The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-16

twill ask, What is the real situation OF our agrcuuI
ssi Where has the American farmer market for his
plus producs1 Except for cotton he has neither a oreg
nor home market Does not this clearly prove, when
there market either at home or abroad that there
too much labor employed in agriculture and that the chan
nes Tor labor should be multiplied Common point
~ a. once the remedy Draw from agriculture this super
abundant labor employ II In mechanism aud manufactures
merely creating home market for your breadsus
distributing labor to the most profitable account and bene
the United states six hundred thousand men women snf
children and you will at once give home market for
oieads'nhs than all Europe furnishes IL short s
Dt haze btsn Zoo long subject The BTih merchants II !,
time We should become little more Amercani ed; and
instead OF Ierdhg the paupers of England feed
or else IN short time by continuing present policy
we shall all be rendered pauPer ourselves
But sir, although admit that there Is a scarcity
OF grain IN England that she wants about Is 600,
OOO bushels annually to supply the deficiency, she
does not look 10 this country for such supply and
would not, II Wa permitted her to furnish all our
manufactured articles free Ofduy. Il ia idle To say
that the repeal Other corn laws will greatly benefit III,
agneulturst OF this country since rely wish IL would
for 1 would rather legislaie for the benefit Of the
farmers than any other class of people They con
situate the main strength Of the nation. II is their
business upon which all others depends; is the most
disnihed as well as useful pursuit, and believe IL IL
me natural employmen of man. We are told by
Divine authority, that "the husbandmsn that labor
eth shall be the first partaker of the fruit" But sir
IS thls The only gran-growng country Ia 1926 the
British government appointed a mmissIoner, (MT.
SaSops,J anu Nun 10 pfOceeu 10 Inc COun
upon the Baltic, &c, TO ascertain whether a supply
Of grain could be Obtained from there, and Tor whsr
price, &c. Here Is his report, which have obtain
ed from the library, making $50 RACES. He was not
sent 10 the valley nf the Misslssippl which we hea
OF so much. In 1910, the British government in
structed her cOnsuls in all the marts Of trade TO re
port upon the grain trade and they did So their re-
ports making large book, by which il can be seen
mat other counties can supply England with nearly
as much as she wants, cheaper than we can. Me-
Cullough, an approved English writer, in his Com
mereial Dictionary, after speaking Of the average
price Of grain in New York and Philadelphia, which
he says Is from 81 ~ to 81 20 per bushel, says:
cit ought to he that the prices In America ar.
usually higher than In the Baltic; that but little b.
brought from the former (Amsrca) except whes the de-
manl sufficient previously TO take of the cheaper wheat
VI the northern ports"
have not time to 60 into the statistics to SHOW
the reason Of the low price Of grain the Baltic OF
Black sea; but as conclusive authority upon tht
point am nov discussing, | cite portion of the
speech Of Lord Ashburton. that clear-sighted and
sagacious statesman, in the House Of Lords in Feb
ruary last. After saying that the products Of the
soil Of England were greatly augmented, he observ.
ed in regard to the deficiency of supply in the Eng
lish market:
But the supply must not be expecte from American and
could not have better proof Of this than the
ms moment American corn could come here through Can
at duty Of four shilngs Per quarter OF eight bush
esO and yet If the returns were examined it would b.
found that nineteenth, Of the foreign grain brough, to Eng
land was from the Baltic though the duty grain from
shores was fifteen shilings quarter"
And yet, Mr. Chairman, in the face Of these unan.
swerable facts and arguments, constantly ask
ed to open our ports TO British fabrics because SHE
will take our grain TO pay for them have shown
that she will not do II, except to limited extent
and that only from necessity. She would not take o
bushel If she had sufficient land to supply her own
wants. II she is really in favor of liberal CONNER
cia system, why does she not take off the duty Of
! 200 per cent which she imposes upon tobacco OF
our southern States, and thereby raises seven
teen millions Of dollars per annum In answer to this
demand Of Engan upon the nations of the earth fo
n liberal commercial system and free trade. tn,
French minister Of commerce, Nj, Cunn Gridain, a.
February last, in the Chamber Of Deputies made III,
appropriate repIy--ope which we might
make for the same and stronger reasons:
They who behold in the reform proposed to the English
cal liberty quite mistaken Hear hearl They who
think that England gives US in this example which
consider altogether premature, Hear, hear England
when she egslaes Tor her commerce, listens any
but those which her interests suggests in ina,
ought to initiate her She does allow herself be
moved by Observation-Disclosures chiefly to facts Nowhere
the prohibitive system practised for longer
more completely than with her and she departed from II
only when she that ab oiuu necessity existed for
her find markets hat does the reform before
shifts manufacturing wealth the prerondersnce which
has hitherto belonged to territorial power 1t reduces
iect in which England does not fear any competition; but
it has most carefully them others which de-
mand protection. Is certain that England hopes to in.
duce other great powers to follow her example; but will
she succeed in doing so In order to initiate her in
she ought to be competedwh equal terms But that is
easy natter for what nation has much machinery
as powerful navy, and as many coiones' Hear hear
has only decided to be liberal in commercial
when she found her advantage in heiny let do
like herle reject all abrupt Transitions Since 1914 all
customs legislation has had for its object the protection
of manufactures and the development of shipping
interest let remain within the line drawn until such
like England shall have longer need of such
precauton Political economists may their ease declare
themselves partsans of free trade but prudent govern
meut ought oherwiseought carefully weigh in.
teress OF every kind and protect them steadily Pr.hb
ton has its ought to enter Of ad
vancrmen and of wisely moderate protection but
that we ought 60 [tlearl Let our.
selves the home market for will always he found to be
best When our productive power shall be as great as that
OF England, act as she is now doing but success
in what she is attempting is only possible where i'm
mensc manufacturing development exists. We however,
propose present next session bill which will make very
considerable notifications in present duties but
shall with caution and shall endeavor to concilae all
interests. Hear hear y
have thus shown that the people of the grain.
growing and manufacturing, if not the cotton
growing States, would gain nothing, and would
have their home market injured, by following the
example" Of, or adopting more liberal corn
mercal policy with England How far supposed
commercial advantages on either side led to the set
clement of the Oregon question in the manner stated
when the Injunction Of secrecy shall be taken off
the treaty proclaimed, and the budget which the
President sent the Senate with it shall be opened
and its contents made known, will be prepared to
act and speak in the premises. will not condemn
The President, any other person, in advance and
without hearing. But confess that have my
fears. fear that England has got more than she
ought to have, and, above ali, fear that in our
legislation she ia about to obtain commercial advan'
tages hch will be more valuable To her than the
whole of Oregon, and which will prove destructive
to the interests Of the great State have the honor
in part to represent. voted for the notice recon-
mended by the President; and if we could have
pa ssed at once, without six weeks talk about the
great strength Of this nation, the horrors of war
and the beauties of peace, believe a more advan-
iageous settlement could have been obtained More
speeches were made upon the subject than we're
made in the old continental Congress from l774 to
1883 Really I fear that Great britain will think n
nation whose representatives talk so much will not
net in manner either to maintain its rights hurt
anybody. But do not wish to consume my time
ipon this point.
As find my tine is nearly expired, ! must hur-
" my remarks to a close. The representatives from
he south, and some from the west complain Of
he onnression under which thew l,hor in conae-