The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-13
TO THE HON. WILLIE p. MANGUM.

We have that the Duke Of Wellington op-
posed the repeal Of the laws on the ground that
their repeal would not enable Great Britain TO sell
pound of iron yard OF cloth more in Europe or
any part Of the world which she doe. not e,er-
else control That is that the only means Of com.
pellins other nations purchase British manufac-
lures is TO place them under British domination
We have seen that Lord Pamerston told the House
Of Commons, that they could not increase the con-
sumption Of Bcitish manufactures on the continent
of Europe, because the continental nations had rival
interests, and that therefore they must look to africa
and especially to L,dia and China FOR market
All who are familiar with the history of the slave
trade know that the 18th article Of the Treaty of
Utrecht confirmed the contract between the English
Guinea Company and the King of Spain, whereby
that company gave 200 600 crowns to the King of
Spain, and to the King Of Spain and the King of Eng
land each one quarter part Of the profits Of their
trade for the privilege of importing slaves into the
Spanish American. colonies. The declaration OF the
Duke Of Wellington becomes important in connec.
ton with the facts that the British Government we're
partners in the slave trade-that King Gerge the
Third refused his assent to act OF the Virginia Le
gslature abolishng that the influence of Eogland
was excred in the Congress at Vienna 10 pledge II
other European nations all her in abolishng il
that in 1877 she gave fiOO 900 s2 OGO 0oO) to Spain
as a compensation for repq Jishing IL and that Mr.
Wilberforce, in the discussion on this Treaty in the
House Of Commons, said
"iie could not but think that the grant 10 Spain
would be more than repaid I, Great Britain in com
mrceI advantages by The opening Of great continent
10 Brifsi 'ndusfry-an object which would be entire
~ de lent I'd n ,ul.4 IL. A
tne Spanish nation. Our commercial conncrioo
WIN Africa will much more than repay us for any
pecunlary sacrifices of this kind. He himself would
live to see Great Bran deriving the greatest ,dyan
'ages from It's intercourse with africa"
Wilbcr!orce was fanatic--a philanthropist, if
you p'ease-but bis speech proves that he knew that
this arrangement was on the part Of the Govern
ment, to use The words Il Lord Aberdeen. apurely
commercial lie forcsaw that the consequence Of
the peace would be that the continental powe,s IN
use The words OF the Duke of Wellington. would
Establish among themselves manufactures. 81 and
thus make necessary for England to find new
makes The iheory then was that the soil Of Africa
was rich, the population dense, and labor cheap and
the belief was, that il the slave trade could be abol
hed, then II won become the interest of the ne,tv
princes Of Africa TO cultivate sugar, cotton coffee
and rice, and thus create large surplus TO be gwen
IN exchange for British goods. Hence the $4,000
600 were paid to Spain 10 rcnquish the slave trade
Hence the ef,rts made 10 penetrate the interior Of
Africa. Hence the vast expenditure Of human life
and OF treasure on the coast OF Africa Sir Robert
Peel IN his speech the sugar duties, and in direct
reference to the abolition Of slavery in Cuba, Brazil
and the United States, said tour efforts On the coast
OF Africa may be described TO have failed"
Failing in their efforts ia Africa, the public at,ep.
ton was directed TO IsDu. India had for many
years paid an annual tribute to England Of more than
twenty million dollars. India had furnished England
with cotton goods in the manufacture Of which bun.
dreds of thousands Of people were employed But