, 1866-01-19
be FrceTrade Controversy Continued.
LETTER FROM wINoNA, MINI.

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The FrceTrade Controversy Continued.
LETTER FROM wIEoNA, MINI.
WMoNA, MINI, jan. Is 1864.
Ed!tors Chl1Ru Tribune:
am glad to SEQ you opan you1 columns tc
free discussion OF our system Of reyrnuc
The fallacics Of legislative protection can
thus be fully exposed and The truth in The
premises be fairly determined By the people
A FREQ T1ado correspondent has shown the
unfair use made by another protectionist cor
respondent, OF some remarks made by J.
Stuart Mill, (upou the subject Of protection,
who sno less distinguished for moral courage
than for intellectual integrity. Alr. Mil ren
ders no reluctant testimony to any truth
which he may perceive, and the only point tc
determine In the consideration Of hls remarks
Is, are they applicable to our case? We, as
people, have shown that We have the capital
and skill to crushour slave-mongers' fobel
1ion+ Qugy-canuot this same capital and
skill applied to the growing of cotton, wool
hemp, cane, stock, wheat and corn; and tue
mining Of ore. and the working of tnei raw
material Into fabrics, make q profit, without
legislative protectiony This IL one feature oi
The subject to consider another Is, that u
revenue.
Let us look at these questions. as men in.
terested In results, not In any pet theory, nor
In my particular class. klr. Carey aud all
protectionists, point to periods when high
tariff were tn operation, and say, sshere IA
have general prosperity as resultant Of leeis.
lalys protection" and to periods Of low talils
NJ tho te.cFse, Is Ike resultant of absence
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make is in attlib1s1n ss.s -anait,on 11F n9 nne
ple's prosperity to apparent causes EflEn NJ
upon the s1lfnce, and which arc only inciden-
tai -; rather than to other and radiral Causes,
which really produce this legislative protec-.
ton, as vel Is the general prosperity, or the
spcculate upon, but simply observe phenomc-
H. Take the tariff OF 1916 for instance. It
WAS called By the protectionlsts a. tree trade
Tariff, by the democrats a revenue tariff.
Now il AIR. Carey's view b correct, we
should have had. as result of this tariE, q
prostratiou Of ali industry IN the country,
and reduction Of wages, whereas, It was one
continued cru Of prosperity, from iS46 10 ,he
autumn of 1856. do not say the tariff Of
lS1d produced this prosperity on the con-
trary, il undoubtedly retarded our prosperity
by reason Of it's being 50 highly protective,
md certainly 1t IVES SLOW In damaging the in.
dustry OF the country, Il 1t took ten years to
Dut did 1t produce this ~ cr;sis of
1851? II so, then surely sometblno
must be found IS cause of a sImIIar
crisis, Of eqnal severity, which transpirrd
in the whole commercial world al The lame
time. Mr. Carey says Germany owes, her
prosperity to the protective policy In vogue
many was inclnled In this commercial storm,
so wns France and England, and ali, quite as
severely MS this couptTY VIZ. Wns France
free t4nde country! Her policy WIS severely
protective. Was England ice trade cnt1n.
Try! Only partially 50. Now Is It not plain
that Legislative action did not saye thnse
protective countEIes from this commcrr,ai
crisis and morc. that its Influence r,r,nn them
was oujtc rrmote. II indeed Il. hed nv t1fIn1
cnrc Thntcverq mi lat ia 1no[ G,r.1,'ar tntr
f11is rn1nmc,S;a1 cr;sfa II c1.os,,ataS i. ny ~
F. tho sn,s,a. W enS - 1esc 'auo5, As9t.
dnced t,,e 1sGr ~ y, so]ns 3.a,Is Gongtgns n re-
sua.. atSeo .nc tatM u eoIo aeinS. II any
.a.asass, ~. oausea ~ tus 5eouetlonI
et - no pf1tsosa, Insn q II ehoulo
nass s,.xa uesn Eyatanus. IN Ioo',o me general
cooaaun 9a;,l .! ina anoassy Mss low. pat Il vas
!er n.nnt.utg tg W hsd HoJ ELL 3a Tasn. s, Mnes
ever mana.acsa1et @ nad oeen doing business
on 9 i.a1.p ~ p"a saIai, lne!e "as iouna growing
. = ngalLny II asact4un uasca upon tae leSSltlmate
= = u. ~ sapL5 G'a uemana; ouI man VINO
~ uas ~ oes aons pEsnsss on DotroWeo capital.
- ~ m h,,.,nn. ". u1aoie 20 r.
= nint - e,n11 1,ro9cc+iaI 1A. ae1a as,. y ana
r,sss - d. hns,dass snccss.fn1iv ~, tt4nw
c.nstai HbfcE Il s;rnrie ca,u+a3,,n, ~ W.
e,,1ea M = 80 sAnpy se~lslu % 3ag con,
hsre ~; M .n.,-,n+;o1, ~ .",. .to,sta w
- als.s3,t;or' ~ H. na.n.,t.nt ~
II 1SS7a Wsa ,,srix.d 49,. .,a.u5r.1 tEs7 sI.ar
viexsa With rotton snJnnara IL ~, Enn1.na
md ion rot1ers Il, bi1t0h,'-11, ~ tas,
at lie firnc IN 3 ynaS1,fsc n1f,1 R,,.i
ness n en Eastern civ. At The tine rete1Erd t.
theee men said they needed nn more nrntrct,nn,
thnu they thcu hsd. and attributed faiInrn ~
success. not 10 tariffs, but the capitaI. skill
and industry hronrht TO bear unon The hn.J.
ness. Tie largo iron estaDlishment of The
pari7 referred to Eas al The time
lying idle, becanko he could not run llis MIL
At profit, and could Afford to stop; yel ~
vas not idle, 6nt wA engaged IN Introducing
Improved machinery and erecting new works
for the manufacture Of steel, then almost
new venture IN this country. The New En-
gland spinners referred TO were running their
mills At = fine profit. This was under the
tariff Of 1857. denounced Is 90 ruinous TO the
country. Was II the taria that enabled this
no Means cea the COIL ~ .ed edtffps pa #
which nc had plenty for the mining Of It, he
required 6n1 caFit9i and industry and sk'l to
start and improve his works indefinitely rrn-
I'll le could control the markets, OF the
world. against any. foreign competition.
Without these conditions, requisite alike IN
all Ginds oi Industry, mercantile, mechanical
CT agricultural. success cannot be expected;
with them, tariffs can only cnbarrass BY slim
Iuclng IN unhealthy competition, supplied by
oor,o"ea so, eapuai. ana carried on without
FELL. 10 man ue ne 1armer, mechanic or
nnnnasit;an /. Ibst ;ad 1ne "p1ss ~ a;if hian o.
man Witiout canitsi. =
Now, what produced tho crisis OF 1857!
Simply o!enradapg and misairection Of in,
aSnS: t.ut.aS MaatI s,,a us remeaY! limo and
N-osft'S ~ ae""ua. Apply aEeGs-