Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-10-24
The British Gold Humblvy.

The following aph, said to be copied from
the London Times, has been widely circulated through
the Wing press In every section of the country al
ording evidence sustain the slanderous statement
of mendacious Federal PRINT in New York, that
'nearly FIVE hundred thousand dollars have been sub
-erb-d BY the British manufacturers during the last
twelve months, for the dissemination of free trade
ctrnes in the United States
~ subscription recently opened TO raise funds
10 circulate free trade Tracts in foreign countries
About four hundred ard forty thousand dollars
subscribed. Some of these Tracts to he printed
IN New York, for circulation IN the United States.
That this pretended extract from the London Times
Is sheer fabrication of the RoOrback stamp, Il up
by the Federal organ which first gave it publicity
Is fully established by the subJoned article rela-
tive 10 the matter which We copy from the y. Y
Journal of Commerce.
1--WE receive the London Times regularly. but have
never seen any such paragraph IN lis columns. The
Times would not the term dollars reference to
subscriptions made in England, but pounds The
Wording OF the paragraph would lead one TO suppose
that $4,000 subscribed when and where the
subscription opened or at any rate. the
Of ii few days; whereas, if such amount
raised at all. II the work of nearly year. The
last anniversary Of the Anti-Corn Law League of
which we have account held in London on
the 18th of September lsi3 The receipts of the
previous year were stated at f52,29O; and the ex
pendl,ures, 41,-l4. all of which had been apple ed
to the promotion of free trade prime pies in u reat
Brifan-a repeal of the Corn Laws being the most
prominent object of the Association At the afore-
SAID anniversary. it announced that f1c0.CC0
would be required for the operations Of the then en-
suing year, and most all of it has been in fact
ed, bat not IN day or month"; SIX months.
This the London Times very well knew bat the
manufacturer of Times paragraphs for the New York
market might not have been so well Informed on the
subject.
OF all the papers which have quoted this pretended
paragraph from the London Times, no. one has men,
toned the date of II. Why not p! Again. the Times
IS made to say that somc of these Tracts are TO be
printed in New York for circulation in the United
Statcs.' Where are they We have never seen or
heard of one. The Tariff papers have been invited
t. POINT out ONE. but they have done it. Why
not If these Tracts To be printed In New York
for circulation in the United States, with view to
defeat the election of Mr.. Clay. the Tariff papers
would have 1t understood, would think it was
about time TO give out the COPY" The Pre- sidental
election VII be IN about "A month the country
is large and there about 3GOO.CG0 voters. Tn
less the Lcagucrs theoretically. they viii
arrive day .'aftcr the Fair" Finally. the Boston
Chronicle abolition paper offers TO pay - for
London Times containing the pretended extract; and
the Morning News Of this city increases the oler
thousand rognds, payable by draft the British
Gold Fund. Then why not produce the paper EcLo
answers why not
silly pamphlet has u,t been issued in this city.
without date or imprint, Ohe printer beng evidently
ashamed of his work. which ptter Cuo.ing the said
pretended extract from the Times which, as we sad.
Is the only particle of evidence which goe, connect
the London An,l-Corn League, any other British
Association. with our elections, adds
80 also the London Economist, another of tie
League newspaper
Then follows paragraph from the Economist.
which published the other day for the benefit &c
the humbuggcrs, but which has no more connection
with the point To be proved than with bulls foot
But what we were gong to say, Is this that the
London Times is. and always ha, been, bitterly OPP
posed to the of the ANTI Corn Law League.
so much so as are the 'rarites Of the United
States Like them, it is in favor of taxing por-
ton of the people for tie benefit Of another like
them 1t res>t> with ght and main every attempt to
abate the Injustice