The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-23


Col Forpey thus concluded and towards the close of
HE speech band Of music entered the Hall with pro-
ssssi.n rom the sixth wsrd bearing banner with the
Tcke-for Alderman, Thos. J. Barr; Assistant Patrick
Brsden The band played the "sprig Of shelsh," asd
indie attic that the divisions Ct the party were zeal
ed and that the democratic ticket would be carried BY
a large majority.
W. Nj. CoRy, Esq of Ohio, then rose and addressed
the multitude as follows: -
The result in Ohio and Pennsy Ivania proyes that the
wing party Is dsbanded and the old party ssues for
the present settled 1t will therefore, be profitable for
this meeting to bear short explanation of the resolu
tions Of the committee our external relations And
first of the commercial system in very general aspects
and without resort to many figures or calculations II
in point of maritime strength to England We have
the contrary the best highest Of nation
We exceed England altogether In the quality Of our
ships and clippers show by their actual
perormar and the America has put the English out
Of copcet of yachting Our sailors very far superior
those rivals and the mana GENE mt of
vessels in every respect In by better understood In
quantity have Of tonnage the British
considering the activity Of steamers, aud the
increases at greater ratio every year, provided
estimate halt million OF tons engaged the
Mississippi and its tributaries in the alton of
produce and including all the craft in the British in
land trade 1t might not be hazardous to hold that
within ten years, with no violent change In human
that OF all the world But there will be change, and
that not remote which forbds any such prediction
Our shipping interest demands greater ton than
has yet received from the government. We should
deayor to with all nations perfect reciprocity of
and the abrogaon Of all discrmt ating duties
cargoes and which there agran
Our commerce with France and England is grestsr
than either of them has with the other although neigh
would not be impossible to introduce great changes of
her tariff system She is sister public aud in spite
of adverse ancient ties TO her splendid
people will lead to that close intimacy and commerce
which the value and difference Of products demand
The modification Of fifty Per cent in the United States
tariff Of 1915 important French articles authorizes
US to expect corresponding alteration But neither
England France will remain In their present posi-
ton The English change will be to our injury because
for short 1t will be triumph OF the tory policy
The navigation laws will be modified and the land
owner compensated at the of the ope for the
reduction of rent which must take place The French
charge, the contrary will be highly beneficial to
As the democracy the second Sunday Of May
next shall have installed itself in possession Of the
public there will follow treaty Of amity, commerce.
and, hope alliance by which the dsstniSs Of the two
countries shall be united and their institutions i'm
pressed upon the world. There will b. modification of
the French tariff on provisions and market thrown
open to the great producing States Of Ohio Kentucky
msny millions of dollars, which will diminilh the
suffering Of the French operative, and Gil the houses
CT the Western people with every article of luxury
and comfort Statesmen in the United States should
know andJ ponder these things and lay the foun-
dson now Of system OF foreign policy accordingly.
Of trade in the Southern staples of cotton aud
rice and tobacco and in whale oil but the whole affair
is complicated with all manner Of changes One of these
changes deserves special attention; 1t Is the vexatous
and heavy toll exacted from and other nations for
assiDg through arm Of the called the Sound,
which joins two ocesns paid by all ships and to
the petty Kirg Of Denmark under O title which dates
back four hundred years-l450 The property Of citi
Of the United States passing along by the Castle Of
Elsinore Is met by loaded cannon and lighted Matches
ard made by that kind Of force stand aud deliver
the Traveller arrested and his goods pundered by
The whole matter Is explained by McCulloch under the
head of Esinore, and IL Is worthy the attention OF all
sections OF the Union, the South in particular On
cotton the duty paid for going what the highway
OF nations but fenced by the Danish King for
the purpose that his fellow highwaymen o5structs
the turnpike In the night is nearly forty cents the
two dollars bale. That would amount on our
whole cotton crop 70 four or five millions and on
the trace which 1t prevents with the Gar OF
Northern Europe to very large sum, not worth
estimating however, beceuse the trade itself IL cut Off
the North protect divers monopoes by it, aud she has
Der own monopoly of the market for about twenty mil
lionS Of cotton twist man was to obstruct Broad
his barrier would be instantly knocked down by the
fret and should the merchants OF the United
States treat the nuisance at Esinore for not only
cotton but tobacco, whale oil and RICE and puts
nature Of the Zolverein should be examined and the
United States stand ready to introduce their staples
the kings is superseded by that Of the people These
are now cogged with duties Of import aud transit and
shown that We might soon, under rigorous demo
cratic administration, open new aud improve all the
dsmsnds for oIr products in the North Of Europe.
