggle without the gFossest ingraftude.
We trust, honorable gentlemen, that you will not
take our demand for satire, and that at least you
will not reject petition without hearing the
sons we have to advance in its support
In the first place, honorable gentlemen, if you
close much possible all access to natural light,
and if you by this means create a demand for the
artificial Hgent we have to supply, is there single
manufacturer in the country that will not be en-
couraged by the law!
If there is greater consumption of grease, more
bullocks and sheep will be called for, and as con-
sequence, there will be an increase Of NEE 1nt,s
for pasture of meat, and of wool, of lecther sn5
above all Of manure, the very fOUEdatian Of agri-
| cultural wealth
If there Is a greater Consumption Of oil, there
must be an increase Of olive and linseed and thus
these rich and powerful plants viii come apropos to
profit by the fertility that the raising of 60 many
cattle will certainly communicates g the soil
Our heath lands will be covered with trees of a
reslnous nature; numerous sWaFns Of bees will
collect upon our mountains those peFfumad Treasures
| which at present evapOEate without use, like thu
| flowers from which they are sent forth Thus there
Is not branch of agriculture which viii not be
benefited and increased.
1t IL just the same with our navigation Tbou-
sands OF vessels will go fishing for whales and IN
short time we will have marine capable of sup-
porting the honor of France and of sympathising
VIII the Paulouc senslblllty Of the undersigned,
dealers in candles and rush-lights
There is no one, in short, from the poor Iamp-
hghteF at the top of his ladder, to the naelanchoV
miner at the bottom Of his black pit, who will not
experience an increase of income and comfort
There is not a Frenchman, from the wealthy can't
taseS OF Paris to the most needy vender of match
6, VINO ma. not an interest in the success af our
II you confer on US the monopoly Of g,rn;,bi,,,
hght during the day, we shall begin bv bTingiDs
large quantities Of grease, Of coal, Of oil Of Tei5
d spirits OF wine, of iron, Of bronze, Of crvSta
~ 70 the encouragement Of native industry and
al the enc ourselves, and those from whom Tvs nuT
chasel becoming rch, will consume a vFsat SsaI
more IMAM at present; and thus increase and enrich
every branch of national labor
Id you venture to assert that the Iigbto f The an,
Is gTGtutous gift, and that to rejsct such gift
would be to reject wealth ITSELF under the presTt
OF encouraging the means of acquiring il Tale
care that you do not carry destruction into tbe
hear5 OF your whole system of policy. Remember
that hitherto you have always rejected the proInce
OF other countries because it assimilated 10 a sr,
tuitous gut, and that the nearer it approached 70
TINS gratultous standard-thaf is the cheaper II was
the stronger has been your dislike
In yielding to the demands of other mononoli.,s
| you had but One-half motive; in our caTe voI
nave motive entire, and to refuse us on ne
ground that our claims ara stronger than those Of
/ our neghbors, would be to reverse the order az
Justice More multiplied by more, counts less
rms would be your principle In other words. il
would De to heap absurdity on absurdity.