The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-15 00:00:00

American.

1836 ..... 226 .. • . 86,383 524 .... 126,453
Three-fourths of our trade with America is thus in
the hands of the inhabitants of that county. From
these details it would appear that, if this country were
dependent exclusively upon foreign states for its com-
merce—if our exports were confined to those states—
this country would be retrogading at a most fearful
ratio, instead of advancing, We have already shown,
however, that the trade of Great Britain has been, in
the aggregate, on the increase during the last thirty-six
years. How is this to be accounted for in the face of
such a retrogression as the preceding statements have
indicated ? The answer is obvious. OUR COLONIES
HAVE HITHERTO PROVED OUR SALVATION FROM

UTTER AND IRRETRIEVABLE RUIN. Our colonies,
which have been so grossly neglected and atrociously

misgoverned—our colonies, which have been treated
more like countries at war with us than as the best
friends to British commercial enterprise—our colonies,
to whose appeals for assistance and protection our Go-
vernment has too frequently turned a deaf ear—our
colonies, whose grievances have too often been left un-
redressed, whose rights have been too often and too
recklessly trampled upon, and whose exemplary fidelity
and attachment to the mother country, even in the
midst of adversity, and when loaded with contumely,
have excited the admiration of the world—they have
proved the right arm of our national prosperity, and
our unfailing safeguard in the midst of impending
ruin. We cannot, therefore, at the present crisis,
when our merchants and manufacturers are looking
around them with trembling anxiety, render a more
essential service to them than by pointing out, to the
best of our ability, what we conceive to be the means
by which this country may be extricated from the
complicated distress into which she has been plunged
by the ruinous policy of her rulers, and the rash and
precipitate speculations of her trading community.
We end as we began with the rallying cry of " SHIPS,
COLONIES, AND COMMERCE."

The Morning Chronicle has been declaiming, in its
usual bludgeon style, against that bold and uncompro-
mising champion of the Protestant religion, the Rev.
T. D. Gregg. We do not wonder that the O'Connellite
journals, on both sides of the channel, have such a
strong spite towards Mr. Gregg. His triumph over
that pet of the priests, Father Maguire, was enough to
stimulate their hatred, and provoke their abuse.
The Chronicle is highly indignant with Mr. Gregg,
on account of the speech which he delivered last week
at Manchester. It is much easier to cavil against that
speech, than it is to find a way of escaping from the
truths which it sets forth so powerfully. We have pe-
rused the speech with pleasure. It is just suited to the
times, and it is likely to produce a valuable effect. Mr.
Gregg may rest satisfied that the abuse of the Chronicle
will only tend to strengthen the sympathies of the peo-
ple of England with him in the noble struggle in which
he is engaged against Popery and infidelity. Every
true Protestant must wish him " God speed."