The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-21 00:00:00

I will endeavour to show this House that the system et,Pret
tection is not the odious system it has been slesignated. an
eee.
been long assumed to be. I pledge myself to meet the
ogle;
ments against it on their merits; and though I waY :lee
able to meet those arguments; with the talents that char e;
to,
them, them, I shall not shrink from the endeavour to a,__;
But while I presume to ofer this consideration to the Pe,' to
in support of that system, it would be more conveel:Sie
notice the arguments that have been ofered by her let,Je
Government in favour of the chimps that are prof batted
clear the course, to illustrate the way ; help me tQ dist"
which I aspire to reach, and you will thus facilitate theeis
sion very much.—( Hear, hear.) We have been add,r 7ierst
support of the measures of Government by no less tlreeest
of the Ministers of the Crown ; and it is but due to tee Tes
Hon. Gentleman at the head of the elinistrcetie
his position. as also from the more cotnPr.e oor
statement he made—that perhaps I should ta hod
tesy, first notice what he said. (Hear' este
The Right Honourable Gentleman affirmed that the rood
part of this discussion had been wasted in party artde?eeet,
attack. I have no wish myself to enter into the stAitteeeet
should I have noticed it had not the Right Hen: '''', j,etielo,
seemed to entertain ideas different from thus' whle",'. ease'
the gentlemen who sit on these benches. Sir, we ha n'auct d
hefird from these benches many comments on the co
ei. to
party : but, for my part, I associate different ideas solitemeret
ws.rd "party" from those which the Right Hon. Bertr.e, eel
to entertain. I do not understand party as any
of e lb
than the embodiment of public opinion—( Cries e ell
hear.") There are, to be sure, distinctions between
toffefr
opinions and embodied opinions ; but the embodlo or 08
lie opinions, wht ther the opinion of the • majority(ller;
minority, represented a great section of the cumenenitleeeetis
hear.) In this country, Sir, where the nation 1,
parties, where great results are brought about bYesaysae
cussion, and by the erganisation of material interests,
_dof 00
agencies of reason and probity, we arrived at a obit,
oef.te
controversies. This is a beneficial consequencedoire
agencies; and however the question may be agiteted'ee st 4;
yet wel find, ellen the question has once beffeteen
by the legitimate exercise of what the Right be astwee
Baronet calls " party," but which, in reality,e°,„t e.tbegle,
organisation—the nation is content and satisfieu, -; not e•-e
tion is not again opened.—(Hear, hear.) We ue,,,4011,,
jialebliceettlir
plain that the Right Hon. Baronet has changed ble,"rottoe
what we complain of is not that he has detested 7„joidee
public opinion, but that he has outraged public eereeti
( i tear, hear, cheers, and laughter.) That he' hog, tkor.
that legitimate action and settlement of the queitionroo
of party—that he has aimed at and may achieve leo eCi
may not satisfy the community-- is complained of weseeieet
by the great mass of public opinion which we reel'
by whose aid the Right Hon Baronet was raised le .. )
and by whose aid a Parliament was elected that sue d ce„,
in such power. —(Cries of " Hear, hear," and lets
ef fele
If the Noble Lord who represents another section jaiefo
opinion—if he and his friends had succeeded 10 ?oil S
majority, and had settled this question, public optliosire
have yielded, because they would believe_ tbafebe-or-c
0
anal constitutional freedom of expression of opin,i°,lle ' • '
carried into effect. But what they complain 01 .' - . to
the question is not settled, nor can it be settled, i° 1 jia. 0,
tional manner.—( Hear, hear.) For though' elefte se
Ile;
spectacle of the Premier surrounded by a .reeit- be
while they accord him their support, profess in tn'eaei ,
aversion to his policy, the public opinionte: eerie
professes to represent has not been fairly" deM.Oee
(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from the Protectionei7;lte
with " No, no," from all parts of the Reuse-) Pri'gro rip
complain of the Right Hon. Baronet not treatfegoeseel
fairly, we do not speak of the three hundred,.g.Ore, Cehjel
sit on the benches at this side of the 1-1001-ei 710(
" Hear, hear")—but we allude to the great
,1
they tue,
they represent outside the House.—(Heartr:l4tbee;Fee
that is the only observation I will make enee,a /
I conceive that the Right Hon. Gentleman, in e:!' e it tort
of what should be the proper subject of discesslt'billoo
described and indicated the fallacy of his position,lll44lo4,el
character of his policy. The Right Hon. Genelleeleteleree
that they were not met to discuss a party queseinejelL°,
an emergency, and to construct a system,. if it C,,--
,- rifle
structed, more complete than it had hitherto heel,Ofe se
at once the position of the Right Hon. Baropete, ft; 1; e
step he counsels us to a course webilieoitterei/i
consider it as the policy of a Pit
