Washington telegraph., 1846-12-30

and wants Ol lnpOfeflhhtl mullons, 10
abandon system the eilec, Of which was
to build up immense fortunes in the hands
of the iaw, and to reduce the labofina
millions 10 pauperlsn and misery. Nearly
in the same ratio that labor was depressed,
capital was increased aud concentrated hy
the British protective pnlicy,
The evils Of the system in Great Britain
were at length rendered intoerable, and il
has been abandoned, but not without a Sc.
we're struggle on the part OF the protected
and favored classes to retain their unjust
advantages which they have so long ENJOY.
ed. II Was To 5e expected that similar
struggle would be- made by the SAME classes
in the United States whenever an attempt
was made to modify or abolish the same
unjust system hure. The protective policy
had been in operation IN the United States
Tor Il much shorter period, aud It's pernieious
effects were not, therefore, so clearly per.
oeiyed aud lcl. Enough, however, wa
known ol these effects To induce lis repeal.
ilwould be strange II, IN the lace oi b.
example oi Great britain, our principal
foreign customer, aud ofIhe evils ol a sys
TEN rendered manifest IN that country By
long aud paInli experience, aud in the
iaer Of tho imnrnsc Advantages which
under more liberal commercial policy,
IS. arr already deriving, aud must continue
tod,ryc, 10y supplying her salsing pipu'
laion with TODD, tho United Slalos should
restore policy which she has Leen com.
priled Ia abandon, and thus diminish her
ability Ia purchase ltom as the food aud
uihcr aHicles which she so mucl. needs,
aud We so much desire to sell.
BY the simnl,anconsa abandonment ui tha
protective policy by G,cal Britain and the
United States, new aud important market.
have already been opened l1r uur agrieul.
turaI aud uihur products; c'mmefce aud
Navigation have received new Impulse;
lahii anl trad, biv' harl Irif ssei ifam
lht AuiiaA, lnmnas which have - lung
irllerrd lhcm, anI 60 a great eaten; reeip.
uuciy. Ia lhrcAuHiuge col commodities, has
bcen introduced 80 the .anr time hy bulh
countries, aaI grAIy TOR the hlueAl 81
t4a pst,.Itc e., circumstances At bams 1.
abandon apu.irJ wlnlH ha, bHou upaa.d
ia.a.s auI In u,rn hsf markets iul olf
uuuru,r suplls cd uraI,iuilsi aui II Is
caaa. .euHy bsUcvrl lhl olarf paarr- ul
Elapr Nil ultimately see Toe Ms Ium, /.
il#g Bf nui runprurd by HE papFeuam
nu4 suH.russ %. lny,i crowded pufl.a# #lgu,
L. pIr,ue, s.nliar ru,ial.
tIr i4uuu, Are muf. dr. y interested
iutuaualnns lhr just aud uoea paiir! 81
~ ra...ins aN tban iuy u.her ciass nj aur
e#Hkea.. ilrl ,oY..iulr a Iatgr HHau5
=. .a.f p pl.5..u, .ui i.i- Wei hnaNu IA.
Nuuu u-l .lu.IrD 'iuurl FHsHi.- Hfas.
psi 4..u. Inc, have heretofore uai ny
lagrtrd uuur ul The luuuues OF 'aFafs oi
gu-uaru., bat. 10, The unequal operations
o.. protective policy have been mais,
ln Iua u4ulru, % .aA.t.Dn WUuu d impI.va
ts run..lI.r loo ,uc Uul.Urs which have
sn.icu. % uhrt..
Mhel mrizuai well as home mt.art
1, vturI &, thru, lhrj mast receive, w
thr, are now receiving, Increased Vucfs
br iH,ir priducl. Lac, Nil uul a reader
sa.,, Auu At bcacr pucys luT 'he'r wheat
nuur. urr, Indian cora, Hc,L puN, hri,
bauub ,hrr-r, aAI uHrr duligs WuIrt
a., pr4uc,. Ihr uaur ma.ar aluur s
ina 'run'r 'uru.1.r l.rm lH dts, .,r Cd. ihr
ihimrnsr ,mp.u. ui ,pI Iul u.urr aa.r.cs
WHICH Iary lf, rapaI'r u. p'iH,.ug even
al llr nr,I reduced rrc.'. iIr inr mhuHr,.
rea.ln lgt ihry cHnuu' De consumed n
ihr county,. lhr Lurrd states .au. lrum
ihrr Immense urP.us supply nui Only the
homo demand, lul ibr Grur,ruu.e- ul iluf
required 10y lhc whole world.
That the reduced proIlcton OF some Of ihe
cLsi articles Of food in Great Britain aud other
pafis Of Elfopr, mly have coulnhli'd To- IrrI'use
ihr iruaud 1r our ufsidsiuls uui provisions, b.
mo- doubted; but that ilr grnt aud ciicirni cause
Of tus iuHfclssd demand, anu of iurf' Isrd prcrs,
coussls Iu tlc rmpyll of artificial restrictions
heretofore imposed, Do dermod 10 b. equally Ger
Inn That ont exports u old, already increased,
anI Increasing h.yuud iormHf example, urigf thr
more ulrt4. policy wu.ch Has 1'on adopted, will
b. stIIi vastly enlarged unless lhry br checked or
rrryeutaI hy restoration of thn protective policy
caunot br doubted. That Oh, Commercial and
navigating interests WIZ DO enlarge" N t"i''H'
poudins ratio with the increase nl ouf trade %
sou,Iy certain; while our manufacturing interests
viii siiII bo the favored Interests OF the country,
and receive the incidental protection 'ilorded them
by revenue duties; aud moTo than This they cann3'
jnsily demand.
In my annual message Of December last iaui
OF revenue duties, based upon the pnucIpeao Of The
Existing law was recommended and see NO 'cA-
son ~ change the opinions thon expressed lh
Wow Of the probable beneficial ELECTS Of tho law
n recommend that the policy established by Il be
maintained 1t has but just commenced to oIrf-
10 abandon or modify without gningl '1.r
,tlI would D.. m.gp lOaat auI ngW.a. alHu.4
d l.ct, u my oi rs drlidi h- as'rl.oad hy r-
AMI rg, -.ncc 10 cslt, these miy be- inf-ti7r
rarrcsisI but un.i such dr"cis ihlN becoh.
nt1.lssi, tho ncl Should b. fairly tested
Il b. submitted lo' your constellation whetle'
h may not be- proper, as war measure, to imP1s'
ffyrp1e dnt,s on some articles now embraced lu
M nee Isl Should Il be- deemed proper TO im.