The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-04

From the N. York Commercial Adv. Goth ult
LATE FROM EUROPE.

The ship Josephine, capt BrittoD, arriv.
ed last evening, from Belfast, bringing
Liverpool papers to the 22d, and Belfast TO
the 18th July. The London dates are to
the 2lst. Parliament was to be prorogued d
on the 25th. The London Globe of the
2lst announces the death, ut II o'cloc h, ,on
that morning, of his Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury. He died at Lambeth place
BY the following sketch of the proceed
ings OF the House ofCommons on the 18th
Of July, it will be seen that the New A
merican Tariff is a subject Of serious con.
sderation in Great Britain.
Tariff of the United States. Tn the
House Of Commons, on the 10Th July, mr..
Huskisson rose to move for copies Of the
American Tariffs OF 1924 and the presen.
year, with any communications from hi,
Mojesty's ministers in the United States
on the subject. 1t was necessary, befof
the close OF the session, to take some no
tice, not Of the intention, perhaps, but 0,
the tendency Of certain Acts which haG
been lately passed in the United States
detrimental to their own interests, but Ger
tainly calculated greatly to ;njure and i'm
pcde the trade and manufacture of Great
Britain. In 1915, a Convention was en-
tered into for four years, which was not
introduced by him, but which was nearly
one Of the first Of those reciprocity trea
ties that had been so much abused. The
simple principle was this:--That all articles
the growth, produce, and manufacture o.
either country, should be received in either
upon duties as low rs those paid upon aDv
the like articles the growth, produce or
manufacture OF any. other country; and fur
ther, that there should be no discriminat
ing duties in reference to the national cha
racter Of the respective ships. In 1918, ii
was renewed. At this period, when We
were exploding the doctrine OF prohibition
il was adopted by the Americans with re
ference to the great staple manufacture
of England. About the same time th,
Convention was violated by the U. States,
imposing an additional duty on iron rolleG
increase occasioned merely by the improve,
mcnt in the mode Of manufacture. This
country demonstrated, but without effect ;
though on the renewal Of the convention
the principle was conceded, and it was al
10 agreed that the treaty should be dissolv-
I'd on either party giving twelve months
notice. Since that period the American
Congress has added other duties, par,icu
arly upon wool, hardware, and cotton, and
those duties were so great as to amount al
most to prohibition and, as in the year
before the proposition for an increase was
reiected by majority of, one, in the year
1927 it was carried by great majority.
But he understood thatthose best inform
I'd upon such subjects in the u. States,
looked upon the increase as highly preju
dicial To their interests; certain il was that
every country lookedto 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 to look to our
own course, so as to counteract that feel
ing in others. He was not one of those
who advoca,eda system prohibitary war.
fare; but if we did not adopt some course of
the kind we should forfeit our claim to i'm j..
partiality, and justify complaints on the
part of other countries who were dealing
with us in a falrer and juster manner
The people of the United States deceived
themselves il they supposed that We had
not ample means of manitesting our feel.
ings, even under the Convention; but it was
however, open to US to put an end to that
Convention by due notice gwen, and this
was, in his opinion, the more manly course.
The principal exports Of America tobac-
CO, rice, cotton, and turpentine-were not
manufactured in this country, but were
merely sent to this country for coIsump.
tion, and with those articles it would moi
be difficult to supply ourselves from other
sources. He believed ,hai this tariff owed
its existence less to the opinion that it would
promote national objects, than electioneer.
ing purposes lrwas not matter Of sur
prise that party should prevail in country
where the supreme executive power wal
an object Of competition, not twice in al
age, but once every four years. He oh
served, that these measures were general
lly brought forward at the period Of these
elections. with reference to the excitcmen
Of the people.
| While the trade Of the United State,
with this country amounted TO one half o
all the exports Of their own production, j
formed only one sixth Of the whole trade
OF this country. lie would leave il to thu
sober and temperate consideration Of thos'
who ought TO be the rulers Of the destinie
Of that country, to decide whether il was
safe game for them to risk one halfof fthei
trade, in order 10 impede us in branch o
manufacture Of our commerce, which wa
Ionly ons-sixth Of cur whole foreign trade