The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-25
THE UNION.

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ply OF politics II the knowledge natural and moral of
the science OF goyernmenupon the subject of ma ygaon
which he emphaieay and deliberately expressed ia his
Baltimore hNfnngae "os The true principle" Wis
Any nation may bring commodities 10 es IN their oc
sasss aaa sJy oSr corn 70 hr oen ports hoving The
ne Pripege or no NATION shat bring the products of
HHd MARION OF carry bet~eeh ps and thar nafion''
Accordingly If every grain-grower in the Union had his
garner full TO overfowng not,v outstanding the existing sns
pension OF the navigation of Great Britain and France
its contents might lie and before other than American
or English vessels should carry to the former country or
American and French vessels the latter! Great Britain
and France the flags all the nations of the earth SEQ
and bring corn, wherever you find it, TO our starving
subjects free OF duty" The Emperor Russia vites them
to the Black sea and the Baltic and take when
and wherever they please His language is, II have large
surplus, and desire its market lowest
possible rate, irrespective OF the nationality of the
in which 1t is conveyed But the sapent and grave New
Engander--he god-ke' north nan-would if he prac-
used ON ms own principles, exclam at the sight of a
Bremen ship at Balmore--up for Cork or Liverpool
Havre or Bordeaox-T Touch american corn--I ,ciN
hare no indirect caryng-acay, acay ballast, Why,
the great autocra is thousand times liberal in
mercia sennentmore sound and emil ghtened politi-
cal economy, than Mr. Webster and but for our recpo-
city treaties would have sold his corn at vastly higher
than we should be able dispose of Even under
the legislation Of Great Britain and France the present
session of their congresses by which hundreds of
OF dollars viii unexpectedly be put into the purses of
agcumrasts it apprehended that there will still be
nsuthclency of tonnage to transport immense surplus
The reception of the good political news from England
and France in America should occasion general rejoicing
and thank givng; rejoicing for the additional prosperity
which it is calculated to bestow upon favored
land, and thanksgiving for the blessings which will be
conferred upon that portion of humanity in Ireland and
elsewhere which has been furnished heretofore with
when asking for bread The laws of necessity are the
laws Of nature, and must consequently, be durable. Those
which the Interchangeable purposes Of justice, such
the navigation and acts, designed to
backen the pages of code books in age of
and inquiry They have had their demorazng day, and
will speedily be numbered among the vicious things that
the instance of Mr. Ricardo who seconded the
address in reply TO the Queens speech, committee has
been raised report upon the navigation laws, and it
wholly improbable but that they will be totally
repealed, together with the remaining duty upon
When there scarcely ray of commercial light in
Europe Mr. Jefferson distinctly foresaw the benefits that
would result from free trade the United Stateshat free
trade in navigation which Mr.. Webster pronounces a
mistake in the beginning" In his Sc Notes Virginia.
he says; sour interest will be throw open the doors of
commerce. and knock off all its shackles giving perfect
freedom all persons for the Of whatsoever they may
choose bring into ports and asking the in
theirs. Acting upon this sound doctrine, succeeded
in 1885, by system of retaliation in compelling Great
Britain materially change the restrictive features of the
navigation and following by the reciprocity
ties which commenced in 1925, the influence which
welded has length been instrumental in sounding the
death kne that which England proudly designated
her carta arata, nearly two centuries ago. and which
Mr. Webster, if having been sleeping then by the
side of the bold genuses of Cromwels time, by whom it
enacted unbnshingy asserts, embodes the philoso
ply Of politics that subject for tbs first agricultural
country earth. Let the question be put the
people of the Unon W you continue free trade nav-
CATION such secured you the reciprocity reatesl"
and Observation-Disclosures hneynne hundredhs will
in the affirmative. Ask the STEADY ,cest which
the places such implicit reliance upon for the
rearing Of graud federal edifce upon the ruins of
republicansn, will you suffer your wheat, rye, corn
-four, meal, and potatoes, be carried to England
in Nam
Orleans send her off empty! What would be its
united and indignant repy lsthere solitary tongue that
would be silent against the politician who would advocate
monstrous the laer OF all the continent
tai States except Hanse-T Towns Hanover is the
generous in her commercial policy towards the Uni
ted States, and marvellous may appear, she is the
only which the privileges of the indirect carrying
have been denied by treaty She alone not permitted
by us to take from shores England France
The period Fastening when the inquiry will be raised
why this injustice 7" And such will have best
they Every bushe of surplus grain produced in
Union is required in Europe repeat and all the
mage that ports inadequate to ca rry
the Atlantic, that lreghts certain rule
higher and consequently impose heavy tax upon the
rcur than they have done for years. Notwithstanding
the measures adoptedby England and France
The suspension of the navigation laws and import du
ties in Francois continue in force until the 3st July
but if vessels which loaded expressly for her ports pre-
viousy arrive after that tme they be entitled with
their corgoes free entrance They pay no tonnage
and duty exacted grain Of any description ried
fruits peas BEANS and rice The chambers is creda-
BILE to them remark acted with entire unanmty as to
the importance of the measure Yours truly.
AMERICANUS |
bin to allow for time to be p,ited the importation of
corn from any country in foreign ships.
Whereas Is expedient to allow for limited time corn
maize grain, meal -four, rice and potatoes be import
ed in any ship vessel from any country whatever and
such articles warehoused for expectation only should
be allowed to be entered for home consumption
BE therefore enacted, by her Queens excellent Ma
esty by and with the advice of the lords spiritual and
pora Commons in this present Parliament assembled
and by authority of the same, that from and the
of this act and before the first day of September
this present year, shall and may be lawful for any per-
or persons import into the United Kingdom for home
use any country in ship vessel of any country
navigated, any corn, maize, four NEAL rice or
potntoes the growth produce OF any country, anything
in the law of navigation to the contrary in anywise not
withstanding.
nd be IL enacted That from and after the said pa ssng of
this act until the said first day of September inclusive
this year, MAIZE grain, -four meal rice,
potatoes the growth or produce of country which
may have been warehoused in the United Kingdom for
expectation only, may be entered for home consumption
anything in the law of navigation the contrary any
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