New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-07
Free Trade.

M must resort to Free Trade, and pat all things
upon the basis Of the Shpbulding Interest. We per-
Eectly agree with this writer bu, our conclusions
and facts are as wide aslnder from his as the two
poIes OF our globe. We Will refer a moment 10 the
law and the testimony.
The act Of December, 1872, prohibits any ship or
vessel from being registered unless owned BY
citizen residing in the United States. So no vessel
owned by a Laturallzed citizen residing abroad can
BE- registered
Vessels which are built IN the United States
rot be registered unless they were owned BY the
sitizsn or citizens OF the United Safes prior TO the
10Th Of May 1859, nor Can partner IN house
OF trade IN this country obtain register OF
vessel when he has another partner in foreign
country under such cITcumst ances, II Is liable 10
forfeiture. Indeed no person except citizen OF the
United States residing here can own vessel carry
ing American flag nor can a vessel buiit IN
foreign county be entitled to registration nor can
any vessels owned in whole or IN pant by foreigner
cary on the coasting trade or fishery or DC deemed
snsliled TO tho benefits and privileges of American
vessels We thus see that our snip-buiders and
shipowners have by the several acts of Congress
complete monopoly. Gun acts of Congress give to
our ship.buildets and shp-o@ners "A complete md
nopoly-tney are completely pIOhloitary and ever
have been SINCE the organization OF the Government
80 s.sict are our laws 10 give the American people
the entire control OF our ships and shlp-Duildlng,
thai when vessel IS sold or transferred to a
foreigner at and she afierward arrives at port
N the United States, she IL SUBJECT to be lbcied for
American vessels can be owned by foreigners So
the act OF Congress y; 1890, makes discrimination
In favor Of American vessels az the rate oil 50 cents
tunnage duties, i. O., the tunHage duty on foreign
vessels entering our ports from foreign countries is
fixed ut the rate Of so cents per tun vessel owned
IN France OF 100 tuns burden coming 10 port IN
che United STATES pays $500 tonnage duty-"hile an
American vessel coming from iOIelgn tort pays no
iunnage duties.
We now sec what The ac's q! Congress provide
In behalf OF American sap-ouilders and owners. Had
mt fnVth ase 10 acts Cht
haye been built al this uns IN Seden and brought
here TO be sold to our people just as the IRON from
the mln0s in Sweden, Russia and England Is now
thought here TO supply our market and TO take the
kead out OF the mouths q our people. This subject
uS admirably illustrated IN the sfea! Farih debate
Of 1924, when Mr.. Buchanan, OF Pennsyl vania, re-
Piled TO the speech OF Daniel WEBSTER, made the
side OF Free Trade as II was called We are sorry
70 find Dir. buchanan IN has Did age so forgetfui OF
the principles he taught IN tae PRIME and yigor OF
his manhood. How he and Mr. Dallas and divers
other could tell the lion people IN Pennsylva-
MIA that James X. Poh was better Tanh man
than Mr.. Clay, we leave 10 the conscience OIL the
Another argument promulgated BY our Free Trade
gentlemen Is that the great Tcyuslon In 1913. TOOK
place under high TarI Do~ let US re'er 10 the
statutes on the subject.
BY the act of March, 1883, bloached and un6lcach.
ed linen, linen napkins, Inca cdmoflcs, worstea
goods, shawls made of Wool, sik or cotton worSIei
goods, manufactured goods OF BLK and worsted anu
all manufactures OF elk and sorsied goods, came
INTO this country free of duties so by the previous
act OF 1892, mlled and hcd cloth. kerseys, plans,
kaRde cotton, blankets, hOoT mating, all came IN
under duty OF five per cent al ratorem provided
the cloth did no, coat more than 30 cents square
yad wool not costing more then scents pound
at the place exported came IA cuty free while eit
hats came IN at 10 cents each. The operation OF
these two laws To stop every iulung mil IN the
United states Cloth that could not be bought IN
England Tor less than Us sterling, would be invoiced
al % cents the square yard and Carloads oil am
eayits we're brought here by our importers To prove
mai the cloths did not cost ANY more taan the 80
cents The foreign manufacturer, In South Amer,
lea, wool, which would cost fifteen, twenty, anu
s~ensyhv cests "A pound IN the currency OF tue
county would be invoiceC 81 cents and below
this sum-JuSt as the same Mud OF wool is now IN
voiced, under the Tam Law sf 1876 al cents
found, and imported inio ilis cOunhy paying duty
al The rate of 80 per cent ON Ave cents. IL Is vel
enough TO recur 10 this operation at the present tune
Is this An importer ot wool ships dou0lo0ns
nom New ork To Butnos Ayres these douoloons
are worth from fifty 10 four hundred per cent above
the paper currency of the country AT 40 per ceat
woel costing twenty cents pound III the currency
Of the cosntty will be invoice1 az cts pound, 10
be paid for IN douoloons-hehce We md the importer
making up ALI invoice OF he costs OF his WOOL at .
