The North-Carolina standard., 1846-03-04


FREE TRADEIN ENGLAND -oREGoN
Most deeply do I'VE regret our inability 4
s sspreadsat length before our readers the late 20
reign news and especially the splendid speech d
Sir Robert Peel, delivered in Parliament on thc
. 26th Of January. In that speech the EnglsI
Premier takes ground aganst Protection as aoroa2
principle; and after stating the reasons which
had forced him to change his mind on this sub
just he tells the manufacturers and the Iand-hold
ers that they must give up the doctrine and sub
nit to the operations ofa Revenue Tariff. He
shows that from 1889 to 1874, during which time
the British government had been destroying
i Protection, its exports had increased about $685.
$1,000; that since 1912 he had reduced the
taxes about 100000 900, and yet, comparing the
customs revenue Of 1845 with the customs re-
venue of 1912, after that reduction of twenty
millions, the customs were better in 1845 by S.,
100000; and not only this, but under reduction
of the Tariff, crime had decreased both in the
rural and manufacturing districts. In fine, Sir
Robert Peel most conclusiveIy shows, that dur
ing the last four years, by the removal OF protec-
ton, domestic industry and the great social inter
Iests of Great Britain have been promoted that
crime has been diminished and the public health
1 improved that the national trade has been ex-
tended /; that those interests from which protcc-
/ ton has been Withdrawn have not been seriously
injured; and that, on account Of the increased
demand, those articles from which protection has
been removed have generally advanced in price
We invite the attention of the Wings TO the
following passage from this speech
81 give you the advantage of The admission that
her Majesty's government, worn out with long
continued efforts to make other countries give US
lair equivalent have determined to pursue their
own course, and that we, on the behalf of this
country, have resolved TO consult interest,".
and not to punish both other countries and our
sstDes by encouraging high duties and 1piLh high
dulles q contrdband trade"
Docs not that knock the Whig argument for
counter-rcstrctions fairly the head For
years past the Whig Editors and orators when
they have been put to thetwall by the arguments
of democrats against the doctrine of protection and
high duties" have resorted to this last and only
respectable hobby of thcirs-aoe must tar British
products because Great Britain taxes our pro-
ducts 1t must be high tax, they nsisted-a
tax which would scourge England because she
laid heavy Tariff, not on US, but on her o,on
PeoPle-a tax high enough to protect as against
Pauper labor. Where is that argument now2
'Llst week we published table, showing the
proposed by SIR Robert Peel on Indian
Corn, Pork, Beef, Wheat, SC; and this, if car
ried out (as it doubtless will be) must tend greatly
% the advantage of the farmers and planters of
he South and West 1t will be perceived from
he following extract from the speech of the
British Premier, that he knows but little about
Indian Corn, so far at least as his OWE palate is
concerned
81 believe it is impossible to over-es,mate the
Importance of fattening callle as instrumental in ,
he improved system of agriculture. The increase
u the fertility of the SOIL by means of manure is
me Of the most beautiful Of the dispensations of
'roVldence; and believe there is no manure let
come from where it WILL that, with respect to its
power, can enter into competition with
hat derived from the cattle fed the soil itself
ou cannot conduce more TO the Improvement of \
1terIor soils than by encouraging the feeding and ,
,ttenIng cattle, and promoting the application of
heir manure to increasing fertility l propose
nerefoIe, that article Of grain which believe
hight be applied the fattening of cattle shall
erea!ter be imported duty free cheers.] 1t is an
rtIcle OF immense importance-msZe, Indian Il
orn, cheers. | propose that the duty upon il 4.
hall be hereafter and Immediately nominal hear ~
do not consider that by the removal of the duty tt
Il maize am deprving agriculture of any protec- d.
on. understand that in the United States maize J.
y its utility as human food is too much disregard. pl
], lhear, hear In parts of the continent it m
held 10 make excellent food, aud it might be ad
lntageohsly applied in the same way In Great ca
ritain. To promote the free import of maize hi
ems to me, so far from doing agriculture dis hi
rvce, ii will be doing il benefit BY promoting "
e nourishment and fatening Of CATTLE" ex
Indian corn is indeed an article of {" immense In
lportance "-and we venture TO say the day is stC
It far distant when even the British Premier will su
regularly served with Indian Johnny Cakes O.
d Indian Mullins and if-thcse should not the
ease his palate, he may learn that there are such
ngs in Virginia and North Carolina as Indian vol
lmplings and Indian Pound Cakes. But seri- ou
sly, the admission of Indian Corn, duty free he'
o the ports of Great Britain must prove high die
beneficial to North Carolna-and especially vel
those portions of it bordering on the Atlantic wa
possessing facilities for getting to market And pei
5, we ask our farmers and planters to remem- ant
:, will be the result of democratic polIcy-the ed
nit of the influence of Free Trade as opposed fx17
Protection on both sides of the Atlantic. ~
cat Britain joins the United States to put down
ection for projections sake and both govern
nts give promise, by their measures, that the -.
e interests of commerce and of the Iaborino
sses will finally prevail. Truth has made -"
way, not only from the books of the Colleges lea