Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-09
PEEL on FREE rRApE.
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tcs Of British doctrine for expectation on the sub
/ jeet OF Free rrade-aregular Pindars rSzot This
| man Sir Robert, one little year ago, divided the
country on the question OF Protection against Free
Trade, was the leader and champion Of the Pro,ec
tive party, and distinctly on that issue was elected
to power. Strongly entrenehed ia that pc wer sus-
| tanned simply and amply whether wisely
wisey) by the Agricultural interest on the ground
OF Protection, he revses the Tariff in such way as
| to protect every Home Interest, shaving oil lutte
| here or there, where Il would effect nothing. and
keeping the duties At one hundred per cent. the
average of the staple exports of this country; and,
| having thus fixed our International Trade Just to
suit him, he undertakes a small venture in CANNON
/ for the Foreign Market
IL must surely amuse every one who understands
the case To see how glby he rattles of the words
| Free Trade Reduction of Duiies,' MIR Huskis
son. as though he had been one ofthe mos, devoted
champions of the anti Protective policy nil his
| lhetim'l And this mere verbage will ke caught
NJ, and carried over the country, and quoted in
newspapers, m bar rooms IN public NEE nss, and
perhaps IN our Halls OF Legislation, eriisnes Of
the progress of Free Trade m England! That is
the very use 1t was made for, and to which It will
| certainly be put IL was uttered with express
| terence to the pending REVISION of our Tariff. and
The Times and other Brush journals full OF Just
such humbug. Is it possible that any considerable
portion OF our people will be deceived by IL
| THE NEW TARIFF
In the House OF Commons on the 10Th Of MAY
Sir Robert Peel brought on the new Tariff, and
made the leading speech on that subject, at great
length. lie also gave notice Of his intention to
bring the Income Tax Bill for its third reading
on the 23j of May. The following is condensed
report OF Sir Roberts Speech
Sir X. Peel then rose to bring forward the propo>
sal OF the Government for the revision of the Tariff
| The Right Honorable Baronet commenced by stat.
ing that the great objects of himself and his col
leagues had been TO abolish prohibition, by reduc.
ing prohibitory duties and to reduce the duties on
raw materials, and on materials partly manufacture
ed BY these means he hoped to diminish the ge-
neral expense of living in this country; not, indeed
that any individual article would be chea ?ened as
to afford any great relief but that, on the aggregate
/ OF consumption, the relief would be considerable;
and therefore that the Government had made its
cuctlons on great variety OF articles, TO give
10 almost every OF those classes which might in
evtaoly suffer from some one more OF the reduc.
tons, compensation upon others. For instance,
the reduction of the duty various kinds Of seed
might, by letting in a supply from abroad, impair
! the prohts of particular dealers; but the benefit
thereby conferred upon agriculture in general would
be an important one. Again, in respect OF furniture
woods, the high duties had greatly discouraged the
industry OF the cabinet makers here, and induced
importation of foreign furniture He trusted that the
reduction OF duty would establish an export trade in
mat m nnuiacture, and lead 10 the extensive Of
mahogany IN some branches of ship building 10 which
twas peculiarly applicable. Next as 10 foreign ores;
Tor example, copper. At present, that metal wa.
smeted abroad, and copper could be there sold and
applied TO the sheating of vessels and other rurpo-
ses. at rates much below those OF which the same
oolecis could he executed in England notwhsiand.
ing our coal and our manufacturing advantages
Spermaceti and other whale oils were important ar.
uces IN our manufactures. aud it was now proposed
10 reduce the duties upon them, because whale oil
bad been one hundred per dearer in this coun-
try than IN the United States, which had manuac-
lures extensively consuming this article successfully
connecting with ours. He reminded the House OF
MIR Deacon Humes dieurr, that this country hav
ing plenty Of untaxed iron, and plenty of untaxed
coal, wanted only plenty OF untaXed wood 10 give
ample employment 10 her industry: and this was
the principle on which Government now proposed
the reduction IN the dI,iss on timber He now came
10 articles OF foreign manufacture, which il was
contemplated so TO reduce duties that they should
IN no case exceed the maximum OF 90 per cent. Ii
was said that such a reduction unless accompanied
with repeal OF the corn avs, was a great inius
tce TO the British operative. But IN fact there had
been, the amount ofdutes in this very week eync
ed, very great reduction in the duties on grain
Salt provisions too, which had been hitherto under
a toia prohibition, would, under the new system
be admitted at duty Of about a penny pound
So, as TO live animals, about which he trusted he
should be able TO make fully satisfactory erpla
nation. So likewise as TO fish, particularly the FISH
IN which the poor were most interested namely
herrings The Irish peasant now paid 20s. per
barre'i henceiorih he would re, that barrel from
Norway for los; or would procure herrnss off his
own coast, by means of that improved craft which
the reduced duty timber would ena ole him 10 Oh.
