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London, England, 1849-07-21 00:00:00

a Ministry, and to
Which was immediately to touch the national heart, to ob-
nin the national support, to vanquish
ee,,nquer a Parliament, talked that
"ese, evening
to
gas: Alas I that they were comebo a
classical assembly
4 Parliament which they still held to „
kith terms as " shams" and do aefp‘e'rsihodamwsh"enallindv
oh-
hole history of p .
But be 'wanted to know what in the whole
tations in
fel agitation in this country cou.
Id be more osten
" dJes should be employed.
lan'spramencement, more violent in
re lacking in earnes
t 7 imeotent in its achievements,
me
than the agitation for
-ea s, in l•
a_ , rea i and in consistency,
its assurances, more lamte.
The
r‘sancial reform.—(Loud cries Conservative
(the
4°n• emberafter h •
living read them to. .
ble
party).
tllt 1,
k if it was possi
of y" Hear, hear.")
and seek to
till co 1 f ard at the
preset' amount to at least
6 a Q Come orw .
ectur_e, had gone on to as t
day,
which would
4-lase a duty on corn,. •'"'"u000/. ? But why should
the experience
triad a year
h *r bread after
,C4e040/. year more for t ei
r cv—after
not the public. pay
'"eY bad had ba„,_
the repeal
domestic expenditure, by
tt,'ing saved in their
week ?
blessins of a free-trade po i
~
of
op-
for Hon. Gentlemen
1.! ecrn-laws, no less a sum than 2,000,0001. a
;!sqear, hear.) It was very
rite to talk of "shams," bu
t which the people .
they
Llget the bitter disappointment
of the credit
'4'1)44 e wellt
those Gentlemen shouolfd
this
t political tac-
statements of adroit tad foe ad experienced in consequence .
merly given to the _
titian_
'Hear, -ear' • with
th 3 and successful agitators. k.
n that the party
~.,,e charge of the Hon. Gentlema
ld one
1, IHe denied
out of doors. He
done
trPage in that House and another
1""n1 he (Mr. Disraeli) had the honour to act had be
said
of their public
views inconsistent with the general tenor
d an amendment to
iia,,bad done nothing of the kind—that they had ,
the
It was true that they had move
they andress at the commencement
affairs of this
declare that the
re-
erY had been called upon to
that our foreign
ded the
LP, tl7 were in a prosperous condition
of the session. But when
an
in
eeblic
perfectly justified
‘eits were conducted in a manner which coma!
if Hon. Gentle-
; and .
taf , confidence, he thought they were
karsng to join in any such declaration
earnest
supported the
attue.
Peosite had been sincere and
would have suPP ,
--4 upon the Government, they we in their repeated
that occasion.
ay„...,.
doors they
Areuraent which had been moved upon
(the c on,
to the farmers that
held out
gain, the II Gentleman had said that out of
Utz, the
party) had
system of protection would
sliae-u'ng but a recurrence to the
motion for an inquiry into
ti-oeem their fortunes • and yet ineye the teeth of that declera-
tb:i.theY had brought forward
aßut he (Mr. Disraeli)-
fis_enrdens upon real property.motion
nsistency in that. Nothing
to ttnlY made him regret that
a principle which the
hi e 'louse • and he still believieed that the proposal
.he ha
4d before them was founded upo
had also brought for-
ell% would ultimately think it right to adopt. The Hon.
w'l2,tilernan reminded them that they
They had no doubt done
e(41"4 aim otion calling upon the House to take into its con-
so
.erat the state of the nation- w
sat oa"d when he considered
hwh
remembered that the. namet
of Irelands to them—when
.8 were the gentlemen who
gentlemen to rise up an
was never mentioned in that House withond
dea_n_sing at least five-and-twenty
rYbaetch of Hon. Members
"ionnee the conduct of the Minlstt wards that country
'When he remembered that another .
kid ththem that unless financial reform was instantly conceded.
on to declare that the
eon . e on every occasi
e7PPort—svh n he remembered that there was ano
, of the House read
2teign policy of this countryremembered that during all that time
,andence—when he
were
deplorable con-
was undeserving of the public
in a most
min ,
th ' finances of the country
!La'<on, and that agricultural d
in his country, he knew no perio
at
Paralleled, perhaps, in distress existed to an extent
House to inquire into the state
b-ii! history in which a party could be more justified thanof
the t
in calling upon the t h
nation—(Hear, i
the consistency
ist con—(Hear, hear)—a t eugh the House had not con-
ilted to that inquiry. But let them mark
Hon. Member for
used that evening by the
tit the language
the
i West Riding. The Hon. Gentleman had said at one time
bthe
eat Protectionist Members professed a great principle,
et that they shrunk from its application. Ten minutes
expect to succeed in
illerwards, however, the Hon. Gentleman had said that
sge Protectionist party could never
adherence to that
Itlieiclairing the confidence of the more intelligent portion of
t, a People of this country, because of their
H Member had the Principle principle of protection which he had previously charged
t`ii'letem with having abandoned.. The
ashamed to come forward with such
f
ctireit)e give. them a lesson in p litical agitation; . but he
thekess_. Israeli) should be as
,rtencies at the humblesta meeting, to say nothingad.
