The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-10

towns 10 hare the H.Oaopohss Of cora sugar gee &C,
&C.. all modified or removed. Manchester, LIVER
pool Glasgow, London, aud almost every city IN 'he
country cams 10 resolutions approring Of the hsP'"@
he Customs Import Duiiss and Of the remedies ula'
committee recommended.
As the meeting OF Parliament, in February, 1871
approached, efiolts made 10 induce lhe "sis
Ministers, then very unpopular in the coonh5, 40
bring forw ard measures TO promote free trade. lbe
commerce Of the nation was much depressed-the
africans and laborers without work IN many
places and such Of them as obtained work, received
wages-lbere was a commencement Of general dis
tress aud the call for free trade measures was general
and loud But nothing would induce the Wing Minis
iers introduce into the Queens speech any ntima-
ton that they intended in the of the session.
TO take the condition of the trade Of the country, or
the customs duties, into consideration. Not line
was introduced in the speech, as believe, for the
best Of reasons that the Cabinet had not come to any
resolution to carry out, in any extent, the recommen
dations of the Select Committee on Customs Imports
When the Wings, therefore, claim the merit Of In
Producing free trade, you may judge OF the extent
of that claim, by the fact that nothing was minated
by them that subject in the Queens speech, al
though they knew well that il was the most popular
question at tina, time in the country and the friends
of the Ministers, who were anxious to see them do
something that might please the Reiormers generally
in the country, did all in their power TO get free
trade movement commenced, although the strength OF
the Tories, by this time so great as to preclude
the possibility of carr, ing extensive Of free
| trade
| When found that the plan Of revenue proposed
by the Wings in le40, by which they expected to in
crease the revenue by two and quarter millions ster-
ling had completely failed and that the revenue for
the year, ended 5th Of January, 1S4l, was upwards
Of 10000 less than the Of the year ended
9Th Of January, 1910, determined to force the
Wings to free trade measures, or TO resign. In 1910,
when the Chancellor OF the Exchesuer, Mr. Barring,
brought forward the budget and proposed to make
good the deficiency of the revenue, (hen upwards of
/ 'wo and quarter millions sterling,) by adding
pc. to the duties Of excise and customs, and 10
per cent. to the assessed taxes, opposed his plan,
and stated the reduced rates of profits, the decrease
Of wages, &C., as my reasons against his plan being
successful and proposed tax on real property by
descent Only 81 members voted with me but in
January, lsi, the revenue returns proved that was
right in my opposition and that the budget had failed
] called meeting Of liberal and free trade members,
all supporters Of the Wings, few days after the
meeting Of Parliament. We met in the Thatched
House Tavern, in st. yames's street. on the Doth of
February, 1874 and agreed TO resolutions (of
which enclose copy expressing our opinion that
the existing restrictions and prohibitions in the
mcrcia code of the British Empire, and the existing
tariff of import duties serious obstacles to the
extension Of the trade Of the country. That the
port Of the select committee Of the session of 1910
J on iu,no d,ii. al al
and proved that, besides the paid by the people
for revenue purposes, they charged an enhanced
price upon many of the necessary articles of con-
sumption, which enhanced price goes into the pock-
cts of individuals for their profit at the expense
Of the many. That it appeared that notwi,hstand-
ing the addition of considerable per centage TO the
existing taxes in the course of last session, the
nue. had decreased whilst the public expenditure had
increased, aud that large deficiency in the revenue
existed. That we considered il would be improper TO
make up that deficiency in the revenue by and adj
dtonal taxes, or by loan and that it decided
opinion that the financial difficulties of the country,
aud or the consumer will best be
met by agenerai reuision and reduction Of the duties
imports These resolutions agreed to by about
! GO members Of Parliament present at the meeting,
and next day by as many more-a supporters of the
| Wing Ministers and there were 25 other members
belon ying to the Ministry and in Office who agreed
with the purport Of the resolutions hut declined
from fear Of giving offence IN the Ministers 70 SIGN
resolutions. None Of the Tories would sim Tho
the resolutions aIbougb several If them agreed 70
their nprnort and obioct Rv ord.r NJ a.. n.e,i,r
,beso 70 y;soo,,n,
NoIho,rn. tho Primo Minister and no % wel his
colleogues were informed that IN. only chance they
had oC attaining the increase of tho revenue reoui
si,e 70 make nm the d.6ci.ncv would no NV ,do,,nc
our suggestion, of aboli.bing all mopopoIie. and
e.necianv those If corn ,,gor and Gnb,,
| The date Of the free trade movement in the Cabi