Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-23

mus paw for our 'breadstuf7n in specie.
and ''not having II 20 spare, she will
bring down to even a greater extent the |
price of our cotton Yes, @onr cotton !
W. hssi dSif woTF' scllhoFkiSs, and !
bring every thing from En- gland. and
send them our specie as long as il lasts,
so that England may have Specie to
spare for Southern cotton--thats the
plan thus openly aud boldly proclaimed
by the Secretary aud ms followers
We % the North and West must send
our last dollar TO England to buy bread
aud meat, and grass and grain, in the
form Of iron aud cloth, 10 increase the
price of "our cotton We must hc
"hewers OF wood and drawers of water
for Great Butaln--paupcrs. slaves. and
bcggrrs that England may havc"Spcclc
TO sInre" for Southern cotton. This is
the ,ndis guised policy and purpose OF
the Treasury Report. But Mr. 5. would
say To these Southern gentlemen Don't
be afraid. Iou will have your cotton
martet still. England must have your
cotttn-shc cant do without il at pres
cnt. But beware; the timc may come
whn England would not want "our
GOTTEN" and the South, in turn would
cry sut for projections But the gen
TENN congra,uIntcs the West with
the prospect OF an carly repeal Of Tie
com laws, But, in his opinion, il the
corn laws We're repealed, the people OF
the West would scarcely l,ta huSh,l
of their gram into England on any
terms.
Mr. BAYLY. DO You mean what
you say, that not one buShcl will go
/ therc2
Mr. STEWART will answer the
gentleman, by giving him Lord Ash
burton'S speech in the House OF Lords
few days ago. He states that nine
ienihs of the grain now Imported III
Great Britain is supplyed from the north
of Europe, although they pay tax of
fifteen shllings the quarter; while that
from Canada and the United States,
passing through Canada, pays bat -four
shiliugs Repeal the duty of fifteen
shilings. and Will they not supply the
wholet Most clearly they VIII. The
fact is notorious, that most OF our gram
and honr now goes to England through
Ihcrcoouial ports, aud al colonial dulic,
thus cyad us the operation Of the corn
laws, while the gram and -four from
the nor1h of Europe must always pay
the highest duties imposed by the corn
laws. Observation-Disclosures very iu,t
" argues. that We must be oycrwhalm-
ed if the corn laws are repealed and
this great advantage, now enjoyed ly
Canada and the Uultad States, Of i'm.
porting -four md oraln al about one
fourth Of the duty paid by the Impor
iers from the y tlllC and the Black sea
Repeal 10 corn IaWS-put them on an
equal footing with us, and is not III,
question settled, and the market lost
10 our grain and -four IN all time &c
conc Nothing can be clearer And
vet gentlemen cXult IN the prospect Of
the repeal Of the corn laws, and aC
ready TO sacrifice the whole Of ON
manufactures and home markets Il
, bring it about. Such will be the opc
ration Of the repeal of the corn laws on
American agriculture. and such IS III,
, statement Of LordAshburton, who per
haps knows as much about the matter
as even the learned gentleman from
, Virginia. But this is not all. This
opinion Of Lord Ashbum is sustained
t by the most intelligent merchants il
: Great Britain. Such is the uniform
; tenor Of the testimony recently takeI
, before aselect committe Of thcliouse OF
S Commons on this subject Mr. Hear
y Clcayer Chapman. one ofthc witnesses
5 and one Of the most intelligent men II
g he kingdom SAYS "Rcp'al the corr
S laws, and the growing tladc with Can
ada and the Western State # Awcrr
] will be crushed hv the cheaper pro
S auctions ofthc Baltic and B.aDa sea
{ consequently" he adds "AmcrIc1 Can
8 ady,audBru,h shipping would rrc.y
< "a severe md decisive blow hy the rl
O. peal Of The corn law But still Ga
z gentleman from Virginia cvu'ts 90 th
D prospect OF the repeal of the corn law.
and boasts Of the market It wI,. Jpc
4 % our Western farmers. ID whom. boss
ever he viii not give one dollar n
!. their rivers and ImprJvements-not
e. cent hut is anxious o. enduce thct
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