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of the Stroh t iou of the corn-laws had not bees
mentioned in 1841, then it might have been urged that tr
question could not be entertained by the present. Parlismeni
but the question of the repeal of the cop -laws was entertall!„.
by the electors of 1841, and no Parliament could better deci.ue.
upon it than the present ; for if they went to the electors arg:_l7
he we's sure a more respectable class of men could not beret%
_c_:"
nor a class in whom the electors would have more confide°"'
A great many Honourable Gentlemen opposite were ill s_lo;t
sition to entertain that owii
question. Even at the present rn,
a gentleman, a candidate for Suffolk, declared to his 71
'fleets that he would leave himself, open to whatever herT
consider best for the interests of his country.—(
Hea
Now that gentleman, though a protectionist at preseut elig
r,
s ,eAtt
;re
on hearing the question discussed, be induced to glr,e
for the abolition of all protection. It happened to lOs
Gibson) to know that appeals were made en behalf of
of
friends of the Right Honourable Baronet at the °`• d
her Majesty's Government on these groan& IS ,04
as on the grounds of protection. It had 'theene, 016
rin the manufacturing districts that the Right '°n:, eel°
Baronet arid his parry would do more for free-trade lot;a
than would the Noble L,erd the Member for London tier)'`
party, were they in office ; and he (the Hon.Alew.frect
reproached with being one of a party that could not ribs
much as the Administration of the present Premierbmet
supporters of Sir George Murray took that, ground ; naroett
every man of common sense knew that the Right Hon. ,'"e elite
at the bead of her Majesty's Ministry professed free-tr"
cipies, and that he could do more for their advancentencbogo
could Lord .I,,hn Busaell if in power. If there existed a. bat
of deception or rni,leading of persons outside that He° :Net
charge should rest against the representetives of the arcissrlit'
interest. They made the tenant farraera believe that 1, op
mint would maintainehese protective laws. He could 40jureet
that, for himself, he had advised Hon. Members Der to Ig the
that course. He had advised them not to keep ieepport
tenant farmers that the Right Hon. Baronet would e;
those laws. They did, however, pursue their own e"°'o,ecto"
persevered in telling the tenant farmers that those it-of it
be supported, and they were now reaping the bette°.oobls
perseverance The Right Honourable baronet nod
tiled se
place in the Ministry on peculiar griiunds. When ra.'culturA
to propose in respect to the. law effecting the alitra ll red'
;
he was asked to state his views and his reply was, tiCaisa bi°
and then I shall preset ibe for you." They had ct' ieael
in, and he had prescribed for them a draug""aeleet;
bitter than they seemed inclined to swallow.-
-I hey were told that the British farmer was unable to
with the Polish, because he had certain elPe-tes
bi
the cultivation of the soil which w Ir'ere not oeo "A
the foreign farmer—( Hear)—and that in a Or,
three parts arable land and one of pasture, lab°, ';,-bete"
at 355. an acre, and local taxes at 25., making futerserw,
tax of 37e. an acre. They were also told that theeesebsl
quantity of wheat was four quarters to the acts, e-d wej
a common process of calculation, they would
nine shilling; a quarter on wheat was the i•ere c:1114`000,,
of as constituting the debility.—( Cries of " No, Dos ' tr;
Ministerial side. ) Yes, the other items were basil,
foreign farmers as well as by them, and they
oudiated with indignation any intention of 6,0
leg high rents by maintaing protection. Aielcor
be denied that this was a fair statement ? ere
