New-York tribune., 1871-01-14
POLITICAL.

cor,, fact that Suffrage must hencefolth pe
,npsrti,l and universal, they were consoleu III
tbcir aGcion by joyful trust that seii-in'oi-
cst mus, constrain the Blacks to gTavlta'e 10
tboi~ side "For," they argued, the h'e-
q" Gers own no Government bonds: 50 'h'y
will never vote to tax themselves To pay
.;,4.r,,t or nrincinel of the National Debt
" thcy Cwn no mines, furnaces OF t"o'Vr'''
d." and OF course they VIII all DC loi iIo9
s.1ro5or These assumptions, that sordld
-, -. .;h+od selishness would limit the
,;sior md Govern the votes OF the BLACKS,
have already been agnany relu'eu oy
o,.o,+s Though there are ever so many
worthless shiftless, rascally negroes, the hrst
ono among them TO proclaim his vlllalny by
o5roc,+ing a reputation OF the National Debt
bos vet TO be discovered; and they are not
rtely to ally themselves with those who insist
flat. because our industry has not received
fo1r-,idcd and symmetrical development, there
fore ii must always remain rude and partial.
The last issue of The Ne1r National Era, now
edited and blished by Frederick Douglass,
has an editorial on the Tariff question. which
We copv entire as a sample of vigorous COM
nonsense treatment of topic on which prac-
rical men cannot essentially disagree 1t is as
follows; .----.
Whether hi-h tariff be adopted TO protect our manu-
-,c-,rfar industry Of whatever kind source Of
-eveuu. that it is necessity can scarcely admit Of
doubt .a the minds OF intelligent men, The Protection
such t..G viii afford 10 manufacturing enterprises
ur101rC y matter Of the very greatest Importance
Bur It's absolute necessity arises from the financial con
duon o. The Government We are compelled TO raise by
x of some kind not less than three hundred millions
Of dollars year to pay the interest public debt
and meet the ordinary expenses Of the Government,
leaving nothing for the reduction Of the debt Hall OF
this sum we now raise by direct internal tax. An
equal sum raised from duties foreign imports This
latter amount is paid in gold and the only means the
Government possesses for paying the gold interest on its
bonds.
The repeal Of all tariff duties foreign goods would
not cny enable foreign capitalists to enter into ruin
oas competition with manufacturers but would de-
uriye Us OK the OF paying gold interest, or
compel the Government TO collect this vast amount in
gold by direct the people direct tax. nearly
Oneha Of it in gold Of three hundred millions Of dollars
would be annually assessed the people. In the
time the removal Of all Protection 20 our manufacturing
industries would result in breaking down. almost
trely that mighty interest Of country force hund
-eds Of thousands Of operatives into agricultural pur
suits and by OverpTOducton greatly lessen the Price Of
our and wheat, and diminish TO alarming extent
means TO pay this largely augmented tax. one
Aa7drea end my millions Of dollars would be taken
f0rtlen lupOrtdt-OlS pGceO upon tle
our own overburdened taxpayers al for the benefit
OF foreign manufacturers and 20 the ruin Of our own,
aud the beggary Of Of thousands Of American la
5orers.
does not TO that the people Of this country,
and especially the abOrng men, viii require very long
time 70 solve this question whether high tariff, which
collects this hundred and fifty millions Of gold annually
from foreign capitalists, shall be continued whether
they viii pay it from their own pockets In deciding
thc question, they viii not be likely to forget tha IN
ure case our manufacturers and labOrers are protected
new branches Of industry built labor diversified and
rewarded and certain prosperity secured; while IN the
other - versa pr0stratOn Of manufacturing enterprises
wi! 1c sure 10 follow. labor will become drug and. Of
course wares Will decrease and the demand for our aSr
cultural products viii diminish because their quantity VIII
Increase diversified industry is absolutely necessary
10 thc prosperity Of the country Nothing would ne 80
disastrous TO our national welfare 10 Limit the pursuits
OF Labor % agricultural occupations, and few o. Inc IN
skilled branches Of industry. To break down our IFoA
.itay and wooen manufactores, the policy OF Free
r,lc would be to do, would force nearly or qu'e
haf million OF labOrers from manufacturing pursuits 10
arricuturai-irom consumers, they would become pro
dn,sr, Instead Of buying what other people raise,
o. ey would raise all they consumed aud much Tor winch
they would Gt sire . market but tud none.
There arc sprine.ng ur all through the South cotton
aud other manufacturing establishments They have all
been encouraged into life by Protective Tariff Every
1urof te5e cotton factories gives employment TO large
extent increases TIE demand for the labor and therefore
the a-s VI an the rest II also enables every planter
20 c,mnaud better price for his cotton. more ready
.n9rket Tor horu and pork. and every farm product
factory Jackson, Mississippi, or Knoxville, woLld save
t planters IN the vicinity Of those towns the expense
OF transporting their cotton ard other products
~ lie Mississippi for market. He could
HaI pue 80 his very door, saving both time ana
url-r. Euough OF these manufacturing esta0-
ilmcrt- to furnish home market for all they raise
w,id mkc the Southern Planters large and small,
hc mc p- and Independent class Of men in the
world Te, have every thing % make them So but such
sur-kat. prot zion to American Industry would surely
create C. Frae Trade would prevent this blessing from
ever De- c-i1,l, and Worli compel them 10 send thef
cotton . aarlpe arl Ncv-rnc'and and 70 abandon tie
proIal.I ot nearly everything else, and slve Atde
-.u.~ ,c .os-Hsnt 90 their labolers, poor ana
diss. .-et tl.-r cotton and very little demand
fo- .-.- corn. reliable home market Tor every
t.-r- r-,dacoi il tie sC-est source Of prosperity
, au~ ..... er.- h.ve found oreyer viii.
g. ,Id "a, tie beginning shat high tariff is a rey-
cnre u.e >I-r. We might have asserted, with equal
dl..i.-. tlat it IS also an industrial necessity
I-te.a ,-e IS an inse1arlbe connection between or
reyerae ado industry, ana the with which ~e
can rae tle depends upon the prosperity Of the
Other ID s ne easier for the people to pay &Oo@).Gm
0f taE. when all our manufacturing interests are IN
Vi-DI0a md successful operation through Government
Protection against foreign competition, than 70 pay
GpO,,eD ia taxes under Free Trade policy.
when tl. people prosperous and with fun pockets
they oheer.1y pav even heavy taxes they are now
compelled bear. And they prosperous when the
Go,cruac-t carefully watcEcs their interests and
eucpu1ag.. all their industrial Enterprises.
Iu view ~ the facts have presented. may we not
with confidence claim that people prefer a contnu-
OF policy which revenue of One Hundred
and seventy Millions Of Dollars in gold upon foreign
produces brought into competition with own rather
than E destruction and that ii should be raised by
direct t.x upon the peope The present policy Is for