The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-04
LIBERAL VIEWS.

LIBERAL VIEWS.
The administration viii do lis duty, in ds.pi. n
the elsmors Of the wings. The Secretary of IN.
Treasury will report in favor Of reduction Of Ii,
tariff, although the wings may snesr at the commit.
ment which has been paid to an American dozen.
ment in the House Of Lords. Mr.. Dayton NAV
give consequence to the act, by bringing upon IN.
floor of the Senate; the wing press may call him
"Sir Robert;' yet the secretary will still do his duty
We bound to relieve our own countrymen from ii.
denominations of the act OF ls42 without regard 70
British legislation. We are not the less bound n
reform our own system, because England is sdov.
ing similar policy. We ought rather the mon,
zealously to pursue more liberal course, under the
hope that she will initiate our example. There in
the mean time no understanding nor alliance b.
tween the two countries, as the wing presses have
idly and absurdly commended. We have shown
that such is the case with our own sdministsuoo,
and Sir Robert Peel in his late speech to the HOus
Of Commons, makes similar declaration:
81 fairly avow (says hey to you, that, in making
this great reduction the imports Of articles which
are the produce Of other countries haze no gusrsa
Tee that other countries will follow our example.
Hear, hear,l give you the advantage Of the M.
mission that her Majestys government, worn an,
with ng-continusd efforts to make othss countries
give US fair equivalent have determined 10 parsss
their own course, and that we, the bshalf OF this
country, have resolved to consult our own Interests.
and not 10 puRish both other countries and our.
selves by encouraging high duties, and with high
duties a contrsband trade. [Cheers.l We haus ksd
no communication with any other Government on IA,
subject. cannot promise you that France will give
us an equivalent for the reductions made on sri
cIss which the produce OF that country; nor that
Russia will evince her gratitude for the policy Of
reducing the duty on tallow you may therefore say
TO me, you are giving away all these duties and
you get nothing in return / may be told and
with truth, that many foreign countries, which have
benefited by the reductions which we have already
made, have not followed our example, but have sc-
tualy applied to British goods higher rates Of duty
than were imposed upon them before. Hear, hsarl
give you the whole benefit Of that argument. |
rely on that fact conclusive proof Of the policy
OF the course which we have pursued. ltsu I'M
doubleday the fac. that they have not followed gu,
! say, therefore, that you may depend upon il that
the example which you have set will ultimately b
followed. When your example could DO quoted IN
favor OF restrictions upon commerce, u wus quoted
and acted upon; and, you may rely upon IL that
when your example can be quoted in favor Of relsx
alton OF restriction, II will not be without its effect
Il may not act at first upon foreign governments or
boards OF trade but ultimately tho true interests OF
commerce will prevail, and, in spite Of the desire Of
foreign governments and boards OF trade TO raise
revenue, the voice Of reason will at last be heard
see some symptoms already Of an adhernee 10
the principles by which we have been guided
Look at the report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
| Of the United States, Mr. Walker. That shows
that your example has not been unacang. The
report made by him containing many enlarged views
the subject Of commerce. speaks thus on the ques
| - 10.
tons, we injure our own fellow-citzsns much more
than the foreign nation At whom we propose to aim
their force, and In the conflict Of opposing tariffs we
sacrifice our own commerce, agriculture, and navi-
cation. As well might we impose monarchcal os
aristocratcsl restrictions on our government pso.
ole, because that Is the eours Of foreign Legislation.
Let our commerce be as free a. our political inst
tons. Let US, with revenue duties only, open OUT
ports to all the world, and nation affer nation viii
soon follow our example, HA says also: If the
question is asked who shall begin the work of ~
cprocal reduction Il is answered by the fact that
England has already abated her duties upon most
Of our exports, She has repealed the duty upon
cotton and greatly reduced the tariff upon the bread.
stus provisions, and other articles and her pres
ent bad harvest, accompanied BY a reduction OF our
tariff would lead to the repeal Of her corn laws, and
the unrestricted admission at all times Of our agn.
cultural products Here is direct homage to the
course which you have already pursued. Here is
1
ton you reduced the duty cotton, and the United
States has now admitted that the time il come when
she must follow your example"
tits our duty, therefore, to reform our system,
whatever England may do with her own. But is it
less our duty to improve our tariff, because England
is improving her OWN Is this the part of ressona.
BILE men, or of wise statesmen On the contrary, Is
it not acheering sign to that England is animated
by the spirit of the age and that she may be mora
firmly determined to pursue this course, because we
too are displaying its good effects in our own ins,i-
tutions' The wings may, il they please, charge all
this movement to intrigue and alliance with Eng.
land. Who cares for such idle chimerasi Who 10
to be deferred from discharging his duty towards
his own country by such palpable deusions' We
rejoice that England is determined to change her
policy. Is that any good reason why we should not
change ours' That she is seriously bent upon it,
appears from the last proet submitted by Sir Rob
ert Peel, the summary Of which is thus shown forth
by quotation from London paper of the latest
date:
LONDON MARKETS Feb. q
| CELEBRATION OF DUTIES ON AMERICAN PRODUCE.
Our American readers will find, on a reference TO
another column, that the British ministry propose
| TO make important reductions on many Of the srti-
cles exported from America to England We hope
TO similar spirit mani tested BY me cabinet at Wash