New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-25


Foreign Tsri5s alright her Merchants and compel the
repesl Of her Corn Laws The fear Of osins Der sup
plies OF Cotton compes the sbsndonment Of the Right
81 Search and the settlement Of Boundary qgesont-
she has no hxei systsu and she have she
can exercise IN degree The power OF self government
while th- relies poor soils abroad Ia preference 70
rich ones At home A. this moment Der whole policy de
pendent the seton ~ The nited states II they d@ier
mine thsitney will their own food and work thsr
cotton znd smell their O~n iron ore the downfall
Il the system Of ships Commerce and Colonies Il ss
certain 10 take place is certsn that the Nsv
gsiion and Corn Lave hsve been repealed 10 con
hrmstiOn OF this view. take the following passage
from Euglish journal:
"Iis great mistake 70 date trading reciprocity
priuc Pies ~ the tetes Of 1924 s rester % suppose
that the these treaties by Great Britain
voluntary and that she had u her power % res. Them
The ind spDtsbe fact s that these treaties nave esch
10 their turn been a. much forced upon shat We We.
much driven into th-as u they had been dicfstsc A.
me trlmpnant cannon NOUN IN lri2 aiei tI7 ious
eKhausng, ces1silng With bonsf arte Europe -,
only too 20 obtain sny peace nations and govern
rents forbade longer destruction boooshed and misery
ano ten IN the peace concluded between Great Britain
and America. thu United States By the article. which
placed British and American shppins on terms Of equal
" with each other erscted such recognition and estab
they demanded sooner st@r, the concession Of them
DO longer be refused 90 other nafous In the
United States BY thus setting example th, instance
much sbrogefed general szfon avs a. ~ Re
ssng the search on the hgh they have de.h.
and stl b@colnn every day more and more ap
parent that Great Britain a. c6uuaerei. nation caunot
~ase war Of cgstomhouses T0hsr. international rstsl
ison of duties would be fsts than Dc eat a. Trsa
and Waterloo Wherefore the threat Of custom hons.
hosi repealed our navigation sws-thoush our Legi'
laus through the form Of doing and though Mr.
Hu.kisson affected 70 gnate u IN 3 IN The House u
Commons, a. necessary and prufenta. measurr vhen
he announced the orders council snd the Tsrt on which
the Government had decided =
France presents view another gres, inverted pJrs
mid resting 90 the shoulders Of the miserable people Of
Paris. one half Of whom receive aims 10 the form Of
bread tickets. when crops are short and the equally
miserable oTnsrs Of millions Of acres and hsi sere'
cultivated by men who scarcely obtain the mesn' OF
subsistence and the more miserable operatives OF ~
aud Sedan. The part which stands biz 10 sir and
which should be the bottom 10 broad and there see
the King busy employed In raising materials from BE-
tO~ for the purpose Of widening the top creating az
plnn9 snd vice royalties for his children which al
around watching for the urns when tho whole ma
chine shall toppe bury inr IN s ruins king princes
prncesses appauGS,s vice allies and al other Of the
bad machinery nov 30 extensvely 10 use Let but the
people of the United States determine that sy rR place
the by the side Of the producer snd tnou'snd
Of the most useful In that country great and little
capitalists. and ns best operative OF Al descriptions
will transfer themselves 10 the place where labor 10 In
demand, wages high, and food Is abundant Then
will IL become necessary 10 Of them Inducements to
stay at home then will the psople acquire power and
then may the world ace approach 10 peace for tbs
people everywhere love pesce. Their rulers alone love
war and war sbOunds where man is cheap and food 10
dear.
France end England both hollow With both
power 10 apparent real. snd both must lay down
their when other nations shall detrnins hst tAey
~W their food. and that France and Eng
and shall raise their Wealth sOn- gives power
France Is poor England IL sppsre nty very rich but
far less than che sppssrs be end better evil
dence of the fact need BE- desire than Ia 70 oe found IN
the general ruin caused by the appropriation OF e"
millions worth OF and snd corn, and coal 400 IRON ore
10 the purp0ss OF makos roads. sho dams up capital
snd when il sccumusies 20 the smount Of eight or ten
millions she fsncles herself very rich. snd commences
the Investment Of twenty thirty miions and when
the work hslf done half the merchants aud traders
ruined and half the operatives thrown out OF wors
sud obliged to expeud their little savings Ia the ehlrt 10
obtain food such has been the course OF events In
every cycle of years for the last halt century and
aud such will II continue 20 be until she shat bs com
PEELED 10 raise her food. Should tbs United states
take the lead Ia the measures necessary 10 tns END by
adopting vigorous measures Tor the fpecnc emo OF ems
bling themselves to penss with the present cumbrous
and wsstefu machinery Of ex hange adopting Tor u
the cheap substitute that would be- afforded by acng
the side by eide with the producers the close
Of GnOtr cycle Of years would almost fes me t'r
minsiion of the system. VITA its termination trade
may become free absolutely free: for Ia nai1rssi state
OF thlngs those possefs abundant supplies OF food
the great raw material Of anuiacluie can h'ed no pro
lection.