Switzerland Is mos anxious TO increase her trade with
the United States che ha. carried IL under great dis
advantages Her cotton has been hauled Y.
by several kinds Of conveyance; and her goods are
shipped With the difficulty and loss. She Is
building her railroad towards the south Of Frsuce aoi
TIE Mediterranean; and By the United States steamers,
have her direct trade In imports aud exports
she Is kul and Industrious and her command Ct ospi
tai, water power and the economy Of the people aud
govern ment would soon make her manufacturing rival
for England In cotton goods and various other articles
Then, there ~ the ELECTROMAGNETIC seat OF ths
forliberty In modern times and the home OF
cien civilization II might easily be ours The carrying
trade will be done day by American built steamers
ard clippers, and might be done soon Yet We have
comparstvtly commerce nor business In the Meder
fansan Hardly ave American ships visit the Black Sea
year to than thousand British; aud the appear
Of the Mississippi sesmeT on the Levant was an ap
its errand was az noble as the ship Is formd,ole
Time does not allow the further discussion OF the state
a our commerce In Europe. IL needs vigorous and
amending hand We our ancient rival, England
not only commercially but terroraly in possession Of
al the important inets OF trade Her own seas she has
opened but always subject to an order in Council and
90 be shut By the accession Of the tories under
stanley and Disrseli, TO power She the real tyrsut
proht. She stole Gibraltar, IN 1901, from spain aud
keeps II since She Is receiving from the thief
Pscha) Of Egypt the isihmus Of sues and her title to
Acen II about good that Of Brooke to stranak be-
fore and since the wholesale slaughter which has qualified
him for perp@a vceroy Engsnd Is allied every side
since she hee TO destroy Turkish naval str.ngths,
Dsrdspeues embsrresea The Sultan would be very
gsd escape The United States should cultivate assidu
ousy republican France and the little Of Europe
self q habitation and name In Europe she has not
hsrbor there. She was kicked out Of Mahon. She /,
only toera ed at spezGs and preparations actual
going 90 drive her and her and example out
OF Bremen into the sea-Hermann, Washington and eli
But Asia and the Of the East invite u.s. and tbs
change Of affairs made by the spread OF the republic TO
the Pacific will require and maxn6 cent system OF
friendship commerce and intercommerce with China,
and ell the issnds and continents In the neighborhood
and with Australia to be independent and repub
lean They have been brought thousands Of miles
than c any other nation Of Europe Our political
system internal and foreign the Of the gri
tish nom which the East has always sbrunk and still
ehrirks takes the side Of the people, and gives them
lessons OF wisdom and improvement II will make the
patron Of those innocent and helpless millions which the
fighting and plundering sristocrscy Of England have
devoted by and for ages to misery and des.itu
ton and death The alteration Of the route Of Europe
TO the Esst will make position stu more worthy Of
study The kings Of Europe have unwisey caught the
lever q internal improvement. They have laid down
railroads and binding together the Black Sea and the
Baltic, the North Sea and the Atlantic. Moscow has
just had q marriage Jubilee with st. Petersburg, and
Warsaw Il 10 be Joined TO Berlin Odessa is 70 re-
ceive the Cars iron embrace. This whole system,
IL VERY remarkable, turns Its back upon Asia aud the