tural labour in America was much more eil'en,
it was in England.—( Hear, hear.) It was veil vze„t dO it
that the wages of agricultural labourers were at le;g(
o
in Ameriea as compared with agricultural , Aioei •s,
England.—( Hear, hear.) It was urged by the erre,i-i
that they lay under peculiar hardens, but the 001) °,,03,
Lion which he knew of was Is. per quarter ern reel c`':ei
surely that could not disable English agriculturistst'spieeo
peting with those in foreign countries.—(Hear.) 'wee cif
to him a perfect mystery how they were diga ry fist
o
entering into such a competition. Why, the vei some,,
freight of es. or les. per quarter on ser Other,
from the United States, together with so vies ,e
pease!, more than covered • the amount fog,'
English agriculturists in local taxation. 'l°of 11'17ie
agriculturists were pro!, eted by the natural corusestiee ter
and they could not rightfully complain of any ioid.ai o,b,t
dune to them by the present initesterl_bee '
sure. He contended, that even if they could ' price,A
they lay under any disabilities with regard to tbtehe forets4,,
labour, they did not pay near as much as was paid h1.....ii
agriculturist in importing his grain into this eote'e
and they were, therefore, entitled to Oeel'e tbstot
from the Legislature.--( Hear, hear. ) He emitene"strf 59ef,
foreign corn trade was as good a branch of iu",11.-5 etelsio
trade in agriculture which was carried on ill tßleeir tfiel
and that they were entitled to carry op belie
free and unmolested.—(Loud cries of " Hear,Liter,Pre
The Hon Member for Huningdon talked of an teetits'7o
ing amongst us to settle this question by some co—',reito,,•
e" Hear," from the protectionists.) If such St 010 A)
come amongst them, he maintained that his de.ciaitetroebrie
doubt edly in favour of the manufacturers.—(oers,ldiareclOe),
It was said that the repeal of the corn-laws e,°°'this
value of land, but he confessed he could not see h°-este"
be, for ever since the col re.iaw question hrd been leaf
had fetched as good a price as it did beiure.--1/4 fore, iso
Laud had been taken at the same rent also as btehey
some daces at increased rentals, and o or
better test of the value of any given produce' .ues,s,4o,
that was likely to be effected by a Legislative 111" P eel} )01
in the willingness or unwillingness which capitalisots thethesif
.‘i
invest their money in that commodity. "e'n'ally°°,ol6
fetched as good a price now, and tenants were red letti
to give good rents, as they were years ago. '-°teetiose4"
not be because they had confidence in the 111,7;1„,00,,,54
maintainieg theeorn-lawie for if they did they at ou'u reeeto;
oa
of the mistake they were tailing auto, when they nato'fe
that the most eminent statesmen, the Right "°''' se are
one hand, and the Noble Lord on the other, weo ssfeio
against them.— ( Hear, hear. pszties
ulilotes".°
as ever to invest capital in land, and he eur eueellt
instance which had occurred in the county°"errs; f
a recent period, and which had been Lee ;41,
cated to him by a friend of his. • where
three land tenants who were paying
the
high rents, notwithstanding 'the rumours about e,er'bif
the corn-laws, had made agreements for renewing 'gee
ter very long periods, and not one of these 63 tleestleo
asked toed reduction of rent.—( Hear, hear.) tee'o4
them that the far mers had discussed fu that ,e
amongst themselves, and they had decided f
were not justified in calling fur a reductionibeditti
(Loud cheers.) He was not prepared to nleorr ell(;
of his friend, but if ac y- Honourable 31'infly l°oo4/
it, he woulet be ready to communicate it plevaeaetei,e;
Lst him ask what was 'he meartine of ail tho'e
the repeal of the corn-laws ? were they (the prote,C
tbes , e4O.