With each step 10 the progress toward that point the
people of Germany and Russia, and spain and Italy,
and Ireland Will acquire power to consume more SUD
more the food yielded by their own soil 90 the ground
on which il ia prod ced aud with each they will
qure power consume more clothing, Tor which They
will r. quire cotton 10 be paid for In those com
moditi,s for which their soils and climates are best n
ted With each exchanges will be msde more snd more
directly between the consumer and the producer and
the existing barbsrou system OF sending cotton 70 Man
chester to be there spun for Germany ssa kus- snd
food from Germany and Russs % be eaten by those "no
,tu IT, will tend 10 psts away. With each, the planter
will produce bis cotton a. less cost Of labor and the cast
OF exchanging for the products OF other portions OF tha
world will diminish. With each. the power Of tbs peace
loving portions Of the word will grow, while thst Of the
warmaking portions VIII decline and with each. tao
power OF mar every where over lhnd and over himself
he thoughts bic feelings sud his actions will advance
d.. sfrntu Of
feet government To the cotton snicr this change
is almost Indispensable. so long 81 Fog and snail con.
nue TO be the chief distributor OF bis great product he
can know nothing Of efgovernment for be must con
unus % be- subject 10 the periodical revuisops with
which that country "a s ced. Al the present moment
numerous mills closed mo- for want 81 orders but
for want Of 10 execute them and bis cotton fails
heavily in price because Of HE dependence upon hnssh
cotton manufacturers who th-m Ives pendent
the move n-nts OF Eosfh banks ana kogish Pousisn'
The Intervention of Enrsnd betSeen toe producer Ia
Americ. and the consumer. of N. Continent constitutes
a cumbrous costly snd Sasieiul portion OF the mHcn-
merry Of exchange and the substitution Of direct inter
course with the consumer would BE- attended Win sd-
vantage similar 10 that which rcsIis from replacing Tue
car, Or wagon by the railroad car The more perfect
the machinery the less the friction and the greater TIE
power.
Thus far. resistance 10 the great error OF English
olcy Ia. been IN the form of tariffs having Tor hsir
object the rsisng oi revenue ana ihetoy Hoions Incl
d.nt, protection 10 the consumer OF food aud cotton
ana wool Who d. sres 10 pace himself by tbs sfo OF
The urodacer The system Is vicious snd unsound II
"a psr, snd parcel Of which II proposes 10 correct
o hst which produces the dePopulsuon Of India snd
comoels the people Of Un'ed states 70 ~ IRON rich
soils 10 poor oues
When N, government of England prohibited the
,,r, of machinery sod thu emigration Of mechanics
ths object In view precisely the same iha, wss
sought in dscoursging thu manufacture OF woolens In
Irand snd that OF nails In Amsrics; In d-Priyng tbs
nopa Of the southern provinces Of ins country OF the
sht of exchanging with those OF ths North snd the
,onla Of IRELAND from exchanging with those OF the
,Ysst Indies x,ept through ths medium OF Ensuih
o,-t. and English merchants that Of establishing
system II iniireci taxation
How perfectly that ob- hss bsen accomplished Nc
,-o,,.e nov 90 show The man who raises cotton N
f,sa receives lesl than p-unY pr pound Tor 1t
yyhn il returns 70 him from Manchester 10 tue form
of cloth after h.ving been dragged through tna "rch
n.ck clsy thst LIS between him and ne Ganses u
.. hin, certainly not less man four pence ysrd H.
ve. therefore four pounds Of colt n TOR one yard OF
cloth pound OF cotton will make three yards OF
coarse cloth With proper machinery such AZ would
ha now ia India but tor the determination oil Engaud
>, ,sx the world tor the maintenance Of her system
rnd of cotton cou be converted into cloth with lees
fseor than !. r. oured for the production OF the wool
,,.N Such being toe case, fair division would give
Re r,5u.r OF the cotton al least one bali OF the CLOTH
80 ba souid receive yard and bali for pound
f.s~U ~ IN