Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-31
VOLUME 30. NUMBER 50.


WIN the United states and the Brazis and go over PER-,
cd Of ten have taken with respect to sone ~ ,
articles the average OF five Of those years
Oo"te e ast anu compared them with that wear leave
out the year 1886, which was year of extraordinary
ports Ia the United States Hear, hearl think the n.
ports To the United States in that wear exceeded 10 OOO
VVol' hrst TAKE cotton and and find
he average exports Of the five years was in value 36
While the exports IN loi2 amounted no more than
foiz'ol vi linen yarn, the average export OF the fy.
yeers was Ol5,035 In the wear 1919 wns A63 6asI
Oi Silks the average export the five wears was 2se s3s
In the year 1912 1t was sl2iOl With regard to wooes
nTcIes the average the five was 33 Ool
In the year 1912 twas Si 3jj The total of the expor,
not OF those articles already named alone but compr-n
some Others 200, 1901 while in 1912 IL was 5ls
sOH., being n decrease of g. IL ,563.
SIR X PEEL-To what countries do those exports referl
bord }. kU SSELL-They relate To the u. States ONLY
snail now take those to the Braz, of which take the to-
a' "lthou gong to separate items, aud find that the ave-
rage amount of the five years 76l while in the
year loi2 twas 156, 5O5, being decrease Of COS 95G
ana adding tins IN the exports United States II shows
Total decrease IN the exports Of the of SCI
ol9 Ihs, SIR, is an alarming decrease upon the nv.
years. but II IS instructive, well alarming we look to
e countries IN which trade has thus fallen Off Ii shows
nat your own plans OF putting high duty foreign corn
with sidngsca raising duty at the present time 10
~ per cent? and duty Brazilian sugar amounting 10 al
Proholton are now returned you by the L. States
III hgh lari and by the Brazs pre- paations for excu
uIhg your produce altogether (Hear Look now TO the
uScease IN your exports only the countries with
"hch you were dealing, 10 the amount of 500 COOL an
consequence OF almost prohibition of their pro
uc' ms presents most serious and alarming aspect OF
in legisl
~ u ie last SIX months ID promote tAe well doing tho
export OF those manufactures upon the prosperty of winch
TPeu your prosperity IN peace and your strength
Have you passed any which could promote the
export Oi your manufactures the L. Satcsl Have Won
done anything increase your exports and to improve yor
import trade from the Bazsi OF any this kind
he session has been barren indeed may say worse than
'eL LAST year me government proposed with
respect to the importation corn and kline which had
Tue enect OF inducing large portion of the agcuurists
To believe that your object continue the system
4 In harp ,ha,
were disappointed lCheers) They got wrong impression
from your speeches. though these often and often deli
NeFed' YETI happened, somehow otner-your caution
was such that they knew not what you really
do-"r some OF your on the principles OF tree
ade ana m Others you departed from those principles
Du' you carried some OF your by the consistency
oil Your opponents and the inconsistency of voursupporers
lear But having thus proclaimed your prncipes-hav-
ing aPpled ihem to many articles with respect which
s uuues formerly eXlstedyou mainly fail in your PLAN
unless you ready carry them out further and apply
hear) '
Having given that warning year by declaring your
principles should have been your object during the pre
sent session TO endeayor relieve the trade and manuac
'ues OF the country by admitting many Of the articles the
produce OF the United States and the Brazs free of ALL or
aIeast OF any high duty. aware and think il most
fortunate circumstance, that there large OF
country IN he T. = most fertile in the production OF wheat
"hlch 10 tine growing population this country might be
made great Messing, took advantage of IT, and
Tue distance OF Tie place OF Its growth great and the
cost OF transit hgh that with very lowest duty
am sure It, Introduction here could not compete with the
British corn grower, in any way inure his interests
Inc climate o the L. ;. OF America varies 50 much in Sc
Sefa parts from this country and from many other parts OF
Europe that II seems bounty Of Providence that when
your arvesis short those places countries be-
Sou e Atlantic which can supply your deficiency. Have
you uohe anything 10 render these circumstances adyan
seous TO the people Of this country as they be mae
Nothing OF the sost-nohing OF the kind But there was
aho'heT course which, though less beneficial You might
nave adopted You might have said parties thar
you had gone considerable way in relaxing restrictions
on ioegn produce and that you disposed TO rest du
Ing the present year, order to give the agricultural
eresis Time To consider If there any fair grounds for
nose apprehcnsons which they entertained if corn were 10
De placed on the same footing other articles This the
time TO pause and endeavour meet the enlightened views
"hich tue agriculiusts beginning take upon this
subject bunsead Of doing So what the course which
Tue Government had pursued They brought in the Ca.
