Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-26

10 tho lanil and Commercial Reciprocity. In aur vlow
II Is paper vi extraordinary iorcruness. and deserves
the nosi respectful attention The writer al this letter
Is one @hasa high repualon growing pas. services
IN the public councils, and his present eminent pun
would give 10 any views put forth under the sanction vi
bls name, weight Of authority not inferior that OF
Mr. Webster himself Tho apn on gwen below were
dawn from HIM In reply 10 friendly letter, and were
not intended nr publication. But the FREUD whom
they were Addressed considered them valuable and
important 10 be withheld from the public.
tL.lad b.suirer
THE LETTER
have seen nothing 81 alarming 10 the Manufacturing
Interest OF country Ior many years past. nothing
we'll calculated Ia excite just apprehension ol danger
ihe great cause oi Probation 10 Home Labor the
! proposition oi Comm. rclal Treaty with Eng land
Swallowed larth by Mr.. Webster, IN hs late speech
Baltimore, the outlines aud qualifications of which are
daily being clearly defined and exposed Ia the pub
lie by the presses the Interest Il tho pr sent Adj
m'nisti ation. DO not understand rs having enter
tanned the mnsi distant idea that such Commercial
Treaty AS Mr. W ehsiet has suggested IN his Baltimore
speech, c.'ud be negotiated with England and sustain,
ed by Congress, without whose STEADY support such
ifeaiy. as shall presently attempt 10 show you would
bo little better than dead letter The Whole scheme
appears 10 10 he Of the widest and must ioplan
visions that hcniered the Imagination ol nIsctl
cal Statesman Jet The suggestion. h,~evef impfaetea
hle Is one which, considering the source rm which
springs the political Objects which It's author had in view
nj the time he made II, and liz eeessars Tendency Il,
DISTRICT and divide the friends Of domestic industry full
~ sIhes all lave said 1T the danger 10 be apprehend
cd inhn It. We must meet IL Immediately and ex
ise II III Its true coufs before II has had ma IN ex
cite the hostility OF the farmers against the Uncertainties
and manufacturers OF the country lof il can achieve
ms object aud thereby induce the asfeuefss To throw
Their votes NJ the approaching Presidential Election IN
opposition Ia The tried friends OF the Tan aud IN favor
III MI ebsrl = new ally In the south IT viii have II.
eciea the only rra inject which author bad in view
or ever expected Ia attain from il. When say this
however, let me mol be understood dminp that there
are many honest and good wlo perfectly sincere
IN Their advoracy OF this scheme aud thai man, of the
enemies OF The Iari confidently expect by this means
10 src1re tle REPEAL oi the law passe1by Why Con.
gress At III" last s1sslon under Uxlecis Of which, tic
country seems 10 be grfaAy ~ rfsin uale Of utter
pnts,ralin.
The plan suggested proposes that the principal staples
II The south shall, by means of treaty coDrrc,d
arrangement with England. 90 10 that country at a
ow liked rate ol duty. The staples specified ~ being
thus about 10 san new or better market IN The wurlI
ne rice, e0li"n, tobacco. Indian corn. aud bacon
hesr ale particularly mentuned, although lho lura 10
u" agenlielsl - nlended 10 be general possible
MI W custer expressly admits tho, oito
Engl sl Corn Laws can possibly be had in his own o
hon lie tells u.s. that M reduction OF the preseni
mons dulles upon American Wheat aud Fonfls 10 be rx.
