The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-12-13
For the Evansville Journal.
IL English Foley Consistent with
American Imtereoes!

point Win e4oitotiou " HS" so'A's - "s~
example worthy Of limitations basis
for ours. Their system, it is said, Of COM
mercial intercourse, is the evolution Of the |
liberal principles Of an enlightened era, un- |
fettered by the obsolete predjudices of former
narrow minded ages. 1t is argued that the
balance of trade must infallbly.be regulated
by the natural laws which govern it, when
unaffected, by presuming and injurious legis-
lative interference. In this instance, as in
many others, the common and true axiom 10
falsely applied, that nature does all things
well, and that in attempting to inprove it,
we car not fail Of doing harm, and turn aside
the consequences of her operations from
their legitimate ends.
The fact is unconsidered, that man has,
ever since commerce commenced, been en-.
deavoring to destroy natures equilibrium,
an. that now legislation is essential for the
purpose Of restoring the lost balance. Some
nations have neglected their internal re-
sources, while others cultivated their advan-
tages to the utmost extent; and to sustain
their interests, and to maintain the ascen-
dency they had acquired, the latter have EN-.
couraged the former in the course oil neglect,
while themselves reaped the harvest of labor
If every nation had followed the pursuits
which their respective circumstances and
necessities indicated, all would have been
right and no action called for. However, in
the actual state of the world. and considering
what has been its previous course, il is very
natural indeed, that England should adopt
her present principles and recommend US
to 60 and do likewise.
1t devolves upon US to consider what has
gone before, to ascertain what may be her
motive-whether she has adopte her boosted
liberality from considerations of selfish ma
tional, or from, as is asserted, basis Of
natural law and principle, equally favorable
to the prosperity of all. Her system here
tofore, has been the acme Of high tarifism-
tc su,h an extent indeed, that previous 10 he
revolution, she declared by act of Permanent
any attempt at manufacturing in the thirteen
colonies, ga nuisance md ineable offence;"
although she to the utmost encouraged the
terial, such as iron, cotton, etc., she reserved
to herself the right to confer the value with
which labor and machinery stamps them =
J BY these means she has established mighty
factories, it'll immense capital and perfected
machinery, whose products are sent to all
parts of the world, for which its treasures are
returned into her BOSOM
En- glands soil could not .coausnisnhy nor
sufficiently feed its own manufacturing popu-
lation, and she found herself compelled to
consume foreign produce, in return for her
; exports. She was compelled to trade in the
common acceptation OF the term. Accord
ingly the cry Of liberaiity and free trade was
started. They exclaimed Eureka" we have
found the true, secret Of national prosperity
far all, and great credit was assumed or
adopting that which was unavoidable. Our
ships, grain and raw produce, with her own
l were put upon an equal footing in her ports,
in order that those materials might be OBJ
tanned at the least cost for the manufactures
which would enable them to labor at the
cheapest possible rate. Thus they can un.
: der-bid all Others, retain the worlds trade
6 and continue its factory and sale warehouse.
e Vast solicitude is expressed by them for our
e welfare, and the anxiety is earnest that we
y should embrace similar LIBERAL opinions and
: policy. We should then have the honor Of
being their farmers, though, with the excep.
k ton of food, their DEFENDANTS for all things
! ;, else; and that is said to be consequence Of
/ the laws Of nature, in its government Of trade
d 1t is the old colonial system which we are
urged to retain; though not in name, contin.
ung to regard factory on this side the
:, water, as Parliament expressed it, ga nui.
# sance, and fneable offense."
It lro coxrxrrD.l
CUPrp's DoIxGs. Our usually quiet city
was thrown into high excitement OH Tuesday
last, by the announcement that Mr.. John C..
t. Smedley had Hoped with the beautiful Mis-,
s. Ann Ellen HodgA, daughter of Nj. Berry
Z Hodge, and gene 10 Metropolis, ILL.,, Tor the
purpose o: having the siikeu knot tied where
by :wo fond hearts ar. .i1ed i" one. Mr.
III Hodge give ciIuss, Ia: rrv.-'i just ., tim:
n to be too late. Tux. b IS ar1-- ,
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