The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-02
in s44 The third column the duties ad vaOrsm under III


Taned cables and eordags Sc per pound n %
UatAIied eoIdage. sac. per pound les
Iron ia IaSs o. Gois. wiol: or part
manufactured By rolling S25 Per ION 81
Railroad iron ...........-, do ~
Iron cables or chains DO 80
Other iron bearing specific duty Average 90 -
Paln moulded OF pressed ium "a
stopped bottom. ground Per pound as 9
Window glass, specific duty -. Average lg 20
sah'''''' 1890. '.'.,'.''',''.'ee per pound o.
Average 20
The average being, OF those duties embracing most OF
the great necessaries OF life exported from England io
America, eighty eight per cent under the tarn Oh loaS
and twenysix per cent. under the tarn OF 1870 near
hearl Now when you bear in mind that from the or
ganlzaton OF our government under our constitution ~
l7Ss down TO December ls4o no American secretary aa
dared propose the abandonment OF protective du
ties IL mast think be conceded that the change made
by single step great and important lAppiause
Under the tariff il then STOOD there was scarcely an ar
tice manufactured OF cotton that the manufacturers OF
this day could have exported TO the United States wan
duties ranging from Al TO 10 per cent they would soon
have become-inta they were
hbitory Now, the export is nearly quadrupled Hear
WE'LL these some OF the results, as nave quoted
them from the statistical tables OF the United States, OF
what has been the effect produced in that country by our
reduced tariff Our exports the last year of the tariff OF
lS42 $ll3.4SS,5l6 in lS5l under the tafn Oh
1916, they $685. sos $50. fiear Our revenue me
last year of the tariff OF 1912 $267l2OO Inc last
year. under the tariff OF 1916. il was $5O,00O000 iea
Thus. whilst have reduced our duties IN this enoi
nous RATIO by one single step our revenue ALREADY Is
nearly doubled [Hear hearl Our tonnage in 1916 was
1852 900 tons; in 1861, 1t was 37so.OoO IONS Hear1
Our ships built from 1912 10 ls45 were sol 900 tons
from ls4e to 1850 they were 900 600 tons Our rant
roads built from lS42 10 1916 were ,S92 miles from
1916 TO 1851, The length OF railroads built was nearly
5000 miles. Our coastwse tonnage in 1916 was ILL.,,
900 tons in 1850, il was ,43l ,000 tons. Hear
And here, gentlemen, let call your attention 10 the
last two items. II is said by the protectlonss in my
country that although foreign trade may greatly aug
men YOU will destroy our internal commerce and indus
Well the extent of that internal
exhibited by the increase OF railroads and the coast
wise tonnage because il is railroads and coastwse
vessels that carry the products OF internal industry
from State to State. and from city city Instead Of The
prediction being realized that this decrease OF duties, al
though might increase foreign trade, would destroy
our internal commerce, precisely the has been
the fact and railroads and coaswise tonnage ind
eating the progress OF internal commerce and indus
try have increased in ratio unprecedented since we
you the participation which you have had in some OF
these results; because | believe that there is perfect
identity OF interests between England and America-Iap
plause THAT the prosperous the able
will we be to purchase, and the better price will be
able to give for your manufactures. [Hearl And again.
the prosperous England is, the more will you be
able 10 purchase OF our cotton, our rice our bread
stuffs, our PROVISIONS, our tobacco, and other agr-
cultural products [Hearl The American tonnage
entered in the United States during the year end
ing 3Oth June, 1850, was 2,573,ooo tons; the for
egn tonnage which entered ports during the
time was l.775000 TONS OF which there was of British
l45000o tons that is 45ths OF all the foreign tonnage
reduced tariff of $780, British tonnage [hear hear
showing, gentlemen, that you fully participated in the
benefits Of the great change that has been effected BY the
reduction OF our duties II was the same thing with the
tonnage which cleared from the United States The total
American tonnage which cleared that year 1852 900
tons; foreign, l.72s,ooo, of which there British
.4o4 900 tons Hear hear Free trade, then. gentle
men, may be truly styled The true means OF perpeiuang
peace between the two countries, oud cheers because
has brought the flags OF England and America together
upon the shores of both countries, and reunited their
commerce and industry (Hear.l Well. gentlemen, the
British that entered the United States in the year
1850 amounted to 1900 persons; and OF those which
cleared from the United Staies the crews that Brit
ish amounted TO $4,000 The exports from the United
States in 1850 amounted 10 $5 and our imports
TO SITS, 900 Now OF all our imports, there were
from the British empire 1000; and OF our exports
10 the British empire. there were SIS 1885, 900. The
combined imports and exports from the British empire to
America and from America 10 the British EMPIRE
amounted, in 1850, 10 the sum OF Sl63,495.0oO.
But, gentlemen, in 1851 the augmentation is sill great
er. have not the results OF how much came TO each
particular country but have the results of the whole
and il the proportion was as great TO each-and have
no doubt it was greaier would make an aggregate OF
America, and from America 10 The British empire. of
S2ll $4,000 in the single year oil 1851 lApplause
Such, gentlemen, are the great might say the ggan
tcresulis that have been produced by the reciprocal
action OF England and America in the reduction and
peal OF duties: it has raised the reciprocal commerce of
each with The other up TO the annual OF s2l 100000
addressing the honoed representatives present OF city
which manufactures more OF cotton than aRy other
city in the wod-no merely in this country, but even
in our country. The city OF Manchester manufac.
lures and consumes than one-hird greater than
any other city in the world of the cotton OF the Uni
ted States And, gentlemen, your total exports OF cot
ton manufactures from Great Britain in 1850 amounted
TO f2s. 252 900, and the total amount OF your manuac
lures Of cotton for the year 1850 amounted 10 ESQ 000
900. lHearl Such, gentlemen, is the vast, the
nous trade that has grown up between England and
America, represented by the single article OF cotton
which is grown by and is manufactured by you
Gentlemen, the numbers OF hands employed in the United
al AZ =.
alone 332, l24 persons. Add TO that your
engaged IN commerce. 1900 those engaged in other
empoyments connected with the United States 200 600
making total OF 100000 And If suppose that each
OF those persons butIepesens family OF three il would
make the number of those who supported in the
United Kingdom by manufactures and commerce con-
nected with the United States amount to 400 per
sons [Cheers
And now, gentlemen, this trade has been progressing
the two countries have recprocaly adopted the
repeal and the reduction OF duties; and II peace contn
ued between the two pariesif that current OF friendly
feeling which sweeping all before II, in both
countries, with resistess tide, rushing all ancient
preudces and opposing obstaclesif that peace that
commerce. and that friendly feeling 10 be continued
and perpeuaied, as trust in God they applause]
what limit, gentlemen are we TO assign 10 the reciprocal
commerce OF England and America Hear hear Why,
gentlemen, everything is tending TO It's increase There
the railroads in both countries bringing their products
and manufactures at cheap rates, upon the seaboard OF
each Then there the great expansive power OF sea
which has brdged the Atlantic, and brought espec.
tive countries within ten days OF each other; and gentle.
men, what limit TO assign to these vast improve
menis and discoveries Who will say that that same
branch OF The ocean, and along its coral depths with the
continent of Europe. shall fash from England