Mississippi Democrat., 1845-04-23


prosiion has been brought forward in th,
British Parliament 10 lesson or abolisI
The duties on Indian corn. The adyanta
ges and importance Of such measure Il
the toiling and starving millions of iha
country, has al last become manifest 10 il,
leading statesmen. They seem wilIins
now, not only to lessen the duty on corn
but upon many other articles of commerce
which are raised here in superabundance
and which, under legislative or treaty
compacts of reciprocal provisions, would
be of vast benefit TO the agricultural in.
teresis OF our own country. We rejoice
perceive that the more the principles
and advantages of free trade are discuss.
ed and examined, the more they are ad-
yanced and approved throughout the world.
And, in this connection, we again advert
to a rumor, mentioned some time since by
us, and which has obtained general Gre
dence here, that Mr.. Packenham, the Bri-
iish Minister, is charged with the negotia-
ton of treaty based upon reciprocal ad-
yantages to the products of each country
in their respective markets. The prcba-
bility of such power being vested in that
minister, derives additional force from the
fact TO which We have just adverted, that
Parliament itself is acting upon the prin-
ciples of such a policy.
This state of things presents specta-
Gle worthy the profound consideration of
those American statesmen, who have at
all times advocated the advantages of
high protective tariff in this country. The
protective system in England as well as
in the United States, has always been kept
up against the will and the interests of
majority Of the people. But the system
in England was by far more just in its
principles, than it Is here. There il pro-
tccts the agriculturalist as well as the
manufacturer. Here it is for the benefit
Of the manufacturer alone. And yet, we
find that in England, after trial of five
hundred years, her most enlightened states.
men are anxiously seeking 10 relax its
rigor, and 10 adopt policy more in con.
soDance with reason, justice, and Of the
enlightened age in which we live. The
principles upon which it is based, operat-
ing unjustly upon the great producing
Glasses of the country, and being also vio-
lative of the proper laws of commerce,
would finally find their catastrophe 10 the
destruction of ALL This result, by won-
derful concatenation of circumstances,
events, wisdom, and management, has
been STAYED off for centuries, and the sys-
TEN has been sustained until the hour of
its doom seemed near at hand. The in
justice of its principles being thoroughly
understood the discussions of the doctrines
of free trade having satisfied all of their
justice and truth; the enlghtening innu-
ence of free inquiry, having prepared the
world for the adoption Of truth whenever
it is presented, we are scarcely surprised
TO see the statesmen of Great Britain rea-
dy'to adopt policy better suited 10 the
interests and welfare of mankind. They
are surrounded by circumstances which
cannot be any longer resisted. They can
neither temporisc with them nor control
them, II is the part Of wisdom TO yield
when they may, and 10 make it a matter
of merit to do so. The wonder, then, is
not that they are now willing 10 abate
their high protective policy, but that some
of our statesmen are anxiously seeking TO
lasten the unjust and abominable system
upon us here.@ The advocates Of high
protective tariff here, will not be instruct
ed by the lessons Of experience which
centuries teach; but, with an impudence
which conveys perpetual insult, and an
efirontery which has no parallel, they ar
que against reason, truth, justice, and the
fitness of things, in favor Of their own sor-
did interests.
But, when Great Britain shows her viii
lingness TO take the duty of, or to reduce
it upon flour, corn, pork, bacon, beet, cot
ton, and hundreds of other agricultural
products, provided we do the same by iron,
cloths, cutlery, &C., we can scarcely ex-
peci that the princes Of Lowell and Pro-
vidence will long sustain their system a.
gainst the interest and demands Of the
people. That such system of recpro-
cal duties will be proposed and adopted,
either by treaty or legislative compact
with Great Britain, we have very little
doubt. And, with its adoption will end
that miserable contrivance, concocted 10
promote the purposes Of sorded interest
and selfish ambition, pompously styled
"THE AMERICAN SYSTEM"
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