pecled iron, England Bu, he ls kind and candid enough
10 assure us all IN the most emphatic language that he
only equivalent which Eng land will conlcsernd 10 ac,
eept fun US III return i1 her reduction nj duties on ,e
1wn Tamil generally. We not given 10 uhdctslan,
how great the reduction will be in the amount of duties
which viii DC demanded from rs; nor is sln,e article
named the manufacturer Of which Is destined be the
victim Of THIS commercial arrangemcni.-Fh Speechna-
ker. with all the tact Of veteran lawyer deal. on, in
generalles. when touching this nost delicate par, Of his
case, and are lc to the fair incrcnce-le only one
indeed which draw from his ret,afks-lhat the
American reduction Of duties on the inpoflaoH oil Fr
s manufactures IS 10 be general aud sogener, too
will fully satisfy the demands OF England and the wants
u her starving operatives Eye.Y echanlc and anuiac
nrer among us. when searching for the rate o duty n,
which the articles ol Tho class prducrd by him be
admitted into this country viii i! he be man oil sei3e
fill the blank left by Mr. Webster Tor him with such an
mpos III adm, The British operative 10 lllI com
pellion with him IN tie markets OF his own country
Nine about 10 inquire into tho prsclicabiy oi the
proposed arrangement with Eng and, ought. one
would think 10 ask ourselves whether she world probably
assent 10 any considerable reduction in her duties on the
articles produced hy On the 9Th oflast month"; the
ANNUAL budget wa, laid before the House o, Commons
by the Chancellor OF the Excheqier, and, in the debate
that ensuel II demonstrated that there was falling
of in gross anticipated by Sir Robert Peel,
III nearly lwa millions sterling Tor the year. The Chi.
nese silver has saved the Escheque most opportuncly
from some ri the disasters which meet have rnsued from
sogross miscaeuallon. leave others 10 Judge whcih
er. under such circumstances, Mr. Webster. or any
Secretary al isnnaon, with the aid 81 President Iy
Ter 10 help him, could persuade tile BRUSH Minister tun-
dnce the duties on o,acco, rs Mr.. Webster had ina
glno1, or, indeed nfen any o the articles o American
produce enumerated IN his list. let il be remembered,
that, during the year Sal the whole imp rllton from
,fegn committees into tin United States $l21 80,
900, upon whcl, the whole amnu of duties laid 81 US
Sli .is7 ,O0O-belnp at The rata OF per cent on
~; whe, on The other hand, IN slrne year the
whole amount OF cxportaton from the Cmted States
foreign countries. was S9l 100000 aud The amount Of
duties levied Oh these by oregn eollrifs vas $ll3,
100000 being at The ralso 21 per cent Tho average
value ol he Iubacco eypried in 1889 and ls40 was
1926 00o upon which Europe laid OF S}2, iG3,
900, being tax Of moro than $50 per upon the va
luc of the article. 10 these exacons from rs every ono
knows that England has had her full share. While
she kecns u.s. under the operation Of her tariff in this
condition, the FIX Secretary Of State is striving to per
suade his counrymen that the leopard about to chance
his spots, and thai England really means To maze with
rs an arrangement ~ which reciprocal advantages arc 10
be gained by communicative, to speak more properly
by Tariff treaty with England. fair treaty of this de
ScTpon one approxlmallng tn fairness would require
Ut her to take of o. per cent OF her duties upon
porations, and 1 10 levy bets increased duty
Ut 30 per cent. than exact from her VI It'll
out dwrn. longer upon this branch oi the SUBJECT and
leaving the fond and visionary enthusiast, WIN willing
| 10 cherish tie idea that England Il in condition 10
make a lair commercial treaty with u.s. and IS really
1vilng 10 do it, To the enjoyment OF his fanccs,
(fI 70 demonstrate the absolute lmpraccablliiy of this
1850 khy turning your attention to what your
govern SA ca" do on sais subject. and 10 what any
man Of ~ \xsdershe Mpe1Rsce in oar public coiiu
sci. knows Il nFdI
This proposition ~ l6,rd y ~ snt advocates in
two dis,inci aspects According Z. sd il is, IN effect
70 snstNa ssfhY ifcaty; according tdkIors it is t"
do The Sysde thing by coinnercisl Asfs94fseAt. Ey
etY 115itf Act Of mpprlaaps whie hhsSlc{ei pas