New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-22
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FROM The Journal Of Commerce
The above is the title of an article IA The
" Y Tr7tnns advocating protection, pafilcu ariy
sddrsSsed 10 The Journal Of Commerce bat Ell ent
intended for elec. on the producing classes hhOH
ing BY experience that II IS useless 10 attempt 70
convince The Tri1me by arguments. OF the error o!
prote otlOR, We snail answer It's queries oy plFng
few more, which may suggest, linos 70 Ire iT51n',
Al least 70 al thinking men not biased by snort
sighted views OF private Interests, What p)hcJ IS
most conducive 20 the tine Interests OF ihs masses
Do the Editors Of The IrSbtns, or any protection
ISL believe that nation can be enriched 10 any otner
manner than oy enr ching rs inqlVidual menJeis
or that law required 10 induce individuals 70
do Mat Inch Is most conducive 10 their own private
Interests or that our STATE and Federal Legislators
have feeUfT insight tEtO the true pIlVafe Interests
OF md Cuals. than the individuals themselves DO
ta5 Editors VI TIE Trbaa', or any protecronlsI De-
i,ve that their priva'e aGllrs would be more pros
percus If directed by laws enacted BY our legsla-
Tors, lLah n administered Oy themselves as q. pre-
sent Are not al laws made 10 force lnciydu is %
do that y hlch they arc not inclined 20 do 81 allowed
perfect freedom Of action And IS not TINS puucu-
ary the case win ali LAWS affecting leO = ans cap
lta both q which, by that most potent mOLiYe, pr
rate 7Htfrfsf. are constantly erected ID Nafd the
most productive ewpOyments that exist and leave
any empOyu tui the moment a more prolia) one
Is discovered 10 when they Can De transferred =
eau tie Wlstst leIlsi -t1n create or lefise any
speeCIsr or more Ger ain Nay by Hblcl individuals,
|. ald consequently nations can enrlch themselves,
than Jy applying LABOR ald capital AZ nose occupa-
exclude mOnOI OlIcs, o. ary o her system by Nhi \
afeH are heHehted ID, TIE expense OF the masses for
sofh The ffibunt and ourselves seek only me rue
/ Interest Of tao mass6g.
| The fdctis thai The whole history OF legislation
i by man for the benoht Of commerce an me pfOouc
tive cas -. exhibits nothing but snc ,cs'lon o.
efforts 10 pIooIg the existence OF plgmy inieresi Is
approaching her enO ~ f-raEghng 1c giant lhlef
cttf wien first appealing. atGOuCn the iaiteF "cfe
/ 70 prove OF immense beneht 20 humanity. Inc Fe4-
son Of this Is evident The rSesf taics ~ nan can
L. .frs IN la
! cannot BE- made, Ike me Intimately lose lars " ne
Creator 20 adopf Ut0Sces pnder any and ertry clr-
onnstoncc To the c0aStaqfy rQTyng, bW Steahiy at
! ranc,ng progress Of hHNasHy D"oFa ne great ant
/ final mt pr rhlsh a. r0S crfafff.
Tie 7Flb.ns asserts taat the more nc ship u any
! product, the less We get for H. Does Iae Ir'We
pretend ths, we got less Tor our large exports Of
breadstufs n -is than got for our moderate ex'
ports OF tie present or last year or that the aTge
exports Of the cotton crop OF 1850 and 81, produced
less ihan tie moderate exports Of the crops Of
le49 and 1907
We are convinced however, that statistics are
very doubtful arguments 20 revert 10, IA discussing
economical questions ICr h)usrer covect be the
figures giUon thy are m proof at the conclusions
drGuH from then, connect. In fact, the contrary
is almost universally the case for persons VINO
cannot By chain Of clear and correct reasoning
estsbh any theory they desire TO lnculcate, most
rally resort to statistics 20 prove its correctness
well Knowing that few men possess the varied
knoNltdge required 10 detect the euoneousness Of
Their conclusions
How doss The Tribune reconcile the do 'tyine that
"TIsGe Is but an exchange OF commodities, and
neither individuals nor nations can sell unless they
buy" 10 which IL uDQuahecy assents, win The SuO
stquent novel and Startling doctrine which 1t onun-
ciatCS. thai by exporting less We shall Increase our
means OF purchasing abroad TINS last d0ctrele is
different from he old aad iaToTte theory of the
pIO;octlCn.Sts N regard 10 the balance of trade.
