New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-14
SPEECH OF NJ. THEIRS on PROTECTION.

On Jan. 81, NJ. Theirs, taking advantage OF
Roguetes speech delivered during the general discus
siou the commercial treaties. lie contested tns
accuracy nearly everything which the ex-Mnister had
advanced and declared that the majority OF the French
people adhered the treaties. .-
cessary but considered that the q members WHO
to form the committee should nrst OF an DE hade
OF the opinion OF the House: lie must conttalct
the statements made by NJ de FORBADE more paIticu-
larry as concerned tne spech r T 0 ce n s,rro
the treaty with England. had augmented 2oOoIOoOo
francs, was not sufficient, AS commerce had always
Increased What should be examined was the general
ascensional movement. lie maintained that tnat oscen-
siona before the treaty and only 65 per
cent since the treaty. II could not be denied that the aug
meutatiOn OF with England had been cOntlnu
merchant marine had greatly diminished the profit Of
England. The national nag was III state OF Immense
COO 100000 with England represented IN an ncontest-
able the diminntion Of commerce when ther
had formerly sought III India, La Plata the BraZs and
South America were now to great extent carried III
English bottoms Their general commerce had declined
80 per cent; the only commerce which llad augmented
was that with England, and that augmentation, he
would repeat, was the ruin OF their merchant
marine. A. for the augmentation which had taken
place in the expectation OF ss and Wine was lar M
feror to what had been stated u was less during the
nine years which succeeded the treaty Than during the
nine years which preceded IT, SILKS lad lost cohpara-
lively GOO 900 there would be nothing TO fear for
them II the duties modified AS for wines, there
was no occasion to sing their PRAISE II was with the
wines with the silks No doubt immense fortunes had
been made Montpelier and Bezers but they had been
realized before 1860 and were due great
In tbe improved means OF communication-t0
the railways, winch allowed OF wines aud bran.
dies being easily transported TO Paris and the
north. NJ. Talbot had made his great fortune
by means OF the railway. The value OF vine properties
had increased of late between 1850 and 1860 they
had risen from 400 10 5000 francs hectare t acresl
but since treaties this progress had not continued As
for the cotton interest there objections 10 the kys-
ten OF great capitalists and he considered that small as
sociaOns should he protected The protection OF per
cent spun goods and cent for tissues was quite
Inadequate England could produce at 20 per cent
cheaper than France No demanded return to the
old system; he himself had advocated the repeal
OF divers prohibitions. What lie wanted was an
intelligent compensation by Of sufficient tariffs.
and not the application OF preconceived system
which of progress un one side nor misery
on the other NJ Theirs contested the prosperity OF R0u
baix which town had been the victim OF false hopes
The figures which NJ. dc FORBADE had employed when
discussing the state o! the iron trade might have been
ken from official documents but they were incorrect
M demanded protection for charcoal iron OF SIX francs
Referring 10 cereals he said that the quantity OF corn
imported from Poland and the Crimca iDcnaced French
farmers. In his opinion negotiations for the MODIFICATION
OF the treaties should take place before the inquiry.
NJ. Theirs created some sensation in the Chamber by
stating that his ideas shared by Minister'S When
the uprOar had somewhat subsidized he cred " You shall
hear me- gentlemen. You oblige me To tell the whole
truth" President nterfered on the ground that the
wandering from the question; and 1t was at
pOiut that deputy uttered the word rtrOiOn
mare. A lively alteration ensued.