Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-01-29
From the New iork statesman
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Eylraei ofa letter from Dublin. ireland, 10 a
friend IN his CfLy.


Eyirad MA letter from Dublin, ireland, 10 a
friend In this Oily.
MY Dram Sig: have just seen your letter
TO 3. B., by which | learn your op'nion upon
the policy Of the American iafig but as you
cannot have the experience Of an old importer
of cotton, spinner. weaver, dyer, printer, and
linsh.r Of The article. beg ia furnish ynu with
some arguments that think will tend 10 I'm
prove your stock Of Information npoo the sub.
ject. and silence ,hose anlrtaritffps, who would
glory in your bring dependant upon Europe
for more than VIII "a esiihal to cover ycHr naked.
ness. You say that II is stated, ,hat England
vii lay tax upon your cotton. This. he DIS
sured, she dare not do aud having practical
experience in the article, II tells thu. her best
interests prohihi her from so doing, aud by
aud bye shall show you tina, IL she ever
did, the United Stat would be bene6 ted by It.
Your cottou, for il. quality. is cheaper, and
bette, than that ofary other part of the globe.
mean 10 can be.deliyeied in Europe \, n low.
er rate fer the same quaby, than IL can BE-
supplied from Any other quarter. IL 10 said,
that wbsm Greece ,liali be fee We may Get
supplies from that country but that IS treating
tie subject with ridicaie. As we'll might they
say, that when ireland is free, she will grow
oak for the nnyjcs OF the world. ngland in
supply of cheap co,,on for her manufactures.
for slr months, would be 10 state of anarchy
for already with the high price of bread 0cca.
stoned by unwise corn laws, is il difficult for
her people, to exist. Nhni then would be the
situation Of her people, If she were TO lay du-
~ upon that raw material which enables them
10 pay a tax to the landlord upon the very
bread they Eat France, the Netherlands and
many parts Of Germany, already rival her in the
ma faciure Of cotton and IT Is to be supposed
abe could tor a momcni longer contend with
thnse nations, If she we're TO manufacture from
taxed cotton ahie they should impari Il duty
free : Do you not see now that the before
mentioned Countries would not only rival old
England but actually ,undersrll her in every
foreign market she nov possesses Therefore
the idea Of taxing American cotton in Eng and
is ridiculous unless yoa can get all the puwe,s
in Europe to agree with her 10 lay on a similar
impust in heir states.
Lei England tar your eottons and no longer
will the Liverpool aud Manchester newspapers
boast as they now do, The large shipments
of cotton twist and ya,ns that have been ,uadr
weekly TO the continent. Tina coatineW NV.
ing the raw material duty free, would spin fuI
itself aud take no further supplies from Us
The greht cotton market would then I've reno.
we'd from Liverpool and London, TO tIa,re Ant
werp, Flashing, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Sc. 10
the ruin Of England.
Another and a very important subject arises
oul OF this, namely what eferi this tax upon
American cotton would have upon the finance
OF England, UNDER the load of debt and paper |
money with whish she is now incuipbcre.'7 |
HIRE is the rub, At present, and for years
back, the state Of the exchanges with tlie con
Il npnt has excited the most anxious une asiness
five were 10 he cut of FROM the shipment OF
cotton goods 20 that quarter, the exchan! ~,
would be acknowledgement US the gold would |
then he exported As temitances, instead of :
bills the bank would then fake the alarm di.. I
counting must cease, prices OF yer, thing fan
ms none became scarce; the revenue would |
be legssened IN the same proportion tn public |
creditor would be irlt unpaid aud the gos SIu- I
mcn ne at once DECLARED insoIsdnt. our " hole
funding, taking and fighting systems, would |
fall 10 tnp ground A present Is by the grca. |
test management that the bank can regulate |
its issues, as TO keep up prices 10 England !
and not permit the exchanges of the continent |
to he such as TO make il wnrth the while nftbe |
Jews to send the gold oui Of the coitn,ry. See. |
then what iick''sh business II " ud be 10 tax |
American cotton--ther by TO lose the trade of !
the contntnt--and when We are calling aloud |
for bread to be obliged 10 pay for iha, bread in
gold. instead Of giving calIicoes, and cotton
twi { for il.