a foreign country, .we could not look '4019s
wise than as a great mistake. I think if the 000 oi
opposite had to deal with a national emergencel.iteersdels
been unwise in him to have said that he had telerfede7
sores to meet the emergency, but that he .eeffiebreile/
make a permanent measure to meet it. What estop or,
a Minister who asks us to re-construct our corateue . to
and says that we must do it in opposition to whetleeet .111://
our duty. Will you second the Right Hon. 13$'" IP tr,
a proposition ?—( Loud cheering from the ecoce if,
benches.) As regards the present etnere on, Ol
the state of Ireland, that is a subject 004
I have never spoken without attention or feebls4
levity. 'What I have spoken of with levity is theeskenet
that has been adopted with regard to it. 'file gr etseis 04
policy proposed by the Right Honourable Gentlesets9
That and some other points I will pass, as will goer.,P,,12
of the Cabinet. I believe that there is no eseir trA
Member in the Cabinet—(Hear, hear)—and ion e< e*
perhaps we may be favoured with the opts t ity
Member. It is a i emarkable circunseter sloe
.:
present anomalous state of affairs Cabs thl r
at the same time a protectionist eig",,- °Dere;
free-trade Minister. The point I wish to Pre-e eerie
tention of the House is the fallacy under which th eoe. P:,
Baronet labours in his proposition of changingeetrest Peso
system. The Right Hon. Baronet had sal" efedie 0
wished that the measure should have been 11,010.44
parties ; but at the same time he informs us tu; 001- re
this measure to the Cabinet long before he felt , ••tett I
break up that Cabinet.—(Hear, hear.) eseserSs
he proposed this measure, and in cued to eltij
the opposition he received, he was indeeeeteireVl
up the Cabinet. How does he reconcile this eta-vela.)
the assertion that he wished that this measure 11. e e j switeo;
forward by others ?—(Cheers from the Ministe•eleebi p
will notice the commercial principles on which tbeejell 01
Baronet seems to have founded the measure 10 ,feet
tlo°
adverted. With regard to an emergency, the RifilerediArg6
tleman was right to do that which would be c° 40" :11p
by the constituencies, and which Parliameat 'lend
mend. I am prepared to assist in doing for if: Int, OF
human judgment can do, but 'I do no- re. oil
the position of the Right Hon. Gentleman with rbetoo9l
subject. his involved in great obscurity. The flit teeltrOlit;
tleinan says that he was for opening the ports, sserery,eltiii
a rapid review of the commercial state of the en; rostnel,
that whenever the ports have been opened thee tkoo
been beneficial. He then turned round and tteu des' x
was very welt to cheer him for his resolution, bed toobiltsoo
prepared to open the ports, but he was not, prepacereferle Al
again. The Right Hon. Gentleman was Oterohe/re
the ports, but he had resolved, in the bottom of 00.-eees ,
the present system of the corn-laws should ettte Poo e„
from the Ministerial side.) Compare thii faetbeur, flog,
ment and declaration made by an Hon. MeTreerel j? Al
hustings, but before the constituency of the )rielaoleW
What is the declaration of the Secretary l'ileoele t vO.
said that he wished this proposition should 6 est ~
oe,
another party i that was to say that them, 09
liament might have gone on and might
Ire
newel of its seven years' lease ef•cte,b..tLesicrtes,"
majority, but now his own declaration was pr. is ttlieffeet
making no charge—s am throwing out no lees°y
tectionist member of the Cabinet, who nealitset ee
his opinions in the course of the debate;. 6,4'; 'tbe el',"
t. a al
whether it was not the foregone coreclusielet",' rge 11 ifri I
for Ireland was not authorised'to.makethie eleossieforee
liament was dissolved. The' Right Hon. Gent ea t° V
first proposed this measure to. the House, seloitif 0001
on the last i etures, . and took the re, '` , sly
he seemed to adopt in his last speech. He steitt6;lo,ll
on the returns for the last three years, but, eels& 01
the commercial state of the country for mill ,bO4/01,
seen that a relaxation of the protective dutiesrf slets'
increase of the imports and exports. It iLle 070, 0
hear that fact stated, and if the Right Web' t$ oro oil
making an income-tax, I would not object to t e 000101000
it, but when a great commercial f Os fi
founded on it, it becomes the duty .e ee tiles:oo
to be very cautious, and to endeavour to trboto to
cause of these measures. There is one cause w d flooit ci
been mentioned in the course of this debate,.looo 1;94
account for the increase of trade. I will tee ell ...0
exuberant harvest, the magnificent railroads, Iry-I, 1009
that nature, and go to one thing that has neve tit+sed stood
to. It has been acknowledged by every perseribeet Jortio!
of the Right Hon. Baronet's argument was:t tee I: ii Of
There was an important agency omitted hloperitL pool
Baronet in relation to the commercial Pro efi; si
country. Nothing effects the imports and till, 1,090.40
country so much as the seasons. I will cad leeerofsat.
