The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-27 00:00:00

rerted to all the main arguments in favour of protection, he
Would now proceed to say a few words with respect to that
tilv.haitcahrgeoas:tialtled the colonial argument. Now, with regard to
he would vent ure to say that the position in which
!".Y had put the colonies had been as he always understood
urban
nroshould be, in the same relation to the British
tall as were the counties of Middlesex or York, or any
er English county.. Put it was reserved for this debate
t !they should adopt a most fallacious policy, and one which
...as Injurious to the imperial interests, merely for the purpose
stt serving the interests of the colonies. But he believed that
es
r. e
itai
3,111 eurr:eadsobnying applied to the colonies as to any other part
er ais;
iesty's dominions. The colonial argument was
his Hon and Gallant Friend the Member for
tlverpool,'as well as be the Honourable Member for Box-
tittlyegh• They quoted ie support of their arguments
th t speeches of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Huskisson, as well as
Oar,! °T the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury. But when he (Mr.
~,sayrJ,n,,;elhl)atlooked at the speeches of Mr: Pitt, he found him
what was good for the mother country was also
Zur.ua ,or the colonies, unless the circumstances wore very pe-
wi r and Tceial. Having said thus much, he (Mr. Card-
vteula believed embers on his own side o the House,
rnwoenther they there was any strength in the argu-
the ill' t'llich he that evening feeb'y endeavoured to lay before
sistibi"Se? If their arguments were not so absolutely irre-
pear ,aid their facts not so perfectly conclusive as they had ap-
s;kll to consider them, what was the position in which they
resat before the country ? Were there any strong argu-
the fs against them ? Were they not seeking to leave upon
feu:l°d or the people a tax, a very small portion of which
Positions hey into the coffers of the Exchequer ?—(Loud Op-
t!, 'n cheers.) Were they not claiming to raite an arbi-
14rY barrier in the way and proper course of trade ?—( Hear. )
of dies th,y not seeking to deny to industry its obvious right.
eratinPnjina of its own productions according to its own. dis-
ling6n Cheers.) He had not troubled the House with a
Adam tat'stic, but he would venture to read an extract from
`nlh, which he was happy to say was quite opposed to
Prob. h''ld by those Hon. Members who were in favour of
ertia„" to agriculture. The Hon. Member having read the
his P-oceeded to say that an jilts ration had occurred to
he in connexion-with a different subject, which, if
1101,-;rt he permitted, he should like to mention to the
thad llear.) A young man who, during the late war,
ead risen selfhim conspicuous in the defence of his country,
of
letCeti to echairran of a commission for the consideration
ter 'tate of the maritime dsfences.--tHear, hear.)
TIAN course of a conversation with a Gentle-
-01 ,„td nTe, stud he was afraid that the wooden walls
taierie rsngland were in danger of being thrown, in con.se-
estnt:-. nl the improved condition of the vessels of foreign
'etst'" The gentleman, however, with whom he was con-
feo• f4'holet the difficulty by saying, that England need not
b 1 ire '-tenet
met foreign improvements in maritime torces
at all Pr"vernents in her own and be prepared to face them
the ,trit'ae,s•—(Ch ers ) The same should be the conduct of
Tor th'e'''alturists of this country—let them prepare themselves
Pep, ~Nnpetition of foreign countries.—( Hear, hear.) Such
sart4uld be labourerss of improving the condition of le
/a3' Ura,l of this country. He would
°I the those Honourable Gentlemen who were afraid
(C 4 e march of improvement, protective afraid. of it.—
egrisieirits;) In removing the p duties frtomf
'lre the Legislature would be increasing the amouno
'or eenrul ; and this country would, as the
.Hon. Member
Naos r."'sbury had eloquently expressed it, become a
iT 'n which the demand for agricultural produce would re-
late thn'r.ease, and that they would find that by such a mea-
Drornote tnterests both to commerce and agriculture would be
ed.--(Hear hear.) Ile would now beg to
*telt rg another statistic before the House. From a
Ptared Published in 1833, by Mr. Porter, it ap-
!,4o b,,, that the population of Manchester had increased
eent., and that of Salford, 194 per cent. during
4'lth ty'w Years. The quantity of butcher's.meat and wheat
tan
rtpis at vsst increase of people would require for consump-
ecessarily be immense, and the interests of agro•
gust also be promoted by that increase of population.
%tit, ‘ ,(1
that the population of Liverpool and ether manufac-
er Plaees had increased in a similar ratio, and the effects
of etp°ol A very remarkable speech was lately made at
in which it appeared, that in 1845 the increase
tarsw) ve
b r the preceding year was nearly 4,000, and he (Mr.
ee"ed h' H Friend the Member for Durham,
})/tl,Yi attentio" " on' • •h t The increase in the East India trade
s'" be n,t a • - •
atild th. en about `.20 per cent. despite hostile tar'ffs. He
tend ee '4k it presumption to come to the Houso of Cmmons.
os° entel,!,re,sa sanguine anticipations which he might be'
.pleased
gilesf am, of the great increase of those commercial and
'„.°llnecaetaltring district. with which be had the honour to be
tith.t: hut the Speeches which he had quoted, wero thde
,''atit -the' Then. Those men said that they really believe
Commerce ofthis country were left unshackled the
t`' the country would be most beneficial.—( Hear.)
