New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-07
Nothing Of Importance in the Senate

OF California His speech IS somewhat Oelo1Rel
by the telegraph
Nothing Of Importance in the Senate
v. n. re,sus the American Iron-Workcrs.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria has been gracious IS
pleased TO signify to our Government, through her
Plenipotentiary her decided objection 70 any in'
crease Of our present rates ofduty on British Iron
and we learthe decision Of Congress on the subject
will be in accordance with her wishes rather than
with what we believe b be the INST demands Of
our Iron Workers and The true and abiding interest
Of our Country. Although we have given place 10
the official notification Of Her Maicsys wishes al
ready, we reprint Il preface to our comments 49,
Here Itis
BRirIsH LEGATION WAsmgGIoS. Jan 8, 1870
SIR II having been represented 70 hei MAlesy
Government that there Is idea, on the par ~
III. Govcrnsnt Of the United states 70 'ncLssse .he
dulles upon British Iron imported into the United ciaies
I have been instructed by her MRjes'y's Government
to express the United States Government iho hopg
that 40 addition will be made % The duties nnpysri
by the present Tariff Of The United states, which a.
ready weighs heavily upon Bnrshproducuon snd can
not but observe, for my part that ~ ungn"nis-
lion the duties British products, or manufacture
made q moment when the Brush Government nus h5 q
series Of measures facilitating the Commerce between
tho two countries, would produce very dsagneahie
HENRY l.. BULNER
We see IN this letter additional reasons for or
dislike, long $50 freely expressed, to the whole
system Of international dick cring with respect 70
commercial exchanges and privileges We would
have no law or regulation impehed by il-wiil to or
jealousy Of onsther nation, and none dictated 10y
desire 10 conciate or specially benefit such nation
Let every tub stand ON It's own bottom II Great
Britain, or ay other country. chooses TO buy any
~. Ill. a q 4gl.o O.
buy Of her so be it bnt lctus have no international
entanelencn,s on the subject II we do, there Will
soon arise complaints Of non fidelity on this hand o.
on thst-ons saying that the other has not gone So
far as she had right TO expect, or has retractcd
some concession which ~ supUosod iueyocahl" All
SO alienation aud bitterness will supplant amity
and cordially Let as have 1t understood once ltr
ell. that while Her Majcs,ys House Of Lords erd
faithful Commons are the exclusive lawmakers iU
her realm and We have no wish 10 lntcrmcddle
with them. We can never recognize them as law
makers for any portion OF this country, either
directly or indirectly. If they see III to say.
If you will do thus, VIII do So, las in the ro
peal OF their Navigation Laws very well though
ace shall be most unlikely to counsel concurrence n
any such bargain. Bu; when Her Majesty or her
Ministers see iit to intimate 70 our Government that
any increase Of our duties Ca Iron would interfere
with the hopes OF d" Her MIestys Government,
and produce a very dsosreeable effect on public
opinion in England We are mpeled 70 observe
that Her Msjestys hopes and her subjects pub
lie opinion are Of far inferior consequence IN our
eyes to the due encouragement expansion ami
recompepse OF American Industry.
Let us look at some preliminary facts IN the
premises
Great Britain is very large manufacturer OF
Iron, aud having Ore. Coal Labor and CAPITAL ~
sreat abundance. is enabled to produce 1t al low
or average price than any other nation She has
Of course an advantage IN gil the open markets e..
the world-especisIy in that Of nations which do
not produce Iron Bu, Ee too have ore, Coal La
Dor and Capital--,he last named not so ohundan,
A. our older rival has ii. bat s;il we have enough
for our needs. Providence has maniiesily intended
that we should make cur own lOn-lf not, our Goa
and Orebeds would have been located m Great
Britain or wherever else our Iron was to be made
Why, then don't We make our Iron generally p
Simply because Labor IN Great Britain is doirsud
Cd out Of two thirds Of its honest earnings by and
Taxes nthes and all manner ot Arstocratic OPP
prcssions. The muscular energy and mechanical
experience needed 20 form worker IN Iron
Of average efficiency VIII ia this country con-
msnd dollar or a hushe Of wheat per
day. while in Great Britain It VIII MOI
No: average hall So much In other words. British
legislation and social polty has deprived the lrou
Of hat .sf
than one halt the fair recOmpeuse Of their To-
throwing their products ON the market at a com.
parSuvely nw rate. The price OF tun Of n,iddhr :
Bar lron IN either country is little more than IL,
cost OF the forty " hty days labor required to d.
the Ore, mine or burn the Coal and perform iho IL
sidue OF the labor which is absorbed in the proane
ton of that Iron Reduce the average reward a
American Lshor whether estimated in money o.
in rroductsl 10 that q British sndwe could max,
Iron here ahandantly withoU, any tariff; or rails,
the wagss Of British lsbov to the American stand
ard. ard the same result would be secured Bu
tun Of Iron Is simply forty days work soidi6et
and 81 long as this labor IS worth forty 2oars il
This country and can be h0ush, for less tia
twenty dollars in England, il probable thsl So
can sell lroa .or fewer dollars than.w eau. wha
We mainly send her such balsy staples SIS Co
ton. Wheat Tobacco, Beef Pork, Flour Nc. aud re
ceive from her Cloth. costly W ares &c Ia return
One hundred tuns Of these will more than pay 10
one ,.,ousand tans OF oar average exports 81
that ballast IS needed ior oag Fs0Set-smPs o.
,he,r return voyages. aud British lron
h,onsht over for next 10 nothing The BIRTHS
rrop. workers can send their product TO this PoT
tour chief market cheaper IN the average than To
American lron.workers can. They can aFe none
on roOd security for three TO ioa' per oeoI' eur
must DAY six or seven per cent All TINS ooa'd .
ovsrcome by American genius and energy wer
pr,,;.h Labor paid as ours is, bat while the Laoo
required to produce each tun OF lTon in
less than hali what the same Labos does here II !
morally Impossible ,hai our Ircaw0Iks 'Sonld Hoai
ish in open competition with those Of Crest Britain
lie, Us make what discoveries and improvement
in Iron making we may. they VII very ~" 49,