Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-22
ENGLISH POLITICS

The Speech Of Sir Robert Peel to hi, eons,nu.
snts OF Tamwor,h, will prove interesting to our
readers We make copious extracts, as our
space will permit.
On the foreign sugar question, he said:
| - uSnilemen; In the course OF the last session OF
ltaLiAnen', proposal was made by the min 's,eTs
OF the crown, TO reduce the duty on foreign sugar
and thereby allow OF its init uclcn 10 the markets
Io' tins country. Gentlemen, opposed thai pSopo
sal, ana my opposition to It | placed on these
srounuS consider the article of sugar as wholly
exempt from the operation OF the principle ct iroe
trade. The questionis whether, after the SACRIFICES
winch tins country has made for the suppre sson Of
the slave trade and the abolition OF slavery, and the
glorious results that have ensued and are likely to
ensue from these sacrifices, shall run the risk OF
losing the benefit of those sacriieos, and furnishing
forever that glory by admitting TO the British mar
ke's, sugar, the produce Of foreign slavery Loud
ch,erS.l Nc Knight has said that we do not re.
lnse IN other articles the produce OF slave labor
lie states that cotton, tobacco ard coffee are pro-
duco ~ that description; and he adds, that hcciusc
we lake these articles, Is obvious from the ue,lu
'on' that we conitovert our principle OF the excu-
| SION 81 slave labor from tho British market
The deduction, IN the abstract correct; the pro.
io'i'on IN the abstract is Just. But follow IL to IFS
consequences. You cannot, without endangering
10 me issi degree the manufacturing prosperity oI
the Kingdom, reject the cotton OF the United States
But, gentlemen, there Is peculiar distinction TO be
taken between sugar and the articles alluded IN
sugar has never been admitted To con,umption in
Ihs country, the produce of foreign slavery. And
inc question Is, whether or not there is sufficient
supply OF sugar IRON the tree abor of our own CO.
sonleS, 10 enanle the working classes TO have 4 IN
SUFFICIENT abundance; for admit that /; has Amos,
Oecome one II the ntcessITcs of life,
IL youoPe the markets oi England 10 the sn,,r
OF Cuea, you may depend upon II tina. YOU give ,
great sumulous TO slavery and the slave Irnde.
iou are makinga great experiment in the W.st
Indies-h has hIIhe to beer more successful than Al,
.ie elreutns'anees OF the case warranted. The in
cusiry OF those colonies has been somewhat n,r,ly-
Eed 10y the gllt Of freedom to the slaves There is
no" some difficulty, naturally enough IN finding
10Y 'he present sufficient supply Of free labouF
AMI there Is therefore rather di.ninution in nm, %
ply OF sugar. tor the negroes have not yet como
tOunI 10 regular habits OF working. IL is however
a ulfhculy or dlmnuton only temporary l ,nny.
hehu' "hleh Will soon therefore he at In end Blu
the cause OF the dImnution in the p.oduc,ion IL. |
HPP'ehohu' rah q oi temporary than OF a perml-
Htht nature - we have hopes ct an increased srIn.
ply from our West Indian colonies and oar ms
sessions IN the East Indies offer the means of &C.
qMrins supply OF sugar TO an almost indefinite ex.
tent In TINS case we need not the risk of for
letting the character we hsv. already acquired nj such
an immense sicrIhce by the abolition OF and
Tie slave trade, for we have a pr,spect of an m
Creased supply OF sugar from The IVES: Indies and
ne" supply from the Eis. ladies' OF sugar proJu-
ced by free labour.-(t Hear, hear) These cons.J
e,a,lous lead me to the CONCLUSION tle, !, "a nv. ~,
ee'sAry to open the markets nf Eng and to sugar
tue produce OF slNe lnbour. (Ch,.rsD
THE CORNLAwS.
Hu"',emeh, must here repeat IN, opinion which
have declared here bsfore, and .l,o IN the Huuse
o. Commons, that cannot consent To substitute
hNeH duty OF IS quarter flTeign corn for the
present ascend ne and descending scale of dutie,-
(ChreFS) prefer the principle Of the ascending
anu anu u's,enHihS scale 10 such an amount of fixed
duty. And when look at the burdens The InnJ
Is suolec; TO IN this country, do not consider the
hHci duty OF IS, quarter corn from Poland and
L9ssa' ana Russia, wh,re TO such bur'hens Iist
su;ncient protection for IT, Great cheerir g) Gen.
