The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-10
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RRFTIsH AND AMERICAN TARIPFs-
SIR p. PEEL
Since he arrival 81 he Cambria wiih
advires thslshe British Gosernmfna . ould
abolish he duty on eollna. some 81 he
free uade papers lavish compliments np-
on Sir Rnhen PEEL. and predirt that our
neai congrsss viii follow suii aid rednre
our tariff 100. But leI u see how ihis
Cotton question stands. Sisce ls33 the
duty an cotton IN Great Britain has heen
-rixieenihs Of . penny sieriing per
pound. and the annual revenue .drnsfn
from Il mas about seven hundred thousand
pounds. whirh Sir Robert proposes %
ab0li. h in consequences ofIhe urgent soli-
citations of Inc British manufacturers. Al
ihe various meetings u Manchester no one
commended that the measure would eiller
iniure or benefit lhis eonniry. blt all the
speakers said thar II would operate beneG-
rialIy Cor The United Kingdom. When Ihe
sagacious. wise Sir Robert included rollon
among the fur hundred and thirty articles,
I can readily imagine he foresaw that The
anii-,sriir men or this country you'd use
| !. a. weapon in attacking our proiec-
lire policy; but The people generally arc
not so green as 10 PERM. their Repre-
senlatiyes in Congress 10 60 into redue-
ton of duties because The British Parlia-
menl lhonghi fii 10 abolish The duty On cot.
ton, the whole amount Of which Is only
about three millions Of dollars per- annum.
and which they openly commended will beio
The advantage of The British people. lfSir
Rober. is disposed 10 haiier Us into re-
duciion Of our .iudicions tariff" Why
don't he propose \ Reduction Of the duty
on our tobacco. -four. wheat. and corn!
WHY don't our free trade edilors-surll
a. die Journal Of Commerce and the Rich.
mond EnquiteI-call upon Sir Robert to
take OF 4 part Of one thousand per cent. on
our iobacco-a duty which throws annual
w in his strong box fifteen million dollars!
And Why don't they call upon the Premier
10 make another modification Of his corn
sliding-scale--a scale which yet slides
the wrong way for this country. and. by
consequence. 10 The advantage Of Great
Britainl The duty on nur breadsiufls Is
now so high in Great Britain thai lamounis
! to a prohibition. As compared with The
tariffs Of Great Britain, and indeed almost
all countries, our lhirty-iwo per cent.
taveragcl tariff is mere bagaielle. Albeit
the late measure Of Sir Robert. 4 average
duties Of Great Britain are yet more Than
twice as much as ours; and So il will ever
be unlessthe two countries agree upon =
reciprocal permanent commercial treaty.
! TO render the Commercial re'alions oi
Great Britain and the United States mu-
tually advantageous, and Tor the good ri
the CREATES, number, the give and take
iBes shaa e Be ssP!s which !. Ut ":
dies. Nor are Ministers fully competent
for such work, unless attended by NET
chants or other practical men. Il is ru
mored in The n, wspaPers that the British
Government has instructed Mr.. Paken-
ham TO propose commercial treaty. and
fnr one ,rus, he will urge il upon Mr..
Buchanan; for. if carried out, il must. in
nv humble opinion, ensure lasting peace
and prosperity to both countries. II Me-.
Pakenham should have such instructions,
il is hoped that commit.ee oil British
merchants will BE- sent over 10 assist him
in the details, and that Mr.. Buchanan will
call to his assistance Tor The same puI pose
committee OF skiliul American mer.
chants. Let commercial treaty be made,
and then, in place Of exporting only about
one-ten,h ofour vast products Of the soil.
we should som export 10 Gre, Britain
aud other countries, and al better prices
too. four or five times as much. A com.
merciaI treaty would inevitably result in
a material reduci on Of the duty on our to.
bacco, and fixed moderate duty on nnur,
/ wheat, corn, &c." q consummation de.
voutly to be Wished" LEDGER.