Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-08

Ntdis. oNN NNt last yeoES, America D1u
Only been at war tor two Yeas. Hence she
tel, the effects of the war; bat h0w did she
feel ,hemS Why. she became the principal
nentiol power dui IN. ;he greater part OF that
priiod; nay, at one time she was The Ouiy
neutial power. She supplied this country with
articles from the continent which il could
procure mo- where else, and thus had increases
Ia wealth, IN agriculture. in navigation, in
commerce.. and IN every other national re-
source, more thaD ANY Other nation had ever
done in the same penod. She had made IN
those twentS years progress that under other
cHcumsieEt eS she could lot have made III 81
no, nor in 50 years. Now however, when The
arts OF peace had begun once more Ia iiour,sh
~ Erro'e America ie!t the effect, not OF her
iUtiher distieSs, but or her former prosperity.
she WAS now retrog'adiu., aud n,usi retrace
the immense strides which she had made la
Inc last 2Oyears, untl she StoodiD the situation
which size thea occupied.
ills Loruship then spoke at much length
on ,he Late act 'ot ." gulaiiug Ibe nnpoiiau0u
OF foreign corn; bat as tins subject fOi ms The
leading topic OF the DEBATES on tuesday, aud
Wednesday IN the House OF Commons. We
mn., heie pass il o,,r. The great question,
however, sci forth ia Inc proposition before
the house. was cerlaihIy Doi To- be decided by
i meie reference 10 our com laws; our manu-
iactuies themselves had beeu foslcied and
carried Oh under 5, stem of rott ctioI which
bau been extended further than in ANY other
country III was tine, however, that we had
arrived al Il new peilGd, and his opinion Was,
tud' ~ all Tue Jaws Win regard 10 NpCl were
repeated. our wOuieu manufacture Mouid not
he inJut ed. Tie same observation might be
applied To oui cotton nlai niactule; buI nith
regard 10 silk and linen, he conceived ihefe
was sohse ground Tor heSiiatOu. y i:ce trade
would put an absolute eHd 10 th. iOimhr. 80.
No doubt II mieh be matter ot regret ihs,
SIX 'nann!aciuIe ever was established in this
country. (Hear.) II woEid have been much
more natural To import IL from France, III eX,
change for some other commodity. Bat vines
he considered lie ii iI,af trade Ike
artificial encouragement II had r. ceiV ed AID
the number OF peisnus II employed, 80 500 CT
G0,O0O, he confessed he saw no way ct getting
lid OF IL. To him II appeared quiie im.iae-
tcaDip Tor Tue stale 10 meudie with II, and
mat lie existence OF The protection was 4 less
eNh,uf Tie Two. Then, again, Was the house
aware ct the effect which must necessarily
ne rr"dnced upon the linen manufacture Oi
Ireland, by ienoral of all restrictions upon
foreign linens " hep lie referred la tue
peculiar situation OF ireland. il was impoSsl-
Ole noi To be Sia,tled al the contemplation, il
,he house appointed Il committee, II might be
desirable TO cOHSider whether the priacipIe Ot
prohibition might not be altogether done
away When ha stated this, he Dad uot mean
10 Intimate thai ANY great practical hsutfit
could he derived from I;S trade or mamuiac
tines, hecauNU - stem OF protection must
i'e'e>sariiy be- adopted 10 it's stead 4 he .ub
SuIniion ihiaht. however have d good m0Iai
"RerI IN admitting What la tact could uot bG
kept out. when an articie was prohibited,
'N'ic ht'S many HtISnuS, VINO DN a ktilu OF
non %vWiGf, dsemed il necessary that tArv
shcgid haVo II on that account ; from ali ihis
however, 40 great advantage could accrue 10
Gus manufactures.
