New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-05

80. ~ ono of the most eminent and clear-heddcd
statesmen of our Country. We publish 1t with
M, remark. intending to recur to the subject as
opportunity is afforded US.
Great Britain and her Corn Laws.
The British Empire beng made up OF the
United Kingdoms and Colonies scattered widely
over the face of the earth, and containing
population manvfold greater than the parent
country, her policy has acquired form and
shape designed to be adapted TO tins state Of
things. Her object is to make the great re-
sources Of these Colonies tributary to her wealth.
and through them to strengthen and perpetuate
her maritime supremacy.
Her whole system is conceived in the spirit OF
monopoly, and evidently cannot be materially
changed without impa,ring her strength ana haZ-
ardinp her stability. Her fundamental Object is
IN regrlate and control the trade OF these colonies
IN such a manner as to retain within herself all
the advantages resulting from 1t. As tar as pos
sble. she makes her colonists cuItivators oil the
soil. giving their produce, by discriminating do
ties in their favor the first and most favored posi-
ton in her market. and by lnhibltng trade with
fore;gn countries reserves to herself the privilege
of supplying them with all manufactured artl-
Giles. She says to the West Indies fou shall
not trade directly with the United States, but we
,yi!I take your sugar and coffee. and give you
c,othinp and all manufactured goods in ey
chance" To her North American provinces ::
:" We will take timber, lumber, flour and PROV
sons of YOU, while by duties we will shut out
chose commodities from the United States; but
,vc must supply you with manufactured articles
IN return" On the same terms she receives lie
cotton. indigo and rice of the East Indies She
thus controls and keeps within herself the trade
of her colonies, making il the basis of her pollcy
that she may secure TO herself the sole right OF
supplying them with her surplus products land the
sight of carving on the trade IN her own ships
I'm this vast trade other nations have little paric-
ipation. and what is melted out to them from ne
ccssity is not in direct channels, but through CIR
cuitous routes, that she may have the benefit OF
the transportation. The policy is to shut other
nations out, and i, is substantially done. In this
manner she appropriatcs the trade and production
of at least l50,00O,00O OF people TO herself, and
by their industry has become the richest and most
powerful nation upon the earth.
Notwithstanding all this, she is distressed from
two causes First, she has no sufficient market
for her vast manufactured productions, nor has she
a sufficient supply of breadstutis for her popua-
tion She has no great grain-growlng colony,
nor are the wants Of all her colonies equal TO the
surplus production of her manufacturers. The
consequences are, that her population suffers for
bread, and her manufacturers from the depressed
value of goods, In this emergency, she is com
PEELED to look beyond her colonies for relief. Her
other markets have been gradually narrowed by
competing industry, against which, with duty
upon her goods, she is unable successfully 10 con-
tend.
Thus q new crisis in her affairs has arisen,
from which she finds ii difficult 10 extrcato her
self.
She tuns TO Independent nations and proposes
trade upon an equal basis OF duties as to certain
articles. in which she hopes 10 avail herself OF
their markets by superior skin, greater capital and
larger experience. Blu, she does not propose 10
mitigate the great colonial system of monopohes.
These colonies, constituting nnC -tcnths of her en-
pre-, she reserves for her own use, not intending
TO diminish their advantages or 10 allow them to
trade with other nations upon any equal condi-
lions. In ali her arrangements OF trade she keeps
this in view, moulding and modelling all measures
TO conform to it. If she opens her ports to our
produce, it is done not BY direct and fair trade,
hut BY some roundabout, colonial arrangement,
by which the trade Is engraited upon her colonial
system and made part ofit
The cry for bread has become 50 loud and strong
that il cannot be resisted. There is brcad-stutf
enough in the North OF Europe and the U. States
but il is shut out bv excessive duties The clam
or is, reduce the duty and let ii in;'' but the
Government hesitates, because ii would interfere
with the farmers by disturbing their monopoly,
and derange the system Of restricted trade which
pervades the whole empire. But rehei must be
furnished for the cries OF the tamishns cannot be
diSregarded.
Now. mark the line of policy devised to meet
this emergency without disturbing the harmony
OF this SYSTEM. They have resolved as we learn,
TO let in the wheat OF this country, but not through
New.York or By our vessels but through Cana
da. |. is 10 be let in there at moderate duty,
and, when manufactured, TO be considered as CO.
lonial produce, and brought into the English mar
kets substantially free OF duty.
Thus she engsafts the trade upon which She
is forced upon her colonial policy, securing to
herself the manufacture and transportation OF the
-four. This in anticipation is believed by many
tic be a very comprehensive scheme oftrade, which
may eventually direct much of the business OF
.his city and carry II INTO the colonies. II is quite
obvious lit saccecds-and there is ht,lc reason
o doubt i,--,hat the outward trade will creaae an
inward one, and all that portion OF the country