Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-11-25

attire mercy Of foreign Powers. The
Iapid iBSrsase Of her pOuvr GlSsses, aRd
lhe necessity If providing Cor thea eEn-
PlUymeRt and cheap fOad, dove her a:
Ence into manufactures, and into free
trade 20 far rs the admission Of foreign
grain is c0ncerpea. She depends 8. .nnSs
upon glhef pations for mari -. for her
goods, and for her sur, ',,cs Of foa3 n
Aisher Of these s1t.,oaiI be az, cF--and
war would ssi IF AQtAashe is at once
PUN "a islo domestic embalrassments Of
,ee most formidable Kind. A war with
The pnitel States would inevitably strike
lIe heayies, blow al the existence Of her
institutions she has ever met. An inn.
geHss gtnaHnS of manufactured goods,
the surplus produsts Of her gigantic in
dasrtY. IN all departments. for WHICH she
pow Ends in this country her best mar
ket, would be instantly thrown back up
p4 her hands her yast manufacturing
establishments would Do checked and
eventually closed; thousands and tens Of
thousaAtk Of her laboring classes would
be = tsSaTn out Of employ ment; and the
en- ,sSmous' capital now employed in those
A9rssuuiits would be rendsred utterly use
kss and unproductiye. At the same
time. AMI through the operation Of the
same causes, the supplies Of foreign
grain upon which England is now de.
pendent would be cut of, and the prices
81 food would rapidly rise just as the
P p, =. i paying for it hid been redu-
Ss4.
The, DIRECT effect nj this would be to
plunge the. laboring classes OF Europe
INTO, 4llensss, starvation, aud the. despe
rate discontent which follows in their
wake. They would inevitably and just
j. charge their suffsrinsss upon the Gov,
eminent; ard, although their loyalty
might stand the test in case of war
undertaken clearly in defence Of some
ntsGaceI right, or in repelling some gal
ing insult offered to the English people.
would scarcely sustain il crusade un-
dertaken in defence. Of Cuba. or for the
purpose Of placing limits to, the. growth
and progress Of the Uuit ID States. The
great masses Of the English people
would. scar cely consent to stafve. tina,
The Queen Of Spain might crush her Gu
ban subjects unmolested; :. nor would il
be easy 10 argue, tlen. into. the belief
that cGrbing the ambition Of llle Ameri
can Republic was higher daty Of the
EnglisA Government than the pr objection
sad prosperity Of her own people. In
such war the United States would
have stronger allies among the English
people Than our fathers had, when Chat
kana and I,lp,,sko -.dail.nd..d AlaiE aansA
on The floor Of Pa'liamept.
The TRUTHS. Free Trade, while it is a
beaptis.4 and benefpent policy during a
period Of universal peace. puils any ma
iion that may adopt il for carrying on
9wsr. We are not at all surprised Thai
the champions OF universal peace, 10 be
preserved by national arbitration, should
be jealous advocates of Free Trade
The Two systems 60 together; and II
pniyessal Free Trade could be establish
eds universal peace would speedily fol-
toM u as track. The tendency Of the
protective, policy Is 70 promote national
Independence. II renders the nation
shat builds upon il mistress Of her own
iste. Producing sithin her own limits
GhAtsyeE she needs for the sustenance
snd comfort # Be5 o,YS people finding
1t home her chief market foi the surplus
products Of her industry. she IS indie
pendent Of the rest 81 The world for the
peccssj:isa Of life, aud looks 10 Them. for
hashhSs with which. under The pressure
81 an emergency. she cannot very well
dispense. II was this policy which CAR
lied England SO gloriously through
DC, great war With Napoleon,
Free Trade, on lie ether hand. makes
,hassysral cations q iAl IL earth mutual,
b depea.aent upon each other. Eng
land relies upon America for q market.
and looks 10 Russia and Eastern Europe
fpr supplies Of grain. Every nation is de>
penden! upon every other for some cap
Ral necessity; and Of course it becomes
doably difficult to engage in war with
an& There, Is no su.er guaranty of
peace than free trade and il is this fea.
ture Of it which commends il SO warmly
10 the support Of the philaalhropfc and
5ancvolent in alLcivilized countries. Il
bas of.en been, remarked as singular that
the religious press should. almost WIKI
cut exception, advocate Free Trade
We anI ready explanation u the fact,
1.-THE presumption Of 4 universal broth
srhood Of nations, which free trade inn
plies, aud in the guaranty against war
which its universal adoption would AZ,
f6gdk q 4 ~ sssss 8
THE Uniled States would suffer from
4war win England in Ear less degree,
Our commelcs would unques,iona5ly
sustain most serious injury !. bul the i'm,
mediate result Of y war would BE- (
buildnp our manufact a.es--lo turn tn
dapitsk aatl the labor ol the country in
ioStIlat channel land a,husato provide Il
once markets for our surplus, aud sup
sgisSa for our necessities IVA have n,