The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-22

the AHbdHS iSsollou u 70 convince tie Con. :
gress Of The United States that Mr.lValkef's y
free-trade policy ought to be adOp,ed:- Y
'.The British manu- actarcrs. have. al this
moment, possession Of this capitol. Yes, sir,
tell you and the county, one oflhe prlnci.
pal committee rooms in this house is now.
and has been for weeks past, occupied By a !
gentleman iprmerly residing in Manchester, 4
England, NnO has vast number, perhaps
hundreds of specimens of goods sent from
Manchester, priced to suit the occasion, 10
be exhibited 70 members of Congress 10 en-
tighten their judgments; and, in the Ian
a0aQe Sc his letter Of instguction from Man Z
cliesler, 0f the Sd January, 1916, acompa>
nying these specimens, 10 enahle them 10
arrive 1T just conelasins inregard 90 the pro-
posed alterations ID the present tarilfi Yes,
EsiEagenis, specimens, and letters from Greafl
Blitain, inslrucapg IS how 10 make 4 tariff
/ % snis The British Mt. s. here expressed
the hope that lie people Of the North would (
send en- specimens sc American mannIac>
lures 10 be also exhibited al tie capital, not
only q show their perfecyion and extent but /
20 correc "a be spot the false Representa-
lions made 81 these Manchester men and
/ their agents u regard 70 the character and
prices sc Bfilisiand American goods Speak
ling Of the Presidents message, this Mans
leicester letteTewFileF exclaima Is second
Daniel come 10 judgments second Rich,
ard Cobdenr And SO delighted wBrs they
III England with MI. Walkers celebrated
free trade report, that twas ordered 10 Be
Eprinied BY the house Of Lords. After ell
this, having our President and Secretaty on
their side, they ought 70 have been content,
without sending their letters Of inslruciion
here to direct US what kind Of q tariff they
wish Us % pass. But If their Chancellor rad
aenl us revenue bill, ne could moi have
luEniehed one TO suit Great Britain better
than the one furnished by the Secretary Of
5 the Treasury. Parliament would pass Z by
acclamation Sir Robert Peel understands
his business; he proposes 10 fake.the duties
! OF breadstuffs and raw materials 81 all kinds
used BIZ their manufacturers, and remove
J every burden, "a As to enable them 10 meet
us and beat ns ia our own markets and Ia
. The markets 81 The Wosld, where Yankee
{ competition Is beginning % give them great
uneasine Last year we exported hundreds
4 of th0us nds oI dollars worth of cotton goods
s fn1o lle A Isl indies. aud beat the
i British in their own markets, after paving
/. discriminating duties imposed to keep 81 out
) frat 8, then 10, finally I5 per cent. III this
great struggle Sit Robert Peel comes 10 the
RESCUE; he repeats The duty on cotton and
f wool, and bread and meat, and everything
: used by British manufacturers, 10 enable
5 them to 60 ahead Ia this struggle with the
1 Americans. And what does Mr. Walkerdo?
Justthe reyerse. He proposes to take of an
,NeivYo lfsos ~ -
s Oh the law materials. dyestuGs, &c, used
! b. our manufacturers, so as efectually to pros
s .tfate and break them down. Sir Robert Peel
takes burdens off his steed, while Sir Rob.
ert Walker piles bags ofsand on bis; then
crack their whips clear The road-a fan
i. race laugh.l Suchis lhe difference
between British aud American policy Si
s Robert Peel's present system FL pow
8 erful arguments foF adhefing 10 eli protect
= i've system; his object IS not 70 favor but L
: beat US; and our course IS not 10 defeat. BIZ
y TO favor his purpose. This win not only 81
= the effect ofthe tariff proposed 81 our Sscfe
= tary, but it Is its open and apoWsd purpose
no and design. Is II not the proclaimed pur
Oh pose of the message and report e incfeas
y the importation of British goods, aud, .
course, 10 that extent estfog American sun
ne ply9 Does moi the Secretary propose 10 Ie
les dnce the protective duties more Than on
so' half for the purpose Of incfeasin egennp
nc And if the revenue Is increased 81 feducin
nd duties one. half, must not The imports be nor
ne than doubled2 This il sell-evident and
Rf> you double your imports of foreign good
az must you not destroy to that extent Amer
se~ can supplyg Most certainly; unless It
be TO make people eat, drink, and wear dOnb
at as much az they now do. But where "
re- we end money 10 pay foE. Them There
ose the rub. But, starting and exifaofdinp
due as it may appear, our Secretary, IoF the 8
uD- time ID the history Of the world, has bold
One land openly ag0wed as the object Of Cover
her. ment to break down and destroy its 81
/ 81 manufactures foF the purpose Of maxi
On way fol those foreigners. In Che very
hall paragraph Of bis argumentatiye report lie j
|. toll out With stating that the revenue Of the &
fne quarter Of OF this year IS two millions
FcR. than the ifst quarter Of the last, and that
hieh has been occasioned BY the substitution
pfe. highly protected American maaafactsI
for foreign imports; and this evil, this Is
onn. ble evil, this Americ0a Secreteys pFopo
erty, 10 remedy b. reducing the protective du
aud. and thus breaking up this abominable III
veen ness 81 ssabstisttiRg dspsesiic pro aaots ~
year, lby American labor, out Of American prod
the for British goods made By British labor,
edia. OF Americoa produce, fer Britisk pfodl
year' Oh, but he hates the British Now, ST,
s .:s i hot only he doctrine q his tee b
Is runs through his whole sermon of g57 sa
nd 40 wonder 4 VS. printed u tha Hons
lleet Lords; aud Isl our secrstaFy cary lhlc
'e1lse this Bill. aud Queen Viclotia would 81
9z sas sransler be seals lFom Sd Robert Pee
~ SIT Robert Walker, ior he viii have rem
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