New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-31

Mr.. numo,- speech on the state of tie Nation.

We have given a summary Of the views O. Lords
Stanley and George Bcntinck conservatives In op-
position TO the policy pursued by Lord John Rus
sells Government with the appreciation Of Sir
Robert Peel II Is bat fair that our readers should
also have an opportunity Of realing and contrasting
Herewith the argument offered to the House OF
Commons by the leading FREE '0ade champion
Joseph Hume, who is perhaps the Oldest member
OF that body and may have transacted more Of is
business than any other individual now living -
Mr. Hume has been the representative Of Aber-
deem Montrosc, ArbroGtb, &c in Scotland, Middle
sex including the city Of London, Eoeland aud
Kilkenny in lre'and-is over 20 years Of age. aud
has the constitution Of Hercules Toe London
Hilkiy Dispq'ca, with circulation Of 90 90 thus
notices Mr Hume
Tie speech which We peruse with the most unn.n-sd
pleasure - that Of Mr. Bun.e. lis expo.lrs Of Lord
George BenuLess aniimetcal fallacies BIS dy
character Of tie people 10 work themselves ont cf
their difficulties, his straight forward Ieboke OF the ii
erce his ex posure Of the deadly F4ser Hal hBmbug
maintaining zsqaaeron which costs o. million AID half
pes'eace ard Die denuncison Of the Protestant usaps
on lu Roland, oher mole van.3ls practical suggestions
th-u all can Cad ~ ali the oebate beside.
If Free Trade can be upheld anywhere, without
y,
TO yield the results anticipated by its supporters.
Mr. II. was one Of the ohginators Of Tie
League' az it is called, and he i. was chiefly Wfo
converted his friends, Sir Robert Peel and Lord
John Russell. to his anti Protective doctrines,
which they had 50 long and 80 s.renuousy op-
posed.
1t will be seen that be has, even now, the full
est confidence in the success Of the Free Trade
system, for Englaud-that he would keep
check Oh the money market TO prevent losing
speculations in Cotton isc.-that he is Of opin.
ion that the recent sweeping away Of the
large and badly conducted bankrupt concerns
is a positive good 10 the nation-that the seven
millions a year expended in blo,ksding Africa
should be saved-th0t Free Lot0r M0rld be made
ctcoper commodty than Stare Lob0r-thst with
Lord Ashburton he disspproves OF the Bank Act
OF ls44-that he is opposed 10 the coercion OF Ire
land aud the advocate of abolition OF her costly
minority Church Establishnent-thst he has con
fience in her Governor Lord Clarendon aud thst
he thinks that Lord Palmerston will yet arrive at
the conclusion that 1t is best not to intermedde IN
our ne.ghbOrs quarrels 10 de neglect Of our own
affairs To th0se who are aware OF the extent OF
Mr. II s influence In British politics, no apology
will be necessary tor these PREDATORY remarks:
From the LONDON sun Of Nov. %.
MI. HONE surprised fhaf hiY non MEMBER win
the information Of his Hon Fiend OR o. X Ro1insonj
conid stand up in that House and q1eton the al eeon
of the Noble Lord ofn RUSSELL lnt iio. e.ely irt
comnerc al CRISIS the count aH ieaua'y reeovefs A.
rees ed lis former state Of pr0sperty His Hon fnend
was chairman Of society which the shipping interest
Yves much Concerned and he would hnd that whie 10 's
the number Of British ships wss 1000 and the tonnage
100000 the tonnage wa now "uOoV", hnd me nuWDer
ships had increased In proportion aga lei hi' non
Frenc look around him In every town, ana especaJ 70
this etiopos and how great On accession OF hoaes
Hoo Friend had referred TO the cation laws u he would
read the evidence taken before the committee -s on
would that those laws were more 10 .ls
than anything else protection
had be removed, beneficial eject had neen V'oau. a.
So long the silk traae was conhnta 70 .! -7us aIu
competition excluded, they heard every Two Or three
ssas OF distress among the weaves and OF
for their relief but when change TOOK pace III me Aue
ana connection admitted. they head NJ longer Of
hii distress II would DO the same with the shipping IN
terest None had been more lfeq lenty spokt OF as
losing nter,s 81 for two three Yeas together, and hen
TOOK a squirt Tie Noble Lord t-ord }. Rosselp lad
bronebt for srd statement OF the expectation OF cotton
Ia lrlj fo, excessive speculation when the Bank coud
do 6at II pleased cotton raised from o pound 10
I'D and 8d ana what was tive quantity Of cotton H.
rc,tdr I'M fqlf n was no con ibs M a. 3D. <@uNu m
ib and 10 1885, III 0OoNt0 pounds and what tJok pace
r. MERCHANTS Instead Of exporting cotton a. loss Of
"a per pound, were obliged 10 export X a. loss OF
Isl per pound That necessary ehcct OF oNei-specu-
Ia In Whether the Bank was .uuder restriction or not,
after period Of gradual progress toward prosperity ths
aesiee 10 ~n,on Fi'd Xe'id - Hon Friend oppo.
