The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-12


adopted and received the appreciation and signature
l2o members OF Parliament all supporters Of the whg
ministry.
cat meeting of tn. members OF the House of Com
mons, held at the Thatched House Tavern St. Jamess
street the goth OF February ls4 JOSEPH HUNS ESQ,
M r. in the chair, the following resolutions we're agreed
Moved by the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, NJ p and
seconded by Peter Ainsworth, Esq, M. p,
First Resoinfion-That 1t is the opinion of this meet
ing, consisting OF members representing many OF the
most important Commercial and Manufacturing Constu
ences OF the United Kingdom, that the present resric
tions and prohibitions in the Commercial Code OF the Brit
s Empire and its dependencies and the operation of the
existing Tariff OF Import duties, present the most serious
Obstacles 20 the extension oftne Trade this country
Moved by James Morrison, Esq, NJ p, and seconded
by Archibald HASTE, ESQ. M. r..
T" Seeond-That the report Of the Committee of last
session Import Duties, has strengthened the opinions
previously entertained with reference to the evils Of the
present restrictive ystem and has shown that besde5
the Taxes paid by the people for purposes they
charged an enhanced Price upon many necessary
tces of consumption that paid by the people Of
foreign countries and that encouragement is ther by
given to the establishment Of rival manufacturing inte
rests abroad.
"Moved by Edward Strut Esq. NJ. p, and seconded
by Robert Hutton, Esq. M P,l
:" TAird-Tha notwithstanding the addition of consi.
derabe per centageo the existing Taxes, in the course
of the last session. the amount OF has decreased
whilst during the period there has been great in
in the public expendure-that to meet this de-
fciency ono OF the following alternatives becomes
new taxes to increase the revenue by revision of
the Import Duties. BY the former course, Trade will be
mpejed, and the burdens OF the people augmenteG-by
the latter, Commerce will be extended and the comforts
of the people increased Therefsre it is the decided
opinion OF this meeting that the financial difficulties Of
the country and the wants OF the consumer will best be
reyison and the reduction of the Duties
Imports
"Moved by Benjamin HawcsJr. Esq MP. and second.
ed by Thomas Thornley,, Esq. NJ p,
o,.rth-That a cory of these resolutions signed by
the Chairman, be transmitted to Viscount Melbourne
Moved by Henry warbu.on, Esq NJ p and seconded
20 Fyfh-That committee be appointed to superincnd
the printing and circulation of these resolutions to invite
tho OF members Of Parliament ali PARTIES
to call meetings report from to time; and gene
rally, to further the objects 8. this meeting
Moved by the Right Hon Edward Enice, M. p, and
seconded by William Ewart, Esq. M T.,
"Sirth-That the committee consist Of the following
members with power to add to their number:-Joseph
stpnts ESQ ESQ M p Hon e. Eeys NJ F. Thomas
Thornley, Esq M. p, and Benjamin Howes. Jr. Esq M P
"JO5EPH HUME, Chairman"
The effect of this proceeding was, that the Wing Min
isters instead of adopting the recommendations OF the
report of the Customs Committee introduced propositions
for reducing the duty Oh foreign sugar and fixed duly
corn The consequence was that many of the liberal
and Free Trade members became Disguised the wanof
confidence resolutions introduced by Sir Robert Peel pre-
vain did the Wings appeal to the liberal and Free
districts. They had failed to meet the public wishes,
and many liberals and Free Traders vong with the To-
res under belief that they could not fail to profit by
change majority of ninety Tory members returned
to the present Parliament.
Sir Robert Peels Tariff making very important nrodif
cations in favor OF Free Tradeindeed going lar beyond
any thing that could have been expected of Wing Minis
tes-is the fruit OF this political revolution Wing Min
listers ovethIown because they were too late in
being converted, and when did not far enough in
favor Of Free Trade But such has been the force Of the
movement alarm many OF the supporters OF Sir Ro
bert Peel and feared his further pro
gress in that direction And the castraons in favor
Free Trade and especially against the Corn haws
such to induce belief that the Wings may again come
power they the cordial support of the
liberal and Free Trade party Hence great efforts have
been made TO consolidate all these inte est with view
IN Tvs NOW pr n he
free and unrestricted commerce to the country Under
these circumstances Sir Robert Peel finds himself corn
PEELED to conciae the different interests OF which his
party composed end especially the Colonial and iana
cal interests the bearing OF which the relations be
tween this country and the United States row proceed
to discuss.