naa Corn bi measure i'll itself OF little benefit
s county rs the corn would have 10 come by circuit
GUS diticu and expensive route rendering but a tn
"s' any, advantage, whilst the measure excited the ut
most alarm amongst the whole body of the agricultuss
reNVng IN full force their preudices against the principles
OF Tree uade-prncp.es which the honourabe gentlemen
opposite last year appeared anxious advance Thiss
10 De considered very serious misorune but still there
oo" TOT 'ne settlement OF the great question. Men OF em
nence IN the United States leading men, BY whose opinion
e people Vi That country are influenced inclined
Sonceue tue principles OF their high protecting Tariff OF the
abandon II IT we will but afford them IA market in Great
b'laln Tor their agricultural produce. (ear hear) Sir
seems to me impossible conceive anything which would
1e more advantageous to both countries. (Cheors We
nave here IN this country large population who are obliged
70 import food Tor consumption. We have also power To
such an extent that honorable gentlemen opposite fire.
quenty complained Of the skill ability and productivenes
with which 1t was set in motion. Hear hoar) In the
United States they have large of land capable of
nearly all sorts OF cultivation. They have manuiacto
nes Tor coase sort OF goods which may ourshing
without any injury 10 MS, and be imported into this
country at low of duty. There are therefore be-
lween the two countries the mutual advantages that
might import their agricultural produce to large amount
without any dangerous competition owing to the distance
from which 1t has 10 be brought, aud that they might
import our manufactures without any danger the
sumption Of their coarSer fabrics. (CheersD
They are the two countries which. OF all others. one
would suppose ought to be particularly bent such
ierchange, and who would regard enemy the man
VINO attempted 10 deprive Of the food aud the
lures oil winch each has such abundant exchange In
stead OF viewing %, however in this light Of the cardi
mai principles OF the present government the sliding scale
which likes prohbtOy duty upon except in certain
contingencies and IN those contingencies offering bounty
upon the produce of other countries rather than approach
20 course which well calculated % prove the greatest
advantage To Grca Britain aud the United States; ard t.,
promote curuuIiy and good will between the great ma.
sprung from one common stock and speaking one
common language. Has the state Of trade materially
affected the finances OF the country When discussed
'e SUBJECT IN ISL We were Of opinion that there would
D' achcency IN the finance which though would be ct
considerable Importance conceived 90 be Of less consc
qlencc than the deiacauOn IN trade We pointed out ~
inc ons OF obvahng this deficiency the adoption OF the
principles OF tree trade. That the scheme which we,
VINO were then called miserable nanccrs pointed out Al
the time We did propose % impose fresh burdens on
the people, but 10 give new impulse the industry OF the
cuIuy and 90 increase W consumption whilst al the same
time looked forward the chance Of considerable re-
renchmen when the hosutes in China were brought 90
conclusion From this policy the present government differ
Cd hey repudaed our plan with respect and
gar though ln the article of timber they did something
and n that doubtful III the course they had
pursued was wise or beneficial ia proportion the change
!fonca' ch'crs from the Treasury bcnchcs The right
non gentleman cheers. he had a million or 20 10 spare
be might have given GOOO0O but under the present cir
cumsiances Of the country, it much loss CIesrJ