, 1870-04-04

81, tSuany a.sss1naA In the retSn OF Louis Nv
the result ETcry author rcCciyin1 ro;,., ~ !x max
became deIehteEt and rarnste ii the enn1s
tso%Sn, tSoasns md e Il
Influences Of these royal bountica, lie nennix
Numbered. and literary eIeftiun ,IEsrfG .nS
11,coesz msoe ,o, IDLE ,tsa men depending fov
Of original thought, but upon the sunrn1t ~ ~. nne
mrnt, became & enemtnAte In thouvht aa ttse1.
pprer Who Is taught to depend on some a9ss. .ancf
Eyund h9 own e1er1ton8 becomes enerTaiei IN
nctl0n. N0 ~
A great modern writer has collected the *
men during the reign Of Louis XIV. III ~
noticeable effect wtB The decline Of ths nsi,nnsi
intellect. During the long reign OF that nonarchs
Of France, SO flr great discoveries ar cnnre,1
cd. Is = blank In the annals of Eurupe" In maths.
, manss Almost nothing was done during his reign,
reign began had cultivated them with The nressest
success The great discoveries OF Newton Werc not
adopted " me French astronomers mill for1y-nve
Ytalt after their prumulgauOn. The same obses.
yntions apply 10 physioloGp, anatomy, tncdtcine.
manufactures, and the Natural sctencea The pro.
lection VI literature N3s the death OF literature,
dWa1fed and degraded H. The bOunt1ea ptId for
t1is announcement were plundered from the peo-
pie The fhrmer waa rubbed 10 help the altaor.
and the result HAs that The farmer WAS starved
and The kathor ruined
The results of al attempts 10 regulate trade BY
legislation have been equally futile and dtsaat1nns
Trade, to be successful, mus. bc inIepenJrnt nnd
selisustslnin9. and The protective syssru is Uased
uInn the Idea Ut dependence
own eIert1ous for his success, the machanIc
whoee prosperity rests sDlely upon h!a own action
will not oulT succeed Infinitely letter In their
respective pursuits, but will make better farmers
andbctttf mechanics than they can under any
system Of protection whch lustines them In relax
ing their own efforts, through the hope Of assist
The announcement Of one branch Of Industry Ia
the discou!agruent Of al other branches OF In
is drawn from The earnings Of those not 80 fortu-
nately situated, and the Injustice OF the policy Is
50 palpahle Us to require no Argument for Its
Legislative interference with trade has been
quite as disastrous in ts effects as the encourage
nent Of religion Or literature. These who In any
every man to buy snd sell whcrc b. pIcases must
furnish sotnc sufficient and very togenI reasons
fuS such policy The burden Of proof aod Of
the argument rests On them.
The prutectiontHts in this country claim that
their iDl!cy will develop American industry; thst
II We can keep fEpn our oTn country the manu-
fuctnr,el products Of other nations, they will be
mannfac1ured at home. and thus our own industry
viii lr Diverted Into thoht channels greatly stmn
Wefc such results sure to follow the protective
| system, nothing would thereby be established Ia
liz iaycr. ...-..-.-.
With the ends- There Is nothing desirable in mere
Industry, a such, from an economical standpoint
The 'n'lortance 81 a mans Industry depends upon
what his Industry Ia applesl to- and what it accom-
| rushe& 4 thousand men might be very indnstrt-
ouss employed In growing ngb In Alaska, or cocos-
greater the number enRaset, In thal E,nd Of In
| dustry. and The more Industrious they wtrr the
worse would We he on. rartculariy objectionable
would such industry be II the cattle anu uraiu-
gruwrr vi Illinois were compelled to nav certaIn
Per centage of his own earnings to encourage that
Kind " forctd and unnatural Industry.
II, frn their love Of Industry merely "A snch a
thousand men were set At work keeping In motion
ue " wltecls ot busy machinery, and We were TO ask
but that they were kep1 At vurk b, Toyerument ts
!uahtits for the puzl0se oI stimulating, encou:ag-
| ing, aud developing American Industry, l, for one
would certainly prefer to encourage American tdle-
| ness Nay, more. shontd regard such policy
as ErrRs positive Injury In this sense: Values arc
tested ey lAtor, and useieas Industry wasted cap
tt0+
In this country. particularly, WHERE the theatre
OF la1.or Il 80 large, every individual whp Is by
Gse,a poaahss ntened az N d ths ptosesusion
nothing 70 the general wealth, but 10 the extent,
1t least, Of the buunuea which are paid him, and
| forms Of Industry which, do ray actuay subtracts
from and lessens lht common urpsptFtiy and the
general wealth. "''~'''
Of tndustry,-tron, blankets, sail, &c II our Inn
Is Manufsrtpresi 1t botoe. We lei il by dirptnr.
