The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-09
From the N. Y. Journal Of C Commerce
TIVE late Free Trade Congress AT DrusseIs.

This Congress does not appear to have achieved any
great results if may Judge from the given of
il in the London Times, which is itself free trade paper
A Brussels correspondent of the Times states that
ority of the members foreigners, and that no plan
OF action or movement appears likely to follow the dis
cusslons The Belgian merchants and manufacturers held
themselves aloOf from the convention, and openly eX
pressed their dlsapprobation OF its proceedings.
The bulk of the people (remarks the above correspond
enD have never even thought OF the ubjectts most Gle
mentary principles have reached them the whole
press opposed to il not single Belgian Journal supports
the movement which is confined to few men, most able
and energetic bun whose exefons are lost in the apathy or
hostility they have 10 contend with Such is the force of
circumstances that though the present cabinet is known
to be In pie reerade one-though M Rogier, the
Minister of the Interior is fully committed to the question
by speeches made when out Of oice-yet the government
has not venred to conenance the proceedings, so
slightly by admitting resume of the debates into the
Monern Personally, the members OF the government
every gallery, museum and library is open to them by
special Arrangements; but there is recognition of their
opinions visible. These social can no be
taken for proner Of friendship The truth is the Belgian
government is under the yoke of ''neress"a very
well understood in England The great manufacturers are
powerful and The public opinion that alone check
The ablest orators were NJ Wolowski M Blanqui, and
our own Dr. Bowring. What the Belgans wants practi-
cal ilusraton-facts in this respect the speeches of Dr.
Bowrng very forcibe, and possibly from greater
nicely otanguage being forced him, seemed better than
his English ones. The other speeches ranged from good
butnot striking, down to the other end of the scale
The Times, in an editorial, says We regard the pro-
ceedngs ofthe congress merely beginning 1t some
thing that such protest should have been uttered in the
face OF Europe If the gentlemen who represented the
ons nations have the sense to retire to their respective
countries and discard the part OF deologstSf they
the futess task of attempting to convince those
who stop their ears with five franc piecei they make up
their minds that the point of possibility is convince the
great body of their countrymen that the theory of monopoly
rs simply how to farm the many for the profit OF the few
and if they patiently wait, the League waited in Eng
land, until they acquire the moral preponderance their u
mate triumph is certain and secure The German Customs
League is beginning doubts Italy has already far
her condition would admit recognised the doctrine of free
trade tits, however, in that country which was represented
the by body and
the OF ability and most instruction, the great
blow must be struck is France which is the key the
position The Due d'llarcour. NM. GARNER, Banqui,
Wolowski, nc, have undertaken task in which they
must needs be successful they prosecute it rightly for
they have truth their side. They will gain their
cause the who would only take up the purely
from political motiVes.''