, 1860-02-14
Protection In France.

No statesman or party Of repute in this couu.
try has ever advocated the imposition of duties
on commerce of tho simply prohibitorv sort.
such rs characterized the intercourse of nations
in the middle ages. The nearest approach to
such mediavalism has been made by lie tea and
coflce taxing Democrats Of the last few wears. a
school Of which Mr.. Cobb is the best existing
chief aud leader-a school best represented al.
ways by cob absolutely denuded Of kernel. aud
starving all who are forced to feed on it, It is
these unmeaning restrictions only that the En-
peror Nspoleou Eow processes to remove, ex-
cept such cases Us the removal of taxes on raw
materials required By French manufacturers
These last are the great points Of the new poll
cy. as We hare before said, but the British Jour-
nails persist in mixing q great thing Of the few
other concessions proposed, md Of characterize
ing the policy as whole to be one Of the sort IF
free trade thcy daily recommend to US. We re-
pudiate all parallelism between the conditions
of France and the United States, On either side
we have named. WE inherit nothing like the
iirst Aapoleons war on adjacent nations, war
on Industry, rs necessary: perhaps, as his wars
on military power. But the present empire Is one
ofpeace, ,anda policy in harmony withit in regard
to Internal development is essential. And just
as VIII be done IN military matters, just such al
lianccs, treaties, and hostilties US will really
consolidate and secure French supremacy in ur.
mics, will be adopted in commerce. Il is bad
policy to tax raw materials for manufactures of
all sorts, cotton and wool being foremost among
the things needed free Of tax. Like changes
have occurred in the substantive interests Of
England, aud English statesmen hare admitted
and confor,ned 10 them. They may possibly
occur in the United States, and our growing in
dustry, VIC sincerely hope, will get demuud raw
materials, and send away the costliests products
Of labor, instead Of exporting rnw material and
buying our fabrics abroad, as now.
The following are some Of the charges lopr
do fuAn
United States vessels Tonnage duty is demand
cd Of 93t cents per ton; registered tonnage
$y35, on ship OF 1000 tons If subjected TO
Quarantine, the charges at Hnvre ale Is CEN
times, Ut cents, per ton per day, and 81 cents
per day for each passenger or person. 4 res.
sci OF 1000 tons thus pays aboSe thirty dollars
per day quarantine charges, exclusive of what
her passengers pay: Direct American trade to
Frauce pays the following:
9ss'.:ies! 9ss'. I'D s!sss|2ss. sssss R;se''at'd.
f:nys., edbemp sd!;an = aH sls PCT lo''b,
c:s.: {; ;:;; & s s: 8
tGa{T;lass:, t:aT4a =, r1,1;tt ~ I'D q. q
Gotten, raw. per l6j lbs. e1.'o.
f:S;!oa s';5 stss,.stusts Of Iii kinds, prohibited
Rs: i;e9: a,anHf.e!afe,, ~ s mo:'!y prohibited.
Soaps. prohibited.
r. Ia.sssGp III p!,th; p per ea:rs, q c.st0n.
Tolscco ia lra r. but monopoly Of the French GOV.
set d IL ; asa o9s9
woelen hos!tF5 Is positively.
These are but samples Of the French tariff
policy, Which it is now proposed TO ameliorate
br changing prohibitions 10 specific duties, and
by admitting raw materials at lower rates.
There are many items still mere restrictive OH
III uf 1&kS k~ut1