New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-02
Letter from .CharIcs Lnnc.


LoSDox Wedne 5ay, April ,. 1880.
DEAR FRIEND GRrrLEY: Tire last brief note
had the pleasure OF sending you was honored By
an annexation from your pen, by reason Of some re
marks Of mine tending - free trade, es against the
system Of commercial protection. am too distant
and also too little inclined to controversy. to enter
the lists with you On this important subject. But
would explain my self as well as can Affirmative
y, if you have space AID patience. believe in
the Ultimate Or should say, in the intimate, we
entirely acree-but modally, and as TO media we
differ TIE great end is Human Good. Do you
assent II So the end IS not the working OF mines,
the building of ships, nor the spinning OF cOtton The
end is not the swelling OF statistical tables the col
lection ofrevenge, nor The election Of men to polii
cal Office. These things then, are not to be pro-
tected for themselves, bat II at ali they are TO be
defended for mans sake. Ia short, It Is man. and
not commerce, nor manufacture, nor even labor,
Dcr &c. ,ha, | wish % protect. Let, then, all these
things 90, provided man IS saved. Now, eiiirm
that man can only iind protection on moral grounds,
because this being the ground OF his permanent
happiness. commercial codes, whether free or limit
cd can never reach this hight All systems have
been tried, end all have iailed-failed at least OF
universal or even Of general satisfaction. CONNER
cial or industrial protection. if in any degree adopt
ed should OF course include all descriptions oil In
dustrv and labor And when il had done 30, many
clnsses would be found depressed and oppressed
for want OF the raW material. The cottOn-weaver
saws adm, yarn hut exclude cloth the spinner
saws admit raw cotton but shut out yarn the farm
e. saws proh /. cotton, for raise FAX and lis la
borer says put Gn end TO immisratlOn, for get no
wages. and can buy neither cotton nor linen Shlrs
have no objection to protection II you Will be-
in at the right place First protect man against
rather out OF the protected individuals let pro
tected mass be eliminated. Perhaps you wall say
YOU only advocate protection as something applIca
bic t. the presen, state Of human ailairs. II 50,
oar debate is not likely to be very protracted. For
believe we src equally desirous Of helping eociety
TO pass out Of It's present diDcy chr sails state into
one more papiloIaceOus, brilliant and happy
lis an argument wiki American Protectionists
that native labor should 10 defended against the
extreme low wages and degraded labor OF Europe.
think differently. which yOu will account for, pro
baby, by my living on this side the Atlantic. But
wha, mean 70 say IS, thai The better OF labcrers
should fee. acusely the condition Of the worse oil
in every part Of the globe This feeling has helped
and is helping TO get rid Of colored Slavery, and
should help to terminate uncOlOred Slavery. Men
can best feel io- the nisiortunes OF others when
the ike danger threatens them. Why should rot
America threaten the Governments Of Europe Tor
their base and unjust treatment OF their artisans,
as well as talk o. H!luuraWiH1 lss ihOdrhduO'
from Vienna on account Of the Austrian oppression
of the Huncarians Oh, what q beautiful specta
Gle TO behold America. after protecting her col
orcd population by boRa fGe fraternlzation, or II
YOU prefer the term, paternity, rising up III the
majesty Of manhood and demanding the protection
of the European laborer say this would be Ia
oxpressbly beautiful, seeing how bravely she
would sustain her appeal, by inviting every such
oppressed labo-cr t. q free settlement cn her wild
lands.
see have wandered little from the iogicsl
path still my sentiment, if no: the argument, may
be clear
We have pleasant incident this week in the
publication OF n new weekly newspaper. Ii Is
called the "Leadcr' AMI as q specimen Of both
elegant typography j1dicou selection and thought
in every line, 1t is far beyond aAy first number
have seen Above all it contains none Of that 20
lice garbage Whcrcwi.h 20 many Of our weckles
rcgalc their readers. Tho L<ader is, moreover
to meet The truth, even # t should lead
20 a modelling Of Society.
With joyful antcipat.ors OF the prosperity Of
tue America, / remain. dear friend
Yours, Ia fsith, CfiAS. LANE