The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-25 00:00:00

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—( Hear, hear.) Yet thee were still to be told that, theelc s,
nothing to be done for the West India colonies cetlea ;t
Pa''busdae!
protection and monopoly. Where was the use of oe
supply of manual labour, if that labour was not made elr
Chore eSO
by the use of maclenery ? It was the argument of ioo°
undertook to regulate the hours of labour in the imsnu.„o,oo
districts, that if they could not obtain the use of man'. e. Of
for so long a period as they had been accustomed to
a‘seesee;
must make up for it by an increasei use of r°
The English manufacturers were enabled to maintain,eesi
sition in the markets of Europ i, not by the extent:lot'
manual labeur, but because they brought machinery . if
of labour, so as to make that labour more productive.
teol
they must do in the West Indies—( Heer, hear)--and I, (I,
observed in the Jamaica journals a very sensible speliir
Captain Dillon, who had endeavoured to inculcate. it
minds of his fell°"-colonists the doctrine that it 14'0%41°4
advisable for them to expend the colonial revenue i. Pit,/
lug steam-engines and machinery from England, tile,
deavuuring to protmee the immigratiun of fresh
.le toi
lie believed that that was the most sensible course three'. ei
ioni-ts could adopt.—( Hear, hear.) For the last th
.e.ce
ties there had net been the slightest improvement insltses`o,o
vation of sugar in the colonies. He believed that the
_eel
gine would be found to be a most beneficial aid to 10°4 tl'
West India colonists—( Hear, hear)—for at Pretsec'e t
adopted precisely the same system of cultivation wrt''_ ice'
had adopted three centuries ago, when the slave-traTineer
exist, nee.—( Hear.) He was afraid that the Wes roe
were not inclined to adopt the principle of the B pat esi;
facturers, and to ripply machinery for the pair' wee',
labour more productive.—( Hear, hear.) He had
er
outerr
an excellent article on this subject in a colonial PI the/de
merit and influence—the West Indian, in which to 40w.
said that it was the duty of the West India colonists feto
their attention t, the introduction of ma,hieetio spirit;
purpose of rendering labour more productive. This vegleel,
ciple which the West India colonists too much
~,,n tolsrise
To show how averse the West India proprietors wer Aso
their industry productive, he would mention one 4° 'ilbely
way had been projected between Kingston and st_eltitrersof
It was well known that a great portion' of the laweeteeere
West Indies were employed in transporting—in con tOlO4
duce from one place to another. When the
he had referred was proposed, not a single gentlel?;o4,
been protected, who said that protection stimulatece ' the ~,,,
not one gave their countenance to the proposal teropeiltse,
way. Who were the parties who took up the Poo' ''o
and who found funds for making the railway ?
t0,010°,0
persons who had no confidence in protection, hull esolsr;to
forward to the adoption of free trade. Who 100 ke nos 01
exposing the West India proprietors to a free eon'Pee, 0110 0
the produce of the world—those were the Parikeieslesfel
found the money to make the railway from t es listittO
railwaaen 00
~,
Spanish-town. Why, if the West India proprie °50p0r.,01
in their principles, they would hare come forwarit°_,,, 'tree
railway. Perhaps they believed that protectioteWe'neelvje
cease, then why not give it up at once, instead art"? floe
and manufactures in a state of suspense and aolle„terot,jef
believed that the West India proprietors Were: Oriel
protection. He believed that the only reason that but tse
was not adopted by colonial proprietorslto to
to free traders to accomplish, WSS'tho tight fir
be ri
were enervated by monopoly. He es net t,° elil
was a most important fact, and one that °egos le, sue
gotten. There was nothing which told so much w.eesle'ee
of Parliament and the British public as plain :7,00V
facts ; and he thought, from the facts he bad sts`the swee
lie would see that there were some grounds fr'reet 01115#
which had been made on that side of the Houseett"reetii.,ter
had enervated the West India proprietors, elide in, elle'
the solid principles of competition to give they
of t''',l`r
Now, he would not dwell longer upon this branch oy!
