Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-22
TnE coRN LAw AcIrArloN IN ENGL,Nn

! Tho condition Of Utfurs IN Great itain and Ire
| land IS certainly ex'mosdiutry. The Queeo the
Liberal Ministers, Convention OF Cargymer and
moas OF the popu ion, have declared IN. msgIyss
m FAVOR Of The Repeal OF the Corn L rvs: and yer
an election has Just taken piece by which a very
large majority Of the members Ol the House Of
Commons nave been returned To Parliament, known
10 he adverse to such repeal IL seems To DE con
cedei, indeed, even by tie Torres themselves that
ya-t majority cf the whole pCUoIe are IN favor If
some decided change m the isws alluded 10. 30.
Is reverhGless C'ets iEal they have been unah. a.
make this sentiment good a, the elections in consc.
fence, IN the first place. Of the limited nature Of
the 70 ing constituency, and IN tie second Of the
powerful I"filerce Of tie landed interest. Tire
Duke O! Sussex tas also issued q mamie =, or pro
test in which be takes ground m favor OF Free Trade
gene iy, and slys that the experience Of auarer
of q century hrs proved that the Corn Laws passed
suhsfg leny 10 the year 1915 have neither prod ced
the plenty, the chsapness, the seadIness Of price,
any other Of the ben f anticipated by the adj
vpcttes Of hose laws, WhIe on the other hlr5. oil
the evil consequences predicted ut the time toy those
opposed TO monopoly, have been realized. lie pro-
tests, moreover, ogalns the course pursued by the
Corn Law Lords
because the inevitable efec, Of system which
prevents regular trade 10 corn IS to derange the
course Of commerce, whenever the accidents o! the
seasons 'ccislOns a efficiency m The harvest. The
ti Of the foreign exchanges and * ofts Of bullion
consequent on a sudden demand fJr large gu m.
titles ui corn from countries with whom our tesfrc-
| tive iiws preclude interchange in ordinary years
have 'rcHny on more 'tal one OCCASION bfough,
tie bank ne institutions 0i the country 10 the verge
| Of bankruptcy, and occasOnsJ general commerclaI
| distress.
"Bs'auso Tho prosperity Of great manufacturing
and Commercial nation depends ~ a great msasur,
upJ. iofcign trade urd access ~ lYrergn markets
The muuIude NJ restrictions md prohibitions win
which our turf il Ircumbtred throw great obstacles
in the w1y Oi trade, without uuy corresponding ad.
vantage ~ ne revenue, md The system Of eYr.td-
I'g 'Jr.i-o 1fo'.es has already had most prrj ud
col 'h.ct 10 inducing those countries 10 encDIr,rs
p''ve manu- fcturrs, and 20 fea t.'p by cDrresu,od
ing restrictions upon Blush merchandise IT, the
prescott STATE Of our relations with Other powers. IL
appears Impossible a. persist longer Boo q ~ res RE
I've system, without inImIngn, DANCER Of .os,,,
sOu- Of our best 'nirkcfs
'Lnsty Because we mink II one NJ the first du.
lies - government 10 impose no unnecessary bur
beus upon Che industrious classes a systef, yyb.rh
excludes, or imposes hI duties on rreigD prptu-e
Tor the sake Of PROTECTING particular interests viz
iaies ms ovIg tor on the one nand by impeding
the fee Of industry, and On The Other by en-.
b1ucirg ar'Ihri1lIy The cost OF subsistence.
"Under present circumstances" be- continues, mud
concu'es--"he mainJe6inrool Ibis system invo We,
m addition 10 these indirect burdens, the nee. 8.
sry oi imposing large amount Ci direct taxes IN
make good o,hclency ~ the revenue, which wou d
not exist d oil articles Of consumption and msr
chludzg were admiucd mo our ports 1T moJsrat,
duUes."
These arc certainly powerful arguments and on
hign authority. Indeed, It appears % Impussib,
iyf Tho Peel Ministry 10 get on " 10 any drgrat
Yi comfort, Tor any considerable period Of time with
!. o1t Welding something "a the popular clamof 70
leheap bread. The starving operatives IN the manu-
4, 'ocurnE towns will nuke thcus,ly.s heard, sspe
n cH.y when backed ~ the Queco, the Duke q
"A ouss'H Ivy hundreds 90 the cicrgy nuJ Ivy such met
IS HussrlL Pa.mcfstan, O'gonncli, ond the Win
, cddcrs generally PhH Ina.