The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-28 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S NEW TARIFF

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT.
POST.— Sir Robert Peel's plan is now before the country. We give
the details above, but the broad fact to be kept in view Is, that the
Ministerial scheme involves absolute free trade In corn at tbeienncdploef
three years. That all men of common sense and sounidt
cratnrnoti
be
will oppose this new device of the enemy,
All the reprieve that could be wrung from Sir Robert .
bring iorward
Monday the 9th of February, when he will positively
must be
his odious measure for discussion. Everything, therefore,
point
olherwise. But the opposition must he quwieekaasssunm-eell
done before that day ; and, above all, unity on the one great
dis-
tinction between Whig and Tory; the battle lies betweenI
ent agricultural
confine
ely it is not every
Members last night ought to be the one adopted by the coun ry
itsen
fr eoo
rtl yeocconcernsmodisappointee.iai e
ising opposition to the scheme under all circum-
stances, accompanied by a protest against the fitness of the present
must be the object. henceforth there must be no old-world
house of Commons to entertain it. If the Minister persist in his
tionist and Non-Pr,tectionist. The tone given by aasgPeveigl vigorous.
All
measure, tile nation must demand a dissolution of Parliament.
TIMES.—The long-expected project which has been the occasion
of so many Ministerial revolutions, public controverseourpieros,sapeatnteridntseytioconrfetait
aswininid
whatstruggliess, c
ailslednotwhebegrfoerae
tthgeuwesouroldn,
of the
adsayf,arit
the expectations of those who hoped for something great, cemprehen-
siv e , and bold.
id;Nwslei
olvtrifeorßi ,iaosobhfccoaroutlmll
f'eel's
errmeoo•lemte,steilstipelilnikena,
duties.
concessionid:e:tl.
y falllf
in to
ontheepolinott
there
has ra
day that we meet with men adventurous enough to seize that oppor-
hli
nationi Minister to
give scope
proposeswcompih for
it
rat s
oli larger r g
liberal
necessarye r
a scheme.policy,n o w iNeverut,odee
oeduri
certainly
sake, the Minister has amply avenged that enforced blot in hisicession
mea-
sure by the universal character of b.ahli
eitunny.ge s ,
the revolution. We cannot but ad-
mire the dexterity which has responded to the
general feeling that the
whole protective system is practically involved in the protective duties
on corn. And now for the important question i
amounts to Viewing
shadow
ai
the agriculturist to be
allowed compensation, as he claims, after the' s example of the planter ?
Indeed he is. We could almost wish
that 20,11t10 0001 were given
him
grievance at once.
out of hand, to get rid of the • '.
But all Eng-
land is scarcely enough, It makes one nervous to contemplate the
social revolutions to be wrought under the name of agricultural com-
pensation. Everything is to be changed into compensation. Free
trade, clothes, boots, shoes aid stockings, sugar, and such small
things are not enough. As for Ireland, we are forthwitk to enjoy the
first fruits of Lord Devon's Commission, by paying the whole expense
of the constabulary force.
' HERALD.—We have hitherto declined offering any decided
opinion upon Sir It. Peel's measures until the statement made by
the Minister himself on Tuesday night should have appeared. But
Tuesday has come, and we do not feel at liberty to pronounce a
" decided" opinion upon the measure." Let us not, however, Ini Anks-
taken : we affect not to deny that so far as it is possible tolndge as
yet, the measure is uncalled for, and inconsistent With the principle
upon which the present Ministry assumed olhCe. This fact wog ad-
mitted by Sir R. Peel himself wbeti he claimed the right of availing
himself of his experience titiring the last three years. Mitt we decline
entering at present lute a discussion of the question, and el-delis on
the ground that it would be impossible, without doing I;4W* to the
Minister, to offer an opinion upon a meastlfet hot yq viewed in all its
bearings. Before a correct idea of the effeet of the Intended changes
can be attained, it will its AfeeSSarY tO consider What operation they
will have generally Upprt the interests of ilia country.
CHRONICL.,-sir Robert Yeti's plan is at length before the
country, As he bad given us reason to expect from both her Ma-
jesty's speech and his own, it comprises more than a simple settle-
ment of the corn question. It touches all the grectt divisions of our
tariff, and applies to all the same large prippipies of feee trade. For
the benefit of the entire community li deals vigorously with what is
called the protection q ell:4 gi:eat interests; but those who ima-
gine that tilpy IT) 14 SAP; by tile Withdrawal of that protection are
to find thelrjast and true compensation in the universal
appliesttlen. 0 ' the principle, and the relief which they
will thil§ obtain as consumers. We cannot say that we
are in every instance satisfied with the application of the
principle. In the case of foreign brandy we must regret ll'st ST
Treasury enters into what looks likely to be an ineffeetuAl col:yupet
the
lion with the smuggler, marring lie p},,,,,v,„,v40,:y purpose
we tstlll more
timidity of its reductiOm. In WSt Glee 0
s'"l".,
trines
between
strongly ohjeet to the tritantenance of the abs t
uenleilribßobert Peel lyes
the precluee di'. STaVi and free 1"3"T'I"' and subjecting himself
bidding adictl, ti:, 4, ,ixlakY ilillib isomer i)W errors,l„„,ented t' ft he should
to the chargt ps lueensfitency, it is to ,
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