Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-01-31
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With majority OF one hundred IN loe iiouSe =
Commons opposed TO Wing Ministry We were
| forced To believe that The landed interest Wo"o
WELD The sceptre-- unless Sir Robert pee' came
toward with his talents and great lhn"ehce' -
sustain the anli.Corn Law party.
The extraordinary restoration o. Sir Roo rseh
with The moral power added 10 his lormerpopu'aii-
~, inspired US with strong hopes Of Vial no''-
fcalion and ultimate repeal Of The Corn Laws
The more we examine the English papers, 'ne
more are we impressed with the conviction 'na'
The downfall OF This monopoly in Lnslana . near
athand. The mos, favorable result that Inc land
owners can hope for, is gradual lowering Oh 'ne
duties. Is il unreasonable 10 suppose 'pa' 'ne
first invasion of the mischieyous princlpe q
aprolecliou" will be The signal Of lis enure over
throw Experience teaches US that revoiunohS
of this kind never 20 backwaTds-Make a sineie
breach in The system andil will fall before pubic
sentiment
IN confirmation Of our views, We quote lew
authorities.
The London Standard. Of January Sd (oppo-
sed 10 chanse,) gives the scheme OF corn law
rereal. said 10 be medilaled by The ministry II
seems that in lis view, gradual reduction u
duty is Intended That paper says;
owe know that ministers will not propose a
total and immediate repeal Of the corn-laws, as
The Times asserted month ago the caoinei hau
decided upon doing; and This is all mai can DC
known 10 any one not a member OF Tue caoine'. !,
meanwhile there has been great deal OF ooia
hon mr.
ing. which il is no doubt our duty 10 present "
our readers-ii no, as what will be proposed, as
what may be proposed-and what II is inerelore
worth The while 10 consider maturely. Inc ioi-
lowing scheme, for example, is among Inc con
;.c,nres mos, confidently circulated. we give
i repea,ng our caution that il is 10 be CONSIDERED
rs ihe calculation of men, formed IRON Inc eAel-
nal indications, and not from any information no
CHAINED either directly or indirectly from he I'd
bnet. II is said, then, that ministers VIII P'"pose
The reduction OF The duty upon imported vo,n
TO something merely nominal, OF n'"e n,o
1bao nominal after certain period, say n'e -
"The reduction 10 be arrived at by an annG ;a
dimioulion during the proposed peiloo, ues
nine with fixed duty, somewhere oet"ee" 80.
and 2Os and striking of Is. each year as NY NY
snnnose The maximum fixed duly OF isao-io4l
1ss ,S47-ls4S, les. and 50 on, unlii u ~ouiu
come down 10 four shiings at The END OF 'he re-
riod. o5, con.
"On the other part il is snrmlsed maj as con
curren, measure o. compensation 70 lhe asl'."
turists, the buithen OF The poor ra.ss anu 60,
~ rates may be assigned 10 The consoioa'eu i"nu,
,be Increased charge upon that fund being mel
~ considerable augmentation OF Inc properly
TAX. ,ar,Ilc
s,such is the plan which we find most generally
rece;vsd as probable but We must not cohceal
that il is very generally connected WIN dn e1
necta,ion sill enleria ned, that from an cary
dav alter the meeting Of Parliament ne ports rin
be Myown open for TIC admission ~ tore7gn gram
10 he Isl Of September, al about when Tune me
new law, whatever il may be- Is expected 70
come into operation We shall not waste liiiie
in seriously canvassing plan which We know,
and confess il, 10 be merely conjeclural; but II
NAV be worth The while TO consider whether IL IS
moi the farest equivalent Tor the present law maj
can be expected, should Parliament unhappy
be persuaded 10 make any change.
1t then calls upon the landed proprietors 10
wake IN 10 their interests, 'for it seems impos'
sible that any other change can give them as
good terms as those we have above described
In thus nlimaling, that these terms ARE the best
the landed interest can hope fol, The Standard BE-
trays lis serious alarm for The fate OF its iavorile
corn law protection. Should this gradual rednc-
ton take place, it will moi, in our opinion, be
rash to predict, that the whole fabric will speedily
give way.
letter from The distinguished T. B. Macau-
Law, dated London, December %, throws much
light on this subject. 1t seems that Lord John
Russell intended 10 take office on the broad ground
Of The otcal and immediate repeal OF The Corn
Laws" II expresses The confident opinion thai,
while Lord John Russell could not probably
have carried the question, on account OF The hea-
w opposition 10 him, Sir Robert Peel will be
enabled, by the joint votes OF his own friends and
the radical Wings, 10 achieve The desirable
measure. But the letter will speak for itself
"You will have heard The termination OF our
attempt 10 form government. All our plans
were frustrated hy Lord Grey. hope mat me
public interest will not suffer Sir Robert feei
must now undertake The settlement OF Inc ques-
lion. II is certain that he can settle u. IL IS oy
no means certain that We could have done SO; ior
we shall 10 man support him, and large pro,
portion OF those who are now in office Woula
ia We refused 10 support u.s. On my own share 10
these trans ac,ions reflect with unmixed SAILS
faction. From the irs told Lord John tha'
stipulated for one thing only-totat AMI tmnaeat-
me- yeoeol Of The cornlas; that my objections 10 gTa-
dual abolition ,ccTe ansom0unta6fe; oul thal, u
declared for total and immediate repeal, Wouiu
he as 10 all other matters, absolutely IN ms nanuSi
that would take any Office or no office, Just as
sn;led him best, and that he should never be dis
urbed by auy personal pretensions or jealousles
ON nv part. If everybody else had acted thus,
there would now have been liberal ministry
However, as | said, perhaps il is bes. as ii is
Lastly, we find in the New York Evening Post
a letter from Manchester, England, which, says
the Post, tive have reason TO know, expresses
the feeling with which very considerable class
in England, the friends Of the Anti-Corn Law
League, regard the Oregon question"
We have italicized the most striking passages
| which show that the newly restored and strength
ened Minister will go all lengths for The Corn
Law repeal, and ha, upon The action Of our own
country, in regard 10 the Tariff, the question O
peace or war essentially hangs That Congress
will do its duty on the Tariff question, from .
sense OF justice 10 our own people, and from q
well-ionnded hope that il will tend TO cemen
we shall not hazard doubt. A Revenue Tariff
will not, as some OF The Wings CONTEND De
"brbe" offered TO England for Oregon. 1t is al
act Of Justice 10 our own citizens, independently
OF the pacific effects which it may we'll be e1
pected TO produce.
In giving place, then, to the following letter, w
repeat the opinion, that the Corn Laws of Eng
land will al once be essentially modified, and tha
very short time will elapse before We shall SCI
in England an entire freedom OF trade. The pc
pular mind is fully aroused, and the Government
will be forced 10 yield TO its loud, though just de
mands, for an improved commercial system:
81 am sorry TO see, both from your letter ane
your newspapers, lha, your people are so angr,
with John Bull, and anxious 10 fight him; for
am sure the universal feeling on this side is tc
keep the peace and as for Oregon, not one mar
IN England cares two pence about il. The Eng