Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-08-03
...lr npITISH CORN LI.AlW6

-, Laws ~ Among ihe hi,s1 iihloft'h nj 10 bel u
t.J m Butlsh history. For centuries thu M,
u,of.h country have e'n Dictated by lhs -
b%s. N or,stocracv, and the trade In. corn has tba
bno'o l,s,r,,n with view 70 the pruin1'iou a D
ep y, srpnosed interests. Fnm The rcvc- h
dwaf us. until after The MIDDLE Of The last
pp", The exportcrs corn received buun. ~
f"u'i ,uf of tobacco. The etfcct of Tins " as
Y r.sp bread above the standard OF The
o r,rinrr coun ucs, to an eXicdt equal to
rb,ne b0lntU pad, aud th1s The con-
", of corn not only paid az higher puce
pDesi,f they used thomse YES, but contnbui.
~ E''o.;,,i IT the cost of that Cateu by tie
Cd for tho sole object ol iucraasi NO the
@sa,.,e. of their masters. The extension Of
T'',G,ctures in Great Britain gradual. los-
pa,Jthe necessity for expectation, aud estrb-
E.,J orices higher than those o! the continent
rg., Il became expedent tn prevent nnpor.
..r,r. lest the people should De able TO supply
t ss..,,.s,yss from abroad; and duty generally
uss@'bLory. was imposed and was continued,
r,b occasional variations, up to the present
ume. ..,-.,,.,,, ,a,i ;,,o.,.. ..,...,.
-. abiy or Tory, has supported The system of
u,rtinu.-W hOever was minister. whether
-, Fox, Sldmooth or Grey, Perceyai or
LI,,oin,,. the Corn Laws were 10 be- maintain
"a ,aIse the landlords returned the House
w. ,,,nons, and made, or unuiade min sters
INV the ca.e. The ReGirm oil has
~. ,,.bed the Influence Of the aristocracy,
"otbas / creased that ofthe owns aud |
1ldJX, tbr the first tune do we sala I
s,ry that appeals Ia the people against lh''
lin 1,r,ejors. The tc'Oi' on that has flr |
.,r, tame been IN p Ogre ha~ at n ~ aheat. |
,1. ,,pnsers at the Coru Laws ha ittam- |
a strength sufficient 10 become q party ia the
IL N.taHN II
-, bs de 4yed short tlme-perdaps for one
ug ar ,hrer years--bu; we bel eve II viii
wv" o.,,y succeed. We feel great confidence
the new House Of COMMONS, viii conlin-
".,-h a m ,ior,tv, "a wall com eli the assent
IN. il,usc of .ords, however reluctantly II
I'm. .r.ven; thus accomplishing one of the
~" ,n .,rta1t revolutions OF orr Tune, and
"',,.s.n., me cumrh of the many Tor ihat of
-, have he eto ore eced thc proceed
.i.s1i tut sale.
m ,n,ny of our citizens it is bel eyed that
Chi, interests Of Great Brti,n are inseparably
..,,sc,ed with the mlut tinance Of those laws
md that their appeal IN ST necessarily BE- az
,c,l,d w,h a reduction he wages of the
,,nl, and of the profits derived from the use
ppf.,,fal, whether Investigated IN mAnuiac tn
res II ade, o. upon tie land. No,hng can
90 think, re- less true England IS 10 the
world at large what New England Is TO The
tinted Sta'es, the seat of manufacturing cap
IL. AMI ever. rel ute' tending To interfere
with the exchange of msnuf ,ctured. goods TO
hsr,w IN tterials used therein-and food I
oisoithe ms, importani--tendst 10 essen wa
-ss and diminish rents, as IL certainly woul
N the other.
The trade between the different parts
,e Irniln being entirely free, N w ~ gl1n
i,snblej - en- ! " her 'p''a r. 10 q Fr
J,n, ,nulacturcd articles TO be exchange
with the South and West for wheat. rye, CO..
and cotton, and other raw materials; the co
.snenc,. is that there is there a more rap
syancc in the price oflauded property III
g,py other portion OF the Union. Bat f
y.lrs since; Lowell was purchased for trii
j.. now probably worth mllinns. Lind Il
:, Gr cultivation bee, mes the seat of TOW
,,bch furnishes manure to their ue'ghbors,a
Ind ,n,rket. for their products: glrdrnS
male whore npi'her whea nor rye could ID
bssu producpd: aud thus while every day
e-eases The facility If obtaining gram ana g
a, Increase in thu value ofland, prop y
uthe owners at that properly po seSSed T'
s-Qo1al 10 that the e.olOrG pos sesSed by
land ords Of Great Britain, aud were abs
enough TO exercise It IN the same Inannerl
Lbtn., the import OF corn for the eXcha
oimanuAcIures, the natural effect woule
that the people Of the West, finding ~
selves unable to purchase the products OF !
tnrand, would be mpeled to- endeaVo
produce similar articles themselves ana
hrps thew might impose reiahtofy dul'es'
capitalists of the East would no longer
are 10 build mills, and the towns " ou!d c
to crow. The laborer would no longer
en7lovment a. the factory, and wag"s "
bu,vbile the price Of food would be augn
"a The necessity of establishing iacto
the West would produce there deman
,,pital and labor. and both would be exp
:, tho new sea- of industry. The land
e-s would find, perhaps too late that tue!
killed the goose which was laying 'he y
: e,rs and That for a system that was con
E Ga ;ntn gardens, they had subst
ON, that was Likely 10 convert gardens
. Sbsurd as would be such course d
-..t,f Ns,v FINLAND towards tie RESI-
: r.a, IL - precisely that which Gf at L
! fs.,,.siai N relation 10 The Whole Mo
% W. ,.,,j,ure OF her capital would
y bs.g sl11v all nations With mahu'a
= ea..s 70 eyrhangc for their raw 'la'e' "a
- A. .pg we're b. degrees ens0eu 20
teaeggs with common aTtlcles' sle
IN f.- uc;eased em'nd for noe one
!" so com oyneut AZ no 10 ue' wiz
Ir' .aI1n.,IItion. II has, however heen
l. I'd exyedient to prevent such exehaus'
d tie consequence has been 'hat ne'
would have become gardeners,renhn ]
on While the l., ID, that would o'hHr"i't
o been lid out as gardens or town 70 :,
The r.,,;ns corn.6,.lds' Hundred OF MI
on caotal have been forced abroad tl,A'
Us have beeh prp6tabiy emp oyeu az y"
on ordlcinp eommo mites to be eNcIan
whe1t nf f,re,gn nations and hundr d. {
az sand, of peop 3 have been foTc5d 70
na. that thew might earn and eat bread
. . =. that WAS refused them a. hone' 'nT
oi oleace of which is that the rental o.
anu IS no. pro5lbly IN re than wo lll'u W,
Fl It old have been,had The lanoeu ~
pIrsled a dilFJfent course during s''
ate yyars. .uh,s heen {
re .,i' !, has ALLEN more heavily upon "
IN uaag aag other portion oil me 49,
20 Cisyrs,ed capital may be irahs I ,
'Iu r,a,e II q ,est Of employment ana
~ or can accompany II, but land ca'ln''
49, c-red. and ITS owner pursue -, !,
IN % con,el the export Of cap''a. az
W. tbs .f;.ct cannot fail tobe that o.
P.iS h. groyth ofthe value OF ms proPs1,,
~ i,giioyds lave experienced this.
found their resources anilg' ,',e
4, their regulations, yet they n ,aay