Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-30
THE REPEAL OF TIE CORN LAWS.

England.
THE REPEAL OF TIE CORN LAWS.
We briefly stared, IN .uf last. opinion oil the I'm
ponanl constqueaces 10 tae Blush people, which must
arise from the change Of policy by the Government IN
relation to protection of AGRICULTURE. These consequent
ces are, we think, destined be OF more Importance
III political point ii view, ihan in that 10 winch our al
ienon Is more Immediately dirccled-yiz: The supply
oi The Eogllsh people with cheap iuod Viewed in any
llgh. II is measure of uanscendeni magnitude, and
We incline TO link. one with which tie name Of Sir
ROBERT PEEL Will be more associated in future than
Will any other of his political life. But whilst 10 the
British people II is monenious 10 US, We
are constrained To say It's advantages melty npm
nal. II is obvious that people under great
mistake as To The practical operation OF free admission
OF gala ln" British pnrs. This mistake likely sonn
10 be corrected. Statistics have already shown and
experience will demns rate the fac. to those " hu do
believe in figures that We cannot cnm,e1e with The
growers OF wntat IN the countries bordering upon the
Baltic. II is well kuowu that sendnn wheat and a,nr
10 England, whether in ordinary seasons o, al times
when the ports were opep has been always precaious
AND generally losing business And Why? Simply
because the American wheat and flour rect in the mar.
I
can in consequence Of cheaper labor. be produced a,
"e have but 10 turn 10 The tables The average price OF
wheat, rom 1880 10 1913, inclusive. at five Of the
principal mars Of the continent, So cents per bush
elDurng The perIod,a principal sea pors he
average was one dollar and Thirty seren cents being Mr
~ fire cents more thar the average pfce al the ports Of
the Bauc and Black Sea As The trade will be free to
all nah a.du sl,all
II is evident We shall continue TO meet a competitor II,
he BRUSH marke, " no uudrrsell u.s.
But in the second place, mos, erroneous Impressions
prevail as 10 The ability OF the United States to supply
Great Brian. We more than dou,, were we able 10
dnye of competition. whether We could supply the de-
mand What are the facts bearng upon This branch OF
the question II is calculated that Great Britain n,
ireS, one year with another, between 4 aud 5 mil
l"ns o bushels ct wheat. III addition her crop
MN. iu the last fourteen y,ars The average export of
Wheat from the Unled Stats. to all paris o the world
WIS 3 BOZ 1872 bushelsnr, in rouud Lupbss. dduri~
lag the nputs within the e, about five mill ms
nj bushes. II every hushe we're sent Ia Eunland
therefore, It would supply only ab'ut hlrd al de-
mand. But : well kanwn that If ihest fsr millions
exported, very snail purlirn goes Eug land. In
1871. expurl ol 75 .jS7 bu,l els less Than one
million 10 Grea Bnain. Ine wheat crop OF
1911 estimated by Mr. ELLSWORTH The Commission,
nl Patents, al 96 mlons. OF " ch only M,ieenH
sent s1n,ad. Aud il is a fact, that our tx
poris do not keep pace with Increase al population
In 1881 We exported 9,iIl 100 bushels with popua-
ton ii / 8 millions. la 0i4 with a population OF 10,
G0O 600 We exported 7.75l goo bus els falling Fl
o nearly fifty per cent, taking OF population IN
10 sie~ Nmh,os, mere clearly than his. show the
grow lii and Importance OF the hume market.
II may be said thai The removal Of the dufy will low
er The ltre ard greatly nceaset!e consumption aud o
course, the d' maad 1r wheat in f. land Gran, thai
such is The Ell ct and say that Instead ol fifteen TWEEN
i,.hse millions al bushels annually reqnlttd 10 he
impatd-where "'uld they rone from 1t will not
be denied that shall stand towards the En,lsh mar,
ke, With other nations, relatively after the repeal OF the
duties, just have heretofore soud In The three
years ls4l '42, '43, the gross amount of imports
mo England from all quarters was So. lie. $50 bushels
ni which the Cniled States furnished only 3,U5227s
aud Prussia mure Than s ninuns In other words
contributed something than one f,rentieth of
he amonnt required 10 supply England during those
years. With these facts bere u.s. what have we
IN anticipate any great benefit from the repeal of the du
lies, which must enure much 10 the benefit of our
continental rivals 10 nurselv
Let the agricultural por"S OF the community, there's
iere indulge in vain dreams o future benefit to US
nom measure, forced upon the British Government by
domestic necessity. aod MT the result ANY devotion to
The principles of free sde. Let us rather uk AT the
steady and lncrrasag Horne market, and abide by thai
policy which has developed aud cherished it, That
market is not dependent upon the caprice of foreign egs
laun upon the vclssltudts of weather on The con-
ilnenl Of Europe New Eng land alone already con-
sumes annually Tar greater quantity Of the grain of
hr Middle and Western States than our average ex
porls to all quarters OF the world.