The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-07

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= he Commercial Relations Of England and
the United States-Discussion OF sir. Web
sIer's olicy I'm Great Britain.
The great moveme Mt, OF which Mr.. Webster made
the first formal announcement in his Baltimore
speech, has excited great attention in Great Bran'
and the political hucksters here begin TO be little
alarmed. The rabld utras OF both parties are now
fully sensible OF the cessity of attacking the hbe-
raj and enlightened policy OF the late Secretary OF
State No evidence can be more conclusive OF the
strength OF the position assumed by Mr. Webster we
shall soon take occasion 10 enter on an examination
Of the manner In which The J oa, american, and
other party papers have taken up this subject In the
meantime the following able article from the Lon
don Spectator will command general interest II
exhibits intimate acquaintance with the resour.
ces of this country, and the probable results which
would flow from the adoption of the policy so ably
enforced by Mr.. Webster.
Mr.. Webster's Baltimore speech is a most important
document 1t affords evidence that there the United
States growing public opinion in favor OF drawing
this country. Nay, it contains evidence
slbe Americans seeing how present government is cir
cumstancedsnd how any government able TO hold the
rtins OF power in Great Britain fer time
likely to be circumstanced-and inclined stand
their extreme claims and refuse lower their tariff
unless oil their agricultural produce be admitted.
have heard" said Mr. Webster sugg ston from
any quarter that England would be Inclined a modi
6caou OF her ornlaws properly called-I mean her
duties on wheat and aour" And then Mr. webs,er pro.
ceeds TO show that has other agricultural pro-
duce tor the admission Of which into Great Britain on
favorable terms would be advisable to reduce the
American duties on eur manu- lectures.
Mr. Webster is right Independently Of wheat and -four
nrnfin TIh
market are-niisn corn, rice cotton wool, tobacco,
pork and beet, (salted smokedO butter and cheese
The citizens the United States have trade
-four and provisions to South America and the West In
dies; regions sford markets for the remaining
produce enumerated Nearly all the continental states
OF Europe raise sufficient and provisions for their
own domestic consumption. Most OF them grow tobacco,
monop1lies Cotton wool is almost the only article of
importance that France Germany, Russia and Italy take
from the United states is to F. gland alone there
FORE that the United States can look Tor any material
tension Of the market Tor their Indian rice tobacco
preserved PORK and bsef, buuec aud cheese.
And the quantity of those kinds Of produce they
TO dispose is suk GENTLY great TO induce them to
abarssin with England for their admission to it's
kets hou5h the wise influence which refuses to
admit foreign wheat and flo should continue prepon
derate. Ia 5iO the United States produced-377 53 s75
hu Shells OF Indian corn; 1897 head neat cattle
(sveraging 900 poun and Is 1913 swine; averaging
100 pounds dairy produce to the value of nearly thirty
four millions OF dollars; 2le I6s $40 pounds of tobacco
sJSl 492 pounds OF The Indian is far
De considered as staple produce OF the Union than
waes ~ the same year that upwards OF s77 millions OF
bushels OF Indian corn the wheat amounted
10 rather less than eighty five millions. Under the
ence Of liberal commerc ai Intercourse with this
try these large quantities could be vastly increas sd.
The total population OF he American Union in 1926
about nine and half millons in 1910 rather
Here, then large OF the produce Of the Uni
ted States, which might be admitted into this country
favorable terms, without encroachng upon the wheat
preserves, eaously watched ny the preponieratng
interest the British Legislature Indian might be
Chased moderat fixed duty with rice, and Ind
al might taken OF the list of prohibitions, and
allowed enter unmanuiacuI article, the
bread ship biscuit ad paiorem duty. The
duty rice might be further educed; also the duties
butter and cheese due attention being paid TO the ext
g-ncies OF tue The duties sailed beet and pork
might b. reduced 50 cent without seHsby sHectiDg
thu revenue; aud SO ght the duties smoked hams and
bacon the duty on tobacco Is enormous; and tbough
being imposed solely Tor revenue, aud yielding large
amount 1t ought to he cautiously dealt with, aud some
moiifc alton might undoubtedly he made. The rates
OF duy Manufactured tob,cco have evidently the
effect OF increasing adulteraiion as well smuggling
reduction ri the duty cotton wool Tor the state of
the rev eaue srmitted total abolition of it) would
material benefit the English manufacturer, well
tn agrrulturi,s the United States. few yeas ago
the markets Tor tue provisions of the
states gro wing States the SOUTH pre-
seut from cotton low that the
We been olig "a TO eco nonlzs in every way they have
dscov red that their slaves raise enough OF Indian
to eel selves aud their demand Tor the provi
sons Of the Western States has ceased The abolition OF
the duty cotton imported into Eng and, would give a
fresh impetus to the cotton planting, and relieve the pro-
vision growing states OF their surplus produce.
These specific facts they show the articles in which
extended trade between the United States and
might bs created More general tend TO
necis to both must be what is commonly called colo.
NAL trade the settled country importing the
In all economical relations the United states still stand TO
England in the relation colony mother country
M small PROPORTION Of the rapidly increased population
emgrsnt placed IN regard holding real personal
property, Immediately after his arrival in exactly the
same position az an American citizen The States have
little capital oftheir their roads, railways, and
nas their manufacturing establishments have been
mainly dependent advances of British capitol The
shock aey given to the credit Of some American States,
and the impossibly OF finding for their ncreas.
ces from This country have cut up by the roots the whole
system OF bank facilities and long credits and reduced
don tic trade in the interior from the want of circua
ting medium, to barter. The farmer gives pounds of
wool 10 Tor pound OF the wool made into
honrspin and sends four bushels of wheat to the miller
in exchange for the Hour OF three bushels The farmers
in the West coffee only week, substitute maple
sugar Tor sugar OF the cane, and homespun. The
failure OF public works has thrown the majority OF those
aged in them Upon agriculture. There gut OF
provisions OF all kinds the find the whars Of the
inland ports lca1so with their produce Tor which they
can Obtain no return in money The net produce of the
Of the provisio boats from the upper basin Of the
Mississippi at New on leans last year, after deducng
dollars each Both England and the United states
suffering because the (ecoDoncsD colonial relation has
been hroken-because surplus capital of England does
not find its way to America along with the stragg Of
It's surplus population; and ecsuse the raw produce oil
America through the Of restrictive duties, and
for ant of that aptal end its way to England
would dictate thf teceP'oh OF All tue raw
produce Of the MON in this country, upon favorable
enough has said show that nNch may be done to
reune the countries in commercial respects without
alarming the nilords Of for th, imaginary in
tere-ts.
There is good to believe that in announcing
the incln alton the American Government to come TO
terms-to lower their tariff will admit their other
great staples independently o wheat MIR WEBSTER does
not speak without warrant. The Mbdisonan, the Gov
ernment organ ssbington, holds the same language
The fact is the statesmen Of the Union are divided
bet Rsen two opposed systems the one, which may be
call d the of isolation, that Of imposing high
restrictive duties foreign nerch sndZe and depending
entirely upon their home pro luce and manufactures,
supported by Henry Clay Gen Cass and Van Buren the
advocates OF Tree trade OF low duties, the
present President and Mr. Calhoun The states most
cline in high tariff Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut Pennsy vshis, New York, Delaware and
Maryland they have IL the present Congress 100 men,
hers and will have 50 ia the next The states most de.
odedy opposed protecting duties are Virginia. North