Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-03-06
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LATE NEWS TECM ENGLAND.
Weg.re up our spa.e space 10 a -yno..
sis 81 the news by ,ag LneasA stcanier
Caatria, Tor which we gte na.t!,d 10 an
extra aom ILe Baltimore "suur emrc-
The news is interesting certainly, as di,.
closing the pacific feeling which continues
10 pegvsae the English mind and press i,
regard to this county, and as giving GER
'aiH1y to The repeal, pro~pectively, OF The
corn duties. The latter, however, is more
Important vastly, as a domestic question
Tor England, than in lis bearing on Anie-
rican interests, and was, moreover. rem
dered too probably ty the return OF Sir Ro-
berE Peel to power, and too confidently an
IlciPaIed, to lie low matter of surprise.
The most curious item Of intelligence by
this arrival is The Unprecedented compH-
menI paid by the House OF Lords to Mr..
Secretary Walkers Annual Treasury Re-
port, recommending the repeal Of our pro.
tectivc Tariff. which was ordered by their
Lordships to be printed for the Use of The
House. Itis, indeed, not improbable thar
the Free Trade propositions of our Secre-
Iary accelerated, it they did not prompt,
the kindred measure in England Of a total
repeal Of the corn laws.
On this subject, aud in curious coinci-
dence with the time Of the arrival in this
country Of the news ofthe honors paid in
the Bii'lsh Parliament to Nj. Walkers
An'i-TaritI Report, is the appearance in
our Official paper OF Thursday of AN article
containing, as the reader will perceive hom
the su!joined extracts, an uncquvocal
avowal OF desire to sacrifice the princi.
pie oi preference OF our own over foreign
industry for the purpose-the purpose in
part at east-ot propitiating British inter-
ests, in the hope OF their influence Icing
brought to bear upon the pending terrific
ra controversy between the two countries!
This, then, is the pr4Jei if not OF the Ad-
minIsraton, certainly OF the Organ of the
Administration which is so scanda!ized at
the "Britsh' feelings Of those who advo.
cate "A settlement, upon principles of JUS
tee aud reason, otIhe Oregon question!
Extracts from an article in The Union"
"A WAR FOR OREGON PREFERRED TO A
REDUCTION OF THE hRIFF.-We ihink we
are not mistaken IN the belief that his is
The solemn conclusion to which the iniat-
uated advocates Of protective tariff have
now arrived. Indeed, the readiness to
embrace the alternative Ola war for Ole-
Gon, sooner shan, by our own pledeIer-
mined and independent action upon the
lar'i'' Great Britain Shoatd be igfuCHced
10 coRcede toha i0c demand, has
been alRady substantially proclaimed. -
he Baltimore Patriot, with all its guarded
makes the avowa TO which
we have referred. That paper finds
poor preteXt tor most gatuitous cyprcs-
SION OF It's sentiments upCn the subject, in
certain 1H'H0rS originating in this CITY, to
the elect that the Oregon controversy
would lie settled TO American satisfaction,
10y an equivalent offered in the reduction
OF the American tariff = = 1--WE
DO sincerely think thai many Of the ultra
friends OF the protective system would
much prefer war with Great Britain to
repeal OF the Tariff, They so say in plail
terms; and why! Suppose that Congress
shoah reduce the rates OF duties, aud Thus
open The american parts 10 The Introduction
q English goods; upon the presumption
thai commercial advantages Of such con-
sequence to Great Britain would be daly
il is reasonable likewise to be-.
lieve that she Wouid be particularly anr-
ioas 10 breserUe them. Would the difficult
~ OF terminating the Oregon controversy
be increased by doing an act of legislative
justice, in the diminution Of the taxes to
our own people! Certainty not. is not
ne Pro6dCitdy altogether the other i0ay"