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they could in 4lce is independent of foreign nations
ander the occurrence of litany possible circurmtances.
Do let the House look at mat the question really was.
It was nothing more nor less than the landed gentlemen
of England standing up to claim protection for their
own interests.,-that was, high' prices and high rents.
—The landed ' Gentlemen, who were the most
wealthy, but not the most numerous class in the
.country—was it for them to place themselves in such a
:jive:ion who ought to be at the head of everything
magnaniMons, and to sacrifice their own interests to the
cause of their country and the general trod? Hi
blushed for the class to which he belonged. It was said
by some of these Gentlemen, that the interest of the
national debt mini!), paid out cf the rents of the land.
Was no part of the national debt paid by the accutriula.
t=on of stock. and by the arm of the labourer, whose
industry was his capital? Ti.e absurdities into which
these (lender/ten fell when they talked upon the subject would
really excite pity. If the conclusions to which they led them Aid not
call up a feeling of another description. He bad been anxinus to
carves his opip!on to tie House, because he was veil:tonsil:le foe .
tile in off 11. sting once voted for these laws, under the peculiar cir-
cumstances in which the country was thew placed.
Mr. HOLM II SUMNER complained that the country Gentia-
n. x were exceedingly ill-treated by his Majesty's Government. ht
bawling in a state otuncertainty as to the law. lewas utterly
inersodMe that any agreements shined be entered into between
ben/leirds and their tenants with the declared opinions of the presi-
dent of the Nerd of Trade. The ilonoorable Member for Bridge
north thought it absurd to apply the principles of free trade to
atiwrithings and net to corn. He ( Mr. H. Sumner) could not but
look with apprehensive to the principles of free trade on, very
pallet where they had hitherto been applied ; but he looked upon
them as fraught with irretrievable rain if they were apptied'to agri-
culture. If the law were altered. it would have the erect of con-
vening the lei& of Great Britain. which at present resembled a
f ardes. into a perfect waste. If the Government could remove
the it.ooo,o=l of land tea, the 1,000,0001. of poor-rates, ind ether
bunk= which peculiarly mewed upon the land, he bad no doubt
the agriculturists of the country would be enabled to compete with
any 4:cowry in Europe.
Captain M A BRRLY said the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Husk's:on) had Rhea a pledge to the Howls that this "loathe
should be considered nest year, but at the same dine be did not
Maxim Mraselftehliged to Mil his pledge of last year, because the
oirmenstaacea bed changed. Last year was net a proper time, be-
ano it was a time of prosperity ; and this year was equally unit,
because it was a season of distress. The Right Hon. Gentleman
tole. the House that the report of Mr. Jacob was net ready In time;
but why bad it not been placed ito the table of the House? It was
a little hard that be should now turn round, and allege, as a reason
for delay. the want of that evidence which he might have had
ready, if he had chosen it. Ile thought there could belittle danger
to the agriculturist front an alteration of the law at the present
snore/et ; and he trusted the House would cheap the system,
which, in his conscience, he believed to be a severe check on the
stational prosperity. • .
Mr. II USK !SSG?: said the Report of Mr. Jacob, and the valu.
ab Appendis. he had perused the moment the moment they came
to his hands, and so time was lost in preparing to lay them on the
table of the House. One word with respect to what had be= 'eased
by the /I= Gentleman (Captain blaberly): he (Mr. Huslasson)
had ne4er swigged the prosperity of last year as a reason for met
going intn this question: on the contrary, be bad said that the Fo-
reign Exchanges were in a state to call for the attention of those sw-
arms by whose operations they were inilosneed; and he bad ex.
fretted any thing bat so =Simi that that state of Mop could be
permanent; neither had he said any thing of the distress of the
country preeloding the coneidetatioo of the subject.
Mr. CUSIWXN thought it impoembe to rebut the "dabs. that
in cootesdlieg. for $ panties t. arephobnee. the loollsda IMO
actuated by a sordid view to their ems heiresses i ilia !me Oki
case, he should indeed his* ter them, mellelielakillollllloll all
utter a word in their defamu But it watt bilifihalf alp
Cern without low ways.
