, 1866-03-18
THE FKEE TRADE QUESTION.
Tho Alleged Advantages Of Pro-
lection 10 n Nen CountEy.
N ORIGINAL. LETTER FROM JOHN
* .STuAKT MILL.

IN ORIGINAL l.EEIkls FAOn 9Vtla
= STUART MILL. 49,!
MI. Aili's Keply to a rroteetlon1st |
=: Letter in thsi Chicago Tribune. :.
Nyt~ frn... Mai. Gen. rrFrouea Thoa,p.
,on. Author OF the Corn-LAW Cate
GAiAu.
tfron or Own Corrsponneot.l
Loapox, Feb ~ 1854 Il
= must esaf,o The indulgence Of yor ro'rszs
ppudrnt. "rsptcriion," ~ we'll - OF these
who think With hi1u On question: Of political
scopsuy, sos pfssa2aluR to &asanen knguah
op,u,ops In eopt1adlttlaeuo1 to bis Aai lhsirs
on tga1.r1 t.1ica eone<rs -A,aesNc1a4 t.lsnf.
Tut tiss last s.x words Ia Italics 10 ~ 10 draw
n. kular attcp,lun 10 them md tho senu
1peat they mr. INFANT ~ eonTeT, aadsnt u .
commentary tsds: The discussion o3 the se!A'
tive ,dvAatagrs OF Fres Trade md prnaec.
ttou, In aai for ths Euised atascs, - ~ ritaity
Important sAd Interesting 10 EaEaShnra and
The rtst II ns "uu.er tartertans'' ii II Is to
Americans Themselves. Some Of yonT Pro-
teetkonIa.t wha cannot &asxer arguments la
.trnkLtturwasl t12anaE, and..aros to 'sodep
the Issue by Appeals TO thr n~tloaal r7aluditta
Of theIs audience. entirely dtnyta= or forget
ling thst what u right Ia one country ratAl-
h, right IN Anothr1 IN ELL antslera e3 ps!aet'
rk. Mr.. rrosectlnu" ought retlsy t1 feel
obliged to Euro?tau FIRE. Traders fot .Asr.siiay
the tx.4, With him, kiace. PTnttcthu 10
ftxAt, IN. Trr!.7s arc ees.aIa TO he ooufu!.
cd, md Aner.e. will Tins sr taae!eA TO pzeys
10 England, France, Bs]gicm and Aus:sla that
ther understand aoihinx C! political economy
III rv..eulng the l,lcs-IuSs If Pruiection.
In thn k0Ethy corrsapoudeneu which has
sppeG1rd IN the THIhrSs stner sha pabliea.
sIon Of Mr.. Brtsh.'s letter, have noticed
Kind ii undezc1rzcpt Of feeling amongst l'rn-
tectlouists y llirh s:.ay 10 summed up a fol.
1n~s: "EHElish xrlt.es and speakers On
polnical etouufny adrisc rs Au:cricaEs tn
adopt Free TrsJe principles 70 l',at Engfish
uiarnfActurrrs EiAy food car market With
their epoi.. and thc1Ihy cr1uh snl destroy
American manufactures" l DO not Intend
stxstIng that any of Sous corte&Iondeuta
Aaye been 1nraQ caduSh tp fmpute aach an
lntrn,lou dI, e<t'g !; but suc, maluta,a i. The
7sssaass stratum Ut the following sentiment
taken verbatim ffnt,i- oce Of "P1oietsfon'.'
earliest letters:
~. i. the lntxres. at Great Britain that slt
"tarirs agsi.ss, her goods shall Dc sataored,
a. ss>;s Il u the Interest of tho uultel St2!es
stthat our manufactures ehAll not b. crt.asei
.br the competition Of -Er!tain's clsrsp lahar
"And cheap ea{A.al."
The anal1.i. nf the above raAy b. giy n iu
sewwords; 1t Il 1t. .an impata:,on Of Cuworthy
motive: "a, 81 ssscl. psipn OF Al n1npnsaol1it.;
:Id, an sxcItiu., Of national acladfees 20 =. to
Stt.S fkat t.. to- fhyxt
p!e VI the Cni!ei statea, from l,.aktnS the
ta.11 issus s4Easriy in ahe face. csn ass5Fe
"lxvtectIca " That fur one do net Object 10
Lbs scsor.!ng to dodse which got "plAycd
ont IN Europe teGorc II crnl.rated IL tAraes.
lea f,ul I certainly do tk;ak II sarnaa1in-
tt;ance that men liks Mr. Bright End otatss,
who 1ayr Earned 9hs plsudlts Of Alertcnna
during the p4tt war, should now bt Accused
tnt~rzyt!s!sy 1t Interested motives h~e4a.e,
vhet aF.'x1 ~, they cnn-ent 10 Earu IN opiu-
10, on Al abstract question u political een1s
ous, and tntorse thAt opinion by few his
torieal tacts. Why, = minister II ste gospel
sntShs With equal Justice as accused oG eeeS-
NJ to 4uc7ra.c Ills sneusAe hecauAe he warna
stnuers Agst1s. Sahbas h. breaking and adgises
then TO attend church.
Tha. was spftneld tit Of strategy on The
T4rt Of your ''Pro.es,ion." when hc thst~
Mr. John s,ut-t NAL to tic sAees OF Free
| ts1Aets II ~ authority IN favor of e1elasty-
isu. ~ ncxi e1te," says he, "tht scluctant
testimony Of Mr. John sLuaEt MIL, the st.nd-
a1d Eritith e-;tade authority, In Nhieh It
R.il t,e eetal that he Admlta th2t protection Il
| the trne p'.!ss Of a new country seeking 10
| diversity Its industry aud naturaliku nanntac-
lures Tiia Is teat1uony from sa enemy oi
protection anA champion af free.tra3e.'
| Your sIlrk-at-n"tttng correspondent thea
I procrels 10 quote the paragraph which girs
further on, kpoetng al the uno that Nt.
| M.E co1ld not possibly mean to apply those
remarks to The United sta.es ln any -eu4e
whatevt7. When I showed "rrotccti7u', "
letter 10 that csuIneat po1ltIcAi esono1ltt, tv
~As atua.cd By thr dedncuons drnwn fspn,
| his Aesds and. bad 1t not t,cen for his Ptrl.A
ueutazy an.l other duties he would tave 70.
1asA 6oethe {te. Mi Mill, like all your ret'se*!
friends In ENGLAND, .sets moreover 4 lae;s,s
amount Of de4cacy in aadtraAsnr American.
on any domestic issus; antl knowing hos
mach this J. the esse. have Induced him, BY
roezn. Of tho following letter, 10 cyercnc,.
til sc1pplea this unc.~. II there Ii any "pok
Ing. your nese-lu,o-vther peupie's business, ,
.l,e AN rnu.. be laid at the door, not of Mr.
N1LI, but Of 1ons Br11, JA. lahall har,
.rrst den. upre 10 snsper for h.fo.c ct
tinr through With this dlscnsion. Ga thI
It'll Inst. / wrote - Mr. AIi!i, ~ 1ouors:
ora coEkEsroSnENr TO NE. AIlL-
| "Dglp sfH :-Wbcu ] had The pleasure d
n,,,.n7 vow lt,t week ii The ,,oose of Cer,
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ia,, n,o,.n,, !, I,,.t,.x ~ v.-,n t;..n. II,
tttw.eu II. advocates Of Free Tsnde and Pru
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