New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-22

American Cotton crop OF no year has been
equal IN the labor employed nor II the value
produced to the Potato crop, to one-haif the
Corn crop, Tor to One-iour,h the Grass crop
Of the country. II has never been twelfth
part Of the annual agricultural product Of
the Union But it has long been the lead
irg American staple in the manufacture Of
Presidents, and therefore occupies just now
a prominent place in the meditltlons o. SEN
ator Douglas. lie discovers IN !, many
occult virtues, and inyeuts Tor It marvel
Gus potency in shaping the political destinies
OF mankind Cotton has already fet and
clothed the laboring masses Of Great Brit-
ain ana Ireland apd is about to render the
same good service to the poor of all Europe,
though how they are to pay for their bread
and clothing, if imported from this country,
is not made manifest. Says Mr.. Douglas,
The battle against commercial restuciionsis now
wacing IN Belgium France Germany. and Italy. and
must eventually terminate N TIE aoFogaiion of al
mOlOpolies.
Now this statement as OF fact Is very
loose and Inaccurate Belgium claims to
be and IS generally considered already
Free Trade country The little sect OF
French Free Traders continually hold her
up as a model for their country's imitation
France has an Assembly chosen by Univer-
sal Suffrage. divided into three or four par
ties. but neither of them is a Free Trade
party. and no considerable vote could be OBJ
tanned from them all for Mr.. Douglass
policy. Germany has by wise and steady
Protection created a system Of Manutac-
lures whereby she IS enabled to supply her
self with all substantial and necessary fab
rics more cheaply than any other nation IS
provided. and to gain steadily on Great
Britain. ton which she formerly depended
for the satisfaction Of her own wants. IN
the markets open TO them both. German
cloths were never seen here and hardly
ever worn by persons in comfortable cir
cumstances at home. before 1920; they
now undersell the British Of ike quality IN
New-York Of course. it will be easy for
Germany to abrogate commercial restrlc-
tons when they shall have ceased to be
Of any account to her bv reason Of the per-
lection and cheapness of her Manufactures
obtained under and by means of such re-
strictions tor that is the very road aud the
very goal to which we would win our own
countrv-but how does such a prospect
please Mr.. Douglas As to Italy, Manu-
featuring Industry has not enjoyed and
does not now enjoy any Protection there.
and therefore cannot be deprived Of any.
Aside from those of Silk. Manufactures are
scarcely known in Italy, and a more irreg-
ularly employed, wretchedly paid, scantily
fed, miserably clad and every way de-
pressed and hopeless laboring class than
that of Italy can hardly be found, even IN
Ireland. We defy any candid observer TO
pass through Italy and not feel that the
vast extension of her Manufactures under
an efficient system of Protection would
immensely benefit her Laboring Class So
much for the facts in the field of prophecy,
we leave the Senator without competition.
But word as to the term monOpolies. "
We have cheerfully conceded to our Agri-
cultural Orator the right on this occasion to
discuss such topics and PROFOUND such
views as he may think proper. But there
is an evident proprIety OF language to be
observed on such an Occaslon-an avoid
ance Of unfair and insulting epthets. die
tated by the presence as on common ground
of thousands who honestly dissent from the
speakers Illustrations. In Tammany Hall
or on an Illinois stump, an Intlmation by the
Senator that those who would have our
country make her own Iron and Cloth in
stead of continuing in 4 state OF Colonial
dependence on Great Britain are the cham
pions of monopolles, would not be deemed
an outrage on the decencies of partisan
warfare; on the Playground at Rochester
1t was. The Senator in uttering 1t put
forth libel on the great majority of his
hearers-one of the meanest of libels, Ii
bel by inuendo-a blasting implication by
trick of speech We hold that II any par
ty is patron of monopoly it is that which
would uphold interminably the Manufacture
ing performance of Great Britain, and
thus keep our country forever tributary TO
her wealth and her power in the essentially
Colonial condition of a producer OF raw
staples to be converted by her into Manu-
PASTURES and in good part returned to US for
consumption Mr.. Douglass Address not
only acquesces IN this relation for the pre-
sent hut actually holds II IN 10 admiration