The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-06
Dinner to the Hon. II. j. Walker, at Man :
chester.

From the London Times Dec Is
The Hon. K j Walker, for LII any years Sc ,retary
to the Treasury at Washington. and well kno sn in
his country for having exerted himself successfully
in the United States government, to obtain q re-
duotion Of the prohibitive tariff on our manutac-
lures almost stimuli taneousy with the repeal of our
corn laws. was, Tuesday evening, entertained at
apubiic dinner at the Albion Hotel, Manchester,
by the merchants and leading commercial gentle
men Of the town Mr.. Bailey, President of the
Chamber OF Commerce, presided; and the Vice
Pre- Of the Commercial Association took the
The principal gpSas sS wi5s sn Mr. Milne;
Gibson, NJ. p Mr.. Bright, M. p, Mr.. Brotherton,
bridge, ard Colonel Colt, Omitted States.)
The CHAIRMAN gave, as the toast of the evening,
"Our distinguished guest, the Hon. X. J. Walker;
and may our commercial relations with the United
States be untettered, and amity between he two
nations be rendered perpetual" The toast was
received with great cheering. The Chairman
she wed, at some length, the advantages this
country hai derived from free trade policy,
ana adyerted to the services Of their guest in OBJ
tainiIg reduction OF the tariffs IN the United
States He glad also, TO see Mr. Bright present.
who had endeavored, on many occasions, toinduce
cur legislature to give Us statistical accounts of our
PRODUCTS Hitherto he had not succeeded, but it
was to be hoped that Mt 10 distant day the nation
would not be ashamed II an annual stock account,
to show to ourselves and the world our industrial
progress He made this remark because Mr..
Walker would this evening prove from the public
documents OF America, statistical facts exceedingly
interesting to us. Heleatot from Mr. w ker that
the industrial produce Of the United states was
equal to 1900 900 600 dollars, and supposing ffth
ofthese to come under the protective laws OF Anc
RIGA, and supposiDg % Per cent added to tn IN by
these protective laws, there was not less than
G20 eco 600, sterling per aunum taken r0n inc
posketS Of the people Of America to protect ani TO-
neht certain classes. When our own protective
ouy corn existed, ii vas supposed that the pro-
tecttd classes took from the pockets OF the people
more even than the amount the Chancellor Of the
oh ftH. n t.E Iin
When the people Of America came to apqre-
cate these facts they would 10 longer permit
such system any more than we had. (Applause }
The Hon. H. J. WALLER was received with great
cheering aid said;-lIentlemen,-l thank you most
sincerely for your kind acknowledgment Of my
humble services in tho great cause Of both our
| ooantries and, as ! firmly believe, Of mankind.
| (HeaT thank you still more ID. the opinion
expressed in favor Of unfettered commerce; and
thank you also for that sentiment which you have
offered, that amity AID friendship may be forever
| preserved between our kindred countries. Gap.
| plsuse ] believe, gentlemen, that nothing has
tended 20 much TO increase and to perpetuate those
friendly relations as the striking down, in 1916, by
the joint acsion of botn countries, considerab bic
portion Of those barriers Of restriction and CT high
| tariffs which separated them from each other.
/ (ApIlause) / believe that commerce, the most
extended commerce, Is Pre- eminenty the friend Of
pence (hear, and that by Tie joint action Of these
two great countries IL the repeal Of your laws,
and IN the reduction, the very great simultaneous
| reduction, Of our duties, more was done BY those
| two single acts TO cement aud perpetuite tho
| fdtnoly relations Of England a. d America than by
al the yfece0nR acts Of Parliament and the etatutos
| If he Congress q the United States. (Hear
i Tho fret gentleman that was ever distinguished ia
my county as m en- nent advocate Of lee trade
| vas IN English nan, distinguished EHglsh.
mon the Irtud Of franklin ana iferson, nent ne
sch oaI. ph losophtr, an historian, and divine.
4 lie came ifOUl the vicinity Of the neighboring DO.
! rrgh u B1mitpham. ard bis name was 10 eph
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