The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-16

| as lie duty of every friend Of mankind, and |
especially Of every American citizen, TO pro-
note.
The article quoted by the lnlelligencer a.
sanrs that British interests are 10 be exerled 10
the epeal of the American Tariff, and that The
'palper labor of Europe is TO be brought IN com
petition with free American industry" Such is
the Interpretation which the Intelligence gives
10 this d claration OF the Times-such are the
uses which party press makes of a proposition
the true Interpretation of which is precisely the
opposite of that given TO ii.
The Duke of Wellington, in the debate on the
Corn Laws, said 81 am sure that no man la
ments, more than | do, that commerce and man
ulactures should be at all depressed but | be-
lieye, If the corn laws were repealed tomorrow,
mol a yard Of cloth or pound Of iron more
lDouti be sold in any part Of Europe, or Of he
100, ii, orer phich this country did not eTer-
ci,e control My Lords, the greatest
number OF European nations, and oil The
naCns Of the Globe, have adopted mea-
sues for the encouragement OF home
unnufAclures. These measures were not,
!
| English corn laws. They are Attributable TO the
| Example Of this country. They had their rise
N the spectacle which this country exhibited
during the late war, and in the great and noble
jexertons by which her power and strength were
displayed on every occasion. Those who con
templated these exeItions, as we'll a. those who
were relieved and assisted by them, thought they
n 4 a 4 e
of our industry and OF our system of commerce.
They followed our example, and have establish
ed among themselves manufactures and given
stimulus TO their commerce"
Such was the language of the Duke Of Wei
lington, and such iods the opinion of the Times.
That Is, that no modification Of her commercial
system so far as 1t relates 10 other countries,
orer nhich Engianddid not exercise a CONTROL
would increase the prosperity Of British manu-
featuring industry. Is 1t nothing that the Times,
the organ OF the same party, now tells US that
II is in the power of the ministry to secure that
prosperity by proper arrangements with US I
Lord Wellington tells the House of Lords that
they must look 10 their colonies, and TO their
colonies alone for the revival of their commerce
and manufactures; the Times now says, no, ii
is in the power of the present ministry TO Sc
cure arrangements with the United States that
will "secure the prosperity of British manuiac-
| turing industry for many years" What are
| these arrangements
As the Duke Of Wellington said, the CONT
| mental states Of Europe have adopted mea sure,
! for The encouragement Of home manufactures,
and have stimulated production that they
have become the rivals Of England. They
have a surplus of bread stuhs and provisions as
well as OF manuf ctures; the repealof The corn
laws 10 those nations would, therefore, open
the British market. for the agricultural products
Of those continental states while their markets
would be closed 10 British manufactures The re-
peal of the corn laws therefore, so far as these
States are concerned, would not enable England
to sell yard Of cloth or pound ofron more NY
purpose was to demonstrate that what was true
Of the continent OF Europe was not true as TO
! the United States. That modification of the
English tariff, so as TO enable the British manu-
iacturer to purchase and consume American
produce, would enable the American People to
consume British manufactures That the true
source of prosperity Of both countries is the pro-
ftabe employment of their productive Industry
That England has a redundant population, and
of necessity, is dependent upon the employment
Of her manufacturing industTy-and Of conse-
quence has an accumulatlng surplus of manu-
iacturcs-whereas he United States have mil
lions Of acres Of fertile land unproductivc for
wanrof a market. That ii is the interest of
England 10 exchange her surplus manufactures
for the surplus agricultural products of America,
and that she should 50 modify her commercial
system as to secure that exchange 1t is this
modification Of the English commercial system
which is proposed by the Times
Its proper that should give the authority on
which make this assertion. make it on au-
rhorlty Of several conversations held with the
commercial editor Of the Time, and upon the
authority OF frequent conversations held with
persons high in the confidence, and intimately
connected with the British Government. In
decd, was authorized by Lord Aberdeen him
self, to lay that it was his earnest d, sire to
tries on terms of reciprocity, and am per
suad, d that treaty may be made providing for
the admission Of cotton, nee, aud Indian corn,
into England and her dep,ndc, cies, at a nominal
du.y,or duty free, and that the trade in lumber
and provisions and all our surplus products. may
be placed on the same footing a the like pro-
ducts Of her colonies at the same tine that our
navigation may obtain concessions no less i'm
porant. And that, for granting us these favors,
England will ask Of us no more than that our
tariff shall be so modified as to her manufac
lures, as to charge thereon higher rate Of duty
Than is indispensable TO provide for an econom-
ical administration Of our Government.