As to transit duties, he agreed that there
was rn SolN OhJt CtIOu Ia The goods coming
"n' going free, on at q very low impoSt, with.a
view oil making thiScoGntry az great an EN-
porinm as possible. An attempt had been
maze lew yeais ago, " lh view TO this adj
vantage, aud had failed but the ground tal-
IhcIUNS ~ liifh A.. Inn
h'u disappeare; IL was then cOHiendtd, thai
as o'he' nations only traded thrsush as, we
mad ne M already in our hands. lie saw no
reason why the duties aud customs in general
>hUhiu NOT ne lnIited 10 articles OF our own
consumption, ard why our shipping interest
Sh"uia not nave the advantage OF trading with
other countries. Another point 10 wlich the
nome MARQUIS had called their attention wa,
tue dn'y on timber. But there were "A few
circumstances attending the history and origin
OF that protection which deserved TO be re-
memOered IL took place in the YEAR 1909
when we were entirely excluded from ihe con-
uheh'' ana afier communication had with
the merchants that they we're promised pro-
itcu0n 10 certain extent. To that extent
Tie snip owners had a Case because they had
rWDdrk Ell la the ttade upon pc uliar under
sanding, and mol for lurpose OF Ievenue.-
Iue'e was, however, nU positive assurance
given them, and subsequent duty on lie
gro"uo OF revenue was Impn9ed in 1915, (he
peile'eua smaller one Than before j and with
''nrc ~ tHrse Tue snip owners mad no
Grain that could Jake The question out OF lie
coghIzance OF parliament Indeed l,y an uit-
oei Standing with Tie Board of AIDE the
Wh0le shDJect was LETT open 10 parliament iu
ihe year ioZi. Without expressing any far
theF OplDIun, he deemed il Iirbt 10 nut the
house IN possession o. these circumstance,
preparatory toany more inmate Investigations |
Inc noble maiqnlS had next alluded 10 the in- |
poi'ant subject OF the wine trade, aud he |
himself Was perfectly that ihe Nethsen
III. IGsl
co as monument Ut human wisdom wax now |
c9"Soe req az cOn,i adiciOTy TO all sound pTi,.>
clfieS or national policy. /, "as a uisiake, |
muWeNer' 10 suppose that Portugal by that !
reaIy placed IA, ia the event OF our NOT adj |
he'ihs 10 1t, on the footing q the most favor |
Ell hduonS. By the second article, Portugal |
reserved TO herself the right, II vse did MOI |
give PfeIeiehet 10 her wines, OF refusing our !
Wo0heHS altogether. Whether il would be /
ri:ht 10 proceed without any reference 10 this |
SuPuIatlon was another question: First. how.
ever let them see what was the yaIue of tha |
peneh' %'ucn thcy were actually .enjG ing; and |
we "ouIp mere lake an opportunity OF correct. |
I"S geherdl isTepreSeutatiOu az 10 the adj |
VantageS derived from our treaty will France |
III 1901. Though the dHiies on French wires
were lowered, yet those ON Portugal wires |
-, 10 eitu w The. same proper ton. Du-
ring The tive years that followed the arponnt !
OF our tDanHisctuTes imnorted nv portnyui |
was 0nly 600 less than tie ammonium exuntt-
ed 10 ffahce, aud equal to the whole expnrt-
{" 10 Spain' Portugal and The Brazils now
J, e!eDIeu 70 us growing aud iucrea,iug trade
circumstances. not with view of resis ling the
hoDi' nIaTquiS's proposition but in order 10
SHOW what were the difficulties thar iuteruosed
themselves belween tue general principles il
Z & i"p'aC1u' anu The practical application OF
them. HE idstpoiGt alluded TO uy Tie noble
marquis regarded the trade to lie East In
oles lHai question was to be locke ed at in two
polOIs OF view, aud in one OF them, the car
I?ung iIsne, lie agreed with the noble mar
qnis as 10 The other, the increased demand
ior our manufacture, lie Diuch doubted whe-
ther Tie benefit anticipated would be derived |
from ~. Ih're was al present a very exten-
sivo uenshd Tor oar manufactures on the con.
OF our mute riaIS ami Inarhi,,ntv nnnr cl,n.Lr