The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-28

stances indicative OF the progress of the principles OF free
trade in that great empire Among the prominent speak
OF The occasion were, the poet orator. and statesman,
NJ de Lamarne; the president of the association, M
Lazare Luce; NM Frederick Bastat and L. Reybaud
From the speech OF NJ de Lamarine we translate the
following eloquent passages:
81 shall limit myself to what the principal consdea-
ion that mas early Inclined me, in my mind and in my
heart toward your theories. Yes the heart asthe heart
above all because, before examination could have pro-
duced in me conviction in favor of freedom labor and
exchange, nature had planted sentiment And where
FORE genteen Because freedom labor and Exchange is
the truly popular and by consequence truly divine principle;
because te ipery OF commerce, OF industry, OF exchange,
H above a the interest of the the
crushed under the burdens OF lie The most SUFFERING
OF society," the Interest of those who have hunger of
last year ON the tribune of the Chamber Deputies in the
foreign CATTLE of bread and of salt by this word of Cod
so contrary to The word of La bon marehe p
earth the arr the light the house, the vessel the iron the
dwelling, the rament the fire. the wafer the defensive
Yes this Is the word of Providence and OF nature men
alone nave been able to arrest on their lips and sub
and hunger' Encheissons la ole let enhance let us
make dearer, the life, the subsistence And howl In
the natural and manufactured riches in which they su-
the ss armies
der rare to push back the food the metals the utensils
suffer of the useless wealth of eac groan not of the
general al misery but Of tho general prosperity
speak here gentlemen, of the machinery of the
TOMS but let us understand ourselves WELL speak of the
customs as instruments of arbitrary prohibitions of prv
eges for certain pursuits, imposing favor
Others and not OF natural and moderate mposts useful
Yes say that the prohbitve protectonist system
so false before God and before man, that makes of the
ieeundy Of nature. of the diversity OF the qualification of
climates, OF the beraliy Of Divine Providence scourge
the eyes OF these economists Is any other accusation
e oss e% BY KsI e s this
error must regard as calamity that this sugar for
peshat this sugar Of the Anlesgves lis honey to the
in the rainy fields of the north the indigenous sugar two
the dement Of all navigation, barrier of custom.
houses to arrest this generous commodity, which mnges
milk of the child in the indulgences Of the poor and
to raise its price hundred and fifty per and render
zionist must regard calamity that the metal of labor
rons found in inexhaustble abundance and of superior
quality In the veins OF the mountains of Sweden because
he is obliged to close against the of France
enhance hundred and ten per cent, that the people,
pend, in the Of the price the implements OF
human labor, hundred or hundred and fifty millions
additional amelioratons, additional railways other ma,
chimes OF industry other ships other arts other houses
their existence! The protectionist regard as
calamity ,a, gaR a. ohes as the he weed Of the fields
the virgin soil of America; because he obliged wall up
st overflow Of bread and life wheh Moaa
France with food, with gadness with population order
that the people shall pay fifty per cent more TOR their
Yes consistent protec,ionist must regard as public
calamity the surges of the to be evapora
ted their salt because this salt, necessary agriculture and
to the ushmenl OF the masses comes in competition
product! And SO, gentlemen, of all.
'Gentlemen, have opened, | have turned sadly,
sometimes, my bench in the Chamber of Deputies this
volume, which you all know here this enormous i'm
mense, infinite, confused, irrational voumeths apoca
ypse OF the Prohibve SYSTEM which they call tariff Of
customs. have shuddered have sighed, have smiled
o5 s d bs,
OF Oil seed OF which ono OF your orators spoke just
BILE vegetable powder guilty Of containing drop Of oil
in each grain TO the fattened beef Of Switzerland and
used by the poor girl of your garrets who embroiders
piece Of silk or VEIL with thread OF fax taxed
sails taxed by system that only regrets also
the wind all that belongs to man. ali that noushes him.
is the object of price, additional to the natural price, so
to raise all and subsistence ITSELF above the reach OF the
greatest number In such that this pretended pro-
ectiye system of national nduycaed so, doubt, in
deIson by those who invented and those who sustain it
thirst, the depopulaton and death Of the empire And
q this s Sa the O. co
of God Is il possible that this be the book of truth
lion, and Of charity for the of the people No it is
the code Of seshness! It the gold Of monopoly
blind ospidy OF the produce. against the INDECENT con.
~ have sometimes proposed myself in my reflections
on the truth faisy Of systems of government the bust
ness OF labor and exchange matter Of political legisln
commerce Industry imposts the labor Of the people, We're
governed, not by privileged chamber of proprietors
cusvey eager sell dear the products of their manuc
lures the fruits of their fields but by spirit of an i'm
partial order and superior to humanityby angel ii you
VIII; by divine legislator enlightened animated, con-
umed by the light the Justice, the charity Of God himself
for his How would this angel commissioned to
rule to equalze to level this province of hui
nanity proceed! Evidently gentlemen life is the first
of the gifts OF Heaven, he would apply himself to place life
under all Its orms within the reach of the greatest possible
mass OF human Creatures and since every creature here
below, except the birds of the air, obliged pay
tain price for the of his existence the EARTH
tenant OF Heaven for portion of time and portion of
space the globe, the celestial spirit would put this
ure--his life food raiment lodging, Implements ssh
ties, enoyments the reproduction of the species itseat
the lowest possible price, He would take Ia
bon marchf ,he life the subsistence, cheap
ke lie would nscribe it, as the device OF his civilization
the banners Of the people, the rontispiece of his
eminent And, order that this word might be reality
he would favor between all countries between all climates
between all the products and all the diverse articles of
sumption OF this globe the interchange OF food, Of the sub
stances and the implements OF labor the exist
ence, to the we-beng the peace, to the multipca
OF the people word, he would create free trade
as you desire to create IL. l repeat, he would
establish free trade and the goods of the earth
would take their level the OF the
vital air around the globe we nhabit
But governed neither by angels by demons
We are governed by men--by men often well ntentioned
but feeble, blind, discouraged by difficulties, seeing the evil
where the old rounes and the old expressions have borne
us down, and being able it, seeing the bet
and not having the the virtue aspire to
boldly. Let demand of them than do
but let us demand of them all that dothat is to
say single day those Fictitious dykes of
tariffs IN the shelter of which certain great Interests ire
Specialize asonot by their right, but by their existence)
have grown but throw them down little by little
one by one to gradually the uices, TO equaze nsen
bly the rights and of the and the
PRODUCER even TO perfect equity and liberty toward which
we ought to march with step moderate, as prudent
as sad as COMFORTS with human ieebeness and the tar
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