Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-21

guishcd members OF the Houseof Peers brouc Int
forward Il parliamentary motion upon that sub
Ject, followed by ample discussion and a
ioii statement of his own opinions. In tho
course OF ms remarks, he observed, ssTIat there
- ought 10 be no prohhtury duties, rs such for
. that IT was evident, that where a manufacture
- could not be carried o'i,Or production raised,
" but under the protection of u prohibitory duty,
:" That manufacture, or that produce, could not
6 be brought to market but at loss. L., his
opinion, the name OF strict prohibition might,
- therefore, III commerce. be got rid of altoee-
&C Their; but he did not see the same objection, to-
protecting duties, which, while they admitted
Noi me Introduction Of commodities from abroad
&c similar t. those which we ourselves ,naDu.;,c-
: tnrcd, placed them muci, on Il. level as TO
= allow competition between tiem.n s.No
=" axion," lac added, 'swas more true than This
8 that 1t was by growing what the territory Of a
8 country could grow most cbeaply, and by re-
ccIving from other countries what il couId nat
" proiiuce except at too great an expense that
Inc greatest degree of happiness was to be COM
6 mlinlcated to the greatest extent of popnia
tom" In asserting 10 the motion, the first
Nilnistert OF The Crown expressed his own opin-
ION oil the great advantage resulting from unre
stricted freedom trade. ssOfth sounJnass Of
g that general principle" be observed, 81 can
entertain no doubt Of what would have beep
The great advantages TO tc civilized world. if
=" lhe System OF unrestricted trade had been ac-
iSu uloi Ny every nation, from the cal :,
| period of IFS commercial intercourse with Tia
'' ncighbors- If to those ADVANTAGES tl,orec,,,,.i
g have been any exceptions, am persuaded
=" that tney would have been but few; aud am
| &C also persuaded that The cases to which thew
C would have referred, would not have been. ia
"thcrnscvcs, connected with the trade and
| sc commerce of England. But we are now in /,
&C situation in which, will not say that a refer
6 cnce to the principle of unrestrictedtr:ic can
" De oil no use, because such reference may
correct erroneous reasoning-but in which il
Is impossible for or for any country i'm the
world, but the United States of America.
6 to act unreservcdly Oh that principle. The
| < commercial regulations of the European
g world have been long established, and can
&c not suddenly be departed fronD IIayinp.
supposed proposition TO benlaIc 10 ENGLAND
10y a foreign state, for free commerce and in
tercourse, and an unrestricted exchange of
agricultural products, and OF manufactures ha
proceeds TO cbservc Sc Il would be impossible
g to acccdc To such proposition We bavo
&C risen to cur present greatness under a diair-
8 cnt system. Some suppose that we have ri.
6 sen III consequence of that system; others oe
&C 'otons ant one, beiicUc that IRE hare ,lscn -
3" SPITE OF THAT SYSTEM. But, whichever of
| g these hypothesis be true, certain il is that
| g We have risen under Il very different sys,on,
| g than that of free and unrestricted trade t.
g Is utterly impossible, with our debt and t,,.
atom, even If they were but half their exist-
- ing amount that we can suddenly adont the
system of free trade" Lord ElicDborou-b
IN the same debate, said, 6: That he attribufe5
= the d. . 2ss then existing in Europe to the re-
gul's!ons mat had taken place since the des-
| g truction of the French power Most az H.,
6 states on the continent had surrounded ,bero-
s. selves as with walls of brass to in,,b;t intor
" course with other states. Intercourse was
prohibited even in districts of the same st.te
as was t,e case In AUSTRIA and Spain. Thus.
tnoush ae taxes on TIC people had been LIGHT.
ened, the severity of their co:,dit,on ,, -
I" increased. He believed that the d;sr,.,,-.N-i.
which pervadcd most parts OF E.rone onJ -.
" Peclally Germany, was more cPiur Il, 60,
=" mcrcial rcstrcioas, than TO any tkcnra,Ics,
" doctrines on government; and that I, fa
" communications among them would do ,oore.
10 restore tranquility. than any other step that
. ouiu pc "op'ed. lie objected to all at
tempts TO Illustrate the benevolent intentions
OF providence, which had given to var;ous
countries various wants, in ordcrto l,-inotI,e,,
gcther. lie objected TO il as antiscci;,i. bo
= objected to it, as making commerce tbo ,neon.
oi oaroariSing, iIiStcadof enligIitenino p;1inps
nc state oil the tfrde with France was the
" most dIsgraceful to beth Countries the tue,
6 greatest civilized nations oftlc world ,,,ccJ
al a distance OF scarcely twenty miles from
| Sach other, mad contriycd, by their arfiGc,,I
| " regulations, to reduce their commerce viz
: each other to a mere nuility.n Every roou,.
"o'' Specializing ca us occasion, agreed i'm ihe
| general sentiments favorable to nnrest r;c,,,,l
| intercourse, which had thus been advanced
one Of them rcHiarsng, 1T the conclusion nj n.
debate, that the principles of free trade Will,
= he was happy to see SO fully recognized ,rc,e.
Oh ire utmost consequence for, thourb in
INC present circumstances o. the country. .
rec trade was 'nattanabc, yet thci. task
| hereafter was 10 approximate to it. Consider.
" ing the pre!udiccs and interests which 90.
| rs, a.
s. was small indication of fhc fr,,,,,t,a. fe' -
borality ofgoyerHnlcnt, to have So f,,I,r
:" ccded itn ''o coii-
| SIR VIC haze seen, in the course Of tfis die.
tnSs'on, that several gentlemen have cxnress.1
,ner t'I2h admiration Of the silk nnau,,G,ci,,,eo e
| England lis communication yas Lo,,,
Think, by the honorable member from Vcrrno,,t-
VINO sits near INC, who thinks that that ..In,,,
gives conclusive evidence of the benefits rro-
duccd by attention to manufactures. inae,n,,,b
as II IS great source OF wealth to tie nation G,
has amply repaid all the cost of its protcct;,
Mr. Speakers appreciation Of this uart Of tl,,.
| English example, was still warmer Now CO.
I II docs so happen, that both these oentI..,o1,
Differ very widely Oh this point from tEc on;,,;o
entertained IN England, by persons of flo Grat
! rank, both OF knowledge and power. In thc lii.
bate to WHICH have already referred tho nc
poser OF The motion urged the cxpcdjencp oe
providing Tor the admission ~ the silks of Franz,
INTO England. 4" He was aware. - he said 6 49,
There was poor and Industrious BODY If man.
uiactur.~s, whose interests must sufcr b,, e,t
" an arrangement; and therefore he felt fbaf -
| " would be the duty of Parliament To prov;de
. Tor the present generation, by a large parl;a-
! " mcntary grant. 1t was conforrnablc TO everv