and "dodges."—(Hear,
dtts'lts din of Commons, aclassical assembly, although
ileilr.es the language of "shams" .
had been made
clime? But he should proceed to consider the subject imme-
by th3' under discussion. A clumsy attempt
law e Hon. Gentleman opposite to convert that into a corn-
had been
debate But let them see how that question,
illtre •.
that steed, His Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Herries) finding
tat, erevenue of the country was in a highly unsatisfac-
e way or other
to ;a Tkts and that it was necessary in
theni),etlish the public coffers, had suggested that a tax
tag „,I°l be levied on the importation of foreign. corn, which
His tight. he believed, be paid by the foreign producer.
tett'gat Hon. Friend had, however, at the same
time,
in
any flitted ad-
that if it could be proved that the tax would fall aou_ _ fitseeewsaY,ca the British consumer his whole proposal would
Zeper rhy fall to the ground. Now,
l more
itarl ear(' a question discussed more temperate y,
he (Mr. Disraeli) had
had s3'' and with more severity of logic than that quheastairon)
his apeen by his Right Honourable Friencl.—( hoe. ngtanent was unquestionably a masterly: onHee,ar'hatever
had' arrived, nli
been rrive,(l. But how had his Right Honourable Fri .
ght think of the conclusion at wwhich.euhde
tePly 7:\sr, The firstperson who had addressed them in
'"zeh - his Right Honp. Friend was the Chancellornoefaithetei
that IZlnet, in whose speech he (Mr. Disraeli) f
hail n'itrY for him to answer.
Ileesas did not find a single argument which it eceotuldmabne
an,„ ade a few desultory observations, and the!!
The Right Hon. Gentleman
vous to l •
cent. , le it to the successful
It; s lorward arid ste th • views upon that subject. Hist
'get lion Friend their free-trade agitatorsto
Natoli , • he should observe, had brought that
of f:l3 that although
sho,.._
that
the House not as a pure theory—for he hed
removedarY this yea the duty n foreign corn had be
A the • a e commencement of the monotah
r 0
liii. , What Was the
'mid e Price had not been affected by that removal.
easueY. the usual
al
1e.„,,,,: answer that that was an exceptional
answer that had been given to him?.
the ease —' he (Me. Disraeli) could not understand bow
ternembe could be considered an exceptional one, when he
Illlarter. red that during that time millions on millions of
4 eller -- of corn had been imported into this country from
Part i.
f at ; of the world. The experience they had acquired
eirei a- `lnPOrtatioll showed them that they could make
oleagreers pa,
J 4 Portion of the taxes of this, conntry:—
that e'!lear.) He would tell the agitators that in discussing
Itighttnt he would have none of their stale tricks. His
;)11 fo tlell. Friend had shown that the removal of the duty
kid aZign corn had not affected its price ; and after he
in-
tea
p,
_own that he was perfeetly justified, and especially leg et%isent state of the finances of this country, in dolga
Bow was Suestion under the consideration
of
thlton and
ilfter es lt that, with that vast amount of Imperta 'tied the
sale, duty was taken off, the foreigner still.deman t
eo..
ratiejnees
• His Right Hon. Friend had given the h
'thou ,iaB well as the practical explanation of the fact. He
theri,e, that the foreigner had 25 per ceht. profit, and that
placer interfering'
Viti; Wa4 a Margin permitting of a tax upon the foreigner,
with or enhancing the supply. He
ee,. tb.,e question in a clear and logical manner before the
ales. If that were so, the remedy he proposed would. be
tze, ated to relieve the people of England,
.by
.filling the
eebipfluequer, without imposing any new contribution on the
eties-t• Who could deny that, with an exhausted Exche-
la the gentleman who had had much practical experience
t
hq 'e management of the Imperial Exchequer, f!eling tha
Anmad a PrODosition which would meet that deficiency, sup-
-11;"'ed 12,1' .e
arguments of practical men—who could say
(IP 11 "wth- ot justified in making that suggestion ?
tre,:treheara.s)n He would be glad to know what Hon. Gen-
which it hid
bee arf In that House would justify the tone in
li. 4 received ? He was satisfied that the people out of doors
t.,,, very
point at
13tild think differently of his Right Hon. Friend's sug-
point connected ' with
itieu4l--they would not be led away from the
eau!, which was purely a fiscal
thisonal feelings of the most interesting character. No-
t' the foreigner.—
to rf wae more gratifying to the people of England than
(He_plenish the Exchequer at the cost o
ese:? The Proposition was one to reduce the surplus
It La of the foreigner(Hear, h. ad no doubt
of tinid soon become a popular one. derConsing the state
to ,_ea' finances, mid believingthat they were not likely soon
et.!olprove, he thought Hon. Gentlemen on his s.icli.3 of then
lit'asewere bound to leave upon record their opinion upo.,
ui,, presents tate of the finances, and their best means of re
Lapeonoing.their exhausted Exchequer.—( Hear, hear.) They
°files% es it with sincerity and without regarding the taunts
Liens" Members opposite'. They would maintain their opi-
without taking lessons from the Hon. Gentleman's pha-
lli% zobilt of the ltiatl:sf..talent below the gangway, trusting with confidence
people of England.—(Loud cheen.3.)
