New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-15
PROTECTION.
The az Y. C0mmereiaI beneYolentlY saYs:

Inc W. 4. C0mmefCtH DencVOlcnJly says:
1--WE ore too charitable to suppose that either the
manufacturers or THE TRIBUNE or its great idol,
Henry G.. Carey wilfuly desires inurc the commu
nifty by means Of protection We believe 1t Ia simply
ignorance Of its final results that makes them all advo-
cate this erroneous policy"
Mr.. Carey is no more our "idol' than was
Alexander Hamilton, or IIezekiah Niles, OF
Henry Clay, or Rolln C.. Mallory, or Walter
Forward, or Daniel Webster, or William Slade,
or any of a dozen others, from whom we learned
to approve and advocate the policy of Protec-
ton before we knew that any such man as
Henry c. Carey existed. Our simple ignor-
ance is exactly like theirs; save that MIR.
Webster, after having been an eminent and
thorough Frcc-Trader, and after making I'm
1924 one of the best arguments on that side
over made by anybody, became, remained, and
died. champion of Protection. Can The Com
mereiars charity be stretched to cover his case
The Commercial forgets its charity little
later, and says
1.-THE only eyeutunl results of Protection are to in
crease the number Of nonproductive Government ON
cals (Which also increases the corruption OF p0htch
partcs) that have To be maintained by the productive
Enumeration of the entire capital and labor OF the coun
try This is the result which Henry g. carey has oetn
or years attempting PRODUCE and yet HE TRIBUNE as
scrts that nc Is far ADLER aud poounder pontica econ
omist than John Stuart MIL
Mr.. Carey, We presume, would accept no
tribute to his good intentions at the expense OF
his understanding; yet The Commercial might
better, for appearances sake, have stood by
one hypothesis or the other. For our own part
we desire no charity in the premises and proher
none. We say that The Commercial treats the
subject with consummate and glazing dishon-
esty. For instance, it states that 300 gross OF
assorted American Wood-Screws were sold in
1860 for 500 So net, and that the same Screws
are now afforded at q net cost Of Sl56; adding,
ut will be seen that American now cost 40
per cent higher than they did four years ago"
Here The Commercial knayishly suppresses
the great change in all nominal prices effected
by the imitation and depreciation of our cur
reDcy, as is evinced in the ruling prices Of Iron,
Steel, Coal, Food, and nearly or quite every
thing else that enters into the cost Of manuiac-
lures. We, for example are paying very near
" twice as much per pound for Paper, &c, as
we were four years ago; so that, while we
charge more for our journal, we are not only
making far less than we did then, but are very
thankful that we can make anything. Yet ae-
cordug TO The Commerciars logic We are prac-
ticing extortion on our subscribers.
The Commercial adds:
The same assortment Of wood screws and Of quail.
y equal to tic American can be purchased IN England
for niNe pounds TpliHS'
Here is an assertion as Of fact-yiz that 300
gross Of Wood Screws, for which our makers
charge Sl56, can be bought in England for 60
sterling, or about $50 Of our currency. Fully
aware that all manufactures-and indeed, al
most all articles whateyor-are now exception
ally high here, and that the party designating
the kinds and sizes has q great adyantagc-we
challenge this assertion, and propose to submit
our difference respecting it TO the abtrament of
three impartial and competent dealers in Hard
ware. Let Us know the truth!