hemen II Is Certainly very tempting thInS IN the
Dry 10 buy your at the cheapest nn,rket |
\icaT, hcar) But gentlemen, II YOU adopt that
theory IN practice, you must as a matter of romrnor
justice, compare the burIhens the lard in other
countries with the bufthens Oh the land in This ro,,n
Iry.-(Cheers) The land OF thi, country, is mo-, |
re'vy uurthencd; you cannnt conceal tbnt Isdsr.ss
Ing dISuTOerS IN the crowGl
Look at tho amount Of poor's rate rs levied on
ind' as compared with that levied the prod uc:iye
means OF manufacturing industry.-ILoud cheers
VINO pay the highway ralesl Who nav the tirbe.i
say, not, perhaps altogether, but chiefly the and
ed occupIerS OF this country. And, gentlemen. II
corn be the product Of other land nor subiect TO
nes' Uutthehs, u surely would not Ue just To the
and o! thi' country, which bears them all TO admit
i at u low duty.-llielr, hear The duty of :,
quarter Is proposed toy the Government; if this mon.
osiion be adopted ioresee this will he the certain
result lou wal nave redundancc OF foreign corn
when you are not IN want OF IT, when your own b,r
vests are profitable and abundant: but WIZ, the
lime OF scarcity shall arrive Il will be iu1Dossbe for
you 10 levy the duty otss quarter on foreign cora
ientlomen, what provision, ask you is to DC made
ot 'ha' contingency - Hear hclr If corn he At
.os or SIS quarter, will It be, possible TO levy the
lHed duty OF IS. a qulTierl- Hear, hear By
"hom IS It 10 lie taken of, and wnen7 Once of bv
whom IS Il to be LAID on again? -THear, hsarI Take
series OF years for your svernges-make tlis er.
oe1en' so doubtful IN rs issue, TO say the least Of
T. and, alter all, you will have, as he, the great
advocate OF this fixed duty, tells you reduction of
only Is. on the Uushc Of corn. What them becomes
'' the cry of"Chelp bread2"-[Cheersl
Gentlemen, It Is SAID that the state Of manufac.
lures and commerce OF this country is so distressed
hat 1t IS necessary to change the present corn.layy
20 revive and give them relief No one feels
ieepcE interest than | DO IN the manufacturing
prospects OF thu country. Genll.men, is il posi-.
BILE that can recocct the origin Of nv own nr6sner
ty-is It possible that | can reflect that Owe all
possess-that owe all am to manufacturing in.
lusirY. ana not feel the most lively interest IN all
hat affects the trade and manufactures of the coun
ry!-Cheers No, gentlemen, should be acting
nosi unStaseiul part IT forgot these circumst noes
Cheers. Is possible ihat l. who owe all the IN.
iusiry OF the working classes, should not be anxious
or the adoption Of every measure to enable them 10
ommAnl the necessities. and, 1t possible, the lux.
iries OF liei-Cheers. Gentlemen, havo that feel.
ne 10 rs fullest extent; but | have also the deem
ceiling OF thorough conviction that thci. present dis,
rCNs IS not attributable to the corn laws; and more
,ycr that we should be acting a most unwise part
], Whlic labOrns under temporary D ffi-utes we
made any alteration in tho application Of capital to
he cultivation Of land, disturbed It's existing ar.
lH.ement-Choers. Before we make the change,
~ should be well convinced of the fact, that the
distress which is complained Of, and for which we
vi grieve, arises from the operation Of the corn laws.
Cheers.
uANUFACTURTEG DISTRESS.
Gentlemen, admit the existence of manufactI- |
ing dislress-l admit and depIote II, but do 10.
despair. | have seen distress IN manufactures and
70 commerce before now think that the causes Of
he presen, distress arc but temporary, and hone
shall very shortly the day when our manuhc.
urCs will once more revive and shall again fill
he place we have always occupied that q produ-
;srs for the markets Of the wOrd.-tG.cit cheer |
ng.l Now let us consider the important question
rs u how fdr the distress Of the manufactures and
commerce Of the country is fairly attributable 10 the
;on laws. The total Official value Of the expo,t.
vas:
In 1880 .E3s 100000 In 1895 cI7.OOo QUO
1881 J7,OOO,UOO 1886 $4,000 600
1897 3s,OOO,OOO 1857 4s.OOO0OO
1888 3g,OOOUOO 1898 5DOOOOO1
1884 100000 1889 53OOOODU
And yet all this was under tho operation Of the
,orn laws cheGfs)-ond Lord Palmois,on sliI,
md very justly said % to-, tho exports, then had
sen, between 1880 and 30, from the value Of 80.
iJDOUO. to th,t OF 50 900 OOOi a very considerable
increase. j. might be SAID that we ryuorirJ with,