Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-27


look for seed 10 the accumulation by making So
ings from the eyist... clop. Ii may be necessd'
for you 10 TORN tha! saving. When he pTeSsu'
OF famine is severe, 49, Immediate want VIII
supplied-the danger Of The next year WI! oe 10
gotten. The Government must interfere, iof u
purpose Of encouraging The saving In sni'Gic s.
quantities, in order 10 secure supply 0. seeI ~
The next year. How arc we 10 90 iiiis ~
by The substitution. suppose, OF some o.Asi a.
cies Of provision, 10 BE- given under wise iesu'
lions, iof inc purpose Q! preventing wsse' GU
4 eening those sect potatoes ID exchanSe.
/ ask you then, II in May next we ns Ia! - con-
down here proposing large woes =, puu'lI ,Iont
| and il NE we're encouraging The clergy oil me e
| ,ablished Church, and tue clergy oil The Roma
Catholic persuasion, and telling them, 'lndividu
al charts: in your localities must supply NOR
than line Government can supply; you must gay
corn in exchange Tor these potatoes, or LOT ~
sus'enance Of human lie, = could l nave s'oo
here proposing vr,es CT t2OO,O or i3oo,oo
and encouraging the ebay 81 ihoSe VINO nat
lilte &c dispense IN charity and would |! have oee'
tolerated, thai al the same ..JIea' VIC Snou'
have been rela ;nns duty OF lIs. on the in'Io
duciiun 0; corn?
Suppose famine should ensue-co you teiieV'
that il world be for The Citdi. and honor OF IN
landed aris:..rac. q. aus country 10 say, W.
taking security. bu, not Dne s,.er al The exi'iins
Corn Law snail be aoandonCdl Would that bt
fidelity 10 the landed interests No; beiievt
thai whatever mieh, nave been the seeming con
sisency. that proposal would have been The rea
'.scatnei,; which yon Impule 10 Eie, o.cdase
have thought !: Tor your interest. and The interest
d; an IL relIeve ourselves tom me CdiIia ~ 81!
puia,ins for these restrictions II such tnoinen
ol pressuie." ,Repealed cleer,) Parliament
would have tainted him with the example 0.
Holland and &: gum, where, though ne pres
sare was less ,t.ere, measures =! precau1l'n
have been alap.ed.
CnGeg similar circumstances 10 the present
what had been he cou.sc iahen BY English fat'
iialenlS Geepy Interested IN he welfare 81 as'l !
cn,.urel There have been lanes before w"eh
there i.ss been h apprehension ci scarcely III
.nis country what. has ssCD he lcni.dy ;Aai ne
nesr u every man suggested What has been
Inc remedy thai The legislative wisdom 'ooA E
WIS, in every case, Milhoat exception, The re-
moval, ir. 4 lime. q lie duties upon con =
(Cheers and counter cbeois.) n member
'W hat, al The end of The time III Twill come 20
tia, Immediately. rejoice in The cheer h'ct
net nom that quarter locking 10 The PioIec-
lion oeuchesJ = wha, is il but an assent. arpa'
renlly an unanimous assent" No')-at any
rate, very general assent, that al reiiou :!
impending famine, The prope: prscaulion TO be
taken is 70 encourage the free importation 9!
food
haze right 10 infer that ii That bad been The
proposal, nancy, ,ha, cXis'ing duties upon corn
and other aricl.s of rro"sions should be sus
pended, that proposal wcuid nave met Win gene
raj assent. (Chee,s) Then, II ihal be -, as;
you 10 exred,te lie passing Il his hill daughter
and ch.crs)-or 10 tncve = an amendment. hat
ali t.,i. .,T
II .iwi,n be Suspended. (Rerewe.. cheers j
% say thai laey would consent 10 suspension
OF The plan untii neA, narvesl and he was glad
OF The admiss on thereby implied, hat il would
no, be wise 10 Slipulaie Tor The present tina, no
ice, or OATS, or maize should he admitted, and
that he duly on whea; should be maintained al
lis. Sir Robert Peel Qnot some OF he insian-
res in whi-h he ports had been oaened-in
1856, 1867. 1891, 1893, 1875, 1896, 1899. Had
hs porl> hen op.nei in November las, he sup
plies might have been more AMPLE; bnl there was
s i'll the command OF six months. Parliament
must nos maze lis c...-,. Ii mus, eiiIt, iaIn.
tain the existing law, OF make sc:!e PROPOSAL for
facilitating the Introduction Of foreign food.
