Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-03-27
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THURSDAY, .M.aRCH u, Is45.
TIE FOREIGN NEWs-Repeai Of The British
dnfy on Rair Cotton.

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duty on Rar Cotton.
Aier longer interval than usual have received
London dates to the Sd Of March Politically, the in
tellgence is uni Important. The most interesting piece
Conformation to the people Of the United States is the
advance in The price of COTTON consequent upon The aho
on by the British government, of the comparatively
light duty heretofore levied upon tina, article We
cpated the ultimate repeal Of this duty, from the
geiie and unanimous "reminiscences of the British
ulaeiures against its longer continuance ihongh it has
come 10 pass rather sooner than ex peced This is
boon Ia the American cotton grower, for whichc is in.
debled nol TO the grow ing popularity Free Trade doc
trnes abroad to their Influence upon lcgis
laon, but, strange as il may seem, 10 The direct and
acknowledged affects IF oar tariff under the opera
ton Of which our cotton manufacturers have grown np
10 be successful competitors with Their British rivals in
all the great markets Of the world producing article
OF better quality than the British looms and at the same
tine selling II for less price, not only within The limits
Of the L. States, where the American goods enjoy the
benefit of the protective duty. but in other countries
where the rival fabrics stand Upon equal footing in
all respects. To the tariff, them indebted FIRST
for the reduction in the price Of cotton abcs particular
y those Of quality and secondly the
repeal of the British duty on the raw material.
In the Yrginian of the Sd Of February last we al ,
vered 10 the extensive and agitation Of this ques
tion in Great Britain by the leading mauuacurcrs who
10 the language Of one Of them Mr. r. H. Gregg
of Manehesler) declared that "eoarse Enplish goods
hid been excluded from the .7ae lean market by the
rery o,c price at which they were produced by the A.
me,leans themselves" while Of the quantity carried to
J him. md IL, ,ba g,
half consisted of he American fabrics which had driven
the British goods from the field They alleged thai
This formidable competition could only be arrested ty
repeating The British duty raw cotton and thereby
derrying their American rivals Of the ADVANTAGE thew
possessed being able procure the Jaw material on The
spot, and free ofduty. This argument has had as we
supposed II would have. decisive weight with The Brit
lsh Ministry and our raw cotton henceorth goes into
the ports Of hat kingdom free Of duy-a concession
made mol to the arguments Of the free trade partv bu
to the necessities OF her suffering manufacturers
10 other Words the repeal Of the dny on raw cotton is
dictated by the same motives which induce Great Bri-
tain 10 adhere to her Corn Laws-and that motive is the
protection Of her own interests and the deeruc ion if
possible Of formidable rival which has crown nm in de-
spite Of her immense advantages Ion, established
and wealthy establishments her unemployed cap,a her
cheap labor aud mature sklll-io contend successCllv
with her for The supply OF The markets ofle world.
! BE the motive OF the BRUSH government. however.
what II may the eject Of her policy is highly advala
geuns to the American cotton grower and for this
benefit we repeat he indebted to that very Protective
system which he denounces-hr. but for that system
the British manufacturers would have had no rival to
force prices docn. aad having the monopoly in their
own hands, not only in China and South America but in
the L. States. they would have had no motive 10 URGE
them 10 call upon their government for this measure of
relief Il, for example, the British manufacturers had
now, as they had before cotton factories were
permanently established. the field Of supply exclusively
In Their own hands, does any one believe that they
would have complained of the duty levied hy the British
government upon raw cotton OF that, if thew had Sc
complained, their government wouldhave hearkened /,
! taer complaints Never Break down onr monnfac
lures Tomorrow, and what would be the effect The
British government would again lay duty ON raw cot,
ton as revenue measure because would no LONGER he
felt by their manufacturers wha again acouiriac theex
elusive control OF the kets of the world nm, o,,, ,o
ded. could and would reimburse themselves nv ex,c,o
their former high prices for goods-such prices as
the pc ple of the IT, States were compelled To nav be,e
under the influence of protective duties their ov,
I'al aud labor employed in competition with ,hos,
OF 'reat Britain, and forced prices down lower in snn,
cases, than the duty itself Yet the rolr, n orovipo
States. even while rcaping this benefit To that sIores
as one ID the direct consequences OF oar tariff will conti
nue., from mere pride of opnion aud reluctance 10 ac
knowledge their former error to demand its oyeubrox ,
But, in truth. if their theory that dates levied nv
government, are not, to any extent tax upon the pro
fcer Of The article upon which they levied and that
n If a.,
the repeal OF The day upon cotton is in fact matter
OF no consequence To the grower oflha staple But "a,
Imagine they will hardly consider it-Cr already "
see that the elrc. of the repeal is an enhancement u
The price, which gees into the pockets Of the planter
80 is 1t, as we have always contendel, with the dn,iss
we impose upon foreign abrcs The foreign manuf,c,u
rer pays. If moi the whole his full proportion Of il ,s
as the American planter is nuredb duties unon his pro
ducts, and benefited by their repeal
&c, O"e OF the mos, influential arrumenta in Evor -,
The immediate annexation of Texas To the United S.,e
was based upon the alleged inslions eff inf Gro,
Britain to acquire an undue influence in the connsels n
that country to be purchased by advantageous comnor
clal arrangements such permitting Texas co,,o,
to enter her ports free Of duty while she wopId ,
heavy duty on cotton from the United St,,ss Al
yet 1t nnw turns out, thai, before the aonex,tio, ~
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