Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-27

The October number &C The Fdobutg Review con
aims an article American Commerce and Statistics
being nopcr Of Mae. fego,s Progress 4 Amerea from
the discovery ol teaubus 10 The y,ar 40" It's ey
IDENTITY from the Of hlghl, Intelligent nan. who as
done his Lest to make himself aoqu ned with the sui
ec, aud 10 dvrsl hlnsc Of all national prrndc,s IN
discussion In tins respect he has been pretty successful
though itnould really seem inpossibIy f,rany Eng
lshman 10 take dpa.souate view Of aueh that relates
this country Tie reviewer, how ever in the present
case. warped III hi, Judgment by sort Of tara
csn IN the cause OF Tree trade than hy the DIS ufbing
influences Of national jealousy To sustain lis pre-con
ceived theories this score he prrvcrrs facts and IL
dulgcs in some singular differences. We took II or
granted that he would have word Of graduation upon
the reform of our tariff made by The party IN power
But, strange to say, while Mr. Walker fanclcs HAT lie
has stauglcd the American system forever; that the
triumph Of rec Trade has length been eff cualy
secured and The old doctrines OF protection axe To be re-
garded as much behind the age those OF the divine
night Of kings; and has lately ALMOST made a martyr e
himself by the length and hearncss OF his Fluctuations
upon the glorious visions of prosperity opened upon the
nation by The Of his planslhe reviewer through
ont the article regards The United States in the alpha
bet OF political ecJnomy, and obstinateIy welded
policy, which his own enlightened country abandoned
three years ago. lie evidently looks down upon us,
from this iauccd emlnence, with feeling compounded
Of pity and dsdan We were much puzzled a, this and
at first, concluded that by possibility, he had never
heard The new ACT Of 1876, read one Of Mr.
Walkers reports though they printed by the nrt-
ish Parliament. But undcceived by finding the
following paragraph, in which-aud in which only -lhe
act Of i6 IS mentioned
' Bot the compromise" was again set aside BY IT,,
prevailing party in 1912. when lis minimum duties were
about 10 come IN operation, aud and more sfin
geut tarff enacted; carried Iather by the spirit Of parry
says Mr. Ma'gr gor than by the influence Of the man
uiactureIs; IN which We believe he is perfectly
An attempt made To c-inirnducr the com promise III
1874, but with ut success The later nodtfcaiion Of
1916 hardiy deserves notice and .fnel lea remains br
dcHcd cih sysiem ,rhich ,r0n be rnno,S IL comttr
u less energy and resources. Houeh her case II ma,
be rather inconren'c aud absurd than really oppressive.
1t is evld nj, then, Mat the reviewer belongs to
school which attaches very different sese to the tern
free trade" from that it, which MIR. Walker uSe
it. We had begun to fancy that Gllo~ing il
The wake Of England, and that 'Slr Robert" nigh
hope 10 have his fame ind ssoluby connected with ha
Of his ilus'ri,us cu,cmpufary and sake, undo
whose aus ices Great Britain took the first step la
direction Of free trade But alas We are told that til,
modification Of tie boosted Democratic act If ISL
Hardy deserves notice" and that sll burden6t
BY system, which, thanks energy and resources.
not rtin,us but merely absurd. And has it come +,
ibis that in tie third year Of this Democratic admins
ration all the exua,ion we have heard over tn,
downfall ofthc antquaed yslem Of protection.
nId by the great transatlantic organ e the free trade
parly that arc still in the bonds of ignorance and
bigo,ry. This is really st nngrateful return for all
the abors Of Mr.. Walker.