tion, because if the position he maintained were fleoh;
ther areument would be unnecessary, and the r.,g004,,,,1e
convinced that the importers in this countryh" "reioP'seii
to every advantage in this trade as the geowf•esties'eto
Indies. His plan he rested on the broad basis o'4 Of, (
would say that this House could n t interfere!' oilier',
justice with this trade or continue this protect stileltt,
would contend for it that the Government s,", bet P silts
this protection, in order to do equal justice to allot stet,
subjects. But he knew that this doctrine was hlb PI
latable to many Members of that House, altheoltooso/15
not appear upon the face of it an act of injustice-et fief 4,
trader of this country. But let him take a shoeeporti?
case. He would ask, did they increase the 11004
country by this continual protection to the W 'le tbsissorsoii
should limit himself to the West Indies, becaushe 000 r
silent of the Board of Trade, in answer to t ersn'mdll
Member for Taunton, on the Brazilian arlfer of
that his plan of protection was not intend' West, Ifs
ritius or for British India, but for the to t"s/ el
therefore he would confine his argumenresse'. of de'
Indies, and he would ask have the imports incipetio°lo4 el
would take the period previous to the eeleelises 0,,
slaves, and he would contend for it that the pr - len tbre,
creasing for many years previous to
,tpesteu,:jeej
the emancipation took place. It s'ajtisklessj°loo
' that imparts from the West Indies had been gr.-10yr"
ing though the growers had all the advantages oatbe
et f"
and slave-labour.—( Hear, hear.) For it on s!, °ben tbeesse'
that these protective duties were enacted, 000 ieete
owners of slaves themselves, and when their e°°thsttoosSigs;
players. of slave-labour; it must not be forgottetnheeff 01
tective duties did not originate from the new o,3suirfoeV,
that had been laid down, that they were to 4 their lee
philanthropic considerations when regulating cod ef
ro
du ies. He repeated that these duties were 000 , /
, were slave owners themselves; and at that tiroettbeo dir
India colonies had all the advantages they oil 0011),'
• their imports were gradually falling off. Anneeetse etre
the case since? Notwithstanding the vas, "'Ore', fort'
pnlation, notwithstanding the great augtneweeesWei le
mend for sugar, in order to insure the 0011:-1000;
• working classes, the imports had been nt, Ito,' eV.,
It might have varied from year to Yease's etwYrr
. lieved he was correct in stating that ',ll-ei e": 0,4110.
ported in 1834, the very year in which 44 eel
, their slaves, was greater than in the year °el; !tees Cir:e
year in which the account was made UP., or lelf,(0
Right. Hon. Gentleman, the first Ministel; tbsite,
stated there had been no material iecresseLe loorAilli
sugar. When they considered the vast inerel, erol"e,
istion, what a deficiency there must be whenLeo,;oo'sfr
limited supply among the greater number of r:01475,0./001'
, much smaller a share fell to the poorer classes optli
nity ? Those who were in the enjoyment of,' 000, ale?,
comfortable incomes would not diminish 00.6004 Li'
, sugar, but in the division of a smaller quantiti-etees'est,s
number, depend on it the comforts of the ore es'Ars
' must be materially diminished. How unrest!. co 1v
r
doubt that a great evil was inflicted on,t'eleselesteloo,oo'
confining the supply of sugar to their ernct-tee " &St'
with the exception of a small quantity'
j 0 OW'
was consumed last year was supplied o°oll te_ ewes;
But the consumption of this country was °seat° CPO,
the produce of our own colonies. Arc
tee 0,0
Price Currents, the average price of sugar 00546desstjlt!,
was 215. per cwt., whilst in this country it 1 steeds rsre
