The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-11
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TARIFF OF THE UNITED STATES

In the House of Commons on the 10th Of
July, Mr., HuskisSon rose to move for copies
Of the American tariffs Of 1924 and the pres
ent year, with any communications from his
Majesty's ministers in the u. States ON the
subject. 1t was necessary before the close of
the session, to take notice, not Of the inten-
ton perhaps, but Of the tendency of certain
Acts which had lately been passed in the U.
States detrimental to their own interests. but
certainly calculated to greatly iDjure and i'm
pede the manufactures of Great Britain. In
1915, a Convention was entered into for four
years, which was not introduced by him, but
which was nearly one ofthe first ofthose re-
ciprOcity treaties that had been so much abu-
sed. The simple principle was this THAT
all articles, the growth, produce, or manufac-
ture of any other country; and further. that
there should he no discriminating duty in ref
erence to the national character of the respec-
tive ships. In 1918 it was renewed. At this
period when we were exploding the doctrine
of prohibition, it was adopted by the Ameri-
cans with reference to the great staple manu-
features Of England. About the same time
the Convention was violated by the u. States
imposing an additional increase Occasioned by
the imprOS ement in the mode If manufacture
This country demonstrated but without a.
ny effect; though on the renewal of the con-
ventiOn the principle was conceded, and it
was also agreed that the treaty should be dis
solved ON either party giving twelve months
notice. Since that period the American con-
gress had added other duties, particularly on
wool, hardware, and cotton: and those dat
ties were SD great as to amount almost to pro-
hibiti0n; and as in the year before the prop
| "slti0n for an increase was rejected by ma
jOrity of one, in the year 1898 it was carried
by a vast majority.
But he understood that those best informed
upon such subjects in the United States, look
ed upon an increase as preludicial to their in
| terests; certain it was that every country
looked to every question with reference to its
| own particular interests and ON that principle
he did not complain of the United States :;
but on that principle also was it that we ought
| tn look to our course so as to cuunteract that
| feeling in others. He was not one Ofthcse who
advocated a system Of prohibitory warfare; hut
! if we did not adopt some course Of the kind.
we should forfeit our claim to impartiality, land
Justify complaints on the part of other cOun-.
| tries who were dealing with US in fairer and
juster manner. The people of the United
States deceived themselves if they supposed
| we had not ample means of manifeSting our
feelings even under the Convention, but, how
ever, it was open to us to put an end to that
Convention by due notice given. and this was
in his opinion the more manly course. The
principal exports of America-tobacco. rice.
cottoa and turpentine-weren not manufacture
ed in this country for consumption. and with
those articles it would not be difficult to sup
ply ourselves from other sources. He believ-
I'd that this tariff owed its existence less to
the opinion that it would promote national OBJ
iects, than electioneering purposes. 1t was
not a matter of surprise that party should pre-
vail in a country where the supreme executive
power was an object of competition.not twice
an age. but once in every four years. He OBJ
served, that these measures were generally
brought forward at the period of these cleo
tons, with reference to the excitement of the
people.
While the trade of the United States with
this country amounted to one half of all the
exports of their own productions, it formed
only one sixth of the whole trade of this ma