Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-02-24

The pr!<ePs4ef ssean navigation. he said. }
end the incre<h kdcn.snd Of the colonies up
fh~ homo ~Drernsent. had made "a in-
crssr inthe AL and military force of the
country ind.peunnble.&
10 the houss Of Letds. Lcci Moutcsele en-.
.quired whether thsse woald be any oh1ectioo
To the p~su<Aucsi0n Of the seporto(thc SECRETARY
OF The Treasury ut he United States upou the
Tsdk-as he had understood il contaiurd mat
Ter we'll worthy OF their attention E.rl
OF Aberdeen ~id he had received - opy Of
The report and that il certainly wasSt high in-
terest sod importance. He cou-cnted TO lie
p1duc,ioa, though he protested against ito
being male . precedent.
La tie HouAc of Lords. s< n after the oper-
ing OF the session. the Duke Of Wellington
inside some declarations touching the recent
ministerial difficulties, which are thus report.
cd
The Cabinet differed about the Corn laws.
and resiXped. The Duke dislikcd the repeal
OF thcsc laws, but he disliked the difference
VA The Cabinet moc.-To prescrve unsnimity
OF opinion he Was ready to sacrifice any law
tn give up any pct scheme. Accordingly,
when the Wings, through divided councils,
broke down, Sir Robert Peel wrote to the
Dune who was I'm the country II the time, tell
ing him that lie would meet Psriamen, alone,
u Necessary, and propose a repeal Of the Corn
Laws. The Duke Immediately gave in his
adhesion, and highly praised the " pluck" OF
ms right hon. friend in coming TO such a de-
termination il was what he would have done
himself under the pressure Of similar circum-
stances.
NEW COMMERCIAL POLICY OF ENG
HOUSE OF COMMONS, JASuARy "a.
. II ID IrglIau E~a.s 49,
House, Sir Robert Peel eutercd ON his GRIN,
financial scheme.
s4Ets
The right hon. baronet, after some remarks
GA agriculture. proposed that the duty ON all
kinds of sceds Tor agricultural purposes should
not exceed 3s. PER cwt.-Hc then went ON to
propose the admission of maize or India n
corn for ist,ening cattle duty free and pro-
cceded. Maixe Is generally used in the Uni
ted States. believe partly for human food;
AMI believe that, though il is very much dis
regarded In this country. on part Of the con-
unent II is made into e~xccllect food. and in
parts Of the United States il is even preferred
To articles oi food which we in this conntry
use. do believe that the free importation OF
ma'ze ~ Lar from doing any OBSERVES Ia ag-
culture, Will, by promoting the feeding OF cat
tie, be advantage mthcr than q d~ciri,neut-
(hear, hesr.) l propose, also, uat the sr,i-
Gle ct buckwhcat shall b. subject To the same
utie, that maize and b~uckwheat, aud the flour
OF maize and buckwhest, shall be admitted
duty Tree; ] propose to admit the meal equal
ly with the grail i,splf. (hcar. l,car.1 Ai,c,
showing the advantage of Indian wheat In
iat,cning oil cattle over linseed cake, and the
n'sh price oil the latter, he came TO the re-
uuei,oh OF The duty On articles which cousli- |
ute The hoI OF man. / am not about to mo-
pose the Immediate repeal OF he duties which
are Imp Sod upon gmin.
! am 'nduced 10 propose. rs an earnest oil
the principle upon which I shall act, tho i'm
inca'a'e rcdoc'ion OF the duty on many arui-
the food of man. l shall propose that all the
shall be immediate; but I will first
take those articles Of consumption I'm rc.pect
10 which l propose immediate and total re.
1 propose 10 take an extensive review
Of all articles included in the tariff which en-
Ter 'nto the consumption Of the people. III
psoposr, On The part OF her Msjesty's Govern
n'cnt. uhat The duty should be Immediately re-
auoeh upoa buttes from 2os To los PR cwt.;
upon eheese. nom los 20 d per ewt.; upon
hops, from "a los 10 ~ b.; upon cured ti.h
rom ~ to u per cxt. Now, I take the ar.
hcies OF agricultural produce upon which
propose an imm~distr repeal. | propose an
immediate repeal Of tho duty on al those mr. '
lieies which constitute meat. as distinguished |
from grain: tint tho duty on fresh beef. ON sal.
ted beei, on what are called monuments ar. 4
tcies. sal, pork and frsh pork. ON potatoes
on vegetables OF all kinds shall be repealed.
lCheers) ] propose that all that enters into
the Vegetable. any thing that constitutes ami
mai iooh' SHALL be admitted duty free. (Ciees) !
believe the sgriculturists need fear no a
arm from all this. tell them, as l told the
manufacturers that have given them in
creased facilities for meeting icr ion romye,i.
ton, by admitting the importaiion Of many
articles ios feeding 81 cattle. CTremendous
Sheertng,) Horses and all animals included
IN the tariff To be admitted duty free. will
now state, with the permission OF the Hp,se
the proposal which l mean 10 make on the
subject Of grain. (iiesr.) l propose thai.
from the passing Of the act, some snicles sl,alil
DC admitted duty Tree. On the one hand, do
not propose the Immediate repeal of the corn
laws. but, IN the hope Of a final arrangement
OF preventing undue apprehens;ons and II,
ing tune for the adjustment ol seneul,nrr IN
the new state OF circumstances. thouvb I MO
pose q temporary continuance Of prs,er,ion
1 propose IL on the distinct understanding tha,
after the lapse Of a csrtsin time. forciyn sr,;n
shall be supported into this country dntx f,.s
lCbeers-) am deeply convinced that any
intermediate proposal will he OF no avail
CCheers IRON the Opposition benches.A Itl'
would nave been entirely out of my power toll
have Explained. or TO have suggested any mod
%iheetion OF the corn law, with q gua,sniee that
IL should be continued. The choice. I ,h;nk
- either between the maintenance INTACT al
The existing amount Of protection in every
particular, o. iaying the Foundation Tor am ulti.
mats settlement by means of ultimate free.
dom. tCheers,)
] propose, therefore, n considerable ,eluc
uon IN ne existing amount Of duties, and
propose that the continuance IL duty so redu.
csd shall b. fora pencdo Of three years-(geat
cheering)-thst - shall then continue til