| hsmmprtnc. and conbustiou Of cnal Tins nndrr
the rrotecfionist tneor7. We ret it ot tadnstr1a
But W aie assured by the protec,,on,s, tos, II
| with cheap lion, and, therefore, We shall sub.
stanttniiy eet or iron without ipdustIT O. al Iii
eyen.s without nearly 50 much industry as We
| osIiICu correCt-if frpu wls what We desired to
ge-I should c In favor of procuring ii under th Il
1ustry aud, If possible, under system which
did not require any iniussr! al all
| IsurInse that II Z tree were found which grew
suits Of rrA!y-made clothing its cultivation would
Work The utter destruction 81 The merchant tailor
YET UUutd ynu advocate such lrgislation Us would
prevent the gruwth and cultivation oi such trrcs
A.
tNt1On rrunerty could he carried across the Ikra,
without afy save a merely nutuInal chsrrc. would
| Won avail yulfnelyes OF sIch an inyention- And
stiiitt thai WeIs So We Would be conpe1led To m;
forcien article. and Dy dung that We cenatni1
would not ayail ourselves OF fhe Dement'S OF suc&
nm tnrention. "A oN~A
Have we uladc c7aye mistake In the building
of tie Paciac Road! The great obstacle in tht
| EaT ar chcap rOois from Cntna antj The East
iudirs has been The distance u be uayrfsc,i-aot
when we reduce that We reduce The ss,st OF theft
rroaue,s 4, should 20 happen thai INC saaxl
| compettion with the American article, by mean:
q this very Pacific Road, vhas had We better do
mistake. We can cofrrc, II, however, hy tep|ac
Ing the obstacle which was the cost Of transports
lion, hy placing otstructions Oh the Eack, u what
| Manufactured article The result In either case i
ihr same. -
sort'c, Il annnsns IN th. et,mncrrs @ oi T ih'
world over 5000 milcs Of IistR,1ce: hui do no
despair, matters can be made Just as bau a. the,
were BEFORE Il MS built, by a protective tartn.
EycrT agency which nlaccsswtttIn thr reach q
the American citizen The benetta 70 be derives
iron the iov prtses q !aeor il Europe q IN Asia
can farmer or uecnanc. RECEIVING for bis labor il
this country The remunerattve Prices which labo
r,.t,s ~ snch ia,ot such ,hnss a. he NAV r.u,r
fnf his uwn ccDfort Or emnlo5meut paving tSere
for the lower prices Of labor IN the oil World,
and mceSaaic vii f be thereby r. M Treaty ADVANCED.
We arc assnsrsl that The purpose OF the protec
tive 1arn is 10 diversity labor. Nj fellow-etizen.
clothes You juat a. much need a statute to tcl
you when you shall wear woollen garments, an
when you shall wear linen ones. Nj opinion upo
. wear thin clothes; and believe, il yUu ~ wis
man, aud you live in Chicago about this tine .
the wear, you viii wear the thtcEest Unes, and 20
DO moi need IN ct Of Congress to bring shout III.
, / result No more do you need an act Of Congress
! | 10 diversity labor Ia . town where there are 4
where there are a good many horses, blacksmith,
win IL. numerous. Why because there Il q "a
a5 ihel1 aoT ouI nus ee!gna ~ al sna ina !, R
II o,heS liais q l.esf. i most @ ri as usoSlins1
puce I. uux 70 nsos,ucs. pecesssT,1t ths uppos,,
rrsult, for II, under a system Of buunties 10 /
, raid TO the manufacturer OF wocllen goods an
uTe 50 Impoverished by the payment Ut the lut1t
! that they cannot follow their labor, an
i the !rGni maker and the wonllen manuiactus'
arc 50 enriched By The following Of tin
II looks to mc ns ii everyone that possibly coul,
I would atural!. prompted by the instincts Of 81
i | Interest," tish INTO the manufacture OF woODt
r Scos and lrt'n- Would not it tte SO: Wouh yc
need All art 1f Congress to bring that about Ar
! yet, that ycry system which c1yes hounsies 70
special interest, arc assured, Ia cunc0ctcA Il
4 | the purpose Of tiiErrsfytng industry, a resu
!, | which, under the operation Of natural LAYS, W
!, alVats routrul REGULATE govern and tirrCt itse
y Nuw. gentlemen. therc IL no danger in It,
Il trade. Trade ITSELF il mighty n,.en, OF e!ytlz
!, | ttlr fY nfthnns prtAtp<t Of alt fiyt1fFf