The Arkansas banner., 1845-04-16
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 We perceive that proposition has been brought forward in the British Parliament to lessen or abolish the duties on Indian cefn. Fho advantages and importance of such measure 10 the toiling and starving millions of that country, has at lcest become manifest to its leading statesmen. They seem willing now, not only to lessen the duty oi corn, but upon many other articles of commerce, which are raised here in uperabundance, and which, under legislative Or treaty compacts of reciprocal provisions, would be of vast be- aa.il to tRe agricultural interests of OUT own country. We rejoice 10 perceive that the mole the principles and advantages of free trade ara discussed and examined, the more they are advanced and approved throughout lhe World And, ia this connection, we again advert 10 q rumor, mentioned some time since by us, and which has obtained general ere aaHce here, that hlr. Pakenham, the British Minister. is charged with the negotiation ofa treaty based upon reciprocal advantages to the products ol each country ia their respec- tive markets Tine probability of such power being vested in that minister, derives additional force lrom the fact to which we have just adyerted, that Parliament itself is acting upon principal of such policy,
 This state of things presents a spectacle 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 ia England as well as in the United States, has always been keptup against the will and the interests of majority of the people, But the system in England was by far more just in it's principles, than it is here. There il protects the dgricuilWalist as well as the HaHU5dct8rCr. Here it is for the-enefit of manufacturer alone. And yet, we find that in England, after trial of five hundred years. her most enlightened statesmen are anXiously seeking to relax its rigor, and to adopt policy more in consoaance with req son, justice, and of the enlightened ace in which we live. The principles upon which Ii is based, operating unjustly upon the great producing classes Of the country, and being also yiolatiye ofthe proper laws fcommeree, would finally find their catastrophe in the de- slructi0n of all. This result, by wonder iul concaienaton of circumstances, events, wisdom, and management, has been staved
  sustained until the hour of it's doom seemed near at hand. The injustice of it's principles being thoroughly understood; the discussions oi the doctrines of free trade having satisfied all of thcirzjustice and truthj the enlightening influence of free inquiry, having prepared the world for the adoption of truth whenever it is presented, are scarcely surprised to see the statesmen of Great Britain ready to adopt a policy better suited to the interests and well fare of mankind, They arc surrounded by circumstances which cannot be any longer resisted. They can neither temperise with them or control them. Ii is the part of wis dom to yield when they may, and 10 make il 2 matter of merit to do so. The wonder, then, is not that they are now willing 10 abute their high protective policy, but that some of our statesmen are anxiously seeking to fasten the unjust and abomnable system upon us here. The advocates of a high protective tariff here, will not be instructed by the less ons of experience which centuries teach; but, with an impudenee which conveys perpe- iual insult, and all ellfontefy which has no palallel, they argue against reason, truth, ius- lice, and the iinass things, in favor of their . own sordid interests.
 But, when Great Britain shows her will t lngneas 10 take the duty of, or to reduce it upon, flour, corn, pork, bacon, beef, cotton. and hundreds of other agricultural products. provided we do the same bv iron. cloths cutlery, Sc. we can scarcely expect that the princes of Lowell and Proyidencc will lonq sustain their system against the Interests and demands of the people. That such system of reciprocal duties will be proposed and adopted, either by treaty of legislative com pact with Great Britain, we have very litiIe doubt And, withiis adoption will end that contriymce, eoaeoctel fo promote the purposes of sprlid interests and selfish . pompously styled THE AMERI-l CAN SYSfEMn
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