Gus pound, when be caI't buy the first pound oil
wool for less than u.s. 20 and 80 cents pound the
above markets. The Free Trade gentlemen
certainly harp upon the high rsnf laws which ex-
i1ed IN 1887, wGen the great revulson commenced
ln THIS country, which was the time all our Banks
stopped specie payments, but ihey conceal the TACT
snas BY sse laws OF 1889 and 'S3, more than three
nanaitd dhcles. came ID snsney free OF duty,
ssI 70 great extent, siraws for bonnets ana
nals Quills, chemical manufactures, pms, needles,
..Hsshs, tss, teas, cohte, cocoa, syrups Tor sugar
sae Shoic catalogue OF drGes, medicines, Ivory,
Aofns. hints, GyewOod, marble, chalk. Indeed
Shen cur rarif Law OF 1888 hsd done us perfect
sefk AID Dtmng haa gone down To US lowest
sSssSc OF oppression, We found that oar custom
mouse du,:es. averaged upon our whole lmpotsnons,
ssnceied TO about 10 per cent OF duties, anu TINS
WV" eiofeign vauasOn, wllcn Was less IMAM %
pet cent lower than What the real value az The
vSl no M
INDEED our Tarld Law OF 1916, Schedule presents
ons list OF articles which admitted at per
sehL dutes, which come Al direct contact With
Aneflcan productions, suoh as copper ia pigs az
"a esincstones, wrought or unNrought, silk twist
Goth Tor shoes, boots and buttons, saipeue, zinc
manufactured on manufactured, dyewoots while
In per cont duties are only cbasgei upon books
magazines, newspapers, illustrated chronometers
sompoSitlon OF glass, pas;ss engraylnss hempseed
nseed and rapesetd, iallers cath, burnt starch.
kslp maps, caaitS, muse paper, puInce stone,
sda ash, sulphuric acid soap SUITS watches parts
awaichts. and watch materials OF all kinds Yet
w1e told that by the law OF 1916 We have got high
lsia foreign goods are Imported INTO tsis coantry
Yah less than l. per cent dunes on foreign vaua-
"a ana very large portion OF goods Imported are
A,oieed 81 as ~ pay nominal duiies
Nes one OF two things mast De cone we have
es1et TO alter our laws so 10 give The Amencan
aseaanc, artisan, laboler, and manufacturer,
s.sonaoie protection, or We mus, re iuce VOWn 'he
~ wegeS tor our working Peopis 10 AK, 'en'
xsa ana twenty cents per day, when IS lle price
tN 10 RUSSIA, Sweden, France, Italy, anN bngs1nd
said BY the best wrlteIs IA France on Political
eohors that the average rte o. wages through
nsuoR Is for laborerS IA the various departments
~ me ssvof eleven to fifteen Ccats day. Ia Rus
- less, hence their IRON comes here 50 muca
s.spet as TO undeisel Us III our markets with dd-
ga heieh; and charges added.
pA sane Is the case With Sweden, Italy AMI
s.ee THIS state OF things does well when We
h., grow exports for the markets OF these coan!fes
se aenot the English pople, 70 DC sure, take our
M ana nothing more ~hen they can help.
usse dlttcallies beSsttiag us, must alter
eSe ~ Inc Rome valuation combined with Spe-
.ae Quits win relieve us from the Everlasting drain
ns',s mosey; q Will set oaT lgon muls, WOODEN
snd >, oe'on nnls, lass fact bres our mechanics,
sn,sS Sans "a notion give them an opportunity TO
mssra' WV own markets. Waite our surplus go,ds
~ ~lSis 10 be exported We shoali send away
ns, aesnIsd articles instead OF the raw m ate
.ee. W oQ2hl send In -.---.--.