Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-05-07

wood and drawers Of water" for Great Brain-pau-
pers slaves and beggars that England may have
specie 10 spare" for Southern cotton. This is
the undisguised policy and purpose Of the Treasury
Report. But Mr. s. would say TO these Southern
gentlemen Don't be afraid. You will have your
cotton market still. England must have your cot
ton-she cant do without it at present. But be-
ware the time may come when England would not
want "our cotton" and the South, in turn, would
cry out for protection. But the gentleman con-
graduates the West with the prospect of an early
repeal of the laws But, in his opinion, il the
corn laws were repealed, the people Of the West
would scarcely get a bushel oftheir grain into Eng
land on any terms.
Mr. BAYLY Do you mean VIVA, you say, that
no, one bushel viii go there y
Mr. STEWART. | will answer the gentleman by
giving him Lord AshbuHon's speech in the House
of Lords few days ago. He states that nne-ienths
of the grain now imported into Great Britain is sup
pyed from the north Of Europe, although they pay
tax OF fifteen shlings the quarter ; while that from
Canada and the United States, passing through
Canada, pays but four shillings. Repeal the duty
Of fifteen shlllihgs, and will they not supply the
whole 7 Most clearly they will. The fact is no.
lorious, that most Of our grain and flour now goes
to England through her colonial ports aud at colo
NAL duties, thus eyading the operation Of the corn
laws, while the grain and -four from the north Of
Europe must always pay the highest duties imposed
by the corn laws. Hence Lord Ashburlon very
Justly argues, that we must be overwhelmed If the
corn laws are repealed and this great advantage,
now enjoyed by Canada and the United States, of
importing flour and grain at about one fourth Of the
duty paid by the importers from the Baltic and the
Black sea. Repeal the corn aws-pui them on an
equal footing with us, and is not the question set
tied, and the market lost to our grain and -four in
all time to come Nothing can be clearer. And
yet gentlemen exult in the prospect Of the repeal OF
the corn laws, and ready 10 sacrifice the whole
Of our manufactures and home markets TO bring it
about Such will be the operation Of the repeal Of
the corn laws on American agriculture. and such is
the statement Of Lord Ashburton, who perhaps
knows much about the matter the learn
ed gentleman from Virginia. But this is not ALL
This opinion Of Lord Ashburon is sustained by the
most intelligent merchants in Great Britain Such
is the uniform tenor Of the testimony recently taken
before a select commiiie OF the House Of Commons
on this subject Mr. Henry Ceaver Chapman, one
OF the witnesses, and one Of the most intelligent
men in the kingdom, says, "Repeal the corn laws,
and the growing trade with Canada and the Wes-
tern States Of America will be crushed by the
cheaper productions of the Baltic and Black sea
consequently" he adds, "America, Canada, and
British shipping, would receive and de-
cisive blow" by the repeal the corn laws. But
still the gentleman from Virginia exults in the pros
peci OF the repeal OF the corn laws, aud boasts OF
the market it will open to our Western farmers,
to whom, however, he will not give one dollar for
their rivers and improyemenls-not cent--but is
anxious to seduce them into this British free trade
trap; but he would say to the West, timeo danaos,
trust your friends, and beware of your enemies.
Look at the boosted foreign market, what is it =
Comparatively nothing Look al facts The ag.
ricultura productions of the United States. exclu.
sive of cotton and tobacco, is estimated at one
thousand millions per year. Our exports to all the
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Great Britain took about two and half Ali the
rest was consumed at home. So the foreign mar.
kets Of the world amounted 10 | | Millions and the
! home market 10 $50 millions. Yet the gentleman
had just pronounced the foreign markets everything
| 10 the farmers, and the home markets comparatively
nothing. But another fact. Our exports of manu-
features last year, including those OF wool, amount
ed TO I3,429l66 Assuming, as in the case oil
| British manufactures, that one-half their value j;
| made up Of American agricultural produce, then
export nearly seven millions of dollars worth Of
! agricultural produce in the form of manufactures
which does not gut or injure the foreign market:
for our -four and grain in its original form Tc
use familiar illustration Western farmers SEND
their corn, hay, and oats, thousands Of doari
WORTH every year 10 the Eastern market not in lis
rude and original form, but in the form Of hogs anC
horses they give their haysacks life and legs, anC
make them trot to market with the farmer on the
back. laugh.) So the British converted theil
produce, not into hogs horses but into cloth ant
i iron and send il here for sale. And viewing tn,
subject in this light, he could demonstrate tina
there was not state in the Union that did not nov
consume fire dollars worth Of British agriculture
prodsce to one dollars worth she consumes o
theirs Time would not permit him TO go into de
tails; but he would furnish the elements from which
any one could make the calculation. Assuming
/ that consumption and expectation in proportion
to population then import so millions Of British
goods and 25 millions one-half is agricultural pro
duce. We export to England agricultural product
Excluding cotton and tobacco l.2 millions
Divide these sums % aud l-2 millions, by 223
the number of Representatives, and il gives Sll
2l0 as their export to Great Britain Of agrcultu
raj produce. This gives the proportion ten to one
Yet gentlemen are not satisfied, and wish still fur
Their to increase the import or British goods, an'
still further PROSTATE and destroy the American
farmer and mechanic ard laboring man TO faVo
foreigners. To show the effect upon currency al
well as agriculture, suppose the gentleman from
Virginia (hlr Bnyly) wants new coat; he goe
to British importer and pays him twenty dollars
hard money and hard 10 get England takes non,
of your rag money. "a laugh.) Away it goes il
quick time. Yves no more Of it, as far as cir
culaon is concerned, the gentleman might as wei
have thrown it into the fire. want coat. | g
} TO the American manufacturer and buy $50 wortl
! Of American broadcloth. (He wears no other ant
he would compare coats with the gentlemen on tn,
spot) "a laugh) Well, the manufacturer, tn,
next day, gave il to The farmer for WOOL he gayeIi
Il the shoemaker, the halter, and blacksmith the
gave it back TO the farmer for meat and bread ant
here il went from one 10 another. You might per
haps this busy and busting $40 note Eve or 81,
times in the course of day. This made money