The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-22

hope, win be attained for they constitute the mega
ton Of the two principal elements Of the moral aud
DsteTai prosperity Of tie United States. In fAct,
religious liberty, In its largest acoeptation, the
starting pons Of the formation Of the American
fsder alton, whilst European immigration was the
has placed the United States in the frs. rank Of
commercial nations.
The Know Nothings are the hateful and short
sighted protestation Of an ancient and impOtent
party about 10 vanish from the scene. The new Sec
ariens have made themselves BY rioting and
assassination. They will never succeed We trust.
for the honor Of the United States, in producing
revolution.
Free Trade Principles Ia France-Rivalry or
America.
from the London News Oct. a.
The CONNER ial impulses which have lately
Ioused into earnest and expansive activity the
energies Of the French people seem daily TO be OK
tendng over new regions Of enterprise, or attaining
Sev phases O develcpe sent Tceir results promise
70 be Of tie highest benefit not only to themselves.
but to us. At one moment thsy lead TO the reaxa-
ton Of tariffs and tie Inauguration Of free trade,
With al its attendant blessings and benefits, into
TIE industrial system Of both countries A. another,
they quicken the spirit Of inquiry and invention
among Notwithstanding discoveries, compare
sons, and philosophizings which the commercial
world Of England and Of France may alike study
with profit.
Just now in the latter country the importance Of
the textile manufae of all descriptions Is swaE
enpg general interest, and efforts for their extern
sion ~ being made or projected under . keen
rived, and il deriving, from that branch Of COM
nerce, and wherein Germany and America are be-
coming with every years lapse more considerable
sharers. Why, it Is asked, should not the French
for the supply Of the worlds markets? or silk
their country stands highest, AZ far a. Europe il
rned, % producer Of the raw material; while
the jacquard loom, together with an infnity OF
SAher contrvances for its subsequent manipulation
into tissues Of marvellous lustre and beauty,
vss first originated and established In France.
WOODEN cloths, under the dilligent patron
age Of Colbert, were manufactured in France
o. such quality and price as to secure considerable
expor. trade-which from causes not difficult to
sign, though arising from no natural impediments,
has now entirely cesed. Asregards cotton, France
stood in scarcely worse position than England for
obtaining supplies Gfthe material; and her indus
tisk are aDxously weighing the chances Of success
that await the extensive cotton wing experiments
now proceeding In Algeria. On all sides the com.
Dercial problem is attacked and scrutinized. What
are the natural hindrances to progressi What the
natural limits of mand? What the natural elements
that determine whether, and how far, French indus.
Try can dnd profitable vent for its products at no ne
or abroad2
Towards the solution Of this problem. a paper
which has excited much attention in France,
though not more than its value warrants-
has been contributed by n. Emile Barthe ia
Dop8rLmenC
in the late New York Industrial Exhibition. NJ.
BaIthe possesses maIy qualifications for the task
he has now accomplished. Long denizened in the
United States-insomuch that he has been elected Q
member of the Louisisnisn Legslature-he Is yet by
birth and sympathies Frenchman ; while be has
acquired an intimate knowledge Of the industrial de-
6ciencies and capabilities the commercial tastes and
habitudes, the skill producers and the absorbent
Anglo Saxon races. Regarding England as their
chief competitor, the French manufacturers not uu-
justly considered that their productions were subject
70 fairer comparison whom presented side by side
with those Of their British rivals at New York. than
WHEN encountering them on their own soil in Hyde
pax. n. Barthe has accordingly TINS com pared
them. With this report he has interviewer many
observations Of singular acuteness touching the Eng
their industrial aspects, and has dedu,ed variety
Of inferences suggestive Of very deep reflection to
The producers and traders upon both sides Of the
Channel or the Atlantic.
success Of the French manufacturers has somewhat
surprised It the nfer0rty Of the taste and are
with which their articles are "made up' for market
The French embalages he says exported in
lopes. The English bales attra IT purchasers BY their
garnitues of white and gilt paper, enlivened by
charming vignettes and tied round with gaily tint
cd ribbons. recognized superiority in the intrin-
sc qualities Of the Fren articles cannot overcome
this disadvantage in their external presentment, to
which, he adds, the American customer seems espe-
eially sensitive.
In price, N. Barthe acknowledges the uncontested
pre-eminer &c Of the English commodities, and dis
misses the subject very briefly, with sort Of hope
hes air, merely advancing parenthetically plea on
behalf Of the occasional and undenable superiori-
tyr Of the French fabrics on the score Of quality.
But better consolation remains for his country
men. Fashion-that s0vUeraine abs0ius-pr0tec,s
md extends the interests Of the French manufac-
tnrers whom lie earnestly eDjoins to redouble their
efio to to march from progress to progress" and
60 ekx,l, ofn rnrf6 he tor IF fhas~
Deeper causes Of success than tickle fashion or
decorated wrsppirgs do not escape his ken. He
warns the French producers and our own may tax Q
tbe hnt-to observe diligently the special conditions
ties Some curious instances Of failure are related
- having arisen from the neglect of this dutv.
French carpets were sent in large quantities to Anne
rica on venture. Every one who knows the capabi-
htiee OF the Aubusson weavers would believe that
their produ II must command q ready sale among
The wealthy merchant community Of New York.
Bat, unfortunately, the carpets were woven square,
while the New York houses are almost invariably
divided into obloDg apartments, and this simple mis-
take In the form 0ccasi0ned total failure of the
enterprise. Cut glass lustres Of great taste and
beauty were also exported to New York, where they
would have sold at high profits but for the accident
q overnight of their being fitted for wax lights,
instead Of the gas burners universally employed in
that city.
In another endowment OF great Importance the
French are found deacent-namely, the spirit Of
tried markets. even at the risk Of loss. Vast guam.
titles Of manufactured art icles remain unsought
because unknown by foreign customers, which re-
quire only to be brought under their notice to be
8 once appreciated and eagerly purchased. The
French producer, we are told waits at home for the
arrival Of the commission agent who buys his goods
and who either strictly follows the Instructions Of
his distant employer, or selects only tn ose commo-
ities which experience has shown to be already in
vogue and certain of q market M. Barthe advises
HIS countrymen to follow the example Of English
and German manufac turers; whose confidential en-
issar.es haunt every market, parading before all
eyes their latest novelties and straDgest fabrics and
very rarely failing to create remunerative trade.
These are points of fair and honorable comp ii.
ton between men and nations. We regret to add
that n. Barthe finds reason to complain, with too
much justice, Of the advantages gained over the
French by their English and American (but esp :
ssly their srcan) rivals which cannot be termed
either honorable or fair. Not only do the latter
purchase which is perfectly jnstidsble-the right
30 use new inventions made In France, but they en-
ploy agents whom they bride highly, and whose sole
nieson II 10 to "surreptitiousy procure and trans
init copies Of our designs and patterns, often