In the debate the House of Lords the Corn Laws
the Duke ofWelinston said" am sure man laments
more Than DO that and manufactures should
be all depressed; but believe if the Germ Laws
repealed tomorrow, not yard OF cloth or pound oiron
would be sold in any part of Europe or OF the VERDI
over which this country did not exercise q control My
Lords the greatest number OF European nations and Of
the nations Of the globe have adopted for the
encouragement of home manufactures. These
not stated by some taken in consequence OF the
English Corn Laws; they attributable to the example
of this country They had their rise in the spectacle
which this country exhibited during the late and in
the great and noble eyerons by which their pow and
strength were displayed every OCCASION Those who
contemplated these cXertions well as those who
relieved and assisted by them ought they might well
follow the example Our power Of our industry and OF
our system of commerce. They have followed our exam
pie and have established amongst themselves manufac
lures, and given a stimulus to their commerce"
The Duke OF Wellington 10 Toryism personifed Here
is the essence OF his political and commercial creed
will not conro7ert The truth of positions far they
relate the Continent OF Eurore, but nothing could be
far they relate to Instead ofiol
lowing the example of England and establishing
features of their influence upon her prosperity
during the late war; her aggressons upon cur
compelled to declare against her. and the encour
agement and protection given to manufactures have been
the consequence of that and not Of her example
First to supply the deficiency occasoncd thereby and
he debt net
the vndication Of rights. That debt paid and
the necessity for high duties no longer exists. our
interest TO be agricultural rather than manuiac
turing people, end could we find sale for sur
plus agricultural products, our labour and capital
would take that direction. The land in Eng and is
not capable of giving employ her redundant pop
uation. They must be employed in manufactures or be
fed upon charity. We could raise in great abundance
and spare that which they wantthey could produce
great abundance and to spare, that which We need
Why should not be permitted to exchange upon terms
ofrecprocal sdvantage7 The argument of the Duke OF
Wellington is that all other nations of the world,
under British CONTROL having surplus agricultural pro
duce have likewise surplus OF manufactures, and that
therefore repeal OF British duties would not enable them
to sell pound ofiron yard OF cloth in any other
country thus subject TO British legislation. This is
dec laraon, that the DIXIE OF Wellington believes, that
the prosperity Of the British Empire depends upon the
tension and perpe,uaon Of her Colonial System and
that all the of the British Government should
be taken reference to charging the power of the Co
iones the manufactures of the mother country
and around this opinion the monopoists and privileged
classes rally.
When read Sir Robert Pees able speech introducing
his Tariff looking to the peculiar relations which
the United states bear to the mother country and espe.
ciay after my conversations with Ministers upon the
subject ofa Treaty, induced hope that the
mecial relations between the United States and Eng
land far the products OF their labor
concerned might be placed on very much the
ing those between the mother country and her Co
lones. Is there any substantial reason why it should
not be donel Would not such an arrangement promote
the interests Of bothi II is obvious that 1t would be
and is not DONE there must be some reason for the
fusal to sosome Interior expectation. Let usse
what this is
The Duke of Wellington tells us, that the consumption
Of British manufactures depends upon the legislative
control OF Great Britan-or in other words that the
OF England depends upon the ability OF the
British Parliament to compel other nations to consume
her manufactures Where does she possess such power
in her Colonies and in the East Indies. II Is manifest,
that the amount Of such consumption depends upon the
extent of population and their ability TO pay. The
wealth OF the East Indies has been exhausted. Their
ability to pay for British manufactures depends upon the
simple question Of how far the products of their labor
be exchanged therefor II the East Indian could
pf oduce cotton sugar and coffee cheaper than they
United States. Cubg. and Brazil.