New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23

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rprpvrd SYSTEM ~ rot.ng In Scotland. Ergilnf cad
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arg Of tax by EsIm uair which II ssid p-jdec 10
perpr arce and pays wed u Is yhy pyobabs iarf
tstsSi1n'ri Of the tind vii he crested In Love-
Nanr "a IN ssason Gen.ismen from Csnais ysed
he iae"r-s 10 scotland and England sac 90 snsl al
ne aeetssary pracncnl Information on the subject
Cur owr people viii do ~ much II MT r1o-,.
than the Car sdans likely to do provided the- Is
home market Bu L Mr. Guthris.s r,es.a-. s,a b, n,ss
what would b. the result Fbe PRINCIPAL f,stor n The
United States woad De shut forced 70 draw orr snn;s
from Europe VIC 20 to the same markets As the British ard
Irish nsnEiecsEer they pay duty on ax and woaldbe
allowed tbs privilege the manufactured good. .r
While for the light compete with or rivals ia orr ,v,,
markets would be obliged to pay Is per cent on al a
imported although the quality Of fax coad NJ, b, bs
here Owing 70 the increased demand tor fax il sells r.,
lily a. Is 10 this market while il the sane article yea
bought for expectation would not be worth over OF r
Such is the value of home marSet II the date. ",
taken Of the manufactured article the surest way Of ei
fitting the farmer would be to take the duties OIL FAX ,,
so doing encouragement would be given to nlnufa.
turing the fsner would discover that home market
without protection better than protection without
home marks. Il may be instructive to glance at the in
crease Of fax culture aud manufacturing in Ireland
quarter OF a century ago there no, single .
spinning factory In 1899 there were 600 sDndes in on
Grafton in 1850 they had increased to $4,000 and in lsSs
they numbered 5oGOCC 10000 having been added in Isss
In lsis there 1886 ares under the fax crop in sac
62s4 acres in 1880 9lO4O acres in 1851 l3s6i9 acres
in 1852 $4,000 acres ond in 1883 l75495 acres AT the
present time there nearly many spndes in the STATE
of Massachusetts, alone as there was in ireland fifteen wears
ago Not taking INTO account the baggng factories in the
West there the United States over p 900 spndles
Over one half OF this number spin fine yarn for weav NJ
FOR sewing threads the remainder manufactures Garnet
yorns' shoe threads twnes &c. The OF fax man
uacturVd may be estimated 100000 lbs the yslpe
Of which may be estimated at SsOOO0O There is not one
valid reason why sho ID 90 forward if the Irish in
oureen years have increased their trade from OOOto
SOC eco spindes unreasonable suppose that Ameri
ans can do as much if Lot more, in the same time
What bright future is open before us if we will
,nly be true 10 ourselves and not ruin rising trade
by III timed ungse legislation 1t is not sur
,rising that the Belfast Chamber of Commerce should
COX with jealous eye the increase Of manufactures
They know well that is the time TO strike blow
they wish TO succeed if let alone for five years il
night then be too late They have done all they can by
ntmoralizing her Mqjesys Government instruct their
Minister at Washington to all his influence with the
American Government for the purpose of obtaining the re-
zeal Of the duties lneps We wait with some interest
be decision OF the Observation-Disclosures the influence of the
British Minister or the interest OF the American people
hall have weight with Congress If the duties are taken
II lin ms would be but act Of justice to ramt the du.
les paid fax machinery and in future TO admit ma. /
hnery duty free well flax The Moonshine Railroad
nd patent extensions talked of as nothing less than
winding operations Is this tariff revision to be classed
nder the head Can any of your knowing cores
oncens at Washington tell Us how many members are en-
aged to push question through Congress How much
paid per head for their patriotism and who the pur
lssers Your obedent servant Ga II
LnaagbDgh, ". y, Jan. o. 1854