The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-28
From tho Globe.
FOREIGN NEWS.

There are many gratifying facts de-
veloped in the late news from England.
touching the relations of that country
with this. The policy OF Great Britain
begins to wear very vis'bly the impress
of an American influence. The re-
duction of the duties of cotton, and the
discrimination in favor of the sugar
raised in the United States over that
produced elsewhere by slave labor. i'm
ports much; and the speeches in and
out of Parliament, urging still further
reductions in the duties on the agrcul-
tural products Of this country which,
even under the existing tariff, flow into
England in vast quantities, promise, a,
an early day, the adoption, as the set
tied system of England, of that which
the democracy OF the United has urged
as the only true financial and commer-
cial principles, viz: trade unfettered by
any other than a strictly suenus tariff.
The doctrine of protection for monop-
oily is alike abhorrent to the masses OF
both countries; and the effect cf this
feeling is evidently reaching both gov
ernments. The London Times, COM
men,ing on the prime minister's speech
proposing the late reductions in the
tariff, has this pregnant paragraph:
From the Times.
There are good reasons for believing
that the present reductions are only the
steps to more comprehensive plan
now under contemplation. The Pre-
mier almost violated his parliamentary
reserve by an excessive anxiety to
guard it. and told the House he would
intimate what tax is to came next for
reduction, but for the serious mercan-
tile Inconvenience such a knowledge
might occasion. A far more important
and specific disclosure, however, now
lies before US, in the shape of docu-
ment originally designed for the peculi-
ar direction of those in TIE ministerial
confidence, buta portion of which we
publish to-day. ltis All essay on ''com-
mercial andfnancial legisIation,' which,
though in perfect keeping with the
Financial statement" of Friday, is
very bold and ample developments
With the assurance that there was the
most enlargement on those ques-
tions between Sir Robert Peel and the
late vice president of the board of trade.
and without the least hint of any dis
cordant voice in the cabinet, we have
no alternative but to read, in the doc
ument before us,the ultimate intentions
of the present ministry, so far as they
have been reduced to tangible form,
and as lar as circumstances seem likely
to admit of their execution. We have
only space, this day,to give to our rea-
ders the two first Introductory papers.
Their style is compendious and sug-
gestive, but there can be no mistake as
to their drift. The freest possible ex-
change Of commodities, and the imposi-
ton oftaxes only for revenue, ARE made
The basis OF scheme which we think
it due to the financial acts Of the minis
try to publish even in its present i'm.
perfect shape"
There is another national point in
which the policy of the democracy of
this country has had triumph over
the diplomacy Of Europe, aided by the
treachery Of some who, thank God, no
longer hold power in this government.
We allude 10 England's pretension to-
the right Of search, which she attempt
ed to bolster by christian league of
all Europe This league was preached
like crusade against the United States
in the name Of war against the slave
trade. One Of the last acts of Mr.. Ste.
venson, while minister in London, re p
resenling the administration Of Mr.
Van Buren,, was his bold, powerful, el-I
,oquent letter, exposing the design, and