Ran for his ow
a said t, n part believed that that merchant of Liverpool
ors nat the benefits which would accrue to the conntry
t ~reta trade could not be calculated, bad said no more than
,i'otjtil With respect to the timber trade, a few facts would
il'ittrliebleratii,tihtibdeiinncgreased since the removal of its protective
:rsde, „"1 1841 the increase of vessels, engaged in the timber
~.`shee„-ais nearly 200 000 tons. And with regard to those
33(70n)inithe Baltic' trade, the amount of tonnage in 1845,
only 22,000 in 1842. Seeing the Hon.
e fnr
tourederland (Mr. Hudson). in his place
n's,l„sreae3.tacsn,xiooll,s disabuse his mind of. a policy which he ap-
,' reir,,,"tt under. We had received 2. ,000,000 quarters
tcdtridadl gal and thahad consequently increased our ex-
ua
If the Hon. Member would permit so humble as
ldis,he, 43 hiself Mr. Cardwell), he would
.venture to
vqtat would be the result of that proceeding—it was
91e industrious navigators had been. benefited by
• raLlation of those 2,000,000 quarters o.f corn, they
n• ''west great portion of their receipts in.railways, which
rer'nd s• great deal towards promoting useful intercourse with
ons;,` Parts of the country. Such, then, were the cenclu•
that tfil44 he (Mr. Cardwell) had arrived at, and he believed
Nth, "c conclusions were based on reasoning of the most
tbethe kind. Those opinions be had always entertained
it thr
he
elto.a7 never(
a r
attempted h ear. ) He had never disavowed
to disguise them.—(Hear,
l her For
\v.eoritvaeirribly did vote against his Hon. Friend the
s ell "ad alwa • ampton two years ago on this question.,
.for
°Ylq )s considered that great changes of this kind
L'e refs
as questions of time. And he (Mr. Cards
tial"Nd not ,
• it oeny tnat at the present time, above all other
lintll4 WIS necessary to look out for a supply of food. He
ieet 01 deny that this measure was brought forward to
tyrot4eat emergency, and he believed it was calculated
"e•
re u. tlie good of the country.—( Cries of Hear, bear." j,
!re Hot Ch ' tflis wh had never dis-
ek e i• em trs in
ti no,,ktriThopinirmsm whice H h he had expouse ressed,o and he would
%ios eteaitrg.- that there were a great commercial interest in
lant, the ,' who hail lent their support on the present oEcca-
a;4 were nvernment. He believed that the people of
they
Oita.k to learn from abstract documents, but
ti-e' that learning from experience—(Hear, hear)—they
sthl.lee had experience of the last three years, and that expe_-
N'elt tilevnnt been lost upon that great and reflecting people
C,,at and i..,,r!Pret,ented. He maintained that the support of the
It]'''ervat:"Pc.)rtant commercial interest was essentialto the true
te,oricist softh is country. He would frankly aeknow_
of'rsh,)s, the 'members of this lame and powerful influence had
tion'to watch the ever-varying circumstances
Hear, hear. ) He begged to apologise for
tehltedtßt'e'attiozat
'aiei
tttett.lnn tent to which he had trespassed upon the kindness
etad on House. of th He believed that in the cli-
'
asr,' and
.Pr'ees, in the general removal of sources of dis-
P generous and discriminating regard to all the
1.4 r, latti.,,,tte interests of the country, that the present was a
tlas4te atom rlnlletent to decide.--( Hear, hear. ) And if that
,14 !.%)41,tr ( decide in the affirmative, they would bestow upcn
ring Y' lay pasting these measures, great, lasting, en-
' anti 4,, •
r• PIN e,istltnable benefits.—( Hear, hear.)
th-4,4; " said lie felt great reluctance to address the
Ne 'ast flopoolll say, • ‘yer that the speech delivered by
°Liatdid Alernber, did great. 'credit to his taste and temper.
tails d tert:t think, however,' that it was a speech cal-
tq °I the -rr.Y great weight with the country. His glowing de-
Xo')t.°lll. urtZP,erlta of the manufacturers would tell powerfully
lltet was on a' ''de of the House to which be (Mr. Card-
(,.a s • ' for if they were in this flourishing state
14 li, "ccia o>f
•••r, heat Protection, why did they wish
Pr("Peritv Ile (Mr. Finch) believed, however, that
alterat-i„,.:',.L`t have been greater if there had been none
ar'
hear. ) 1-ut"11 had been made in the last tariff.—
'aet made “e had noticed the speechei of many. Hon.
