New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-11
Protection and Prices.

before the country, there 10 ield before Us nan
ford lCt.l Times Of the eth inst. In which we read
An IEos FAcr The quantity Of iron Of all kind
Eosnasc,Dred In thi. country 10 1000 tons annually
wnile only about 100 900 tons are Imported In NJ
smounrng 10 300 00O Nov II the average foregi
Of the article more than $40 per ton, the ss
gregste Increase Of price resulting from the mere ou
Of 20 per cent alone. without calculating tne Pronts
the and reter Incident the duty amount:
70 % COO 600 which tho people have TO pay Tor tneii
iron yearly, than they would II there were no %
~ Add Of this large tax es1 mu'1ns Jow hHne,,o
,sossasd doisys es 100000 1o,, into The pocket. Of ~
roa-mnsos, and only 81 roo 900 the duty on lOOVV
.ons, goes into the National Treasury ss revenue
Philosopher Greeley, Of The Trtoune, II ve msy be
sye the rtion OF bis sdmirer IL reliably orthodox
IN bis expostous Of the Whg faith generally, and. "a
asote the words OF OF his Federsi coienporaries
l. "fyarsosnd,nty able on this subject In parcusr-
We would like 10 some OF Mr. G'ssiey's logic sp
Piled TO explain away this stubborn Jso- "Foor' ne
luded PeDr sylvsDis T.
We might mention other articles, such rs wooden
manufactures, sugar salt and various other product
showing results equally ss striking but II 10 unne
~e,.ary II 10 the system which produces such TO
sulls~hich takes dollar from the pockets OF the
People and puts into the Treasury for the use OF The
Government and ten dollars which II pc" INTO ue
pockets Of the Msnuiscturers and Iron Masters
which 10 called 4" Protsoton. The aggregate smorni
Of this Protection (ho~ fscetious these Wings are
each year. which goes into tho pockets OF the Manu-
f-cturers aod iron masters will exceed In this country
100000 900 while this Government tskes but
93ycJOO00 What FACT show not only the stu
pandous Injustice but the unconsIitutionabty OF the
Ia.seslled Protective system w more striking
lghti
Remarks.
The reader will observe that The Tunes as
sarnes as obviously, undenably true the follow q.
Jog propositions
/. The amount of duty assessed on an imported
article 10 always added 10 the price which the
consumer would otherwise pay for it, together
with interest, charges and profits thereon,
2. That like and equal addition Is made To the
rrioe paid by the American consumer for every
article Of domest,c production which resembles or
completes with the imports aforesaid
3. That, these principles being assumed, it fol.
lows that the People Of this country now pay
log 90 600 900 extra for their Iron because of the
Tariff. Of which the Government gets bat 81 400,
900, while the American lron-masters pocket the
remaining 100000
Z. That by means OF the present Tariff the Pso.
pis OF this country are made to Pay over ESQ.
600 900. of which the Government gets but $50,
900. 600, while the part (which goes into the peck
cts Of msn lecturers and iron masters will exceed
eioo. ooo. 600"
All this, be it observed though utterly mistsf
on aud false 10 our eyes, is true in the Judgment
q the Editor Of The Times. We propose mrs. to
deal with it, therefore, by answering it according 10
its folly aud We call the calculator TO account TO-
A,s agency in fastening this gigantic robbery and
wrong upon the country
The Tamil against which this indictmen: Is
iaid 10 MOI Wing bat Loco Foco messrrs--no,
avowedly Protective bus q Revenue measure
IL was mainly concoctcd by Robert J. Walker,
aided by certain experienced and largely paid
losc-Foco officials from various Custom Houses
twas passed by a Congress strongly Loco Foco
In both branches, and approved without cavil by
James x. Polk. Bot one Wing vote that we re
member certainly not above three-wore given
for II In both Houses. The party Of The Times
might have easily and promptly abolished toe
whole Tariff system and enacted any other Ia iis
stead. IL chose to enact this very measure, spo
has ever since been defending aud gIosif, ing IL
Ia Presidents Messages, Treasury Reports
Speeches. Newspapers, &c. Yet one Of its mos
thorough champions now declares that this same
Loco Foco measure Is annually taking over One
Haadred Millions Of Dollars Gu; Of the bard earn
isgs OF the great Of our People TO pile il ~
IN the pockets Of iron masters aud manufacturers.
We arraign. therefore, the sathors and supper,
ere OF this measure ~ guilty. on their own comics
sion, OF most enormous and hagitious maiieassncs
and robbery. That party has achieved and holds
power BY the votes Of the very classes which i
now says are wsntenly p'uDdered By its measure
II Is especially boand T. protect these victm
Against such oppression and grinding exsction.-
Aud, whether the exxction be real. as 10 prstsnds
OF imaginary, a. we believe, 10 guilt is certain
It's ssssrtions are conclusive a. 10 us crr snder
ucsS'ag Of the effect Of its measures, add conse
qasns'y ~ 30 the c1pability Of IL action. whethe
those measures really have the effect it assume
csact IL must plainly have psrpose5 that whici
reg ards - the inevitable consequence of its ow
sc.s.
Let us suppose. then. one Of the thousands wb,
really h!ssve such assertions ~ The Times pot,
serth shove, and Who because Of such belief vote,
With the T.msss party, looking the above state
meat ia the eye, and sornins roand upon its aasho
Tor al explanation. Sir, says as 70 the Ed,to
I vote for your party ~ the party Of Eqasl Law
'and Equal Privileges, and what 10 my reward
Yoa ers that you enact and sustain laws whic
compel me to pay more for the support OF the GO
eminent with my ten childrea aud propsrt
than my misery neishbor who Is worth milliS
dollars. Blu, you are not content with taa,-yc
tar me ssres fi~<s as ZACH ners Tor the dire
and sole benefit Of iron m asscrs and nsnafs
'tafers.' in addition 20 what you put into tt
Treasury. Ny rich neighbor, WHO owns fs
tory, has kss Federal tax. adequate As It is,
paid back to him. and twenty times more in q
sdisios, while I, working hard fer ten dollars
week to support my ten children, must aoi CO.
ray more AK directly than he does, bat must rs
'As sev~r times a. much more. How can 70
ask me to vote Tor party which thus oPprssss
ADD p!upders me
What answer can The Tones make 30 this .
raignnsnti VIII it say that the public MUD
nos yet prrpared for sbscluse Free Trade sni 4
Custom Hossesf How is it TO BE- prepared II II
cowsrdly demsgogues whoa the working-me
cop6de 10 aud ciotbs with power will, kDowin
better all the while, not oaly acqaiesce Ia BIZ
enact laws taus TO wiring the blood Of poverty ]
sweat from its brow All that 10 DOW known o
tie subject was iass a. public when the Tariff {
Is vas pssssd-so il Wa N icrmsr ysarA whs