Then came The turhat question. "a fer The
Suspension 81 III existing iaw, ana the aimis-
sim Of foreign importation Tor period oil e!gH:
mouths, what do you propose 10 do with the ex-
isting Corn laws? Tha: is. Of course, The ques-
lion Which any man would have 10 consider
who advised the suspension OF he Corn laws
We'll. NY conviction is So strong that il wo.:,t
te utterly impossible, after establishing perfect
il,edoin q Ilate ioI nercl !eieht inUn,ns, y
pei,uii III. exi>: NJ Corn Law 10 c,;i;ie into opc-
alien q! the cAt Of tiny cony;ition is 30
strong mat il YOU'D b imprac,cab'e anu i'm
polite TIA; ! could not entertain such al iiea. =
I, nigh, le "a . Gre Is suspension now and al
Inc emf cl hat ,us, en>on we VII nave the Corn
laws as .hrr are iG...;;" hGi -. saca ao,iJn vas
ionncet IN a iol.l misrepresentation .. public
opinion. Whai. wold ,ney revive Inc exist
~ Cora law in al is p'o.isiuos2 Would they,
lor instance. refuse The admission 81 maize =
1T was proposed las. session 10 admi. maize free
otduty"
The price Of barley was falling, the duty OF
barley was increasing; and without The slightest
natural conneyio. between maize and barley,
the duty on maize was increasing also. Then,
might BOT he ii. 1r altered in that respect 9
Yes. Bu; remember this that in the course 81
las, session notice was given TINT maze should
be imported duty free because il was desifahlf
IL have maze Tor !uol ior caid'. DO You tnlhh
i, possible in ,evsing new Corn Law, 10 dsvist
one. tie leading principle OF which should bt
\. s
cause he admission Of Tho, article would be FOL
The benefit of he farmer. as be might feed his cal,
tie and pigs wilh il; but that there are certain
u,her articles used lCr consumption by human De
inos and in respect 10 these the law shall be mann
tanned in all It's force?
Do Won advise US now 10 fight thai battle Do
Won mol feel that that very i2ci Q! SUSPENSION
would constitute new element in The conSdera
ton Of things, ,c' worli give teniold stimulus
10 The agitation ihai previously exis,edI 10 yot
invite rs 10 f-h, ,ndt battle nowl What wou.t
DC he STATE OF feeling unon The subject! Doyo!
invite US 10 suspend The law with guarantee 0
its revival2 In reference 10 tne changes oi OPP
MON which had beer .,ruwed is members OF ih
House, and as 10 which an attempt haa Dsel
made 10 attach suspicion Sir Robert a.ktu
some Of The most honorable men that ever sat oil
he Ministerial benches had not given concidsIv
proof, OF s,ncerii> Did Lord Ashly, MIR Stu
arr, MIR. W. Pdlien, Mr.. EseHon, Lord uenni
ke:, Mr.. Caarle:is, ~ Nr. Dawnar vdca:c thei
seats from interested or corrupt motives I
Passing from these considerations: Sir RobeI
invited attention 10 The course which The debat
had AIKEN and 10 The admissions aud expir>s,ci.
.! opinion o! those who had been loudeSt in lhei
condemnation OF The Government. The frs, b
woul. notice was the member Tor Huntingdon
Mr. Thomas Barring. The hon. member think
ii Is Just the Haze Tor nan.ns compromise @
TIC sItject-iol Il new corn law. Why i 'nei
w5s ever an ualJtrHale moment for comfic
mise, il is The present. Wat i ;hc meaning Q
! comp omise! |, l. Nol Germ Lava We
). H.; i. bs rcu,t, 9r The c'ainIenancc CT tal
lircnicai ,ne'.s tom tie protection benc hes.
1ha meuiacr i1r RoAburchShire VI. France
Scuii) was inc lou col aC.cce,e 'orp7oec;ion. al
had curicns Eo'.on Il ne relation between
-,unlrv an, is Aiuis,e.
MIR. Scott had likeEcd Sir Robert Peel 10
hired aivoca;,, and said ma, he had thrown up hi
brief: perhaps Mr.. SEQ" was Ect aware that
minister Of Stale took an oath lc unrescrvedi
ard freely deliver his opinions in council, nc
ccrdn- 10 his heaI: ard conscience Sir Robes
srprehended that an obligation OF that kind cor
s;i::uied material difference mlween The posilio
of a minister CT STATE and The office al Ieiaine
counsel. Bui Mr.. Scutl, when insisting that :
was bound by every consideration Il corsi>;enc
| and honor 10 maialain III corn laws {! lsI2, ha
admitted thai wit.Ia the last thee years, IL HI
own county, there had been snch imrrovemeE
| IN roads, such Introduction Of science in'u acr
| Culture, such facilities irDtrodrcine cheap coil
thai n his opinion lhe lime "as come ""en II
pre>rni corn lass must be altered. "And wis