The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-11

amount OF Tonnage lded 10 our commercial marine has
pssn greater Than Ibal Of any other year. except ls4s
Many Of The Articles you enumerate having fallen on
10 quantity and value have reached much higher gure
Than IN former years. and where there has been any de-
crease can be accounted for from causes independent,
OIL The au Though immigration has increased over last
year. instead OF decreased the tdn has bad nothing 10 do
with IT, but has been governed by the laws OF necessity
When the crops in Europe good and the people
get enough eat they inclined 10 rcTaln al home
man 20 abroad but whenever famine siares them IN The
face they turn their eyes 10 county and hence there
is an increase OF immigrants And III great degree all
the fluctuations in the exchange OF commodities between
different countries governed by the laws Of supply
and demand, which control all commercial transactions
10 this great law be attributed many OF the charges
you lay the tariff when in great degree il is almost
wholly imperative person ignorant OF the nature OF the
tArIi would from what you say come TO The conclusion
that governs all the affairs OF fe-makes the earth in
crease and decreae her produce-even controls the
and fall of the tides and The changes OF the moon. The
poor tariff has TO bear much more than deserves for all
kinds of worldly mishaps attributed TO it, when has
nothing to do with them than the laws of the Modes
and Pesans. But such the pursued by inter
ested politicians and you have fallen into the same
error whether intentional orunintentiona will mol say
Even if II be true you assert, that less domestic pro-
duce went abroad the past year than former years you
should not complain; Tor il would only be carrying out
your system-that of furnishing home market for
all our produce One of your favore doctrines of pro-
lection 49, il we will build up our own manufactures as
they increase there will be greater demand for pro-
duce al home and consequently our agricultural interest
would be more prosperous. Alas for your fayonte the
ory such Is not the case for the statistics OF Massachu
sets for the past year show that, while all kinds OF
features have increased the produce OF the land has
decreased in that State Your home market system, then,
| falls To the ground.
Those only for whom you appear interested are the
COAL the iron the cotton and the woolen interests Why
they should receive your especial attention, am unable
to determine You speak though they were to be taken
under the protecting of the general government and
to be supported by heavy premiums taken from the
pockets OF the people You say nothing OF the agrlcu
tura mechanical and commercial interests OF the coun
Try, which, truth control its destiny and whether yoa
and your colaborers will condescend to notice these
great interests, cannot say An increase OF duty for the
protection of the branches of industry you mention, only
serves swell the profits OF the manufacturers and the
wages of the operatives never raised in proportion
tenhs OF the people are consumers OF these articles
either in raw or manufactured state. Why then,
should they be taxed for the benefit OF the few If the
object OF your protective system is to build up our man
men, why it that many OF the manufacturers import
their operatives from England This know has been
done in many instances, to the injury OF our own
workmen. You admit that the policy OF England to make
that country the kshop OF the world" and establish a
monopoly of the machinery for the production o cloth
and ron has Impoverished all her colonies and reduced
thousands to beggary This is true aud 1t has been
caused by her restrictions upon trade Her past pro.
ective policy made few rich, but the mass OF the peo-
pie from year to year were growing poorer All the
wealth OF the country, and especially the landed property
was fast falling the Lands OF few individuals,
the statistics show that the numbers of landowners are
less by several thousand than they thirty years ago
/ This change is likewise clearly raceable TO the
strictions upon trade light to The sun II is well known
to you that until The repeal OF the odious navigation laws
OF TWO years nearly all
trade between the mother country and her colonies had
to he done in Eugsh bottoms and il is only since that
period that other countries have enjoyed any oil The ben
ehts OF this trade and the St Lawrence is still closed to
he vessels OF other powers In addition, all colonial
produce had TO heavy duties in England, and had not
the privilege OF enjoying the mar kets OF the world For
many years the people camored for change IN their
enue laws, aud effect this purpose free trade leagues
were formed all over the kingdom. Finally they
ceeded and now England is almost free-trade country
her average rate Of duties being only ten per cent while
ours is above twenty hive per cent Ia view OF these
facts how you assert thai Tree trade existed between
England aud her colonies, am unable TO determine.
The very results which you profess 10 condemn in
England producing poverty and crime and Tue acqu-
son OF the wealth and landed property OF the country IN
the hands OF few, you desire to produce herel mean
heavy manu- featuring monopoly. Like causes produce
nearly the effects all over the world. The project
i've policy OF England IN operation one hundred and
fifty years; and the result the people were becoming
Iaupers and the falling of since the change OF
policy business has rospeTed and the revenues
Following inihe wake OF Ens land, the States OF CONT
mental Europe have much reduced their tariffs: even
frozen Russia has lowered her rates OF duty aud thrown
open her ports articles hitherto prohibited Our coun
try sorry say. the only that has not i'm
proved her commercial policy, and advanced with the
spirit OF the age in this respect From The whole TENOR
OF your letter, come 10 no other conclusion Than
that in favor OF such prohbltve duties as would
shut out all imports destroy foreign com,
merce and cut OF from intercourse with the rest oil
the world. What an absurd idea!' How many States
OF ancient modern times can you mention winch have
arrived any degree OF greatness without foreign com
merce! In modern lines foreign intercourse Is The very
lIie's blood OF country: II adds 10 the knowledge OF
the people increases their wealth. and IN every sense oil
the word makes them great and prosperous. SO import.
ant considered in the last century, that one OF
Engand's distinguished lurlsts held the following
language in reference 10 II: Nothing but ignorance or
despicabe aiectaon OF philosophy doubt or deny
the advantages OF foreign commerce" " your Utoplan
scheme could be adopted, we would soon sink INTO
fourth fifth power without influence or standing
abroad. The destruction OF our foreign commerce would
soon render the country bankrupt and as proof OF THIS
need only point out 10 you The ruin and distress winch
peryaded the whole land during the OF 1872, when
all our foreign trade was cut OIL Hundreds and thou
sands OF best business ruined, and II re-
qured several years from the effects OF It,
From the conclusion of your letter one might very
readily conclude that you bad embarked IN some grand
scheme philanthropy and benevoence, IN order 70
ameorae the condition OF The people o other lands, IN
stead OF writing Introductory essay on the tatu You
desire us TO stop intercourse with log land, IRON the
fear that il may help the system VIII ch ~ 80
oppressive to her people Your object then is more 10
benefit her people than own and from the same
mode OF reasoning you would stop intercourse with
all nations whose inhabitants might be laborng unde
oppressive Institutions, real or imaginary, must admit
this doctrine, and TO you belongs the honor o
having first advanced 1t IN support OF the principle Of
'proiecton" III your plan could have been carried on
three iosr years ago. when Europe visited with
famine, many thousands OF poor creatures would have
starved 10 death for the want oil our breadstuHs VI your
grand scheme of non.ntsrcourse can be carried out
what are we to do with large surplus of domestic
produce II would either rot IN the barns OF the pro
ducers people would have TO be imported to consume
II, In conoexion with this aoy.at- home policy am
anxious know what place you will desire Tor home
market agree with you that "ibe time has arrived
when should emsncipaie ourselves from the control
OF such soul destroying system as that oil Britain has
proved self to be-" That Commissioning system Is
found To consist in protection to manufacturers and com
restri~tionst and time mi SURELY