New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-06
ERE TRADE II LiEOR.

Iftlere is any Were IN inconsistent boly OF men Il
l. certainly tie party called Free Traders in Great Bd
,p end heir advocates on this side Of the Atlantic
Ahead the former teach that all The people OF me
void sre 70 he benefited by creating in Great Britain
monopoly Of the power to purchase the rw products
Of tie earth and at home they teach that the interests
Of the country viii be jeoparded il the laboreT obtain
ary power TO determine for whom he VII work or
what shan be bis compensaticn. English wages have
Teen az is well known. very low. Agricultural labor
ers having wives and families 10 support have been
working for six or seven silngs week ont OF when
they lave Lad 10 pay rent for pgstyes called by cour
.esv houses and doctors bills for diseases produced by
vretcleGness Of food and lodging y al wages tend
toward level this has Of course the effect Of keeping
down tie Price Of mechanic and ctory labor and thus
lie powcrful nil ov uers OF Lancashire and Yorkshire
have fccu enabled increase their enormous forum
while wasting weekly thousands ami tens Of thousands
al pounds IN uppressnc competition where II raised
IL head They have been determined to permit 10 n
,sls tor lie purchase OF labor or tie sale OF manu-
featured goods.
Famine res,lcuce and emigration. always the conse-
ouerces o the s,rt Of British free trade. have however,
thned ori ireland heretofore the source of the appa-
rently ine1LausJhle supply Of slave labor upon which
tie great men If S4horlslrC and Lancashire depended
fr tie maintenance Of their respective monopoies and
now emigration is diminishing the population OF Ing
land TO al extent that alarms tie friends OF what Is
called fee trade. Tie people WHO remain are holding
meetiuls with a view 10 secure 10 themselves such
wages as Ian enable them properly to feed AMI eloihe
Themselves and .er families and strikes have every
where Lcccno coumon-a state OF things tla' should
rejoice tie heart Of real free trader IS evidence tat
freedom o. trade in labor the most important OF all
c,u,nodtics vas near hand such. however Is not
the case Freedom Of trade Will British free trader
mems tia: tie rich man should be free 20 buy labor rs
clesTly as possible. and 10 sell as dearly as possible
tie commodities the laboger desires 10 consume and
already The great manufacturers grumte ~ the free
trade hut lately go much e1toied. Tie exercise o.
vot,n Oh Tie part of the laborcr is already denounced
as tending 10 leopard the interests OF tie country.
Ly which Of course is meant tie inter Of the great
Manufacturing aristocracyand 20 preserve unframed
tfose interests Lord Palmcrstons ore Tll Morning
Post can see 10 remedy out TO tie cato nine
tails ard Re whipping post as cur readers VIII zee on
q perusal Of the following extract:
Il ere bo piece q w.cAedl,ss v - pc Iaa ally
dSser'es to l. y '.' ., "a az ,, zee O. j. j. ne ,an
sur.o,t aid summary mode Of luslas the dsrs and
,li zen Il ihose combinations II .u.d De no ln-cr-
ference VIII thc freedom oi the labor 70 s ~ ''ee
f,Aots .o fax ils. j. IS Idle - say
thsi hi. would interfere with he labor nar. As long
pc iho.c vlo s1lly the labor mlrke, refrain rom leopard
zra he Interests II ire country ftfs ae q, 20 make
iit.s ovu terms with ihe employers
Lou Fslmerstln is tie model Of British free trad
els. lie believes that 10 preserve the monopoly men
must le made to wclk al low wages when work Is TO
lie had sId cleeruy 70 dispense With Wages al'ossth-
er when II suits tie rich nil owner 70 work haiftime
and 70 close lie Mills WIKI view 70 prevent slvance
IN the wice If cotton. Provided they a-e content with
these preliminary conditions. they hay be lei, 20
make their cvn terms with tier employers.
We are al abo.ers, AMI al Of q. lave labor to sell
aud whatever tends to reduee 81 price ii any con-
modify sryvlerc lends 70 reduce j. ereEywtere. We
have therefore deep n,erest in any movement tend
iuc 70 raise tie reward oi tie aborers abroal AM
Yecal, IL England because OF The great influence ex-
erci.ed by tiat country ever tie movements Of tie
world Our rwers eel their labcr in re form Of wheat
q com ara Whatever tends raise tie price Of agF
cultural ,sbor in Eufand tends eeusy 70 raise their
own Cur mechanics setAeir laocr Il tie form q steam
ousues and shops, and wha,ever terls 70 raise tie
price al paid labor abroad Ierls 70 raise il az home
SO too win cur workers in cotton an wool. MI
neEs aui flruace s1d cur Loore-s. Their inter
cts src opposed 70 Z ose o Tie men who preach free
ca t.'at- alL Ntl4- NV---I ~ " -ltA-4- "a
cirs the laborers into accePting for their services
whatever compensation the great nil owner may see
fl 70 slow them.
The property OF Err'sa1. lays a lcalng al highly
iufue1ta Journal dererd. upon constant supply Of
cseaY lalSr Iis Tfmts tells thar j. 10 The eieap
lier al ireland Tat Eua4Id i indebted .or the great
works Ia. lave contributed go largely 20 The enjoy
uer, Of d.. thcse Who have money 70 spend Its
sisred At he prospect tlst TIE latoEeE nay demand
more wages ana 10 prevent sny advance therein Il
co.pses tic Importation Of essP later from Germany
Parliament. Likewise alarmed. seeks &c Keep down
sailors wages ty repeating tie NV thar limits he PEo
rc,ton of .c-,ier .ssl-sa IL. Is! Be ellcyei =
R-h vessel. snd This Is done svoVeis. with ihe IL
IN, 70 eg.r, lie BitisA sailor Q, az power 70 d.
,s1u Inc .or WON lie VII wo-k q Wa: sal be Lis
reward
Wivisi, Ia, England srarls 50 much II need Of
les7 CT .l.ve labor WY is 10 t-a- men axe 10 be
So fosseS" il hey VIII INSIST cn IL working .; low
vsses WY is it that they sre 10 he punished win
an inn hsnG if they vii insist on coming together
70 deliberate On the best mode Of obtaining far
5,ys vsces for fair dsys work '' Why Is Il that
he rso,le who are so claHoTOus for Tree trade IN
s;ce and ru-uecs IN cloth sui IN irca- are 50 much
crross % free made in tie llbor tia; produces tie
cloth aid tie ir,r Be<au-e Use Il wzses tends 10