jealous of the advance of tradet and was nut that
their resistance to the measure? --(Cheers, and cries
He should be sorry to see any among the anelef't
,„evile
of England—the high families of this cott"fr) Dest).e,
such unworthy feelings as to be jealous °i
tee li!;
ring prosperity. But such, he feared, was eves pi N
(" No, no," from the protectionists.) 0,59
a fact that it was a test of the et, e sbo
manufacturer to a seat it. the Upper House, thar
the purchaser of an estate ?—( Hear, hear.) Theoec9r
Gentleman at the head of her elaiestY's re the te,:,
on a forma r occasion, said that he we, 5 any 112,16,(,
of the corn-law( would not be detrimental
to the landed intereet, and would not in the s"" if
tend to alter the value of land.—( Cheers ) That fi.° by [beard
Gibsou's) opinion, and he did not see any rea-on tbe.3leil;
toeraey of England should be jeatou-,
—( No err) —of the advance of free-traueurerlesi.tie,
He did not see any reason why they should:
feelings ; for, after all, he very 1110,°"4,06lejd'e
whether many of them were not et.', ..eVrer,
the manufacturing classes of this counir.cooofblib,/
He contended that it had been the sy: tem of ll;e,„ the dewA
could be proved, that posses.ion of iand had led l'avdeti r„r,
offices in the State. He contended that the . yro
monopolised to a great extent the Pl' ebeeSe'es
anti emoluments in sec.e'y —( Hear, hear. an make )itre
it was a boast hat they make illiinstries and 11„.° r for ry.°‘
their pleasure.—( Hear, hear. ) he Hun. 2sferiwe
bury had said truly, that " the aristocracy of the. eel
a territorial aristocracy." All this he brought fu.r;:et3c,)coo,
the great advantages enjoyed by the landed pr°,l:, waive ttr,
country. He believed that competition frets 'tree d'trerj,
being unlimited, that they need fear nothing tostole!
lion of the corn-laws. He did nut bring lhesef,r
ward as charges against the aristocracy ; but a'itoioo.tere
ing and experience went, he was led to the edlw..niaryipoer:,o#
had used their functions for their private and peT7Ol
and for the advancement of their own po,'"re,eideetere
(Hear, hear.) There was one portion of the); dies c''.9lol
to which he wished to allude, namely, that, l'boetObeefie
were to be totally abolished, why that „a tetel!', rs' tte
not take place at once ?—( Cr iee of as/ et 11
Why should they defer to another epitie beg;ol
justice was said to require, and what the s,, s retP
country peremptorily called for ?—(Cries of 0°,01°0;1
Whether the eine/gem:les of the country did not tliOtteif;
of the corn-laws was called for. lie believed that °toe tO'
conwetitivn with foreigners, they could not do per, toe de.
them by surprise by an immediate repeal of thorspecZO
hear.) With respect to the famine which was it, si'_!:ttafr,4
place in Ireland, it appeared to him that in order, dot c"gaiial4
sent measure advantageous to the cxigeocies order, rscte '0,1)
one farthing duty should be kept upon corn. 4,00 " Tliciats4,
melds in favour of the measure before the I'loo' 0,0
favourable for an Immediate repeal of the dui ii.
iLbut
Hon. Baroliet had said that about two months le datr'nrlor
necessary to open the ports. Noilthig would d°„e of
ment of this law, for while anything In the soap oat repo °°
was maintained, the agriculturists would be c°.m.
lag. He wished to settle the question by an u"dt by ie P ti',
he was sure the agriculturists would not beile,,,, to t,.4. tlettaif):,
duty. Those who were looked to by the ceull7ttse,"oo
get rid of those laws, would certainly take the viortcisols,Vdt
Olt an intact-11.i te 'the question was 110`v,,n adieu 01,r,1
it had forced itself into this lints., in the teeth wot(11c00.4
The question was there in spite of them, and it 116.,,,try• itetrr
ref
so had it not been backed by the opinion of the de°;igeri:.; pct
itiei3
believed that if any motion of theirs could e° nre o' tiV
thrown out by the House of Lords. The mea,, $
by the present Parliament, it was not carri(:"bv the iesg
either in er out on the Ito. se ; it was carre,_t_an'tt tints itlalid'o,
country if it leers carried at all—(Bear. hear) y
on that substantial base it would tail. tho`,„eter,l4, m' sal
I public 1,1)11110n was? There was no better bar o', it. • o,ooess
iI than the Right lion. o:entlemait.-- (Hear, bear:,
,a ocr.„o
know what great measures were agitatillie 0!)
