Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-20

vpoue for The same period isa7l lest year
!. had amounted 20 i7o6L The average upon Tho
isis We. is Il had I'd IN 1873 to az: scS
year year 70 ns Here on va. canal the average
induce the us 10 noS s"coes TACT; sosS
that universal distress prevailed throughout the county,
SIs @ s If to E%s,Sa but s,
land should be proved have been subject dcpscs
the ground Now with regard Ireland an hon Ss"smsn
SAID that great distress prevailed IN the city Of DUBLIN He
critics Of that city, bu, long he sr Pec had been
Quantrd with Ireland he period when the manu-
sac hs nis ,r o. n.on %s no. in much
their behalf TO the charity Of the public No doubt
~ irssnd and God gran, that some measure mss
house that the agricultural interest Of ireland suffering
universal distress amongst the agrcI,rssis of Scot,
and He mir PeeD doubted that such the fact and be-
precauon in forming lis opinion lie would maintain tina,
the address, in answer 10 the speech from the throne gave
OF the state OF The country than the amend.
tent, tho part Of His Majcy's Ministers while they felt
cautious as 10 tho adoption of rash experiments with ye 70
its alienation (iear) The distress which did exs, had
sna,ed in causes over which Government, had CONTROL
and should be borne mind that exclusively
lined to the domnons OF HIS Majesty The agricultural
e:,s had also experienced similar depression in America and
countries In France, for instance tho distress
in many places as severe in any part of this country In
parts OF the United States tho distress had equally as
great as with US In Russia, AT this pomeut proclamation
had been issued for lowering the interest with view
10 remedy the agricultural distress prevailing ere therefore
the causes which had operated produce this distress
eonhned to this country Great weight certainly
the effects produced by unfavourabie he believed
hat the expense incurred by the agricultural interest," both in
cuvatg the SOIL and collecting the harvest had been
That was sufficient to account in some degree
for the depression experienced by The agricultural
BESIDES he d not think tina, due weight had been assigned
beyond remedy control ireland entitled TO free
access 70 the markets Of tins country and man would BIO
country He held in his hand account of the amount Of
portaos from Ireland into the port of Liverpool during
last and he would During the
year there had been imported into Liverpool from Ireland
5000 oxen $4,000 calves 5000 pigs liiooo Sheep 1900
lambs and the total value Of agricultural produce import
ed amounted 10 27o000t exclusive Of com (ear hear
was impossible TO deny that such immense impoaions
Ireland had the effect OF depressing the agricultural interest
this country. The argument applied Scotland The
Clown he therefore conceived quite justified en,reat
ing the house to use extreme caution before should attempt
remedy by legislative interference the distress existed
They he ministry had been tainted if they nuen
adhere declarations formerly respecting the cuen
cy as bndy TO close their eyes the real the
country II was said, that they afraid expose them
selves TO the charge Of Inconsistency followed close
upon the charge which had against them om the
same quarter last session. when they were accused of depart
ing from those principles which they pledged brn.
ing forward measure which they had uniformly opposed Il
was then said that they actsated by corrupt desire
maintain themselves IN Office and the echo of that charge
wars THAI they were fully and peverscly determined to adj
change in Il Wha,eve Now he M Ps. WOULD Of
this OCCASION he did when assaed by contrary charge
session. that he was ready abandon his opinions
the currency, TO which he supposed una,eIaby
pledged he could bring himself believe tina, his dong
would be productive of real and permanent to the
interests Of the country Hear) II change on the
pan OF public to recede from opinions which had
maintained when he found others adapted the crcu
stances Of the country From his r Pees experience OF
public LIE convinced of any thing than of
the PoPrey Of not binding ones self any
opinions respecting matters of this nature ear) To
appeared much better to upon the principle by
the hon. baronei who had proposed the amendment look
al every measure solely reference its merits uninHuenced
oy the ties OF any party by peconceved opinions
the SUBJECT He ready adopt that pnncipe should
be always ready abandon opinions when proved
and the contrary he should always support which hs
conceived TO he right AS he said BEFORE could
Change ct opinions tie part OF public recedins
from those which he had hitherto when
OF the country called upon HIM do Now
the currency, after the best deberaton which His Maieys
Ministers could give the subject they
adhere 10 the present system being that if
had been committed IN establishing that SYSTEM should only
be exposed 20 still greater evils than had suffered by
again unsettlpg the OF the country ear) His
BlaJesys Ministers were indifferent the distress
couny they did not deny that distress did exist they
wanting in sympathy on account Of its existence,
cec desire for lis allcvation but the time were
determined to adhere TO cautious policy in dealing with
tie would warn the house beware Of making rash
men's IL was because His Maestys ministers believed that
any rash experiment with the currency would while il might
possibly give some immediate benefit only of
more permanent evils than those fm which had relic.
ved that they had come the determination
tue present system and exposing themselves whatever obo
guy might be attached the which they had
pursue (HeaI, lear)