Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-29

Nv fP''' rpm INC "9f'c"turat Interest Of The United
Staies
lie agitation Of lie public mind in Great Britain on
Tie subject Of The repeal Of the Corn Laws which has
been constantly incr asng ever since the accession Of
ii9h'ft Peel Ia POWER in 1871 has been wnlin a II, "
months past, rendered active aud intense hy the
partial iahTe nj the crops. ndu .ing general appeben
so 1t mol ol famine, certainly Of nnparalrd scafey and
Of extensive want & suffering Lord John Resell ard
Alerreth. and other distinguished leaders Of the Wbg
party q" England pereeving the tendency of public opln
ln IN favor OF the abolition Of This anc eui monnpnv and
the powerful impulse which must Of necessity be y,n 10
It lay ibis new and fearful ally FASTENED To throw them
selves into the current which while il bore them on
wald, receive Al the time violent inIpeiu, fon,
Tie acc ssun OF their erea names The cause had been
before in the hands OF men OF comparatively e socal
dstincilon. Very ew of the titled aTsocracy had ven.
'u'ea 10 ibrow themselves In opposition 10 the Great
landed interest o the realm Hence. although the la
hofs "i oobden, ' Illers, and few others had pro.
dueed WonGerlnl results serons apprehensons were
entertained That system consccraled by mmemufiaI
sage ana sustained by The must Influential classes of
cley was III such Imminent danger of immediate and to-.
val overthrow from tie blows ol these pebeian leaders
"ten' aoMever, such men as Russell and NJ Iprth
CONNECTED with the must ancient families. Of the hin hest
RANK III HE, and possessing immense political inf lenre
"No"ed lheir rurInse hereafter 10 cooperate with the
number individuals ho had 81 long been making " ar
upon the Corn Laws, the Ministry that they must
VhF yfla In lie Tide, or he swept Of Ivy lis urcr.-
OH hiheH ftel, with that Pianey OF disposition which
re has "n more than one grral oceasiun exhibited was
aV"r 6" submitting 10 the stern necessity; but HE Iron
bukP' associated with him IN the government refusing
his concurrence The only alternative lief; resiuna-
lion Of The seals III flee Lord John Russell Is ,onse-
quenly restored 10 The premiership, and his friends
who "eni oct will him IN 1871 return nlth him 10 HE
Official fnslmns, IN Which, nearly five years ago. they
were superseded
BH The Corn Lars ofe mol vt repealed nor is it
certain that lhey viii teal least 1houl struggle
which will shake the Brush Enpue 10 lis foundations
lhf new Ministry, When Parliament assemblies viii
hud nslh in minority ii abuul 90 in the House #
Commons, unless indeed the friends OF SIR Robert Peel
shall coalesce with ihrm. aad sustain their measures
an event scarcely 10 be aatcipaled No Cabinet can
lung administer the British governments without Par.
amen,ary majority 10 sustain il. Consequently should
The lrnf'silicn 10 telial tie Cen avs l. defeated
IN the House of Commons, which seems 10 be The
most probable result the step will be the dissolution
OF that hudy and new election II the people werr
fairly represented in The Commons. mig anticipate
the return Of majority If members favorable To the new
Ministry but uGdef existing circumstances this is So far
from being certain, thai The ptobaillry be 9th,
erwsp. In that event, Lord John Rnssel would apau
be compelled To renqnish the reins of power ard per,
hars Sir Robert Peel having lost the confidence Of the
landed aristocracy by his recent course, the Duke OF
Wellington wond be called 10 the post Of honlr and in
that case Of peril likewise for is attempted 10 be
d that a failure the t,r M Lro,l
aud thereby to afford substantial relief 10 the "toilnn
mlllons.' will lead to serious popular comnotiuns-
Should the present or new House of Commons how, |
ever. lie in favor of the addition The duly on corn the
House Of Lords will, is snpp sed refuse its assent 10
the bill But that difficulty Will be easily obviaed by
the creation Of sufficient number Of Peers 10 throw
the majority into the opposing SCALE power which the
Crown has heretofore exercised, in periods Of emergency
hen this privileged order hav, endravored foosbly as
well yaiuy to arrest the tide of public opinion-aud
from which, We take it Ter granted will not shrink
now.
That the Corn Laws will conseqnently in The cm,se
OF the next twelve months, be repealed. we imaai.e
there is room for reasonable doubt And Tho e,,i
naturally arises. what interest have The grain growers
"i The l. States IN that measure It has been GENERALLY
assumed that the opening of The BRUSH ports Ia the free
profitable market Tor the sales OF our surplus pr,lnc,s
But Tins assumption is csnrovered in many INTELLIGENT
quarters and upon grounds which certainly are ma, les
'!iue OF plansbillly and force. The 'Conrier oes H.
fafs t"ts" e French Journal published in New York
Tor example alter declaring its inability To comnrehend
The joy which the holders of American bread stus man
eSt at the news OF the opening Of the British ports 70
marks: Tins measure would not have mon the apr.
eelnral Interests Of America The effect which many
suppose. II would be much more profitable 10 the
grain and ou Of Europe Of Africa and Of Asia. which
ARE more readily thrown into The opening 10 be made
my The abrugaon of The laws aud which, mIniib,
sandnl The deficiency of he harvest MAINTAIN price
'hfo" that OF American gram" The .Nep York Con
rer y Enquirer expresses the same 0pnion and gives
It's reas1ts at greater length. It shows that The Ia roes
import a nIeign wheat into Great Britain in auv onc
ytaf Was 20 niilions OF bushels in Si3 OF which ouan
''ty, Prussia including Poland and Germany including
ne iianse towns. supplied abou 4 mlllss II states
asp mat al Dahzlc Which, both on account of the snpe
ri"fy OF lis wheat and OF It's abundance is the chief
source nj supply, the average price of wheat Gir series
OF years. on board snip, only IS cents per hushe and
iha' II might ten have teen bought at Hamburg for
II.