Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-17
NPEECHOF
Mr.. CHARLES HUDSON. OF MAS.
On hs 'lisu' Irade u M country. d,iir.
s'ci ia ~ HoU,e Of Representatives. o' o.,
InIf1d MINI E,Lr.tnrn lh l-LE

!. mtttvv yesterday Nuu were pleas "a tD report
hat lhc committee had had the state Oi tl
% Uuipn generally under consideration. an "a
u lgbIt" which had taken place, and that nhj,
+ la, followed this nprnn have full, jI,ii
ned that report. The gentleman irIm Ala
bsmi Nh PJyur) anal ,hc g-u.lemn .luu
South Cnuliu (Mr EheD hiyc both ob.rC
tri To- the passage OF tb, bill. ou 10, grlnn.
. that n would make heavy draft up1a Gee
treasury, aud that such scheme ui lutyua
: improvements would defeat the proposed mod
, ihCatiOn oi the revenue laws 81 the ,uuuit,
and thy called upon thrir ircn Is. b.ail tia
was acar anl dear to thcm-by The su,c..,s %
e thcir ptriy-by their continuance on power
by all that was sacred IN the mann. ui l,mur
, itiCy, To tonne forward au sllc th, people
from a policy which must ensure th, cuntiu
uan,c OF the pr's'uf odious system 81 taNu
ion. ~ ihc- gentlemen have berl Do iJl
ig'd IN this ,uur," oi remark. | Trust that
shall b. allowed goo follow their vl.mpl..
am IN iayol OF this bill b-gaiisr such .m
proven uta facilitate intercourse betwcruuI l.
icrcut and distant sections ui the country
and 80 prouot, the interest Of trade aud CON
mcrCc.
Tie present, Mr. Chairman. IS an im,or.
'snt era IA Oh. history OF our country. The
7 fr sijcut, at The opening of ,Is session rcc.
commended iIs abandonment OF that ro'ir,.
which Is Cut'Jl with our Governments poi
lrv under which thc nation has grown ami
pro>p- red. We have also been al 5v the
S",'ciep of the Treasury that W. must abiu.
dom al, protection Of dom .,iic industry. NOR
der 10 procure the repeal pl the English Clr,
law. The British min. a., approve of th,
policy recommended culUra, 90, dJ,trlue~u of
The American NtCrear,. aud OF Ter his r,por,
10 b. published auj laid upon The desk, OF il.
member, of Parliament, q, a valuable da,p.
ment 10 promote British interests. Ancl.r
hla been made Oh both sides Ui the Atlanta.
20 c.ionsc fundamentally iAs palil o. NH,
country by The Introduction ui a system.
winch WOul check The prosperity olIh, a.1-
pie, p'l'y1' every Interest, ant .O.r,all, inn
pIF mat very commerce which these improve
mrni, are calculated To promote We s.r
Sr Rpb.H Peel aat Sir Robert Walker in
" Hai iac gcn'cmln from South Carolina Mr.. /
Rhc'D cali, "a disastrous conjunction" Ia
ouuS aD'ut this result rcsu!, trul, disi,
trous To Uus beloved country. bat to Great
Bu'SiH d contamination dcvou,y to h..
wished
a. the subject Of a., Corn laws has hsrn
presented lor consideration by both Cover. (
mrH,s propose To call the attention OF this
committee TO this subject, Uul 10 the effect
which the repeal on mpiihcationof thcsr law,
would have upon the commerce OF our com
Try And ] regard tins question as strictly
pertinent 10 thc subject before Us Tin. pf,ii,
"i The West must find lis way la the Allan
ltc through the very chnnucls which, dis hill
IS dcalgnrd io improve. The wheat trade a.
au Important item III our commerce. and e.