Mt. WODRHOUSR let merit obliged as his mot to the Huh
Moser. for maid'', .not on good a rase lee the Ward
(Host. hear).-.That Ilaseseebte Gonieasse had nma lee
grOselfeah
Arne successive yews In a very extraordinaryapathy=WOW
successive Stagings of Parlhmeisat he bad propbedtd let allislie
would Wal the .emery. (A laugh). Now. he was gulardionell,
en many occasions. to go with that sserinurable Gentlensiogdt.
really. where a man undertook to be westber.wiee, be (Mr.
bottle) must be pardoned for thinking him otherwise. (A laugh}
Sir FRANC IS BUR DETT said be should vote for the isseties,
because he was ceirriseed that the interest of the whole consasseity
required it, and that the interest of the landholder end the await,
at large. was one. In that view. the meet could not be that whisk
had been stated. It was bwieScial to society so produce. not wish
a great number of beads. Nu a portion of the population. greet
quantity of food. That advantage was greater when reodsrod by
a few. The preeperity of the country was to be at dblllaigl IA the
small scale oe which Its a Inshore was coodes4ed. die-third el
the community was nrgiclenf to produce feed for the wale*
=nee of the whole periled's. That peculiar circumstance
presented a feature of prosperity neellog any to he fined
in the dilferstit nations of Europe. N. lest. could boast the
sane advantage. Francs. with a republic* of twenty millions,
bad four-fifths employed in Perinatal*: and few 111 Inallefacllookne
the consequence was, that by employing toe many in agriculture,
they bad s mall nuttufattering polation, and were not a rich
nation. When agriculture and nisettWtum went on upon a proper
scale limb became rich. One. to tact. void not be rich without
the other. That was the simple view of the question; sad putting
out of sight the dillculdes arising from currency. they had wily
to look at the trade betwess the agriculturists and the mar
nufeeturers to judge of the public prosperity. Both must pro.
mote the Interest of each ether. It was a mistaken notion to
suppose awl body wield Saurieb. without advantage to the other ;
without &viceless: proipseity there could be no prosperity in mar.
/smile affairs. neither add Neu of Wens, derive reward for genius
and useful loonsions. The lion. It could no see that the
Coto Laws lithunid the working population. The price of awn was
not hillortant to the labourtrg classes. The employer might feel
It. but the labourer would always receive wages prapertierled to
the peke of feud. The "widen ought to be relieved frees NON tee
biting to the Abort* glasses. It was we importance se than ellish
way it was deeetinitied. There were two ways of ceesslderkig the
question. Ore was to madder the high price of corm. seessiested
by the Corn Lew. An Hen. Member who enahneheed that do►
thee, bad failed to prove that prosperity always setendsd, when
ewe war at ism prier. Oct the contrary the Hemoutelde Masker
'lied skews that where tees was se cheap the grime* dinrees pre.
veiled. Still the Hon listetwt considered the touportetien senors
woad be bewitch! to the country. The snore corn was Sported
the more snansfsetures world he roamed. Let foreign eons
come bile the erneetty sod inatirfskturni 'Melee would be tabs
out. lie was Woreloced the public intense required the liesserth
sad toot the boded lemma deceived theoweivee he orizimect. It
would be a pest advantage If free tinder is cure could
Mr. SNOW; HAM rues amidst a I.Aid call of 4' Qesstlear and
bawlsg with dillieulty obtaisied a leering. saki it was net lik how
Nee es that =cad= to detain the House many mithOes. Ile
should address himself se dui quenion. Ile certainly reposed Iles
the tight Hum. Gentleman did not tiler to settle finally a mop.
thin which it woe of high importance. in his opinion, to settle.- It
was of importance to the wealth and industry of the country. The
Right' lam. Gentlemen said It should not be discussed in the aims-
thin they were M. being about to meet their constituents. He did
nit we it in that point et view. Ile thought the question might
to be diseuseedwithout the conaideration of meeting their constitu-
ent,. They would not Is satisfied with a statement that the di..
tussles could set be brought me with reference toelection interest.
The dangerous doctrine of the Meadow ter Surrey world set @sa-
ble them to meet their constituents. lie thouglit they ought to
sleet the genii= fairly. If it were postponed. in what date did
they leave the country ? No men could know what was to be the
value of land and rents scathe owed= was settled. The present
tistem bad ally been resorted to as a temporary measure, sod the
me had arrived fur main t a better system. The awe.
rages ought to be correct . sad fair protecting duties gives the
grower or grabs. That such a change would had to low priteitsed
low rests, he euuld out for a mecum doubt; it would however; O.
the same time prevent guettotion. poking the prices steady.
Taw 11041. and learned Member expressed a hope that lower wages
ought he liven--(Crie a of " (aut' t inn !")—and relief would thereby
b' "ffnidrd lii the laudhnldere, enabling theta to keep up the 041,
• 'of polo:writ y. Ile voted fee the platten.
;lr. WI! vr DI oit Ebel' Sy replied. In the temper of the Howl.
he erould oat make the aretimessts which had be= brought alphas
his prepeskiso r him Owe was one personal ing.utation which *
wished to comet. Th.. Hutu Sleuth( r for Surrey had Ustrti. that
pie (mt. arbismore) haticauseei great int nowt r.ikt.te by the rimier
dr Its too. um ; that ti:.:e je had ei nu totict at it, im a..les multi
by siletted but trout thy to shy. to.d that the ri;.•.« cat wheat had