The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-02-17 00:00:00

no doubt in the abNtract free
but he had not

found that foreign countries were disposed to carry out
the principle to the same extent. They had not been
e United States, by France, or by G nnan)i, in

met hv a

a corresi
the Pres

riding spirit ; and he ventured to
ents of the United States

from Ni

that could be cal

El nos hi

of obtainin

ing British labour to

depression. The hon. and
d to quote

tuber then r

Adam Smit

purpose of justifying ti

imposition of duties u
couragement of domes

v. The
Yorksiiir

memb-r for the west rid

Lord 'Mar-

peth) had well observed that there was a
for providing for an increased and increas

but it was a new proposition to him to• c

way to increase !induction was to d
(Hear, hear.) There wa, -
should wish !o tee fully introduced
he alluded to that which might e-

species of frtle trade which he
selves—

en this country
es themselves.

Be had voted for the Canada Corn Bill witb very great

e freely

mitted that Great B
t corn duty free. H,

fely admit Canadia

thin might
had heard
member
vtl,er night
file at the
Canadian

with great dissatisfaction and surprise
for Montrose (Mr. I-I owe) rise in his p
to express great solicitude for the cob

saute tim
Coro Bin was a compact erttered into bet vt eon two le-
gis'ative bodies. (Hear, hear ) This legishoure, as well
a; the Canadian legislature. were parties to th .t compact,
which they were both bound to preserve. He had no he-
si,ation in telling the ht:use that from the. inoment this
rnewitire passed into a law, hick was to car r 3 out the to-
tal abolition of protection, they would not be only extin-
gui,hing the Grnada Corn Bill, but they would be extin-
guishing their whole colonial system itself (hear, hear)
The colonial system was one cf protection, which they
were Vedged to 6rry out (hear , If this principle
he once given up, he told them that though their ships
might guard their coasts, and their troops garrison the in-
terior of the country, the question the n would come home
to them with full force—of what use ro r e their colonies ?
In that moment Great Britain would cease to be the chief
of that imperial lepgue. lie had often heard Mr. Hos-
kisson quoted in this house as an out-and-out free-trader.
Notiting could be fur; her from the fact. When he was hi

America he- had carried on a correspondence with Mr.
Huskisson, in which that eminent sta,esman had strongly
advocated free trade, as far as their colonies were c,n-
cerned, but had never, in the slightest degree, given coun-
tenance to the principle being extended further (hear).
If free trade were extended so RS to amount to the aboli-
tion of all protective duties, wbat was to become of the
sugars? There would be an end of all hope of extending
the cultivation of sugar in the East Indies. How had we
treated that country in other respects? We bad super-
seded the cotton manufacture by our mechanical power ;
we, therefore, ought to show favour to the raw material.
The hon. and catkin' member again referred to the opi-
nions of Mr. Iluskisson, and hosted that the expecta-
tions and intentions of his right Is, n. friend—honestly
and faithfully devoted, as he knew they were, to the best
of his judgment, to promote the welfare of his country—

realised to the fell(

tn,g t
hoped that Ins own ot,itUi

xtent. He since.,ly

of this
At

. ,
r. istin rcf•rect rue working
ght turn out to be erroneezf:
thfit tll Imbourtr

t:rt;lit 1.

social condition of tt

IN'otile of this country ronl.l not be airrlioreted

that agrieul ure would be selrioualy injured, and that
cinsequently. our • matmlectures, commerce, and na-
vigation would equally suffer. Above all. that. these great
pillars of the sta.e would be in danger. Altiough in some
respects be gave a reluctant and painful vote, yet upon the
whole and at the same time he mcstwillingly, confidektly,