The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-05
From The liverpool Mail

We willingly admit that the citizens Of the United
States of America are, IN all matters where COM
merco trade, and their individual and collective in
erests concerned the most active, acute, and In
ielligen people In the world. And why arc they sol
Because, treating with contempt all the delusive
theories Of the political economists and the fnshy
the Peel and Manchester school, they found their
policy upon the laws of sefprotectlon and common
sense.
The latest accounts from that country inform us
that The shipping, interest Of America openly rcpn-
CATION laws, and declare that they will not enter into
any terms Of rec procity, If England shall be foolish
or mad enough to open her coasiing trade to them
Tomorrow In General Taylor, their new President,
they have, what they want, protectionisi leader,
under whose banner they mean 70 defend their vested
and Furnishing interests. They aver that Mr.. Ban
croft their representative at London, either violated
OF exceeded his Instructions when he stated that the
United States were willing TO open their ports to all
the world, us Mr.. Labonchere proposes TO open
ours
This will not appear surprising when the facts Of
the case are made known. BY Mr. Labonchere's
repeal scheme, Of which one Ricardo, mere polil-
cal expermentalsi, is the acknowledged or reputed
father Bremen ship win be allowed 10 carry
corn, -four &c, from the United States to England.
ilege of carrying the produce Of any other State to
THIS country. The effect Of this would be that The
Swede the Dane tho Prussian, or any other vessel
would be made the medium Of conveying the ex-
inasmuch as these vessels can sail cheaper than
American ships, the carrying trade Of American
products would be transferred from American ships
10 those cheaper ones Of the north of Europe.
AT glance, then, we see the reason why the ship
owners and merchants Of the United States oppose
any alteration Of the navigation laws and refuse the
boon which Mr.. Labouchere offers them at the e.-
pensc Of British interest
We give them great credit for discovering the faacy
of the scheme 1t bears upon their own interests
The repeal Of the navigation laws would be rlIous
measure TO this country, and II would be seriously
prejudical TO the interests of America. And yet we
cannot see on what principle these protective laws
can e maintained and free trade supported.
But il may be said that the citizens Of America
are much in state of ignorance ns we and other
procct!onsis In this country They like us, per-
haps do not understand the sublime theories OF po-
litcal economy. They, II may be said, cannot COM
prehend why an increase OF imports and diminr-
lion Of exports proofs Of prosperity. Be II so.
They are very ignorant creatures, we dare say, who
cannot see that give away shilling In order to gnin
fourpence, in return for the shilling 10 the duly
and policy Of all rich countries In their dealings with
poor ones. Ii Is, In fact and Irish question. The
more we give 10 the beggars the richer we will be-
comet This is a course of commercial policy
which the sensible and home-spun citizens Of Amer
lea do not comprehend. We consider II triumph
to The soundness Of the political opinions which we
have humbly but earnestly advocated fol- many years,
to find the merchants and shipowners Of America
rendering TO s their hearty, unsolicited, but invnun-
BILE support. We admire their patriotism and love Of
country. We esteem them for their awakend con-
tempt Of visionary specnlatons and their open scorn
Of the theories Of political charlatans.