tre°!" hart i„rT the opposite side of the Hope, but in none
4,1 aeing• eff, uttett able to discover that they had succeeded
Nib wrought 's to cause:, nor had they shown how the tan
t!thorp. tit the p;osperity.—(" Hear, hear," from Colonel
rientirit It considered that there were many reasons to
liar 'rifft. ur the prosperity previous to the passing of
the di, America was in a state of complete prostration,
I e and her finances were gone, and insolvency covered
iati`t
t • s •natural consequence great distress was
ht, th,t, as a n
arer country both in America and amongst our manu-
tti4'e a ttsi- Trad however, revived,. and withthatrevtill•sa_l
cts . creased demand for goods in the manufacturing
heenthis country.—( Hear, hear. ) In addition to this,
14nati" iat,ited that railway speculations had given a stimulus
a rLustry, and thereby caused considerable improve-
thos~'sts,
eNte_ti
`produced great prosperity. to the agricultural
lies ItriTtrf:_." thought it was going too far. to say_ that
tAr:(I tvist `7nents were attributable to the tariff. He be-
rathleati, . thq were to follow the tariff through all its
hte thans, it would be found that it had operated as a bar
one o „in a stirnulant.—( Hear, hear.) When he hail the
seat in that House, he occupied the opposite
lat,,s4don, he Noble Lord, the Member for the city of
titi,and th:p.en a strong protectionist, the question betwee
'!ght Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's
Ill,;)1'ly not then one of protection or no protection,
NI, ()tie parttlerence as to the mode of applying that protection.
log
Bated . were in favour of a fixed duty, and the other
th'at'„hang:llag duty ; but now, however, there was a strik-
%lt '1)14 e only sliding scale that there was now left was
Roe' 0111 moll we had seen the Right Hon. Baronet sliding
VetterCte a.nd the Noble Lord sliding in.--( Hear, hear.)
tie leadersof
him that there was a sort of moral murrain among
the
e'„Y°Glenot t. w 0 great parties.—( Hear, hear, and laughter. )
;11ink, however, that the opinions of either
ktr'llt• IfZu or the Right Hon. Baronet could have much
1141 j-road e,convertionof the Noble Lord had been effected
he et!rl e, the conversion of the Right Hon. Baronet
11(,
lueeted with the speed of the electric telegraph. If
colllif9n. Baronet had, like a Noble Lord in the Upper
otict„' uts!altly ensconced himself in a chateau at Caens,
'l."as ot Prance, and surrounded himself with all the
ars,-e,ullet.h.°°lutnes of Adam Smith, Malthus, M'Oregor,
haste ahrld. all other political economists, he would iwith
h then e c'o'ne to the conclusion which he had. He
AOyne hack to England, like the " fair penitent,'
11ae, `iu rather say, the contrite statesman ; he might_
,eigh'on
oti'lled the Cabinet, triumphantly regained
tll.l then the seals of office, and -(Cheerss oiions
brs'ni:ter,) It en entitled to seme weight. ( and
the Ant aboutcleanse in his opinions seemed to have been
Oardnnti Coe h,Y a combination of circumstances. There was
th'eu,„'aw League mounted upon the boards of Covent
ti4bat There was heard in the distance the sounds
tr'n: the A;V the Confusion of war and bloodshed in the Pa-
ths-eendoes v,4ritie, and the Western possessions, in fact a
tigriikitliorittre:fuuttellor
toaL a
cNorth American war. Then came
Then in their affrighted ima-
lJ a,
rn.a
reeyae elirut
jihoeilrildtt r.
Connell,op. at the
.head. of his repeal
yo...t_h(is House, brandishing his javolins,
of Cheers from the protectionists.)
neon ne th eurnstances, he did not consider the change of
"ltenbe,l e,.i„b, Part of her Mejesty's Government worthy
ti for 'ti" And, with reference to the Noble Lord the
iakee earer'e 1 Ity of London he bad. no doubt, about drtt Of it • • • t (10111)t t, ,e dissensions in the Cabinet. .He had
rade; . `lSt they were directing their course in favour
arid 'toysiediately passed his free trade into Scott s
,:nritid ',used 'e his famous letter to the electors of London,
bade tas:refrnon.seh,sen.sation throughout the empire. Ho
It fee suh.e ',ucapite all the speeches which had been
Itrilieo'lLtl it, Tibet, they had just left the question where they
11144' 'ad read he Noble Lord, the Member for the West
11,11 and its real..v,er.y solemn lecture to the aristocracy of
1, "seer 43 trija, them of the immense forests ono Ame-
fi:ds, yips, tiles 01
.inexhaustible wealth—he said thing,
s tY i he Nobl subject of American opinion respecting free
ttleri„esis.l.;nrrd must have known that the democratic
to nt of a„ adverse to free trade, and that in Penn-
-5,23' utaditr...!nerabers returned to Congress, 25 were
qt.', %reel) ef the of the tariff of 1841. With reference
iiher,hPartiewar: Ilia
Hon. Baronet made a few nights
ttstettatiy: wow('
sa of which were terrific for a Minister to
111 44,4 ellarscr that It possessed so little claim to a de-
gto stt:in, that et.; an_,
to much of the wildest
krisyseret "as perfectly necessary that it
14 order to Dhow a complete