Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-09-03

1 4y'>ss: 1" t'sw 10 inc furtEerancc Of the Com
mon object of the Consederacy of Kings. =
The second subject for the discussion of IN.
ongress, y the actual condition of the Free
Ciues and Universities, the Colleges g. Scbo,ls
| ia the independent part of Germany.-.ttc dan,
ger ostheir free discussions and free acts To Tn.
common cause of Kings and more particul.rlv
'heir tendency To Introduce the representative
systems, and to disturb the actual state of Prus-
sa, Austria, and ultimately Russia, by excitn,-
| VI the population of those Monarclncs 1es,re
! Tor the new system Of Chambers aud Parl;,.
ments. "a"
In word. one of the objects oftliis Congress
Is To put an end to this auomalv of freedom IN
lNon'.hentai Europe, and 10 reduce all the re-
! manning free states, and cities of the C,ermani,
system under one common form of se,x;ls s,,h'
mission to the league oil kings
we know, and hesitate rot TO say tl,,t H.
accomplishment of this object will AFFECT -
land nearly as much as it would affect tbcso ,e;.
,ies and states Themselves, that is 10 saw viii
u'lec'fy afect our actual prosperous state of
commerce with these industrious and on,,lc,,t
because free and enlightened states. Tbese.s;''
ucs 8, are te great consumers Of English products.
--ihey deal with us more largely than all the
rest of Europe .pu. together. The fairs of 7 elm
SIC and Frankfort are the outlets of British, IN
nustry, ard the ready and open marts for the
manufactures or Manchester aud Birmingham.
In another part of our pm per we have py en- fu,
the Annual Official Report of Trade and Mann
| factures, statement OF the actual rro,Iuce ne
our cCin'norce with Germany for the wear I,sf
past. IL Is TO these free cities. and In tboes
chely, indeed almost solely, that we owe tsfx
n'fge demand and consumption, and SD Ions. az
''ey remain tree ami open, SO long will this de-
| "'aiiu continue IL is Ivy this active coumero e
a'io lis consequent proportionate contribution q,
'ue greatness aud prosperity of the British en-
pre-, that these free cities have become so pait
,us 10 the terminate soy ereigns.-Thcse abso
iu'e honarcs thoroughly hate this country. and
,hey can see no Certain security to tiie,sel, es
nut M the destruction of our. free and oopn,a,
constitutions Now, Napoleon instructed tber,
! 10 attack us through trade, as the ROOT hv
WHICH cur "hosc systen according to him is sun.
ported. At the present period, when we arc a
no'it 10 domestfcate the silk manufactures. nv
HE repeal OF heavy duties and absurd nrdl,;lyi
ions, we have re-awakcned the envy and ;eaI
ousy OF rance, whom we are about wholly to
supPianl In the German market. Her cottons.
wooiens, and linens, we have long driven ont
OF competitions; and her silks and ca,nbrics will
shortly follow. To shackle the liberty Of these
s.s'es ana c'tios VIII be the same thing as to
Cripple and reduce their Commerce.
The King of the Netherlands has manifesto
gwen some offence on the subject of free trade.
he has tried prohibitions, heavy duties. and hirl,
counties for the encouragement of domestic
Manufactures. But they have all failed. He
mas, therefore, wisely abandoned this plan. ann,
auTniis british manufactures of all kinds into his
doflhlons, upon the payment of very mode
rate scale OF duties. The consequence is. that
lie present Dutch trade with Great Britait, i.
double mat which we carry on with France, and
nearly frVe Times as great our Spanish and
Austrian trade.