New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-15

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70 the Goa interests EIisriy v0'Ooroeo I'D 4oe
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BODY will believe 90 statements when seeeupArlso y -
f.cts s,vins HEN aai contradiction.
Comm<at.
The fac: that the receipts Of Coai a. PeIsisi.
phi. have increased about one fonrth Of one pr
Ces. the pas; year while the increase Of pop7is-
ton in the region procuring its Coal through Phil
aielpha Las certainly not been isss than fiye per
cent or twenty times that Of the Coal Product
ai9rsskid, may he taken as proof cono!1siTe that
the Coal Trade is hourishine by these WHO 'ee hi.
According T. this logic there is or car be 10 branch
Of business 10 this country that in or ever was de-
pressed, or ever will be 81 long as the country
Itself j. increasing In Population and Business So
now
And now to the case # Nj McEhash-ior
while we entirely object to the dragging ct P,i-
vate individuals and their unobiec.ionhble pur.
suits into public discussions, since 1t ha,been done
without our sgency in the instance, We trust he
viii not object to having the whole subject pro
sentsd lad the truth thereby calculated.
SIR. McElrsth 10 one Of the proptic'ors Of The
Tribune. having the general direction OF It's inan-
ccs snd business but having trained younger
men 10 perform moot Of the labor formerly devoiv-
nag on him, he spe ms good rsrt Of the year ON
his farm near Lancaster Pennsylvania. When he
was last ia this City, month or 60 ago, tive gen
temen from Pittsburgh were here 70 procure the
cooperation, TO q moderate extent OF some men
OF means in the purchase of cosi-mine M ar nat
city and the construction Of raJIoad Of three or
four miles from said mine TO the Ohio River, 60 50
tn enable the proprieiors 70 work the mine sdvsn-
tageoGsly. One Of them, being long esteemed
f;ienl Of the Editor Of The Tribune, called i'st
~ hin fr iatToddctons 10 persona likely % en-
cage IN this enterprise, and Yves referred to tis
partner, M McElcsIh. az more conver.snt with
the class Ct men who were sought Mr. " gave
him the introductions required, and afserwsrd con
,entcd thai, upon his return t. Pennsylvania Re
y Ould accompany smother gentleman 10 PITTS
bu rsb. Gu bet az OF those WHO were ,.vorabiy IN
rlined TO the enterprise, TO scrutuize and report
upon its feasibility. he went sccordinsly an,
l. 10 Io. ~, IN,
munca,ed with "a on the subject, wo unders'a q,
from the siogs snl her sossces, tiat the rel OF
and that the snosnt Of capital required
rom this quarter Is likely 10 be invested IN the
enterprise.
Now what is there in the iGc.s Of this case
which jssllbes the dragging Of M McEiraih
name before the public What is proved b!
heso facts with regard 10 this necessity or policy
II Protection Who can ssy evon thst the reoort
n favor OF the feasibility of working Xii. coal snne
. not based upon the sssumed probability If a
notification o. toe Tariff which viii give increased
activity to ths Iron trade, and thus ereste anger
remand Tor Coal What does the public Know
about THIS coal-rnipins enterprise which at all
,fects the question Of Protection
Suppose It is proved that Coal mAy be prohtabiY
mined here or somewhere under the present
raritg--,Shst OF !; ? Has say man ever doubted
hat Have We not shondred siuaes stated, does
not cry body know, that most branches Of Manu-
actuI y IN he prosecuted t. some extent whether
iudor this or any other Tariff or even IN the sb-
sence OF luy Tariff ST ALL Abolish every ves;.gs
Vi TariG. aud cal there Woaid % acme Iron
N sds ia this couE.ry and OF course so1e demand
ior Coal wherewith to fuse the Yrv All. even
;hoasA no Iron wers made 5ere. there would al.
continue to be TRADING village at Pits.ougso, snd
CONSEQUENT demand for iaei 70 w.rm its iS elilGss
Aud, rs thoIe who use tue. generally expect 60
pay Tor IT, the question to the feasibility Of adj
vsn,ageOus y Supplying Pittsburgh from me Goa.
uiine IN "a .stion in view OF the comparative ao-
Of competing Oosl-beds, would sIiA b,
sn open 'aae. Pittsburgh might be sinking grsdu'
ally into decay Ana stssna,ion, yet the owners Of
this Goa -laine might 8, the same time be realizing
a good prof, iron their investment.
We cannot, therefore. regard the article quoted
above from Tie U..s5 - other than base appeal
80 pcpr lar ignorance sud mseyolence n order -
compass tss SsO,ession Of wise and oenehceni
policy. Its substitution OF appeals 70 prejudice
N atoual Organ OF great party. rad u been
solitary case We should have let II psss IN silence
but !. hss become portion Of the daily NsaIasa
sa,ion OF partssns OF whose positions i; quite W.
worthy Day sftsr day We meet assertions that
this or that msnsfactaing oompsny mas made
good dividend. W seversl companies have made
rood dividends as if that we're = conclusive an
s~er t. the demand Tor Protection. The cham
Mon, OF Free Trade seem incapable ri treating
a great question Of publc policy iAe anything but
shopAeepsrs. Abbot, Lawrence IS rlch, or TIE
Merrinsc Mills have made money ,saeh 10 the
staple Of their logic } what need thea al Pro
lection 7 Now, Abbott Lawrence "" rich be-
fore he owned dollars worth Of factory stock. And
woald, in all human probability, have Kept grow
ing richer there had never been Tariff lsw
enacted Men OF q certain stamp rtA smSss
inches, whatever be the policy Of the Government.
-. we have scarcely doubt the NerrImac Print
Works would so On making good dividends even
thoash the Tariff were utterly and forever sho
Eshed. They Nigh, DO, have been able 10 achieve
their present character aud c0sIom IN the absence
Of Protection. eat AGrsag achieved it, they could