EDITOR:--You upset all my ideas.

I preached in favor of free trade, and found it very convenient to put prominently forward the idea of _cheapness_.

I went everywhere, saying, "With free trade, bread, meat, woolens, linen, iron and coal will fall in price." This displeased those who sold, but delighted those who bought.

Now, you raise a doubt as to whether _cheapness_ is the result of free trade.
But if not, of what use is it?
What will the people gain, if foreign competition, which may interfere with them in their sales, does not favor them in their purchases ?" MY DEAR FREE TRADER:--Allow us to say that you have but half read the article which provoked your letter.

We said that free trade acted precisely like roads, canals and railways, like everything which facilitates communications, and like everything which destroys obstacles.