Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03
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The Washington Union office BY he Ia,
arricais.
HE PROGRESS OF LIBERAL COMMERCIAL
SENTIMENT IN TUE BRIrrsH PARLIAMENT
Iairs Magazine, business periodical q
high standing, thus aludes to The late as
tonishing progress oflhe English anti. Cor
Law League among the Legislators O
Britain:
"The most conspicuous result of the FIRE,
trade discussions Of the past month, is tb,
evidence they yield, al every point, Of III,
triumphant progress Of free trade princ
plies. Il was scarcely 10 be expected tina
the division lists should exhibit any re
markable signs of advance yet the dimi
mutton of the majority against Mr.. Wller',
annual motion-to the amount of ~ vote,
as compared with last year, and Of ITO as
compared with l815--is symptom Of the
decline and fall of the landlord mower
even in the landlord Parliament, of the
most decisive kind. With the exception
OF Sir James Graham's laundering at,emp,
at resuscIiating independence Of foreign
ers,' which the Premier put down as point
eddy as the decorums Of official colleague
ship would permit, and which the free tra
ders deemed worthy of no other comment
than the usual parliamentary note of OK
clamatlon,' not ono OF the stock faIlacies
made It's appearance on either of the oc-
casions alluded 10. Tory WED with wings,
ministers with opposition, in affirming The
facts and principles of the League. In
many parts oil the ministerial speeches, all
distinction between one side Of the house
and the other seemed obliterated. There
was no telling, except from the speakers
name, whether he was opposing the free
trade motion or seconding il. Nothing
could be more impressive than the testimo.
ny borne by Sir James Graham, flom his
official experience and observation, to the
connection of cheapness and plenty with
full employment, high wages, and dim.
nlshed pauperism, mortality and crime.
Nor was there ever more startling fact
offered to the consideration OF landlords,
charged with the legal obligation of main.
tanng all who cannot maintain them.
selves, than that stated by The Home Sc.
cretary that during the four years that
the present ministry have held office, a
million aud half OF human beings have
been added 10 the population Of the United
hlngdom--i. 9. more than half the popu.
alton Of Holland, half as many again MS
he population Of the two Canadas. The
whole OF The free traders case is thus now
affirmed by the highest parliamentary au-
hortles, ministerial and ex ministerial
All the facts and doctrines of the free
raiders have been advanced by the chiefs
i one party, and not only assented 10, but
illustrated, and energctically in
listed on, by the chiefs Of The other party.
seven years of agitation have, al length,
'rought US 10 this: that not man in The
louise Of Commons, possessed of intellect
nougb 70 enable him to open his mouth
Without making himself ridiculous, now
fleets to doubt that protection is an un.
ust and banefnl preference of the suppos.
d interests Of the very few over the real
interests and rights Of all that The liberia
on Of industry and commerce from such
seal restrictions as have been imposed
'r other than fiscal purposes, ought, must,
hall, and will henceforih, be the policy
the British government, by whomsoever
$ powers may happen to be welded; that
10 maximum cbeapness and plenty of
'od are a common right and a State ne
essity good for the revenue, for the rate
aver, for wages, for morality, for public
eallh, for every interest and object dear
the Phlianthropist and The legislator.
here IS not q question remaining about
le matter, except as. to when and how
heiher suddenly or cautiously; and i'll
cautiously whether according 10 Sir Ro.
srt Peers or Lord John RusseIl's defini-
On Of caution. That fabric which has
'sier iwigs for timber, and lard for CO. !,
emf i, BY universal consent, lettering !
its falI.p
AND YET ANOTHER wErcnry TESTING i
or FREE TRADE on THE rART or Bar. ,
I'm. The following paragraphs from the /
British Quarterly Repiep, 2 formerly as
,cidedly in favor Of misnamed 4 proiec. :
'n' as my journal ID the United King. !
mn - II
!" Tie Free Trade MoUcmcaf. ~ Perhaps d
ere never was social movement COZ &
iuted Of greater number and variety of
IrnbIe elements, Or moro fitted 70 win and
tain the adhesion 81 widely different 4
asses Of minds. The spccuIaiions 81 tho Y
ilIe facts and figures Of the l
tho financial exigcncies Of the .
ltesman; the business experience and k
cessilies Of the inerenani and lbe ma. b
Ilaciufer the syfopaihics Of ihc phsIan. q
FoPist Win hungry ma unYowardcd III. a
X The Indignation II every honest mind p
ainst public Injustice enacted lor 4 b
iyatc gain md tho aspirations d Owe. d
religious mind towards q state Of things p