, 1866-01-13

the world Is, fair protection for sufficient
length Of time to enable our various Industries
to take root 1or capital 10 accumulate and
labor to become skilled aud experienced.
Mil comedies TINT our people are entitled 10
this much time, and am charged with mutt.
lating the text for having omitted to quote
this passage: =,
.Nor should The domettie produeer1 ever be NJ
lowtd 70 expect that 1t Will be continued to them
beyond the t,me necessary for fair trial Of what
they A1e capable Of accomplishing"
Icontend that we Americans alone, have
the right 10 judge for ourselves when par
tlcular industry has bad 4 fair trial Of what
1t Is capable Of accomplishing" and 1t is not
for John Bull to decide for Us s.and that II IS an
impeFtmcnce In him to interfere In our mat
tcrs. Why the British arc so ravenous and
impatient for repeal Of our tariff ought to
be understood By any man who can see to the
end Of his nose. 1t is simply this:~ They
want the chance to undersel1 and swamp our
rIsiDg manufactures before they become fully
established and able to Ego 1t alone" and
compete with British workshops on even
terms. The same selfish feeling that canscd
the British to give tleacherous aid and
OF dismemhe1ing this Republic and dcs-
them 70 clanor for repeal OF our protective
tariff, and fol unrestricted free trade" with
the United States. They wish TO inflet .
mortal wound on American mechanical
~ 10 defy their cnt-nnder competition. In
the extract which quoted from Mil he fur
thcr SAYS, that sit can not be expected ksat
it,diriduats should at their orr, r4k or rather
" at Meir certain loss, Introduce new manu-
"facture, md tedr lhe bnrdeas Of carrying il
..on :. Ynta ne grodteess hate oss" educated up
"rRAD1rlosAL."
defy any proteetionist, Carey or Greeley
not excepted, to give stronger rcasons Ia
terser language, for the necessity Of a protec-
tive tariff in behalf Of all articles sultable to
The only open question is, how long will 1t
take s.to educate our producers up to the
level Of those with whom the proceases are
tfaditIonaly' " II is self-evident that It cannot
be done in five years, nor In ten. II requires
generations to convert raw 1aboring masses
comedies mat II Is our duty, os . ssyoung and
rising uatlon," to continue the protectlvo
policy until our people are thoroughly ipiti-
ated into Ill the mysteries and secrets Of
mechanical manipulations suitable to our
country.
tcmatically fostered and protected, by dnties
and prohibitions, the manufacturing Industry
Of iA people tor Myee hundred years. EavIgs-
ton laws wese enacted, discriminating in favor
Of British shipping. and maintained also for
three ccn,urics. The English, under the wise
Queen Elizabeth. received with open arms
the skilled workers Of the Netherlands In
woolen and linen fabrics, In cutlery, potteries
and glassware, carpets, tapestries and lnccs,
ship building and wooden wares, who were
driven out Of their country by the Catholic
pe1hecuuons OF the Infamous P1llip II. Of
r Isl ~
Aiva. These cunning craftsmen were allowed
special privileges znd immnnities- They
were naturalized and made citizens by act Of
Parliament But each Of the Dutch exiles
was Obliged 10 take from one to halt dozen
Enp,ish fnechsuics rs apprentices. End Initiate
and md Instruct M them in III ihe secrets M Of MAKING
the various and hIshl7.prtzed uanufnctures
Of Holland, for the Dutch eIceled all the ua-
tiops Of Europe at that day In the variety and
perfection OF her manufactures.
When the lluguenols Of France wore being
cxterminated " tho Faplsts on aecount of
across the channel and took refuge in +" Abb
on" They, too, were skilled nrttssns in the
arts then f3ourishinE In France. The British
employed them as teachers Of English me-
chanics In all the secrets Of French crafts
apd fancy ai.d ornamental Haras. Finally,
af1cr British manufactures had become pow.
erfully established and strengthened, and
Htitis& shipping superior In tonnage to an7
ustion Of tie earth. and British products Of
the loom aud anvil were greater and more
various than those OF any people under the
SIN. md had mora capital Invested In them
and more skilled mechanics employed
than any competitor, and after Eng
land had acquired cyerY plece Of ter
ritory In distant lands suited to
produce raw materials for her manufacturers,
and every island in the oceans and seas need.
Britain into a garden and workshop-hcr
statesmen then concluded that the time had
come to throw down the barriers. sud pro-
Claim t.f1ee and unrestricted trade with all
nations on a1l commodities''-whIch It was
not their interest 10 tax. Their operatives
chcaply, 10 that their merchants could un-
dersel other nations, therefore 1t became
necessary to repeal the '.corn laEs." Their
manufacturers must have abundance Of
cheap raw materials. In order to make cheap
fabrics; therefore all duties On raw mate
rials we're repealed cheap transportation
was also needed 10 fetch and distribute
therefore the discrimination in behalf Of
British vessels was repealed. And to cover
their tracks md to conceal their purposes the
duties were lowered, modified or resctnded on
manufactured articles OF other nations That
sought English ports, now that British mann-
factuIers were strong enough to defy COM
petition and felt perfectly secure In he.posses-
sion Of their home market.
Such In brief Is the history OF British
protection and free trade The strongest,
best disciplined and equipped army. boldly
1eayes Its entEenchmenfs, takes the Held aud
challenges any Inferior force to meet 1t on
open ground, confident Of it's ability to come
of Victorious And this u the present condl-
tion Of British manufacturing interests, the
result Of three hundred years of careful fos-
teIing and training.
Let us contrast ms Win nc history OF
American legis1ation on the protective qaes.
ton. In 1slo me ntst protective tar1a"
Was enacted; Manutacto1es began at once TO
spfang ,a mi aooa s, got Des1es s wages, money