Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-08
GEN. TALLMADGE,s SPEECH. !

GEN. TALLMADGE'S SPEECH. sss
Reciprocity a Trade Proectt9no Of Home fnIasiry.
W. esk an attentive petusal OF the speech sbrlow,
delivered by Gen. TAbLMapaE. P,esidcnts Of ne :
Am"tican lusuinte At the olUse oil the rccen a1us.
veisary Fair IN New \ prk. The facts aud state.
menrs coolancd in il furnish imponan, matter tor
reflection. rs we'll as abundant ieasons FIR prompt
and decided change OF policy IN respect 10 o"fre
lhlons OF uade with foreign eountrts We sannst
believe thai the strong influences al taciion.s poo.
crinl AS The, me- vii be able much longer 10 d,srn
The minds Of the people from The consideration
IL the SUI ect hrte Pc septed. nor prevent tieIl
lfom demanding Mt the hands Of tho Goves0- :
mcpta piope, aud sufhee9t protection Tor great
natoGal Interests now abandoned 10 neglect AID
decay.
We ne more stupid people Than the verdi ,akss
us Ia be i we remain inuelrlonger IN ignorance NJ
the iaet that sui ~cliou To foreign country y
Isl without ~ conquest by alns-wnout u fornst
acknoNl dsmrnt Of ydssala ,e--wnhoui The cxer.
else 81 authority through The medium { n col0ntA
government. Tue adyauag s mhIch Great Brnwtu
derives nom hot dependencies abroad arr advinta-
pts ia the WY ol n,de and com nefce. II n .olva
MES ,if,ld n'akets toi her manufactures. aud she
guards then a. saehwifh exclusive iestfiGtmns-
lien sh $ ilnd employ men Ia transporting TOM
no5ttirsto Il no between Tie mother counisy aud
hrt dis aut domnout; aud she takes odIc TO secure
mouopolt oil TIA o hy olsen inaling tonnage dur
ties 10 lds0f ol hci own vessels. Wherein lies the
difference HAT distinguishes the United s atps
fl.m colouttl dependency Of Great Bfitnin in
respect IN lade and commttee Tier nan ulariurr.
ate crowded uiu oar markets 10 the exclusion OF do
nestle arlie,s She takes such u! prodnc,sas
he Aunol rtl elsewhere, refuses tie itsi. The
superiority winch SHE lnds i nd, ad OF her own
eNtcton 81 much Us 81 GU, oNn surrender. En-
gland claims no auhotfy over ns-but We yIrld
submission aud ) ahe ourselves delehc~rss, uudry
The Strange deGslan thal NC are thereby frc~.
l. Is Is thouGh warrior should thrnw III his ar
muur, aud e0ngtajnlile hliuirli on Icing renewed
tom m iucnmhfdn.e. So f#
The advocates Of ''f,ee uade" lbr under a
1la1En n'ls2 Abe Wien lie. Apply dear doctfInes
without ffe"d 10 tie arbitrary laws III trade cs,ab.l
lshcd By other nations. Trade will reg l,,e iisrr
is with tlrm 4 layoflIe MAXIM; and they assume
TIA The foia,ons oi supply and demand vii aluay.
#cP hluss al pfoptr level. Unques,,onabiy IL
woali be 30 trade were left to regulate ns"lf bv
lis own laws aud II The 'eIaons ri supply and de-
mahd were allowed Ia establish themselves wiihuut
beng disturbed by fesfticl'ols or prohibitions.
Bat here inus be fioo parties i,nd.; aud II one If
III III insists upon prescribing the Terms OF the rsnf
ne 80 as 10 scene exclusive Advantages, how can
the other make the trade free" by submitting To 3
every exaclluuand retaining nom all men .utes Of
sell dclrnce! Ihete s now no dem md IN Enpla
ior our Il ur our beef, pork and other urticl.s
81 subsistence. Bun # the corn laws were abolish.
ed there would be demand forthwith. How ,leo
can a'5 one talk oi leaving tadc 10 take caro- Of
rscli when he nations w,ih which trade viii mi
so leave ~ Do We esmbli,h "ifee Trade" by remoy-
ing our own duuos on inspirations! Not so But
II ~ removing restrictions al home " could INDUCE 2
Other coun'fes 10 do Tho sumo reference To our
productions then We should acconpllsh something.
aud the cause oi "hee tiade" would be really nd.
vanoej. The basis of reciprocity is what we cou-
tend Tor IL was upon tins gtounJ that the com. 81
uercial policy Of the uuion was established ju1,b.a
raly days OF the Republic. when such men IA
W AsIINGfoN JEFFERSON aud HAMfLroN first
lad he foundations VI our syslen The prlpc,pte q
was one Of courtesy aud sell respect, To all ma
Tons wiling TO meet US on liberal terms like hbe.
falny proHered; lille unarmed and guarded q
lfon was Presented against any intrusive movement
HAT sought To encroacb upon the precincts of our 8
national independence, let II come in what WV IL
would. Bnt we viii ~ longer del in the reader a
ir"lh Gen iALLMaDoEs more Impressive remarks
a sketch oi winch is gwen IN the n. Y. Herald:
baltimore Amsrican. sse'
lie said that un"ise legislation had crippled the
energies and resources OF the country. We are
adyooatesl fee trade; bat whilst we have op,ncd
our ports, aud held oul our 10 receive the pro-
duce oi ijuisn laads demonstrate ag ainst being
made an Interior III The land oil our br h. 10 rclaos
tins, II l. proper TO see III what relation this country
stands win Others IN regard o foreign commerco.
NIne-tenthS oil the inpoftaiions into tins civ from
II ance are on foreign account. And almost the
same may be said Of Import atoms f. Gefmany and
Great 3fitan. Therefore II is high ,,e that our
Government place US Oh true toctus of ,.lry
WITH other nations.
What causes the present in-qlalitl! Great
Bnlain-ihe a-gir ise-by her unrivaed position
ana h'r superior policy, has done it,. Once her col
ores by the nerve OF our aims, and tue ssgachy Of
ashingt,n we freed ourselves while + gland
Gas sobe on SINCE then, as before, coion,z ng the
world by her commeit lal regulations, shs has again
reduced us to the condition OF a colony 10 her.
|. ok nj her laws 70 name them Is enough.
Sue has, II Is true, made OF commerce and
navIga wuh us--she has n ,uded us with her
manufactures, and IN return ,ekes nothing from us
-shc drains US OF onr specie to tho amount Of ST.
100000 month, aud yea proh,bit every article
that We can carry her m retutn but cotton. Let
political qnacks put Plans Lance and currency
upon paper as long as they piease, there
merelal condition which eau be sound and healthy.
GAL l" Pul TINS county upon an el1alry, in 10 z
ghid 10 commerce with tie countries wtla winch
she hales. Tbs general then ios,aneed tho
dulies placed upon pork n,ur, H., bs oIllcr coun-
mes 50 as 10 reader il useless cam them abroad
And he added, one-ihnd Of the foreign eo,nerce "a
OF Tue u STATES Is substantially CARRIES, Bfiush
3ottoIus. The General thea read an sxraes
tom aa Edinburgh Rcyeu" Of 1887, sating
nat Great B'iail possessed one .iuunh Of The
commerce II Tue United Ssat-s. whist tho lat.
ter possessed but oue-lenh OF that CONNIE 1855
Aud no", he added, at least ooe thifd Of sur
commerce 10 IN tie hguds OF lo,e,sn' vessels.
IA, that Nms'l'a. kenta,hy, a d the ,uba.e.
EIoAiul S-att jag ~ lie t,vt.rtrf tfs. ..,ra