joi,
let then look to his conduct, lid' r- hero', ille:',,eo• ltre-
and ju,tly appre,iated public opinion - `io
and when they talked of confi4ence • to
.40e..„1
speak in' that confidence tluy would uot set.u.l.7d pro7vit co'rii' co P,:it
to, or resist the changes which inquiry "c.niuire
sary. That was the way for public men `° lusty pe• ,';rect• leps
ail not by the manteuverings notY ror oror 0,
rsued this course; they sought so cop.°,
of Whig and Tory, aril the consequences
.1_ rftingl 01 creed
He did conjure the House not to raise ueie vest,'"" eie'te
classes into action upon this question. doets; tf_t,
prolong the conflict which nthcod not derv, .00 Y
anti which could only heap em boots,'
He should think that they would not be thit_
cf,pse.oichionse..o,
country if they allowed any length of tune es :0 tie tai
vided some remedy for those awful i_rst,teL'ine
Staring them in the face, and which N‘teo7 the "vesecl7.--(1,9
other night by the Secretary of State _ teas Itesuipaliey sire'
That Right lion. Gentleman had told the._rodog t
less than a famine in Ireland during the Id do ti;c,
bear.) That, thereefore, was a most tnri'd tif uppo• rtedo
not c .nsent to issoluon of Par1i4,1:,1,1 itousbe'ottse4oo..4oo
(Cheers.) Hon. -timbers on his side. oc;.__,
s'vo;
tvj;
vernment on the present qut.st, 0611
lieved it was based on public, vregoiantnergeec..,ot
cause they believed the preserititatiojea theee.o. ocreee•
rorsd e
to provide a remedy for the presentd they
troduction of a national measure, an iretLiteer 0 „weir a•
Should be provded quickly.—(Clicet;stiatue oppu-,00 theirjoit.l
mem onposite tout an their Prescnite
Ii it b tee
ing of this measure.—(hear, hear.) ;it
6 0111.1.. ~or 00;0
before he sat down to consider c,!tcio
ever under the suit to lay dowll,lii, countr, .'n,portuti viewr-100'1.
maimiacturers scornt mud
country free of all let or own eSzp,sett._ what fop.
trade. Foreign had as much
had a right to cultivate thelero theirs,it 010"0110010.,i,eir
them, therefore, not to Prentitleal t°.,01 •ocute_.."t
liirnidgrilatucte°
feudal pretension, tint they were,
gold be sir 'niet elt!ficed.7„;it
lions the trade of this countrY B,'?iltilitY (4 3 (itiri•4` "' to 311.3 of tot
them to be satistl,l with the Pi,. tiod
to resite sofde
own estates and to let trade met
thettinse.boe Olt
own .011
Mr. HALSEY s‘iid he t'elt
iberS tat „IS „ople
tO t•lt°l,err.)thici
improper , or
be would ask, with what jus•ly
ipirneusesenthuEitdeasimurpetite,Cl
iertain i!cerni.
netievieis
wouid 117. d t,i.lioserpielunoteastoo,l!
would attend to the details, reduce,_titoy eel._t 00
co;
the question would be mateu: aid
were theeeitali.,
were alleged to be peculiar
air°
rded lowered'inple etio'•ll
"'on were to be eitie. ilfts%a-theil
tics ion „ortioo _tetion
,4 lit 4
ntlareapriortetchtiaotn
invested hi taint were is-. Mission of Mtn,' was P".ieved,4; nroe'fia
wo.tki made by the le e.eeet tiro, wee rettlicve rcail-oe •
or,
pwrohtiecchti
parthul • sly pressed tip lion eves
to r;30,, iab°o%, tlt
no pectetar burdens; iv!! • nee
_.hich it col/
event of a total 'weal,• ons ender teat .naiild
from some of the itn.P.,_e goatee ens r
considered that 019 91