, 1865-05-30

| 4naFe Feaa VIII considerable Interest the rtecrt
leftest in your p1per By the advocates of Frec
ataoe End Protection. he'lcVc that now, ''when
this cruel var il oTer," and save.y and Ill its at
tendsnt evils have been utterly uprootcd. th.t
quef1ons OF political economy, qus4tions pertatr-
| ing 70 nnauce, ttndc and Manufactures. will COM
mard faf greater share Of attention than they
hare heretofore. and that It would be we'll, eyen
now, to occasionally direct :he attention Of tho
people to questions Of such public importance;
and' toe'eiofe' crave portion Of your spare to
| give taJ TieH On thts itsus
A correspondent, ~. H." In your psper Of tho
19th, fa5s that re ought not to ouy goods VII ere
| re can est them cheapest; I" First, Becapse 10
ouy our goods from England would tRnt to bring
down the price Of 1abor In our own coun.ry,"
b%lfeFe this IL great nistske md that protec.
uve tard has NO effect in raising The price of
Aoot' me Alpha and omsRt Of protection IL to |
enable the manufacturer - charge higher price
TO- hts goods by raieln. the price Of competing |
foreign imports. II however, he ralses the w.res
OF his Workmen, instead Of the price Of his eood..
10 is nantfestly no ablef 10 compete with the 1o,
eagnes than he was before, for lis expenses hare
ron rotectDg IT, he s Il. nliess
and not bis e1pen:es. When Inc hieh 1a1 On ~.
psl 1e ~ THo got The beasal o. I,
wI.et letter.. re.d books and new.papsrs have 10
rfce; n pain soias 'hS proentrGa ee9s
y TO tsx 1he consumers who arc the many 10 enrich
VINO ;.s the -
n9o'sn ,ss n,np:e,nr.2 Pays 0v'f 50 masn he'S
The na:uiae,uPeT Is snnr 10 cs11; 70 "a =; hs cto5J
man starting in buriness ncedloe iittis hcin: aud
M .as government .a1e. great psft OF Tho people to
paper manufacturers: you md i, Mr. Editor, Ire
iorcec to Pr ever annually much to help them
III ia1 e. naa, in IT, oes o ops s1ss,
behsat Of another. Second, j. H." ssys tn.t 1T
rT1,a tend to osp5e.. re poor and insrease tic
DO d. II di tho :. eaesP:.t" Ne fa,ls to show show
many ior the beneal Of ,he fer would bc mSrs %s
Akely 70 dcrsets the poor; ard Il 10 moucyei ;
P1nspSle, Pan.sp Oh protection tarntthc, nn-
When our leaiAlatpse be- Ii to prsseei corno4s.
uon, 70 or s.dlsidual.: whether they B. psoeEnnak-
n.o,es ~ r. [oao sompaolts. ihen Look Ont 1o1
Third" LII tays '.ifwou'd stop tmmI grafton !
A great mttske, for Is NOT every COMMODITY In.
ported. paid lot directly or indirectly With the
p1odnes ot or OWN industry! and where i, tae
u ihl1 county making one yard 81 elotn Whcn 10 !
@.' ea h'tS The ', s's M lsoos fs,e pound Of
cloth squ,1ly good Yes tnis j. Th.t Il: pro;ee
Ess :. 9 sJst.n doe:s use elolh and tobacco mere
~ithortanJ reference to their feature pEicas1 D
Tx aoont fEo.echon developing sho resource. I
St1eioes ths ss1S{! ,ss viii s,s oI
%~StAHtH %AG "E1k- HtkE0QAl0 nk8 bun. !
dfecs of nles or railroads to build England a. y
len 70 furnish the iron for three millions OF dol
,am put aome Iron nan IN fennsJlv1na gets in
p dc ks5:sone s ssss eee' W.
o ie Gy 5g's{e fso
ne could hase got fvr 1hrte 1al'Isons, ana shc
:; x Compelled 70 buy from Penneylsau1a TO whom
ctinn Ias 10 nhy re- n,ll9ns such ls the way Fro
A. SounE and comparatively poor the II, to ent,ch
MI MI Glo; 0, ~eaithy s.te, PsnnfJ.sns keeping
n*1,. o0r 3atfoaes ard other internal Improve
Iggland hhs hundreds Of millions invested IN u
;ainery aud g'Ee III the bene1 Of ii, and Tue c.n
'on BE- e%Syed IT, ds,sl0pPg
:acLrc fer tav1n9 wood and casr.d to .az mine tss
y sonshle Price would II not he very foolish re
hsnc Of ny own. When eight hsye n.ed S,* snd
npio,ed ~ sapit4l on something ~ more ID ~
.ni.csons .n ia England th=fe arc huadreds Of ii
apt1 n7anufscturere who by competition hsFa 10
-Ftecied thstr Machinery and chea pened lie plteo
p:peE. They would be re1y nappy to co npets
Z 1n o15 saa 1saan md sapp re millions
~ ate now supplied, and ~ cheaper Uas our =
e e4sl*trFs cit thinks It i bet not sow the
sssvs Would dsSsop daes 81, &c sSnatty xSF az 6
'ac Of those forms Of Industry u which we eaa
Either H. manufactures protected par or they Sn
not htaey psy they need no protection, aaa CO.
oo e,o not bs{s hhey o9Shs not to
u md FORGING those which sre :ickiy md
II there be nation under heaven whose 3.
tnss, timber md fertile acres supply ample ded o
es s eSss,ay Sstny t1sss1snt of capital II i these
Ptal Dto thsnns1: which Il Void 'n not eale
%s1. Snons b. 9sng compelled ,, lsesat,oa. ~ ioa1
nP1E AuH pay Inc money thf ferd