Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-12
From the Baltimorp Americana
Protection and Prod nc ton.

The establishment of protective system in
Germany among the States of the Zollverein has
stood the test of experiment and confirmed itself
beyond all contingency of change in the public
favor. For some twenty years the States OF the
Zollverein have prospered under their policy of
encouragement to domestic industry. They are
now consumers of our cotton and are in fair
way to rank soon among our best customers. In
stead of depending upon England for manufac-
tured fabrics the Germans, under the protection
of the Zollverein, buy the raw material and man
ufacture for themselves. Within fifteen years the
consumption of cotton we learn, has increased in
those States one hundred and fifty per cent.
In the manufacture Of iron the advance If the
Zollyeren States has been equally marked The
ability IF the people 10 consume this article of
the first necessity hes kept pace with the in.
creased production Of it, so that for ten years
previous to 1874 the consumption Of iron in the
Zollyerein increased per head one hundred and
forty per cent.
The benefits Of sound protective system are
not to be estimated, however, by the effects pro-
duced By it upon this or that particular interest
1t is in the general prosperity of all branches of
industry that the wholesome efficiency of wise
protective policy is made manifest. The ability
to buy increases in proportion TO the ability to
produce; and when, under the assurance of
protective bulwark, the enterprising artisan,
mechanic, or manufacturer, gives scope to his
inventive genius, and steadily applies his labor
and his means to the business in which he has
hopes to prosper, his own advance, from year to
year, makes him the better able to purchase the
products Of the industry Of his neighbors. An
identity of interest thus runs through all voca-
tons and pursuits Of industry And in Ike man
ner, upoL . national SCALE the prosperity Of
manufacturing labor, while it not only builds up
home market for the agriculturist, ard tends
to enhance the value of his lands, contributes
also to the interests of commerce; although at
hrst view it would seem that the imposition OF
protective duties was calculated to obstruct COM
merce.
But IN point of fact it is established beyond
controversy that the commerce Of a nation will
always keep pace with its productive capabiity /:
so that whatever distractions NAV seem "a ho
put in the way of foreign trade by the imposition
Of duties for protection, the increased power Of
production in the country which such duties
bring into activity operates TO extend commerce,
to the full measure of such increase. As gen
eral thing nation will always trade to the full
extent Of It's capacity, TO make returns for com
mOdtes purchased. Sometimes il happens NJ
our own history may attest, that a nation trade
too much and the temptation to do 40 is necu
larry strong with US, under the influence Of thos
facilities for importation which, dscourapinp a
they are to the growth of our domestic industry
are wonderfully Huapteu 10 expedite the process
of going into debt to foreign nations Our raj
road and other stocks are now in demand
would appear, on the other side of the Atlantic
and it is convenient operation, or at least
seems to be, to pay for cargoes of imported goot
in this species of script-the final result beir
kept out Of view for the present, that these stool
must be made good some time or other in none.
and that IN the interim the regular payment
interest must 90 on. California has saved I
rom the Immediate revulsion which this syste
was threatening; but we cannot be sure that eve
the resources Of California will continue to ava
in ayerting the natural sequence of cause an
effect.
Pronunciation. J. L. Robinson. member :
Congress from Indiana was also a member of IN
Baltimore Convention. In short speecb no NJ
tered this sentiment:
If The Democracy shall nominate candidat
without first laying down their principles, the
will be utterly and irretrievably disgraced an
defeated in the ensuing contest, as they desery
to be-"
Well, the Convention did nominate candida
without first laying down their principles. tn
has become history. The last part of the SCI
tence, the defeot and disgrace portion, will also
veritabe history after November next Ofcourt
Mr.. Robinson will stick to his declaration tn,
they deserved to be beaten and disgraced "
shall see,-Ohio State Journal