to a case relating to our exports ant, enollted!:
such will illustrate the principle I a 00'10 voir
to impress upon your minds. Look at the:OP:oo4dt i
ports of the past year. There was a great icris the P;00: 11.,
portation of sugar from the Mauritius ao.„,tiver 0 ;,r
port.. It is imposiible to attribute this awes. of
traffic to the alteration of the sugar atteroe. to
be accounted for by the abundant bieb lettueile ell
in the Mauritius and the East Indies, and e 01216 ie
cargoes of that article being imported. e je thee lt/
had been a great abundance in the sugar cloy 00$ Oiy
and the Indies, there was a total de6et 'toot eidleooef
the Havannah. I will now trace the iinilfjoet ' dere
the seasons on our commercial releerice 0 oce4
countries. In Russia, sugar r‘evb t tb,e ;Of,
for their supplies on the Havaonah• " :rotiinatino
An Imperial decree was issued by the 9.°oee Pisete 4,
authorising the importation of sugar ir wes $ the !if,
practical effect of this was, that while there and 00 0110
tation of sugar from the Mauritius 0 is Idol
Indies, on account of the deficien easi0:10$00010 to
vannah, from which Russia was frogs ee)
there was as great increase of exportatttebnus jot:. o.o.fodof
Rusia. The imports and exports were that theseteeorese,e
influence of the seasons. No one can sale to the 4,1 to,
irs consequence of the tariff I know th t: rof
voe, 0,
and uninteresting, but I am bound to eetehear.) a 100, 0101
though I represent a fallen:- party.—( geau' well. eeielicleshiel
gain the attention of Hon. Gentlaeme
_.O-5 A!roP ois leP v1;00
statements. Suppose that there h D''
dArneeles' tjilet °op ett,
cotton crop of the United States of to 50 sea ft' JO
mainly derive our supplies, do you men itell jelled
reduction. you have made in 'tlus import.l
e,i'eee o_ti pie iiiiooo
wool would have led to the great I irei• Del e el to to
which has taken place in the present Yea., of he eetteueos;e4
that there would have been an increase of eV 00 steto lot
bales? No. But that increase 1
rnets trade wet cele"eed Id°
favourable season alone.. In the wooae
our greolloill etise
the influence of season. In fact, "
in
and ceffe`'iheer')toteill trig
foreign imports, cotton, wool, sueaes tioo.--e her tee Iree
to Ilease eel& 01. ase
risk of wearying the House I wish 0
whet he eveetes,eo eri
season is a most important consictera , eoet ato „
The Right Hon. Baronet referred t 'tethe attesed. 'sette
of the silk trade, and said that wheneeere_ha foreoice_ f,11,..,0
'ember ler - wile' 1,0 ore
. i_e ee braise War, do ow,
trade advanced their princy e ,
of the silk trade. The Eon- t 0.... Mot dl
Honourable Baronet stated in le'
r_
~__ nrotea.ealco. 0 toe
tration of how the relaxation of the 4; VeY in. 0., •00
to this subject, and I will makeAereLeernener
to 1,40
.r.,i0040,
refuse or waste silk imported, a
I, "best ittlir- -G.° --inf 0°
rated against it, I will not inciluaavearaging.fraeseasealst toe+
a pound; but only tee „, ; willesSote.o4,
ear 4;olb * 11314 e%
15s. to 255. per pound.—(Hewith eat° s.; 1
importation of raw silk halt",
was 4,160 rs sree.oo.oere
and under
ff°l3-10'-'t
B.44entYetire° i " Srlsimill. tbl.Ll 0 The amount imported in
under the protective system' tv
twenty years after that period,ibs
This 7.01,40..",;iptier• ' rotr,
v"atod the 10:w
an,Yuyh-L-sbe-.; tblerfrof
tion, we imported 4,260G,W00ti0.m'
ments of the Right Hon.
statementt h orit y of
of those well i rea to, e Cls- rode
ariod I -Tcfer odor tines e In
tive system, or the former p!
~_
...,
and
00. oarcrmast $l
tion of raw silk was s,ooo,°Y.at.pilight Id
_0 • ist
oue; ,;e1
Right
tnn
acno.ni3v errsaaanett is
relaxation, 6,000,000 lbse ;t • t:ur • aesetee're e_ll clescrr'elei
vouring to make it __s_,P.Pto.6;oooPeueb Piesteetotiel
taken taken .Plac!st to tir f sttriheoPis
supposing an increase
__
r..._et ereee 1 ;ov , fuer, ,e,,„
cannot the Right Hon. /e, duet place from 3,000.7 d
L•the peoP1%;„?---0.preterille's.
energies and perseverancee
elates beliedce it Ile, "e• Felt§
it to the principle that e g,
end I . . vooe
.stee , re
If the country has prospereee;ite of Wu; free, 00... ere,
is attributableeto---the
theacti a
protectte,te eetttj ee ele 7514
pendently. of either e believe eeerbateeeetee the
elele.—(Hear; li
has
iiiosoie4.. beuilti.7l,ii)taniteoisbPeeirieo•- that, WI
PrinciplOit ia.caperettion i °
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