The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-23

He is succeeded by Mr.. Cumberbstch, formerly
vice-consul, who is expected from England ny uhe
next packet.
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PREpARE FOR FREE rRApE.-The Sherborne Jour
nal, Ga paper in favor Of the corn law MONOPOLY
says Il is a useless endeavor to seek TO avert I'M
pending danger by closing our eyes TO III and il is
worse than useless TO induce others to blind them.
selves by the means. Lu man into state of
perfect security, and he will be but i'll prepared when
danger comes upon him suddenly. Warn him of
coming events, and he will sup and be doing.o II
Is true, that In order to set him the alert You are
often called upon to communicate disagreeable in
telligence but what reasonable man would choose
to he le IN the bliss of his ignorance rather than
hear an onpalatable truth We have frequently,
IN the course OF our editorial experience, had to
choose between binding our readers and announ-
eng to them something extremely dsagreeable I;
but we have never hesitated to take the latter
course--at times, we may add, to our own pecuniary
injury. We are again placed in this unenvable and
delicate position. The debate on the corn laws must
elicit from us some remarks for our many agricutu-
raj readers, and, if we chose TO act as some Of
our contemporaries do, we should bid them "sleep
on" in security. But" TO the words of a
great authority in these matters-the Mark Lane
Express"-" persons must be infatuated with the
most wilfal blindness who do not at admit that
the question of the repeal of the corn laws has made
some way" Let such persons turn to the recent
debate, and their eyes will be opened Not only
have we Lord John Russell, who, in former years,
supported the government against Mr.. Villiers's
motion, now voting with Mr.. Viers but we have
Sir James Graham and Sir Robert Peel both init
mating that the question of the repeal of the corn
law Is, IN truth, but a question of time Sir James
thinks "tha the interests of the people at large will
not be promoted by sudden removal of all pro-
lection, but by gradually and cautiously bringing the
corn laws into nearer relation to the sound princi-
Piles which regulate commercial policy in other
matiers;' and Sir Robert Peel said the same thing,
only clearly when she confessed his inability
TO contend that agriculture ought not to be subjected
to the gradual application OF principles that have
been applied to the other interests of the country"
What are those 'sound principles :" Why, the
principle of free trade; acting upon which, Sir Ro-
bert very lately admitted into this country, duty
free, eight hundred articles, which had previously
paid duty. Ii Lord John Russell will support free
trade when out of Office, he will do so minister,
Tor he IS a statesman of sincerity; and if Sir
Robert has confessed that he cannot see why agri-
culturists should not have free trade well as
manufacturers, rely upon it, that if he is in Office
long enough, they ,ciH have it. So that neither to
the present tory Premier, to the future liberal
leader, must agriculturists look for protection.
Prepare, then, for free trade" say We Do not be-
lieve the landlord who tells you that you will yet
have Cos. quarter for your wheat. Calculate the
maximum Of wheat at ASS. when you take farms,
and get them, you can, at corn,rent. Believe no
longer that there are such beings in Parliament as
farmers friends" Try to return your own men
at the election f free trade is not in operation
before that,) and then you will be somewhat pre-
pared for what, in our opinion, is inevitable; and,
In this opinion, we are not singuar--for some of
the most stanch friends of the farmers among the
press express the same sentiments. The present
corn laws may linger little longer, until the de-
mands of the manufacturer grow louder; but lit
tie while, are firmly convinced, will see the
sweeping of free trade carried by the very
men who, few years back, were loudes in con-
demning it, Sherborne Journal.
GOOD DEMAND BETTER THAN MoNoPoLY.-The
importation of British plantation and foreign sugar
into this country, to the l4th of June, was as fol-
lows in the present and three preceding years: