The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-15
NO. 1896.
The New Cabinet aud the Protective Policy.
Ernn. Raefan Atlna. NA.ca Ii

The New Cabinet aud tho Protective Policy.
From the Boston Atas, Ma,ca ISL
The spe collation. upon the course which VIII be
adoeit by Gt n-rai Tay lOr and his cabinet,
many md almost jared as the number and the
opis IONS of Ill the parties In the UuiOn great and
sMall. The tree Trade photographed OF the
foreiRn importing merchants Ut New Yors, and
fOitcn OF The Southern cotton grOwers-atf-ct to
see, IN The selection OF Mr. Meredith MS Secretary
ut the Treasury, strong lie ia,ng Ia their tavOritc
theory; and ,heir organ, the Jssrn0t Of CONNER G,
IL chuckIiDg over what II d ems ths disappointed
EXPECTATIONS OF those who think that the country
al large has some interest Ia otner things than
chSap ca leo aud dear cotton. We haze not the
Ieakt desire to disturb their cOmplacency on the
occasion, but we apprehend that they wall BE- sadly
disappointed If they expect, as they evidently do,
ia see The new Secrst-ry o owing IN the footsteps
q his "ll!ustnOus prede cessOT." A writer IN the
your~al draws comfort from the fact that General
Tal Tor gives the precedence 10 agriculture, when
he speaks OF protection 20 all the great Interests Of
the country; but does he suppose, or do his party
suppose, that when we talk Of protection as whiy
principle, we mean protection to one interest to
the injury Of another? II may be question whe-
Their any amount OF protection afforded to one
branck OF industry not, In fact protection 70 the
whole; but that is point which we do not p.o-
pose 10 discuss at present. The protection that
we contend fOr-that the wing party contend
for, nav, demand at the hands Of government, as
a nght-ie, protection TO Our own labor, not as
employed III agriculture alone, or commerce alone,
ar manufactures alone, hut 10 all combined. Tae
man Of meney, the capitalist, can take care OF
himself for him we neither seek nor ask any
other favor than he eau derive from the general
prosperity OF the whole people but we do seek aad
ask from the Cove Inment such measures as will
ptocuce that general prosperity. And we say that
that Is poor policy which drives all classes OF
men into occupation. Agriculture 10 the great
interest OF the cOun'Ty, the base upon which all the
others rest; and our idea OF the true method to
protect that interest II, 60 to raise up other int
rests that shall find better market for its raw
n.
ducers II foreign tonnage ls to carry our produce
10 malket. II foreign manufacturers are to supply
US with all we consume OF M tndnctu.ed tabr les,
then 1t 10 clear that we shall be reduced to two
classee--onr great class employed In cultlvatlng
the soil, and one very small class emoloyed In
porting and vendlEg foreign tabrlcs. A. we are
situated relative to other natons this 10 tree trade
CARED to its ultimate result and, we ask, Is this
protection to any body except the very small class
employed in importing foreign Merchandise
Under his scheme, will not the products OF agri-
culture b. come abundant, aud the prices
cheap, that the whole labor ut the country will be
deprrsse to the lowest pc ssbr point At who men
Can hive! We advocate then the protection ct
commerce, our fisheries and manufactures, not on
the ground OF protecting any one OF these interests
for llse but because sucn protection Ell res to
the bent fit OF the whole labor OF the country, how
ever IT may be employed.
And, therefore, we would shut out foreign tom
mage from our great cOdstlDg trade; because, by 80
dong, we turnish an Immense amount OF employ tor
q great number OF hands VINO thereby turned
into consumers, instead Of producers, OF all that
our soil can yield. This Rhuttisg out ~ protec.
ton to commerce.; without II foreign competition
the shape OF cheap foreign labor both In build
lnK and sailing ships, would render our cOas!ing
navigation worthless in five years, and instead Ut
being our own carriers, and Keeping the money
paid Tor carry ing among ourselves, we should be.
come dependent on i0rrlgbers tor this labor, and
pay away millions annually which would go TO
enrich others, while 1t would make US poor In
deed .ast t.s'.
On the same principle and for the same reasons,
we would shut out foreign tish from our markets
No man in this country works 81 hard. endurrs
30 much, encounters so many perls, as the hardy
and sdvs NITROUS f-he rman; no man, IN the best
Of the fishing business, gets less pay tor his
labor; and yet for two years past that labor has
been still further depressed by the almost free nd
mission OF foreign fish, caught on the shores OF the
British provinces, at an expense OF OUTFIT 80 small
In comparison with ours, that II the same system
is pursued, we must ult mately abandon the busI-
ness, and turn our nursery for seamen" into
nursery tor farmers ... t3
The same reasoning applies to manufactures.
Politicians may split hairs about high tariffs, aud
low Tariff, but we care not whether a tariff Is
called high or low, ii it protect American labor.
Whatever Is sufficient for that purpose gives all
we ASK, fer it PRODUCES that salutary division of
labor winch prevents one branch OF Industry from
being CROW ded to excess, while others are aban-
dOned. It enables US to use our own raw prOduc-
Uonr, with saving Of all the labor which
quislte not only tn produce them from the earth,
but also TO convert them into the various forms
Wnicn are necessary 10 prepare tnem Tor cOnSump-
ton and use lrprotects The mass ct the people
stamps value rpon their daily toll, which enables
them 10 1--we as freemen ought to live-prrvents the
UNIV hole seme aggregation Of wealth in the hands
at The few, and the approach OF poverty to the
homes OF the many; and finally, it makes US, as q
nation, independent Ia TACT as we'll as name.
With such a system OF election as we have
thus hastily aud crudely lined out, every in
erest IN the country will flourish, and none
mole than that greatest of all our intel rests
agriculture. With such system we'll estab-
lIshed, the balance OF trade would no longer run
against IF, and we should cease to look Tor the
arrival of each steam packet with feverish anx-
busIness affairs and our money market We could
stand alone sEd walk alone. 1t would be matter
entirely secondary IN our consideration whether
England would would not buy our bread, or
take our stocks IN paytnt mt tor calico. We should
have great ,secare, growing home market tor all
the productions Ot our labor. s.
such is our Ideas ut projection, and we are well
ea,Ished that Gen. Tay Tor and the abe men whom
he has called to his councI. will their mfr
tEce 10 give lIfs and vitality to this idea. We
have no AR that they will adopt or recommend
auy plan which will close our rkshOps inanutac-
torrs snd mines, ruin our commerce and destroy
cur hsherles, and drive our wno, population Iuto
the two classes We have before named. The svs-
m we advOcste can never suit the few but very
cismt rtus importers OF fore Ign merchandise, who
make the msrlvrs heard through the Josrnai of
Commerce; Tor their pariOtism Is confined to their
own pockets. and they want NJ protection to any
nterts st but their own, which, unfortunately con.
fIcts 18th the interests Of the multitude.
ArTIMpr At MURDER Jesse d Qnantrl, Just
served out long term in the Pennsylvania pebi-
hnnary, for forgery, made an attempt,sn Tuesday
even hast 10 inu del the vile OF Arthur C0wtOn,
f. M n Ot The HuIted States Hotel Of this