difference of 13s. per cwt. The quantity ° differ" OP;
here was 207,000 tons per annum. But thf e toaseeee,,
per cwt. made a difference of 131. per r'.),,eoOiet
207,009 tons amounted to 2,600,000f.--essitteee7",,Ag '
/
sugar consumed inethis country last year e°SfperePelso- 0,
than the same quantity would have cost if leg ....irtl
Continent.—( Hear, hear.) Did they call tiog jOeb oe,
the poorer classes ?—( Hear.) Was this tespseortlyo
with the recommendation of the Queen it'l,,- of thAetbel or'
throne, that they should consider the wan) Dt7l3/ 0
labourers end the poorer classes ?—( Hear' le pay f; jii setlf'
the doctrine that the British artisan mu'. cot 110)4
upon his sugar because we had eslargethouge"4ore Pae•
sions in the West Indian Islands ? lie ein,„"ol.) jere
mocking the sufferings of the working clale,ee(llse,ioe,cohee
hating themselves in the eyes of the wall!: won' 0054'
were always professing sympathy with teeeeditlite%
and talking of cutting down the public °r are °how, e ,
wise doing everything to relieve the tax-Pases seeesee e)
and then upon a vague statement that Or est be tale
sitions could not be practically applied, Ore; 0/V0 0144 i
selves to the charge of mocking the Inisev-e,..--(fteess is
whom they professed to be asexious to relieeeee 0 to 0.4,
He would contend that protection had o'4 nerts ,0°
benefit to the manufacturers. Why the elriy ese.roe
Indies were greater twenty years ago than L".0,65r,70
1794 the exports to the West Indies were 4,0,00°
In 181)4.- ...... - ......................... 3,69 1
In 1829 .......... ..• 2, 4403,1,
In 1842
..
those ! 11' tter;
In 1843... .............................. r
je tbletioe
0,
If they compared the exports of 1804
,14107.1u0w_ 1
~0
to.hred ot,
would appear that while they were over n_o(ite.,ioo 41, is
user peer, they were only upwards of 2 '''''',:retee'4o, `tiet sl
—(Hear, hear.) What benefit, then, tl.ll :t 111C11 CO )00,0
Why should they pay more to the bY'ale of wee ie tie
did not pay more for his e., .e„ of
~.,e? "'ot'
Manchester than the Brazilian ?—(L'r'—t his ''"e rel. tbe st'
He asked whether he had not made sne, of elle 00 tee e;
shown that this tax was not for the benes:harteeb'e pSevelt,jo
whilst they vve,e inflicting a griev°", oto ii iodeteeSlost
sumere, only a portion of the tax werukets 17000: it 0o
chequer, and another portion into the floe recoil Ilie
therefore that could not be said to be forrtie hso e bs Otos
point of fact, defrauded the revenue. t'aceese It eeseite,
not for the benefit of our import trade 7 thealtisie "00;0
means increased under it. He had shn or
mo o,tetspo
the advantage of our export trade, becatturt
colonies had been a stationary trade, a ele P, 00'4000
sition to favourably influence productiolet. Bight.e for, ,it ~
it. was not for consistency, because tritsfrait eoet of) fete,
had, a few evenings ago, proposed to Tine hash suit 0000; of
colonial produce on the same terms. 4..nce we. erstiessebe
was at vat
ea by tu-f the 001;00.
them that the present system
ecogols ~0 o eb _ 0
ciples—principles admitted and r atiette 00t lee 0 p
of the Crowe, which had received the see the 02 „tits re°l.l,
• laid down rjl 601 r 0 tee ilof,J
Commons, and which were
.1 most PraC (I Or hio Ity
statesmen and the ablest and „0,0 in t tee tie
mists. It was an arbitrary taxation.ltli'mberlie_e_ollies toe
of this countr b the mere foredee I" of retergeb
tneto,
and for which they received no a , e a
hear;') ne thisfaleselti'd
explanation.—(Cries of " He?r to take "were, stied'
position which he was entitled
_.geeseolbse len ootilel
unless it. could be proved that el
anything—if he had assumed any
.h,
ago': way
~.ear, .
