Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-03
ENGLAND AND AMERlcA.-wulCH n
THE BRITISH PAKTyf

remarks upon the pmsrat position ani con
dition al England ssl America. whieh ",
are gus,iiied to God hare attracted SONG nj.
'en'ioti among oar readers. and accord Will
the views OF the Wing press generally.
TIL loco fcco rtcss has characterized IN,
wing party as the British party. with WIS
reason they hsve given them the lille We mr.
pose {" examine. The wing party has eve,
been Ia favor Of the protection OF Ar. ric,n
manufactures against the ruinous competition,
at the English w~orkshops-a measure which.
England more breads than any other even,
That can happen For proof Of this SIC ia.
extraordinary TACT that the report OF the Sc
Rotary OF the Treasury was reprinted ia Eng.
land Tor the British house OF Lorls. witness
the high APPRECIATION bestowed upon i, by the
English press, AMI the readiness IL the Il itish
government TO yield up Oregon. Grca, Brit.
ain has now under colonial control one.thinl
IF the population OF the globe. Her colonial
governments cost her millions annually; bui
then she has . free expectation ol her nanuiac-
lures 10 all her colonial ports, welding her
hundreds OF millions annually.
England does not want the expense OF the
colonies. provided -l,e can get the trade will
outthaI. Sh, would prefer tina, Oregon should
be a part at the United States. provided she
can secure 10 herself her trad. together With
that OF the United States. Her people begin
now to have confidence that by yielding Or
egou To this government. aud by the relaIs-
linn AZ N fexx AT ff..ar l,si.. IL. -. -.
the prcdominance Of the loco loco party in
this country, AMI prevent the repeal Of the tar
i'll, having the effect TO give the c1at,ol OF
the government, into the hands of the wing,
Tor many years to come, ani in the mcan,ime
they can import into this county millions OF
manufactures that would under i tariG BE- man
uiactured By our own people.
We accordingly now find the President Of
this Union. who ssemed but a few months
since. 10 desire to beard the lion in his len.
and the Premier Of Ensland. who CRASHED his
very teeth at the American Eagle; a. loving
as brothers. A trade is offered as plainly az
trade can be. Bull sells Oregon. and the duty
on corn. of which a few thousand bushels may
be exported for English cow food, and gets
The privilege OF sending TO our country Gn,
millions worth Of his manufactures free OF
duty. What a noble trade we will makc.-
equal 10 that OF the man who ,mded
horses AT the fair. snl at night found himself
only In possession OF a dead fighting cock
drain our country OF wealth. OF specie.
OF its natural mineral wealth and aerieul ]
IuDl re sources, to swell the tide 81 English
wealth, and power and sggmndiBcment. Can
lac reader tell us which is the British port,7
The whig party ippo-cd the t,iT Of 1919. 5
'ndcr which The county has recovered from #,
It's prcstnSien, and the manufacturers Of Er- c
rope, aye, even the very government Of Eng. F,
land has been forced to pay the expense If ,
Our government, while Our labofeIs have bcen
prospcreusly employed. You ask how il ,hislI
DO YOU sec yon old castle, where from arc
to age kings snd queens OF England have III,
cd and banquettcd with thcir rstinuc at thou.
sands-yon costly ~cquippsscs with their gay
li'ened sefranis-yondcr regiments OF troops
or The fleets tlst dot tho ocean. these arr all
and more than these are pensioners on Eng
lands ~bounty--they toll not neither do they
Hef duties do not support, a ty,he OF
these. They are supported by,aaation. There
Is another class-ihe landed proprietors, they
labor not; bat from them conc some Of the
taxes; from the tcnan, who labors from yea, 10
year with 40 higher hope than TO meet his rent
comes another portion, ;he manufacturer sno-
Their but oil. eventually, from, as il were tho
lite blood of the tuiIing millions. taxed as
much as nature can endure. II we, therefore.
defend Ourselves from the admission Of their
goods by protective duties, as la our PRESENT
iaHtf. We lessen the manufactures. and there.
by lessen the revenues ef England. England
lhcn, aids IN the payment of our national ca
Penses, II We continue protective duties. but
u We 10 no, we increase her revenue aud
strengthen her army and power. Which is
the British party