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

complete interruption our trade in that eli
and consequent dimnuuon IA the demand Tor our
usual supply of manufactures. Now let us go
not'hwatd on the same Continent. One of tho les,
consumers we have for our manufactures Is the I'M.
ted Stucs Of Ameiica, a country with which must
We shall long MAINTAIN the intimate tel,tionSh of
lriendshp and peace. (Grral cheerSl And cen.
''emen, do hope th,t neither eounIry-that or this
VIII be mad enough In quarrel about boundary
line, when peace can lie preserved wi,hon, J.,r,
mcnt To the honor OF eiIheg-fur the preservation of
national honor should be always the first e,nsiaera
''"n. And 90 farther hope that the good sense and
moderation of both countries will avert any ou,rrr
between two nations " no buASt of con, mn -.
who speak the same language, and between wLon,
any collision could mot take place wihou, m,trr,II,,
"u'''l"G ,hc wnrni tho best interests Of humanity
al over the Globe-(Hear)
but as was saying. that great country Inbor, ,,,
Ger s.nilar distress TO own which ,lSo ,,i.es
irom similar causes. The facility of aceon,moJ,s
uoh afforded 10y certain banks there gave an undu,
STIMULUS 10 industry; this produced cxtr,v,yant
speeuIa'ons, many persons tailed in conse auence
anu trade necessarily then came to a stand still
iha' rs have stated, was Of the causes of onr
own manufacturing distress. Well then lo,k =,
canada hope and trust that that country i'm,
no" settled down quietly, and that oil SYMPTOMS off
rebellion arc at end; but you will easily conc uJc
mat rebellion could not have taken place in any
snHntry without producing stoppaye IN the Ola ,,nI
,ol manufactured goods, and a consequent depress
ION IN commerce. Look next at the state of the
peninsula, the coalition OF Portugal and Spnin bn,b
internally convulscd, and both still unsettled M.
Vouu not exist either without also affecting the de-
mana Tor our mAnuiac uses. Range, then, along
INC shores of the Mediterranean aud pas on ~ ,ne
coast OF Syria. On that coast no ,,nb, m. Rr,,;"k
arms nave been triumphant, AS trust they will al
ways be; but unques'iona1ly they affected III, a.,
mand Tor your manufactures.
Egypt too, was IN 4 state Of warfare; another
cause oi depression IN trade aud commerce 90
Wen 10 Chint. Under the present circumstances il
was impossible Out that the relations ~ which M.
s'"od toward that empire should 0fr C; the demand
',' OUT manufactures as well IS entire jmmotee
hho then TO come back again to Europe. 4 not a,
the sta.e Of France during the last year L ,ok n,
the enormous outlay Of money made by her on hrr
,hlliaty ptopMations-which sum was cons.ouent
", n diversion OF capital from useful PURPOSES In
ho great Kingdoms of the ndd and north NJ En-
rope, II was the same asin Fance. All these cau.
es combined could not exist without essept,,Iv NJ
iCc'ing our commerce and manufactures When yop
come 10 consider the undue stimulus To indnstr, in |
the manufacturing districts OF the country-,ybrr
you come 10 consider the condition Of thu U,,,,J
StteS-the state OF Chna-ihe way IN which y 90.
mas oeen-when you Pat these things together ala !
causes, mind you, affecting the marker fot 70. |
soous' ana then combine them with the two or Inc,
seIecuNs haTHeSts we have had ask you 10 ,ns,.sr
ne TIE question, whether not they have mo-, h.sn !
10 account Tor the depression of m,nur =
turing industry; and then 10 say We are G, l,,,nr
under such circumstances, to substitute fixed Ju,v
ON ioreEn corn for the present asce nd,nr nd es,
ing sca.el-(Chcefs)
Gentlemen, tits 10y careful consideration of ihcse
ldc'sl nave come To the conclusion that the exist.
lns system should not be altered; and that, more.
over, we should, as much as possible make orr.
selves independent of foreign supply. Seein,
'hen how rapidly agriculture has increased am
thar, according to Mo McCd.loch, you are adj. to-
support seven millions of people more than Won did
twenty years since, with only the same resources,
therefore come 20 the same conclusion with him
mat prudent Statesman vii pause before he dis
iuros the principles of the existing corn Iawsn-ori
nose corn laws which, when you have an ubun.
nance oil your own, exclude altogether the foreign
supply, arc which, when the price rises IN tins
country, freely admit It. | say, gentlemen. tbls
system proposed has manifest dIsadvantigs over
'Very other; that when corr rises to height neon
70 'he people OF this country, 1t will not be
possible TO levy the duty Of IS per quarter.