New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23

1t fell in our way some days since, to state in
cidentsly the fact that the production of Beet Su
gar in France, though originated under stringent
Protection practically, aProhbiton-has for some
years past been maintained in the absence of Pro-
lection. This statement wss made the text aud
prekxt for 8 very rude, fppant ard conce'tcd
leader in The ~ T. Times entitled, "More Fsllacy
and Fiction" and full of inconseqqens filings which
seem 10 US signally Inappropriate aud unworthy.
The gst Of this article s contained in the folio wing
passage, following an account of the origin OF the
Beet Sugar product in France, which, we presume,
is not new 10 cur readers:
"The result has been, not the establishment Of
new manufacture on firm basis-not the development
of the Qtthe couny-not the addition OF ono
chilling to the public treasury, but the lntcton OF
monstrous ana intoersbe burden upon the poorer and
mdsle clssees, and the diversion of many millions OF
capital from the legitimate channels OF commerce.. Inc
beet root sugar experiment In France total failure
II has been protected from the very begnning protect
highly at this moment and that protection were re-
moved, could not exist for one hour. We would
strongly recommend the pohtico economical depart
nept Of THE rRBUsE to consult work enu'ied
Tablequ des Nerchanjises D,ROr,RSe an Tdrtf Gent-
raj des Dopane. de France, published or rather prin
ed at Paris in July 1856 by the Imperial printer, by
order of body calling it.ef the Direction Gentrae
Z
They will there find, at pages y and 90 no doubt
10 their great establishment that uDrsdned sugar i'm
ported from the French colonies into France Is liable
to dsy 35 ~ francs the 100 kilogr sumes;
hat I'm reiued sugar from all other places out O Eu
ope is liable to duty Of from % to % frsncs on ths
100 kioeramues; that refined sugar RON the trsoch
colonies pays duty of from III to y rancs On the iVo
kiloersmmes; that the importation of refined sugar
rom all other places is absolutely prohlolted tnnt tue
above scale applies to importatons made In French
bottoms that when sugar IN imported IN foreign Dot
10 frun Asf.
the 100 kilogrammesi from all other places, Is
sncs ditto
Upon examination of any good French dictionary,
TIE TRIBUNE will find that there about i've francs
in one dolar-that q kogramme is rs near as possible
two pounds three ounces, and that consequently the
famous beet root sugar protected against al foreign
sugar by absolute prOk6tt0n and against French CO.
lonia sugar, by the very smart tax OF from seren
10 ten doars on every two hundred aud seventy nne
pounds
We beg leave 10 assure The Times that tho
facts set forth above were by no means unknown 10
us, but that there are others, quite material,
with which be would seem unfamiliar. France not
only impo,es duties on imported Sugar, but home
made as well, and these fully balance the other. IL
be will just extend bis knowledge Of French
works so as 10 incude3 the Butietin des Lsts-say
the volume of l552-he will End by decree, dA.ed
March 9th Of that year. printed on page Sal, tho
mpost or direct tax on Sugar Of d0mestse produc-
ton fixed at joriyfre francs per k'tog'amn~, or
nearly nine dollars for every two hundred aud
seventy. nine pounds. The same decree likes, for
the Ell suing four years, the duty on imported Colo
Dal Sugar at seren francs LESS per kilogyamme
than the home made Beet Sugar ssJected TO, in al
dtion 10 the heavy land and other taxes which It's
pr ducers must pay ont Of their product. Slncs
tt expiration Of tbose four ye,rs-that is, sinca
ZONE time last yesr-tbe duty on Colonial Sugar
nss been modified as follows: When coming fron
beyond the Cape of Good Hope, it pays 3'if per
, kioorsmme. and from the Colonies in America, -
frsocs until June 30 le55; then the duty 10 70 bs
raised At the rate Of francs year uoti American
s,o.r n,vs A. francs. or The same duty as home
mad. Rect Sugar: and that from beyond the Cspe
of Cood Hone ~ francs, or 3 francs lees than tn
rste These notifications Of the decree OF March,
y Will be- found al psge % Of the " TaJi,GE dS
! sYaychaudiscs deooumtes au TdrJ Gfatral Gs
Douanes de france
We submit these facts 10 the public with only
bis remark: II tie chief editor Of The Tins
vii write Cor re-wrie) suc5 articles a. be m,y
choose TO insert sssaillDg tire positions or dsPir-
aging the Knowledge Of TIE TRIBUNE, "e hi's
that they will be characterized by the courtesy taH
BELTS the discussion Of question IN Pdohc hc'no
nv, and We are confident they viii less frequently
subject hun 10 txp0u re and norslhci1oh'
The Couri.r and Enquirsr is doubtless strong in
r,:..t , yra think that farce we're be-