lie venture - say that hala dozen or dozen OF the
~ 1'. - L,5 hen in a sfafe Of b,r krup,cy Tor
yars IN was only tie state Of the country th4t exposed
their condition, aud prevented greater c's NoiH"s
could be unfortunate Than the existence on s.e ,se
concerns possessing great credit arh thereby lle',
with the prudent aud attentive man a buuess W lh
H. credt hey possessed they hal suitlned uemseves
or years; bui when he cav one house aliins Tor ~
10 another Tor ~ 10000 and thrd toI a7Ut DE
youd venture say, that 30 they would LOOK 10 me a
ner la which those debts had accrued not Que n zen OF
those houses ought have been an sAsence ten ycas
soas fortic bbtof COMMIT rec tho y saoa % TeN9'ed
One ofthe best means Of restoring things piosle
us state was 10 prevent eXTav1g d. the pub sct
10 bring them within y oper limit ne wa a. -, ~
,ou m e., did not lie would, Tor instance say
500 b. dO4l- away wth the ausu DVeee"e VI VIC
esa.t Of Africa lie had moved for return Nnch Mou1
show the enormous amount US county, I f,r y.
which had only ended In an aesraNatlOn OF te ho4ys VI
the Trace. lie had believed u was M ~,
Gus and that for every slave tha Won d. uu ,ot NJ W
reference have been destroyed on the coast ~ a..
they were Al that moment The mudeieis Q, sDine 10y
OF 6OtO0. 30 far nom The Cause Oh Len-l't5 1919
any way been served By their Pfocecass on ihe eoAst
Aflca. the slaves were now crowded IN s'lsI ,sss
than ever before were used ana the IoIios
penetrated for the purpose o. aVolelhs ue'scloH g.
seeds III ne '9s, naS aa ever G as BAD become
uere mater Of wail- he
sgreed heartily with those VINO s1s una. osu 70 u t
down. matter at what cost ne p4oesleu sans. :
aburl course they at this moment taxing TO sia
that phlauihgopic end. Let t.,se md'wts % az once
adOlfsd ic. lpoud make fee ta'7r cae"I' ti" 5ae a.
49, ma fJ,iy p,truose s1s accomplished (Hear) lie ost
cr.ielv g.ed with he No e Lord az the head o TIE
Coveren In thinking that this one OF those idlna
what % might would be pcrp-tuaN cheeNts VI,
onntrV situated a. was FL gland The point as 10 as
cefn IN THIS j. stance what the real a. wei as the
oximste c.use o disaster II hated All le1iicon'
IN hanks he was Tor free ade IN that as IN every uier
di,ectiop Hear hesrl he had stated 81 nc me alf"
he Act Of l848 uader diffhsii % aai " '-' ~ W
~ bec,ts a prtfendtd 2, Yrosif stan fa o. ana "i" w
III - mat, ne bins Of issue efe fsla''''f . ava t
M ftsn rortfsitd t.lf has siHci pr'ssd &C. a'
,f, f Cii IA ob.aftny syct sason ~ att,' a. N'' or
,r,t n,eafs IL seemed 10 hun the most
inconsistency 10 grant to every man ia Inc AN edo
po- 10 parsue any particular Trade OF traces without re-
ara nj and :eD The sane lnlhrni, 70 mh Iuino"s,
those exchanges By which only Any so.a ne
t isiaction he had listened 10 the explanaon q me
Non. ,rd that he opposed 10 asSos rom falsurnt
anv extrsoranafy powers for The enforcement Of TIE lA
uop the reputation Of various dstrcts In ifraho ne
49, r-.istsa ovc,v attempt ovefawe peop- ana g.
antain thai pr0tess system OF coercion IN 'Alen tat-s
ne once found their Only esoGce Nrtla'hs IA
was called upon 10 .rant 10 the t1vernrnt eve ass
srce M putting down crimes which ossTacea soms
PARTS OF aud-aud IL would be their duty also In pass
+ inr measures that nature, 70 tase INTO CONSIDER
son the means lich wanting 10 insure tue ia"ie
and p-rma eut prosperity 81 thai county linear hsi
An honorable gentleman has alluded TO The stle oi me
church IN Ireland Thirty years ago n MI hnrl Haa
,o.fu Of fif ab4f0n cfabis1mfni H ItaHd a nc
sedg for tie Discomfort of ia majority Of tt people
% If 30 sfe A. s42 that step hsd been Tax II the paw
s conceded 10 Scotland and england were estenoed 90
f.rS and n the Roman tshots, ~ tlc msIori ~ Aa1
49, r-i-ved from the pledluinauce Of The religion OF
th r,,uov there would now have been no ciY Tor me
@ - al ~ uulon The Protestant Members u farlla-
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