tlepriety of ti:','"Ne; did not rise to question the policy or
11i) ,te did not
it th
Whateve e "ggestion of the.Aight Hon. Gentleman.
a h r. other Hon. Members might think of t e h here preseet it had in at.the time bad been occupied with
Ile was at that et its natural fate, and he believed
would not , moment n uestion before the House.
s, into Croy,interfere with the Speaker
the oh.;, tnere • leaving
It his I,r to s, Tinto
aUbje4"Y to call the
roops intoT
mmittee of Supply, if he did not feel.
of that of which _ . attention of the House to an important
a Rossi
sad o_, an t e had ive,
notice--namely, the entrance
urn% of e Rear.,,, ransylvania.—(Roars of laughter
tlatna.ne:34l)ettN rose' to order.
had at heart,bevillle Waa not : • He put it to the Hon. Gen:
Mr. OSlSO4Pnifaieg it eoltZli i% Itis cause? they both
--K_Cries of nGe on e said be Ives in tit,
The spEARe.n. saidd laughter
Was that h 4 the o i arid "Chair, chair. )ti edo new leav the ilratndwsaoyf the.,, House.
n 3' question now before him
r* BRIGHT pa save e ebair
Mem a'.• ad induced the
reason th i. e --8 anXiolls •
th ILlnalY infer that, h
coo. er for Stamford to bring
. forward the question, and be.
ittleghfittidlioortu!
Gwohnattlemwaans the
ChanCellor of the E ;rig senl6
e xchequer, and IY`7'ng been formerly a Chancellor of
,ar Y called in. He ereinecliundeerdleee
Chancel .
probability of his being a
try his hnd at
gala . a question of Soume: htheahtatdhedyetoebrmtaiinn_e4ed
fie without being re!
lasi, e.e amount of corn frorn almost
the the effect of diminishinvell
7:4etnat the imposition oe e eve that
part of the world,
coo:tice of corn would be to cern
,the
17 equal to the amount oef ri, .
small fixed duty would
had
a On• Member for Wakefieldlle
petition and supply, and
higher in fixed duty the extent raised in that
It was proposed to levy.
las, , regard to his litin.tiF ri deniedrn would not have been
ad said that if they had
Pilth-'• In the market •
Friend
that such was the case.
nn'utoy.l3eep most unfairly alt nact Orr. Cobden), he thought he
or a__ the resistance that illpon the question of ecy-
et_ s during the
reforms 11
.-.)&ealstie.r foe Hue inghamshire an.dand•
k. Present session had come from the Hon.
been offered to financial
:qv! en the House and the Governmiseni
Iceasssoloonfs
soli, aRII
tdetoofdtiohteruHotousthee.pHroe.
ototte.pctionist leaders, because referring to the
eel and other he
House that they h
be _
,a andoned their professions, and
Friend the
that would probably a 4
all b 8, e need not remind the
Buckinghamshire. riis'ini ease with the Ilon. Member for
West Riding had proved hit%
IVlember for the
vial refutm and financial econoe f the sincere friend of linen-
thing was more essential to the'•03;e111...7,,a-nae he knew that no-
el' the country. He did not regret thrg and future welfare
the discussion that night, as it "
wouicibt:Tging forward of
that they were fully determined to maintOw the country
gl free trade so that no political party wool
,ia the principles
alter them. o ever be able to
Mr. WODEHOUSE said the question 11,4 ,e
clear! before the House by the Right Hon.
e. y
Gentleu Put
the
that it was quite unnece n")" the
47ellaber for Stamford, . ss for hi
••0 detain it by any lengthened observations, gearsvi the
tiestion as being pro tanto an addition to the arguments in
Svo
He reminded the House that the Noble
t er of protection.
had on a former occasion
Pose (Lord J Russell) himself
pro.,
.-se •
but they had then declared their
dated a fixed duty on corn,
hirinsination to accept of no
compromise. He was rho.
lighlY convinced that the propositton o
tie
lculated materiallyrally to benefit
1.14 d \vas one which was ea
e "flanofthe country, and he had no doubt would be
tetr trances
li/rla,lY popular in the country.
had not attended to
the \,* YI.LLIERS was afraid the House
Hon. Gentleman.
teaperY Important admission made by the
honest or a more
teeZetie knew that there was not. a more
than the Member
lot v_Lent Ateinber of the Protectionist party lieilie,rfolk, and he said he would not have the shabbiness—that be
laok,qe would not have the manliness—to amp!
tr, 1e5,1,1?,°,1 the imposition of a fixed duty as neither more
'alle - than a • • lture—to remunerate
or. protection to agricu the
itelv, there was a noble Lord in another House—