Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-12
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THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRI

The English journals pertaining to The landed interest
are expressing alarm st the lmporiaIons Of American
breadsufs and provisions into the markets OF Eng aad
Ihey predict ruin TO the British agriculturi5t
! The Impoverished condition of Ireland which reall
seems to be approaching saieof utter misery and des
tuition, has prevented the usua suppes Of provision:
which that country, even wbsn her population wa.
suffering and starving continued sead acr the Chan
mel. Irish landlords, residing in London, must have
their rents to enable them live in luxury and style; arc
these rents were drawn not in money Of which lie anc
has not much but in the products of her soil and her in
duSry. But now every thing seems fail in that op
pressed Island Her resources exhausted, her in
dusry anguishes, her people broken in heart and
hope
The failure dminuton oftIe usual imporation-
lIom Ireland, has caused increased demand in Enc
land for American flour and provisions The Liverpool
Mail says:
The United States sends what ruined Ireland can
not send. America shambles-she sends as manu-
featured hourshe is orchardshe will be our potato
garden. And she will continue to be long as We
have national debt, and nearly ESQ 900 00) to pay an
nually TO the national creditor What subioin is no
ihg what shall hereafter DISCLOSE bu, we proceed
by exhibiting samples.
There imported into Liverpool for the week end
ing the oh June, the following acles:-665 barrels of
pork 200 hogsheads of pork 800 do. and boxes bacon:
80 do Of pigs heads, Sc; 800 barrels Of lard TO- l45
bags Indian Corn 29,7 bushels of dn 1929 barrels of
flour; 22o sacks Of do; 1926 quarters Of wheat; 1920 o.
IF beans; l400 bushels of oats.
Did we cay that Ameca is our granany and our pota-
to garoen2 Its true, for the present II will be 50 till
The great change CONES. We have given weekly re
turn onIy-the yearly one will aslonsh. We would. in
charity advise The Wing landlords TO sell their estates
without delay and emigrae; for, as The sun shines
there. will be a fearful reckoning.
! The allusiun which the Liverpool journal makes 10
the national debt of Great Britain and the annual in
teTes upon it of nearly hundred aud fifty millions Of
liars, points to startling fscts-ane which British
statesman cannot regard shoul think without feel
lngs of terror and dsmay. Such tax upon industry
How is it possible for any people continue to stand up
under burden 50 oppessve2 1t. indeed true that Of
lae years the Conservas of England has assumed ia
tsea large share of the burden Of this huge responsible
ty AID the principle of the income tax is likely to be-
cme the foundation Of the whole British revenue sys
TEN. Labor can bear more; it would recol if more
were imposed upon it. Yet in any view the annual
payment of one hundred and fifty millions of dollars
even from country rich Great Britain must be an
exhausug drain upoa Resources Of the countryand
The exhaust because there is no return for it. and
because in liquidation of drafts made manv wears
upon future generations and for expenditures which
wisely or unwisey made, have persisted in the using
But even tina. Is not the feature of the national
debt Of Great Britain. The capital of that de5t-some
four thousand millions ofdolarss fund which is sci
apart were, to keep large class in dlenessa class
that live upon dividends If sush cans of investment
did not exist, the capital involved in would have
10 find lis of profit in the avucaons of industry
IL the employment Of labor or of art in some moIe NJ
productive utility