The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-16

day or two SINCE the Republic gave an account Of
some imporalions OF railroad iron into Baltimore Alex,
.0da and Norfolk, aud complained dolefuly that these
southern importers should be allowed to buy iron At
low price from England, whereas Il could DC furnished
from the North, If the South should be made 70 pay
sufficiently increased sum l. il right at this time Of all
others that complaints should be made against the South
dor such is the substance OF The eonplanD that iron
should he taken IN exchange for breadslus and other
agricultural products to make railroads which could no!
h. made when prices higher Such roads are neces-
.arv 10 develop the Of The South Shall they
he deprived Of the advantages OF such developments
uoless they will pay heavy lax or bonus to the wealth
OF the North Is this The time for making such de-
mands
In fact, where is the power OF Congress TO interfere
with the labor and capital OF the counuyi Are they
better judges than the people themselves Of their own
business and interests Does member OF Congress
know better how 10 adus, the principle Of the supply to
The denand-hov much coal is 10 be Iaised-how much
iron to be smeed-how many yards Of cloth or pairs
Of shoes to be made II any particular branch Of
business suffers from an oyer-suppy, what is the true
relnedy' Shall Congress pretend 10 give relief BY
special legislation iconlne the domestic market to the
consumption oil our own manufactures anu mus uthy "
The great body OF The consumers the benefit Of buying
cheaper articles abroad Are TO tax the great mass Of
lac agrcuuriss oil country for the benefit Of few
manufacturing capitalists And where is the reciprocity
When the farmers suffer from short crops, get lower
prices from an abundant harvest do they call upon Con-
gress 10 relieve them The truth is the principle Of free
trade as far as it can be carried out is the only remedy
after all Men who have too much of article hand
for the existing demand will suffer for time. Every
body will regret this vsiiaon but the manufacture Of
the article will be checked and thus the supply TO
adjust itself in time to the consumption. Are iron
works alone suffering The following article from the
Pennsylvania shows that the suffering extends also to
Great Briianand there il will be checked and this very
circumstance will tend rapidly to relieve iron
works and restore the equilibrium:
The IRON ISrEREsr.-By tha late arrivals frsm Great
Britain appears that large proportion OF the iron
uacturers have agreed 70 blow out their furnaces This Is
gnicant facg We have often hitherto asserted that the
BRUSH forcing their into shs country for the sake
81 competition and runous prices themselves. These
thing by inevitable laws OF the OF this prodoct and
trade. find their level Of do
The British find that they longer play
usr hazardous game Of undertaking the American, with
ont ruin themselves Tue conseq will be, that
hall bs partially relieved from their dreaded petition
this respect The posloa Of things occurred aboal
twenty years shea regard TO wooil1n manufactures,
many OF absolute bankruptcy order TO drive
10 the wall But the effort unasailing, and. win less
protective tariff, the propfel0rs woplen factories
earning adequate profits