_no
_,4,
titled to assume—if he had been ,a
_(Hear, ' end 011090
futation.---e large treeia 00,
oi
upon his opponents for are e iog a
ineas
o.att ,
And if his reasons were fallat.cinou_se:llebtobiesielsea)bscertett:
a Member of Parliament, rep DL the al, ref ;Rot pi
manufacturing district, a
greartiestbhoedyy of
failed in,00,..--( tot teof
he was entitled to ask them,'
_f frifigatt. oi, 01 _de 44
desist from this unwise system °f
cheers.) And evropri euo 0A ey
he would be further en,attiteletiattle_°therrotothael ' 1;1'
sist at once, because a more The ther ibeed hi 11c"1
could not be desired.—( Heart
sers, an" estrioee ;At s If,
were alik,e rThe./ItelfeS it'el
H r ilea" he a° rti'sset
interests.—( ea '•to t :reer e
great monopolist ct according ,„ei, o
sails to
Baronet should, however,
tto „sat aside
tbroautni
oeln bwy
etrhee
..wi r
boirgd ordinary rg..y
osruyp,ptobre.y,
the tram:jog for
roe:,
own mind
though he might he
ufi gn idL him-
tthe
e fil f
salde s
se
er
tt
te 1 de
ini n c %nit
gh
es 0 s
cueog r
lao f
the
ea ::
ldpe,
he would be applaudee y. _ mid any 'lightest rot° eir
try. He was unwilling to the 'Lela prget °l
India interests-
wards inflicting
any
ihiture brought it °ere, th° be ref?
declared he would not
If hisopi roloosal
ohnadwotf irewearti ; Diuntercoe,
of the mere
~.1 sholl.ton, 004
the consumers, the intere'efited bY the total
his ni‘Stjrictileotsi:j
of all classes, would be ben
ht forwar nee re' .fice 00
be breug . ere ot or] ~# 0
differential duties,
countries w rester s esbe/ jesj
had been told that foreignbis
-s, would be a g.eany, an soreet est,
he believed that the interests of the prodb°aente, of .ttio, of e,
Great Britain, and
thatut the few fort hefieht belie ligb tb/ej
events, the sacrifice of b
_,
tie. There 104014, sal at
had not to were o eat to e ite
do what foreigners
and it was . n Gove' Jo Iv "tfa
broken in upon us,
minded foreign i
00101 t bad tie 0
because some narrow'
rest cornmere's
.) Do e Poo
rinesttrhiactti;onb,utt ganmeriaserable sr_g_Vrel entsoll,e" b; .01
the contrary At the P a coo- p 1,0
some examples of
ee ernnient. ar so a the 'ef tel
fluenced by their example. .
aulene 0 resent - tb 0
case of the Dutch eeov
as tbeY rsesica'eteelsWieste
same terms
hastvhtahtiesver.gr,forii,
Hear,
heal.
reignersooo:tc;
wee therill'icee by iried of
teie 0
of Brazil and Cuba._ And
the
sugar pro_ long pe 18160,0°11d
fair competition 3h
increasing duringe :hat, feetlooo, e_ej sit,
dDnuotechofGjoavvaer,nomnetnbtow_
Java was gradually WIWI, ano '
1 000,°°° e of J3,noi.e
, to -, ogs- hie- lei
29 227 ton the 5 e 0- .021 t
it had increased from ,
tition with cas
to
ot
.00
full compe .3g tre the ;04
it was exposed to , That "o co of
e:
ne
d admitting
at sug
achnide.
reolt
of
~
that satisfy them .
oufn dcerutbhae. :flit:t:ere, o.fheeoarm.pe)
free-labour , manClP . ehe
See the e • Ilna "-
arts
curled out in all P a the lc rw
grown. lie wished to s 01.1 ,
_..,tr coo,
ow
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