The New York herald., 1845-03-20

cnuie 80 source Oh annoyance TO American shipping
lis virtually at an end The commission which
has been appointed on the part OF the English and
French Cabinets TO modify the evil, may throw
dust In the eyes OF the Exeter Hall saints, but it
WIN assursdly deceive no one else. For all prac-
ticaI purposes the power is gone. Public opinion
In france Is so potent against the principle, that
no ministry can Withstand il, and some of the
most clear headed OF English statesmen think
that not only does this obnoxious right of search
constantly keep us on the confines OF a collision
"ith the United States, bur that SO far from
mitigating the horrors of the save.trade, it has
actually increased IT, Lord Howick, whose talents
as oeoatef and keenness as politician place him
foremost among the master.splrits OF the British
Senate, has unequivocay given vent to his belief
that the right OF search might be abolished with
advantage 10 the African and to England. Public
men IN England, over.rating the power Of the
saints, whose clamor they have mistaken for popu-
lar feellrg have gone beyond their mark in carry
ing out measures Tor the suppression Of the slave
trade. Admitting the purity OF the motives which
actuate those who oppose the traffic in human kind
1t Is somewhat ungracious for TO be always ac-
ting on the "holler than thou" assumption, and
endeavorng to force our nostrums down the throats
OF nations as potent and righteous as ourselves
Unfortunately, the necessities OF the present Con-
servative Government obliged them 10 carry on the
deluslon which In Opposition they resisted. The
proprletors( themselves their connexions)
81 Give West Indian properly the Tory party. when the
It was found, would not work,-when productions
OF the Colonies fell of, and the estates be-
came almost worthless in the market,-cailed
out, out Justify tor protection against the compet-
House OF Commons during the last week
on the Sugar question. show that the pocket is the
primary canse Of the QUERY in that quarter. The
slavery question is thus tainted with selfshness on
the one hand, and morbid religious sympathy on
the other. But all the world is not mad il we are
The French nation have long seen through the de-
fusion they see us the greatest consumers on the
earln OF slave-grown cotton and tobacco, while we
a
saves. Hencctorth, nations, like individuals, will
be permitted on this question to entertain their
own views and act upon them. And one thing is
perfectly clear, from all that we see passing around
us-trom the growing return to reason on the part
OF this country, and from the strong opinion which
prevails IN France-that the night of search, after
long trial, has been found failure, ard is in fact
at an end. We are far from being the admirers or
even the abettors OF slavery, but knowing that an
immense deal of humbug has 'ong existed in con-
nexlon with this subject, we are reJoiced it
brought to this speedy and inglorious termination
feeling, we are sure, in which we shall be joined
by numbers of our transatlantic friends
In the Houee OF Lords, on Sd inst, Earl Claren-
don put aques,ion to the Earl OF Aberdeen, re-
spectlng the American Tariff, which he said was
not In accordance with existing treaties, and
operated very prejudicially to British interests
China shaws, and other goods being imported at a
much lower rate than similar goods from this coun
try; to which the Earl of Aberdeen replied that
the subject had engaged thecserlous attention of
her MaJesy's Ministers, and respecting which con-
siderable correspondence had taken place between
the Governments of the two countries, but he was
not prepared 10 say that our representations had
been fayorably received by the Government of the
United States.
There Is no part of the new financial scheme
which has given SO much satisfaction as the aboli-
ton OF the import duty on cotton wool. This tax
has been keenly felt by the English manufacturer,
tor It saddled him, on the coarser description of
goods, with ten and twelve per cent. more than his
continental or American competitors, and in the
same degree, II has prevented him in the open
markets OF the world from competing with his ac-
tive and energetic rivals 1t was atax on the pro-
ductive power OF the country, and every one re-
Joices that II has been swept away. The abolition
OF the duty on cotton will hardly be less popular In
America, from which we derive nearly all our
manufacturer OF the Northern States may sustain
will be more than counterbalanced by the advan-
tages accrulng TO the Southern planter.
The part Of the new scheme which has been
most vigorously assalled is The sugar duties. Two
debates have already taken place, and in both the
Government had large majority. The first de-
bate arose out OF Mr.. Miner Glbson's proposition
TO equaze the duties colonial and foreign sugar
In this debate the tree-lraders stood alone, and
the result was, that in House of two hundred and
ninety-6ve members they could muster only "a
The second debate was far more earnest, loftier in
tone ,and drew forth the highest talent in the House
Lord John Russell, who is coqueting for pop
uarity, while he lacks all the attributes aud sy M
pathies of popular leader, led the onslaught in
abored speech, and concluded with a resolu-
tion to the effect, that the distinction be.
tween tree and slave grown Sugar was il.
lasory, injured the revenue, and rendered
the removal Of the Property-tax, at the end OF 8
years, uncertain and improbable. This was
debatable ground; 1t embraced great interests
and great s,, auessions put The speakers
the debate evolved is c-editable to the
talent of those who took part in it, The
Opposition speakers rested their case mainly on the
allegation, that the new Sugar scheme, with its
fsrentia duties, abstracted E2 SOC, 900 from the
pockets OF the British public, which sum went into
the pockets Of the West India propreors in other
words, that one.haf OF the income tax was handed
over TO the Coloniss: Again it was alleged that
the encouragement OF slavery only the avowed,
not the real cause of the favoritism, inasmuch a.
slavery in the United States assumed a more
revolving aspect than it did in Cuba or Brazil, the
Sugars OF which countries are excluded. These
objections are pointedly met by reference to the
peculiar position Of the West Indies, their state of
transition, and the sacrifices which England had
made, aud was still prepared to make, for the ex-
tinction OF slavery over the world. In a mere
popular peint OF view, the debate, although
triumphant as a party result. will prove more
or less damaging TO the Government out of
doors The tactics OF the Opposition address them
selves practically 10 the pockets OF the dissentiens
for however figures OF rhetoric may deceive,
figures OF arithmetic do not. The suppression, or
at least the discounten nance Of slavery, may be an
argument for the exclusion Of produce so raised;
OUT the Minlstry IN giving up virtually to the United
States and France, the right of Search as they nave
done. descend from the high ground on which they
previously stood, and appear comparatively weak
IN their new position. The duties as settled in
the present session will endure probably long as
the existing Parliamentary couple of years,
when another modification will take place. If the
wings get the upper hand in the next Parliament,
they will physic the ccloaIs for past phle botomy
The motion Of Mr.. Roebuck for extending the
lncome-tax TO Ireland gave rise 10 an animated
debate, IN which good deal OF personal badnage
was employed. Mr.. Roebuck, who never does
any thug by halves, threw, as usual, his heart and
soul into the conflict, and, in the course of his re-
marks, made furious onslaught upon the Irish
members who have abscnted themselv rom Par
lament thls session He attributed q. lr absence
to their want of ability to make ar impression
upon the House OF Commons One two Of the
Irish members took up the cudgel icr heir absent
countryIuen, and those who could 4 reply on the
instant, have since made their reje, ders from the
floor OF Cancellation Hall They txpress them
selves contemptuously OF Mr.. Roe tx and his at
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