New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-27
PROTECTION FOR THE SOUTH
SENATOR BROWNS ARGUMENT AGAINST
FREE TRADE.

FREE TRADE.
THE SOUTH MUST FOLLOW NEw-ENGLAND's Ed
AMPLE AND ADOPT THE REPUBLICAN, IDEA
OF FOSTERING HOME INDUSTRIES.
From the spesch of senator Brown, Of Georgia. in the
United States Senate, Jan. 10, 1859.
In the proper adjustment Of the tariff am srSn ss
nroteetionist Saw the Governments must Ia'so
900 year IT'S economical T. ana 20
meet obligations which Is about WHAT N W u Would
raise this sum and all other sums necessary 70 sne
economical support Of the Government ~ repeai aS
solutey the Internal Revenue laws WIZ al sayr
denominations, inquities, expressions ana aomi'''-
iAi In raising the money by tariff taxation for tho
economical support Of the Government tsssson n
my power to American capital and american a ir'off
in preference to foreign capital sla ss arc raised IN
foreign countries and are not RAISED u uoon articles
duty free because s sIe nro ai nobody in this country,
as nobody hero either raises or MANUFACTURES sucn
For instance would put tea and coffee on 5ns
treest We can raise mother tea nor conee III tp
country 70 any SyodRes TSsrefos the s Imposed
upon coffee or would protect no AmSros nra ~
and no American labor is employed In the culture u
n toows' therefore that would impose the tax
upon such ARTICLES 20 ss TO give to American capital
Invested and American labor employed ID nou ne
such articles %Sdssa TDcn .nc srcss While
coHsa and Tea On the free list would put msnuiuSL
uIed LADIES p on tbe dutiabie list, because, while
wool and cotton manufactured aoroan ana .ot o
product s nsnufaetared in this country and there
is at least an incidental Prosec.o1. ~, ~ e. ,mnosod
nnon those Commodities imported from abroad s s
ths incidental protection Is adyantageow ~
agoed then, by tariff taxation has built up enough
Of establishments in our country to p .Ss needed by
our neopls In other words, until the home comRe.
o has regulated the price . Gur q fac sne
Res have reached point where competition ano"e
| themselves regulates prices .... our infant IN
dusriss in this country now hoary with Ola aga
that tho New England factories are amos dsesot,on
wse inc n Is Claimed that they must BIO aided by the
Government infant industries 70 discuss tho
question to the age or maturity OF know nat isy
%Ssb rS + sn sSVssnee eSr than
industries of the south IN othsT woFqs have
passed tho stags Of infancy and reached ssn,ed
mature manhood e cannot ,hs De south dsD are
.ss1 n ts sss man ln and only
since the abolition Of s stye n .SS si ,aS
fac9ns Interests spnsng p every ssIea
snl, and while there may be scme few articles as
case Of sosrss Sot %bc oS'Hi The Protection growing
out OF ta taxation, in the main It Is not so, ara
Only az. ases, az Is termed and continue 10 buil
,r ,nder IN until the southern manufacturers nave
large nv ars TO compets with New England
and with Old England, and have built Wy non ~
his country. so Jar as the manufanturers are con-
corncd are DO found mainly in the sous ana a n.
,Or the doctrine OF reasonable Incidental projections
both In theory and in practice, than any other SEQ
OR Rc ., lNli the sard and strike down the protection
now Afforded to the southern @snilstS9s
nrash and our people viii be RENTED back TO the
position Of planters and farmers VINO must 9 S,c
further advanced. aud has more capital ana nom o,
Old England. which is stu more hoaE s %, sSo s
AS southern senator, therefore, protect sgn nnis
such legislation ss viii destroy OF y, %v "S secfo
Witch. II sustained, are to become the Leading
wsa!IE-producing agencies of that great secuon oi
Strike down the factories Of various characters
those engaged IN operating s ne% 1dns Offer
o. the soil Take kaf million Of people o %Ia. or
the m aiSsS's and a other branches industry
and put them IN the cotton ana corn % than
| Is needed for home consumption and larger supply
than find ready market soros ~. rr,cs q, the
farmers production by Increasing the q0s har hand
yond tho necessary moro 81 n, population
Of the south to leave the agricultural nelds ana ~
into to tans eS.e and YOU to that ea
ient increase the price paid the farmers Tor me sar
1 Quantity which will be pr0duccu ana put uPoh w
| market desire that the people OK my stete sn
NV section shall diversity their interest anu .nst
labor as much as possible and build up hearty m
dnStrv and healthy competition in every department
10 do this We must continue 10 give feasohaoio PRIV
| tectJon Ia orr infant or youthful Industries.
| II "a said that NewEn gland has MADE inInense
| gums az money and grown very rich by the peneh,s
| ~ nroteetion IN manufacturing IL New-Englana
| has made enormous sums Of money by heE manu-
featuring industries, and the south rs vii pe ~
mitted has a more genial climate more watarpower,
| and more coal for steam purposes With immensely
| creater natural resources than New england, Why
| Should not the South initiate the sN-
| annie Of New-E England and move Tor
| wari Theoretically and grandly on the ssme
line until she has accumulated much greater wealth.
than New England has been able to amass up 70
this peiodl - ,.ra no, o,,v
crown tcb bnt her manufacturing establishments n
towns and citios have also enriched her agflentursl
population by Attending ready nome maTsSt W..
| their productions at the highest price, ana 'e.s
greatly enhancing tho value of their plantations arc
other real estate Instead OF sitting down ana conn
plainng that our neighbors are growing rich let Us
adopt the samo line OF policy that has made Ihcm rcn,
and nress forward until have built our own sec
ton In wealth and power as one OF the most iaVorcu
In the United States -, "a "a.
| / think may safely say that no section o. taes
Union Is making as rapid strides IN deve,opme,h, saa
IN The establishment OF factories OF all chsacoefs az
the Southern States. A.. ...,r t.,,s
without the protection afforded by the tafin AVS
ths rand development would have Deen impossOic.
Therefore no section OF the Union mas peeh inr
by protect.on as the Southern section. No secuon
has SO much dependent upon the COMPUTATION on pro
lection for its future prosperity ana aevelopmone