The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-16

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The moment we saw ths following admirable letter,
addressed TO the Secretary Of the Treasury BY William
Brown, merchant Of Liverpool. who is distinguished a.
political economist and the friend OF free irde we in
tended to introduce with few suitable remarks bu,
this Office has been seasonaby discharged by the ed
tor Of the Pennsylvania that do not hesitate at once
to use the scissors instead Of the PEN and to lay our
friend Forney's commentaries before our readers The
letter OF Mr. Brown ought to be preserved, and read and
read over again, and bound in the same volume with Mr.
Webs.ers speech in Boston in lsao, and Mr. Berrien's
report 70 the convention Of Philadelphia ten years after
The two American economists have most unfortunately
changed their views but we can scarcely apprehend the
same revoluon Of character II may Judge from the
deepgrained, decided language OF the Liverpool mer-
chant.
Mark the effects produced in the English policy by the
two opposite courses Of our late Secretary and the pres
ent When Mr. Walkers bill succeeded in is4s. in in
Producing the great principle Of free trade what said the
National Iaeiiigsnesr? 1t paid Mr. Walker the CON.
plimen Though certainly not designed as one by the
National hsiigencsr,) that he had stimulated the adop
ton OF Sir Robert Peels liberal policy in England
knocking of the shackles upon trade and admitting our
breadstus and other articles free or upon low duties in
the British ports. Thus, indeed, we have conferred an
ncalcuable benefit on both our own and other coun.
tries at the same time. by one memorable measure.
And now what is the effect Of Mr.. Merediths report
Exactly the reverse II has cheered up and stimulated
DIsae and his Band OF proecons,s in Parliament 10
attempt the repeal OF the present wise laws under
the mistaken hope that the statesmen OF America
about to their steps and return to the fecuent
quagmire Of protection We trust that. in both coun-
tries the purblnd politicians will be defeated in their
feuda plans Of ensaving the labor and capital Of the two
nations.
From the Pennsylyanisn.
xEw.MADE STATESMAN iMPALgD.--We find in Wilmer "
Smiths European Times, Of the 18th umo which reached
by the last steamer and print for readers this
ing, apowerin letter. addressed The Hon. William NJ
Meredith the present Secretary of the Treasury BY the
Hon. William Brown, formerly citizen of this country,
and now an eminent meIchsot 10 Liverpool (EngsndJ
and member o. me bfl..sl pa,',snen from sonh Lam
i'm style so frank and 50 ncid command
attention from a,sps e END na a Mssah
furious theory into competition with progressive and
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coach His eIdeavors TO save his distance make him
ing machine is vibrating before the obstacles interposed by
its advance in the dim distance may seen The
10y Nj Meed Is an able lawyer He wa. oosopo
ceader before he became the paid plcader for protec
Is e,ps Ii.
sumption trying to cramp, within the bounds of
rely selfish class the universal and ing interests
oice that his overthrow has been and
The day Of taxes and tariffs past aud gone and he ia
blind who will not it.
We much Of an admirer of English advice or ex
whig or federal party that the British politicians lean
warmth as to that party which comes neares. to their
nHrchcnl doctrines A nations interest, however, is a
enemy Of old fashioned theories; and Great Britain
In order TO obtain food her has been
reduce and to abolish her duties foreign
thus endorsing of those prnc pies which Peel
others had resisted to the moment when resistance
converted by necessity into friendship and support The
wings in this county hung longer this obsolete dog.
ma than their allies the but they gradually
giving way 10 the new order oil things. Tie London
gretted that the wings could give their silly protec
tive notions and made this extraordinary declaration
useful as showing how completely British policians SYM
pathize with the wings of this couny eve naturally
opinions and policy oil the wing derat party In the
northern Staes especially he great questions peace
slavery, and internal order" Ths "uadon" alluded 10
rather an odorous indcaouj and points directly back
TO those periods when the fedsralis party aided and
conlorted Great Britain against the United States.
Mr. Brown speaks, therefore, TO Mr.. Meredith ono
and policy OF the wing federast party in the northern
States, the questions of peace slavery
nal order - and his letter thus made doubly valuable
We ask agricultural readers pause ponder upon
this able English leuer-o them the more important rs
coming from who speaks with direct knowledge OF
the facts and who knows how important Lolb coun.
tries that liberal laws should encourage generous Inter.
change oil commodities To show how vitality this and
the whole subject OF which IL
producer and the consumer, the agricuurs the
chsnic he who cnitivates the SOIL and he who
print the table suhjoned giving the Of wheat and
Indian corn raised in the United States In 1872 '43 IA
and 1885, = =
Years Number Of bushels.