60 lhmS which affects that trade will rrnd.,
these improvements more CO les, ncr,..,r,
The subject Of the corn trade oil the Uni,.I
States has OF late attracted The atteuii,n of
our people; ant. although i, j. one OF ip,,,,.
lance, am conii lent that is importance has
Oc n greatly ovgu,ed. From the spgii,p,
which - sometimes employed, We might maj
/ orally lnier That Wheat ani flour consiit uteda
/ great portion OF the exports 81 the countr,
/ bula recurrence 60 official documents N IN
! SHOW 'h4t Tor Nrric, OF years, our export of
wheat AMI hOGT does not & Cccl one tty,pt,.tl
OF gar whole export
| propo,' MI Chairman, 10 take a brief
view OF ihn wheat trade OF the United STATE.
hni here will state, once Tor all. that sh,ll
use the rrm wheat 20 include -four and Ia
all my estimates, | make barrel ot Gou,
equal 10 i've bushels Of wheat. The wheat
crop oi The United States, in $50 accordinf
To tue census returns, amounted To 81 Sg3 OO,
bushels, and IN 1911, according to the rcpor
oi thc Commissioner OF Patents. To 81 GO7 '0O,
bushels CD this, g6 600 600 bushels whit
isanoui iae dVcrige Tor ttc last tive wears. "a,
have exported about one thirteenth. orr ION
600 bushels, Nearly one tenth of The ,yhoi.
crop will bc required for seed. In Great Ri
tam The estimate has been about three bush.l
ol : ed to the acre, but with vs. two bu,hel, Z,
acre would be lair average Tor all parts of fla.
country. NOW II We should take from th,
Mhol' cop the amount required ior seed. AN.
I 'ht amount exported, 10 would leave HON,
, consumption tJOOJUJO OF bushels TIN
@o'",,nl al' 'd'd among our population say
, l9.bJDOOJ. would give g luth. busb.l. (,
every miu, woman. aud child. IN ti,.r,,,,,I,
F, BIT q o, manifest th1t tie cou,uurfi,,, ,
!, wh~at IS not equal bee every section M,
b'',k population az the South cou.urp, bu
,lW'i Wb.d.. .Hi 90 dgugultuuis's An tbs Ne,
i'i-i'h N.HifS uth. considerable r,.. AT ,y
an' IN Iiah com IuI breast though the ,op
- sumption OF What is becomiup every g..
more gen f'i. A. iar as 4 am s,uusiuf,I
4 az communities which purghss- ihcir b,..,I
4. ''""' WIFI y, we principal Article ui com
sumption, oui We may safely t.fi,..I. f.
10 consumption = one barrel of nuuror ty. b,,.l
{, els 81 wheat o ycsI pes bead. Thi, ,I,.. ,,,
n INCLUDE 'hc mInuihctnUr. and mechanic
!, ih"sc engage in mining BOO commend.
I, nd''Shiion 90 ail iis iOrus, Buj 30 Wead.I.
wv ~ tti- 'hlriAi ~ iN tir various mos
I oud ooiiiug. other .hau agriculture. and
iilose residing in t'e wheat -zrov iug s,rtigI
81 The county, itwi., constitute about ,t,.
hiibs oi our cniilc p'pJIa'ipn, aui these w|
consume about IS -OODJl bushels ul ,,n.a
d l'a'ug i1f t.Ic other tuo.GirrS ~ yUl U
!. bushels. b'iug about - bushels Ger b.,
E, lhscelculsiipn. bsing general, vii. no, ho
o'oi in ''cfs ease. 4 soldier. utions. Il
r'aWpie weu.i am1uut goo = busb,l, of VIII.
!. l'' year nni some ~ ouf population cnrsi
T., w. u, hc ishrrrs would consume 81. rIur
.n ',uI A'.-o ,af.'IN consumed bro our man
Z, i.'l"r''s in TO- form of starch and SD,
~ ihc mlnuia.ipua. az Lowell al.ua ,op.,,,
IN s'"een Tour cod ave thousand h.,,I.
J." ilow auuus'I. ''.''
have l".U tIu pertiCu.sr Nr Ci.,,,r.
I, Tor tlf pWp'se oi showing Chat .I. 800,
n par "i Ou wheat 0. consumed bt I.f...
~ ilml The home market is The etest ...,,,
whence ihc wheat growers derive tb.,, i,
port The quantity VI whest whi,h ", 4,