The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-06
Communicated.

ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
The English papers, brought by the late arrivals,
are filled with specuatons the probability of war
between that country and this; and it becomes our
duty to examine into the motives which will govern
the action Of England
In the debate on the corn laws, the Duke of We'll
lington said:
and manufactures should be all depressed but
believe, II the laws repealed tomorrow not a
Of Europe or Of he morid WhieA this country not
control My lords the greatest European
nations and OF the nations OF the globe have adopted
ures for the encouragement 81 home
not as stated BY taken
example Of this country They had their rise in the spec
acle which this country exhibited during the war
in the great and noble exerons by which her power
strength were displayed every occasion Those who
contemplated these exertona, well those were
follow the example of Our power Of industry and Of
orr commerce They have followed example and have
established among themselves manufactures and given
stimulus TO their commerce"
The Duke of Wellington is the best authority in
explanation of the policy Of the present government
of England; and he has here given US the key that
discloses what that policy is. All parties in Eng
land concur in the opinion that the prosperity of
England depends upon hercommerce and her manu-
features. The question on which parties divide is MS
to the best means Of fostering and promoting these:
the Duke of Wellington and the landed interest in
slsting that the extension of her colonial SYSTEM OBJ.
tanning a legislative control, colonial monopoly,
is the only means of commanding a market; while
Mr. Golden and the anti-corn law league insist that
the commerce of the colonies would be worth much
more to England us independent States, with sys-
tenn of free trade with the mother country than I'M
der the present system. r
The landed interest constitutes the chief element
of one of these great divisions and the nanufactu-
ring interest is the chief element of the other. The
landed interest is stationarythe manufacturing in.
terest is progressive. If farmer has more than one
child, but one only can be reared in the business
of the parent, There is not room-the land IS
fully occupied, and all the surplus population
must go into trades, manufactures, or COM
merce, or else emigrate II follows that the
manufacturing interest is constantly recruiting from
the landed interest This compels the latter to make
new alliances; and hence they took first the church
and next the other great monopolist interests into
partnership. The landlords and the church COM
bine in support of the laws, because these laws
were intended to secure final and permanent in
come; but as the growth Of the manufacturing and
commercial classes endangers their supremacy, they
have taken the East India and other protected in
teress into partnership. Seeing this, the anti-corn
law league was organized on the basis of free trade
with all the world, and especially with the United
States tgrl
A moments reflection will convince every intel
gent mind that, under this state of things, every
effort will be made by the monopolist interests to
oounteract the measures of the ancorn law league.
Mr.. Golden and the league argue that the best and
only means of sustaining the prosperity Of England
is to establish friendly commercial relations with all
the world, and especially with the United States
The Duke Wellington and the landlords say, "No.
Repeal the corn laws tomorrow, and it will not
BILE you TO sell yard of cloth a pound of iron
more in any part of Europe of the world, over
which England does not exercise a Legislative con-
troll" 1.-THE Duke of Wellington and the landlords
can persuade Mr.. Golden and the anti-corn law
league that they can best promote the sale Of British
manufactures by adhering to their system Of mo-
nopoy--that they will extend British commerce as
they multiply British colonies, they will unite the
BRUSH people; and this being accomplished, they
will be prepared to maintain their policy at all risks
and at every hazard.
The short extract have given shows that the
Duke Of Wellington relies on the manufactures of
England as the source of her power and greatness;
and that he, as British statesman fears the growth
Of rival manufactures elsewhere As between COM
munites in other respects equal the cheapest fed
and. least taxed must command the market; and the
progress of the and the increase Of manufactures
ia this country are such to furnish well-founded
cause of alarm TO those who see in the increasing
prosperity of this country, the evidences that we
are soon 10 become the great commercial and man.
ufacturng rival of England
Sir r. Peel is an able statesman, and has adrolt-
w seized upon casual remark in the Presidents
inaugural address, TO give such direction to the pub
lie opinion of England as to strengthen the Duke Of
Welngton's policy. His purpose is TO weaken
the anii-corn-iaw league by enlsting tho selflove
and national feeling of England in favor of her
nopolist interest The relation which the Hudson's
Bay company bears TO the Oregon question, identi.
fees the East India and the other onopost interests
of England IN support of the English claim to Ore
gon, because all these interests feel that they must
stand or fall together.
One Of the British papers says:
tis well understood this side OF the watert Is still
better known at Washington, that the British cabinet have
hat hrr
ing this matter to an issue To let IT slip would prove them
arrant burglars as their antagonist Diplomacy like
the chesboard consists in series Of successful moves
and sful player hardly be blamed for checker
his rival The affair might have remained in abey
other quarter Of century has done during the last
half century and every year would have increased the
the part of America, Of successful resistance
decreased in the ratio the power Britain
tain take foTcibe possession Of the Oregon The tide
Of emigration, which is daily flowing to the West would