The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-11
From he National InlslIigsaosr.

wsshingtOa. February IS. las.
GENTLEMEN: A great error p,etals 10
The opinions Of large portion nfahis
country. and unfortunately The gentle pen
q, Tie brad ri our GYernaenl haselm-
h'bsd ~. aud are using the iuflurns II
tier partition 10 engrsll il on our sy.em,
snd overthrow that order Of policy elsb-
l,shed By their predecessors, hich las,
With nnexampled rapidly. brought out
and Developed our great resontcef.
They contend that q repesl Of he
Brush eorn laws. and the taxing oil OF
lie du,Ies our segstsble and animal flDd
by the various Governments Of Eurbe.
would greatly benefit our sericuliass nd
commerce, easily increase our export or
these. and, with reductions of our dules
on Their products 10 The revenue slandsh
greatly sugmenl our foreign trade.
The fallscy Of these views is sisaiy
'hown BY extracts copied into your pspsr
Of The 24.h instant from tbs speseh,s Ii
i~o English Statesmen, with few L.
marks ~hIch | shall offer. Lord Ashbu-
ton lately ssid: "Bul the supply fol eors)
. must no. be expected from America; and
: ws could not have better proof Of lhs
Than the isc, Tia, 81 this mcn ent Amer
lean corn could come here through Can
ada al duty Of four shillings. and yet
u The returns were examined ID woul3
: be lonnd that nine.ien,hs OF the foreign
corn In England vas from the Baltic,
though ihs duty on corn nom is shores
was fifteen shIlliHgs . quarter. This
. was entirely owing 10 the low price Of
: labor IN the north of Europe"
10 speech Of Lord John Russell, 81
Glasgow. on tho 18th January. he said {:
"lf we canno, get sUfIicisnt supply Of
S8ER drRR dAa nlfie sy II 9i he BLACK Sea,
or. il moi. We may obtain il from the
: United States Of America"
From ih,s il il eyiden, they dn no, loos
to MS for much of their supplies Of bread
stulT,; and from the amount Thai we have
'ent 10 that country. as msy be seen by
the Treasury reports Of our exports, il i.
clear tbs, our exports Of these 10 Great
Britain are bu. small in smoUns and I'm.
portancp.
by reference To these reports !, v I'LL be
seen that about Ibrre times as much has
gone to the British North American Pro-
yinces as 10 England direct. and hence
through Canada TO England; and that,
even with this advantage in our favor
our wheat going tira, way with bni huie
more than fourth of the duty that 1. paid
on that from the continent OF Enrope-
yet from US they have had but about one
tenth Of their supplies. ~ stated BY Lnrd
Ashbu,t,n. for the reason given BY him.
viz. the low price of labor in Europe. I,
is, therefore, clear, that, instead Of re.
peal Of the Enqli.h corn laws being .
bensf, TO this country, we now eajoy adj
vsRtages that then would be lost.
II. With Discrimination in our favor
OF eleven sh,llineA on the imperial quar-
ter Of eight bu,htl. Of seventy pounds
each, or nine bushels Of six,y-iwo pounds
each--being iwrh'y-nine cents on sixty.
tao pounds through Cauada--ailh what
has Qone direct. We supply Great Britain
silh but tenth part If The whest and
fnur che imports, how would it be II her
corn laws were repealed. and this sdvsn-
tags vas lost? Could we then supply
her With more or with greater propor-
ton! Let those who would barter away
protection 10 nnr great ineresls and our
Territorial rights for his phantom. ,hIs fall
lacy, answer these questions. Ii they
ihas sarrifice these great interests, or 9th
ersise destroy or prostate our presperi.
". the people will bold them responsible.
Wh', is England doingf With one hand
Joha Bull holds out bait and 10 The 9th
rr naked sword. Are we TO be hired
by the one OF awed BY The other!
The motives Of her policy are too oh.
rinns not 70 be seen by everv dne aho has
common discernment With dear bread
and provisions she cannot 80 well CON-
pete in manufacturing with other coun.
ifies. that have cheaper labor and cheaper
living. or those that have cheaper raw
materials or more ingenuity: and on ibis
account her manuf curing, commercial,
and lsbo,ing classes are disconnected and
clamorous. Concessions are now offered
10 cocIliste them and TO allure US: bu, the
grea. landed interest, too. 10 to be recon.
ciled, and i, remains 10 be seen whether
Parliament will sdop. tho plans of the
Premier. Let as not be ensnared.
:. I srden,ly desire 10 see the Oregon
question speedily and amicsbiy settled.
There Is no dishonor TO either party in
az 10 the boundaries OF that
Wild and cold region. Their national 10