Does TIE Trils think that by retaining IOihS
OF he cotton. provisions or OTeafstufis which are
now exported 10 Europe, the great scafci'y this
woulo PFC luce there OF these n0iSpenS lOe articles
o. necessity, would then on.ble us 10 obtain
for the one tenth than we now obtain for the
whole
This is the theory which originated tho re, cent
convention OF cotton planters AZ Macon, and, II cor
rect, proves coLNlhci et the great error Oh the po-
hical economists When asserting mat abundance
btI tfis Mile &c icily iSiIJHrOuS 70 the masses.
The Trllt!asasks II the present l0N prics OF wheat
Is J OF the effect OF the diminished domestic con-
SUM- ton Consoqtt upon the closing o. mills and
/ furnaces Does The ITtbiage intend - Say that, in
any OF the manufacturing districts OF the United
states, he lsborng classes have not the means OF
procuring then usual supply OF 5retdi We not
bead before that me inhabitants OF any district
however limited, have been or were now enduring
starvation. Why not at once pOlns ont the districts
and with The Tribmt's usual sympathy f0rthe Ia or
ing classes, start public subscription 10 supply 10
( our staIyMg cOuntymen toe bread We 50 freely sup
pied TO the population OF Ireland under similar cir
cunstances' As bgeaoStuf> are very low AZ TINS
moment, the Necessary amount wouh soon be Oh
tanned, and The IfbtNe might then open another
subscription 10 procure the requisite means 10 give
I9oN eH' al Their faVOTlte 'uplt)uS, those
/ latoTeTS who prefer 10 work IN mills ana furnaces
and a. erecting neN mills aud furnaces rather than
/ tTaislre tfelT own food. We regret however. 10
learn that our country men are beginning % prefer
1 the confined and unhealthy labor Of miiis and fur
racss, 10 the more free and healthy employment OF
fa1mu {, ara couotn We should 0ntilouie much 10
the last proposed subscription for - raise funds
nom the masses 10 enable every one 10 occupy hlm
Selfa; that occupation which he may pre- Whelher
profitable (Which means neetful 70 the Interests of
ne masses or not. smac Ks rather too much OF the
! Rec Republican Socialist system which VAS started
/ IA Paris after The revolution o. ISIS. but which,
10 tuna'eiy, proved so short lived.
TIE Iutbrs thinks that Il We were % cease par
chasing fiom Europe the iron cotton aid wooden
clo,hs We now import, Ne should nave more where
with TO purchase abroad, silks books pcIQl IS AID
other aIuc IS. Does TIE T-.si.ns prefer that Ne
should exchange oCT surplus commodities FOR siiss,
books and plc'uTes. than for articles OF necessity
IKE iron cotton aud Woc!en cloths This Is another
novel cocuipe for an adT0cate OF protection who
has been constantly cTylng out against the large
amount OF ussie's llcles Of exraVagsnce, &c,
which We puTof sse from France, 10 pay for which
ora rs us 81 ei ouF god auI silver. How comes IL
that 50 p OIL ardent advocate Of protection % home
labor can .or q moment think OF purchasing books
ana pictures m Europe Have We not American
WnttTS. publishers, binders and artists enough TO
supply the home cemaud for Books and pictures
MIA tie plOtuct o. home labor, and TINS Teia'n here
the goiO and silver Which wudld oe scns abroad 10
psN , tntse Articles Does u't The Production Oh
books auc pictures diversity 'he occupations OF "a
Dor. and ihus cles'e hcme market Tor buuef eggs,
poultry. and oihoT Froduf los OF he farm Nh'ch
'eAAot e Ai'tlt1 10 htfnpS We fAk us a tcs-
ton 20 cur rCighbors IS Aneri 1ls and hope they
vii deem Il worthy Of reply
We however fully coincide VIII TIE Tribune that
u Ne diminish greatly The quantity OF our exports,
2nt greatly increase our imports, The inward treghls
~ our SHIPS WI ar exceed IRE ou' 4rd irelgnis
but IN waa' manner Sl.l hat hcae6f our Salps oN-
nCIs aGd ship builders We Always supposed mat
j. w&s lAer intent ths. ships should, IS q. pre-
sent, obtain iuli freishs both inward and ou'sast
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