tam there. The duties also to be reduced on
me importation OF potatoes, rice and hops, on the
last OF which articles he reduction OF duty would
be from Is lis. To "a los. He trusted therefore
that foil disposition had been proved on the part
OF the Government 10 lower the prices OF those ar.
/ 'e'es OF food which are principally consumed by
the poor.
He ex posed the error commonly prevalen, about
the comparative chehpness OF living in the grea,
manufacturing towns of the continent, where, al.
though food was Indeed produced cheapy the
workman had always TO buy II dear by reason of
"a 10 fh ~
tie then nrgned as TO the straw plat and other
manufactures, that under the present extent OF
smuggling as induced 10y high duties, there was
~ actual practice no protection at all. Now he
come 10 The great question touching the imnorts
ton o. i've cattle. lie had been strongly dressed
10 deter to the appfehensions entertained on this
sunJecii but he believed Il 10 be groundeSs pan
c Advertisements he'd been published for sup
plying English towns through a firm At Hamburgh
WIN meat AZ 81. pound, and the people had b. en-
frightened by those offers into selling her caule
at sicrihce lfthey had waited To inquire they
would have found that no such firm existed nj
hamOurgh, and that meat IN that city itself was NJ
ID. pound. He would not say that there vouId
he no reduction in the price Of meat-there Womb
be some; and some there ought TO be, for the
price Of meat in England was now too high The
nhux OF cat lie from Scotland and Ireland by steam
Wrhln he last fifteen years, had been immens e.
YET the price OF meat had still gone on increasing
Al this. u must he remembered went 10 swell the
navy estma'es The mat consumed by Greenw oh
Hospital alone cost f4OOO more IN 1871 than m
1883. The chief objection made against The in.
'enned admission Of cattle was, that the duly yyas
proposed 10 be uniform per head on the tat as well
as The iean Row, The admission u the lean cait's
was OF course on advantage to the grazisr. whose
business was 10 buy them for fitting; and 50 far
here was clear benefit to one important class NJ
egriculturIsis, which benefit would be diminished
n lean cattle Of large size were made 10 hear 4,
heavier duty than lean cattle OF a small size Ru,
no" as 10 the fat eau'e.-The great protection IN
lat cattle was not amount Of duty, but the lsne.b
and roushness Of the voyage; no fat OK could ever
cross the Bay Of Biscay. France, however was
nearer and the agrculturniiss feared an inf ~ for,
her shores. But France for many years. instead n
exporting cattle, had, on the balance, been nporog
them, nnd the price OF all SORTS Of meat had been
RISING throughout th1i country. He showed that
ne danger was equally chmercai Of Importation
from Belgium, Holland, Germany and he Pru,s,,r
League So great was iis superiority, that he did
not despair Of seeing England IN exporter Of that
article. tie was usked why rot impose Che dy,v
by weight instead Of per hesd7 lie would ansysr
iairly that he wished 10 have meat somewhat cbe,n
or IN London; but still the increase Of our popus-
ton, and the scarcity Of continental stock gave
complete security agans, any very great diminuon
OF price. We were exporting horses even now.
and ne saw no reason why we should not hereafter
export other cattle likewise. On the whole the
fullest communication and consideration had sifong-
~ confirmed the Government IN their intentions az
. the duty upon cattle fle would not revive ~
u'co''lon on NE corn question; that he CONSIDERED
as decided ~ Parliament; but NJ the propsr time
ne vas prepared 70 state the reasons why Govern
tnsnt did not consider the general princfpe or fso
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