The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-20
speech Of Hon. JcKerSon Davis at the Crystal
Palace Ranquet In New York.

An accident in our office, at late hour last evening,
having prevented the insertion, in the proper place 10
our columns yesterday OF the remarks Of COL Davis at
the New York banquet, give them below. and
commend them the attention of reades. Devoted
they the calculation Ofthe benefits OF that be-
ri commercial policy which lis existence in this
country the efforts and The umphs OF the democratic
party and presenting, they do with cearness and
force, the necessity Of closer and direct commune
cation between the Atlantic and Pacific portions OF
national domain, the remarks OF the Secretary of War
have attracted perceive unusual degree OF atten-
ion and have been received with particular favor in the
great commercial centre where they were delivered
Such train Of thought appears indeed to have belonged
with sirong poprey 10 The observances OF the great in
dustrial occasion out oil which it arose.
The New York Times-heretofore prominent wing
Journal and certainly not to be suspected OF undue
partially towards The adminsalionin the course OF an
elaborate upon Col Daviss speech has the fol-
lowing observations, in the fpirit OF which we fully
concur
The very first topic which exhibition Of The products
tho Industry all naturally suggests Is that OF
tho fecst possible nteTcoursehe largest possible inter-
change Of commodities them. Tho great London
Exhibition, which the FIRST had IN which all
hons joined due directly the adoption Of the irec-
trade policy secured by Sir Robert Peel II seemed 10
srow naturally be Its direct and inevitable
sul And the very desire which has been shown
TO initiate that great and to hold similar
hibitions different countries, indicates growing ten
dency the Of the people OF those countries towards
greater freedom Of commercial intercourse. Nations no
longer scpe the products Of each They rather
invite the interchange.
And whatever may be thought of free trade aues
ton political economy and in relations TO the welfare
of parc counes doubt that II is the most
potent all possible agencies for preserving peuce among
the which adopt IT, Gen. Davis and the French
-. b~ssv
lie means preventing multiply the commercial
Iele Of the different countries OF the earth The direct
tendency OF free trade Is break down the barriers which
q rate na,ions-to create for them interest,"
osd thus render hosties among them mutual suicide
Jt in proportion Nations become mutually dependent
upon another for the products of their ndusy will
become impossible for them 20 So long Eng
la could produce her own soil food Tor her own
people. her goods, and provide within
herself the material, would be comparatively easy
for her wage hostiss against other nations. But
that she has opened her ports to the products ofohcr
lsndknow that her millions OF workmen look to the uni
ted States they and in for tho grain
shsy consume, well market for the goods they
mahe-wa with this country becomes entirely another
thing. England might win battle every week, and
sink our fleets and annhilae our armies as fast as
could bring them into the field against her, and
yet suffer immeasurAby from the interruption OF COM
which the fact of hostiies would occasion dec
laraon Of would oil her supplies of cotton,
and millions OF her laborng population of
work while the time it would diminish her sup
plies of grain and price of food people
the very il had essened their means OF paying
for it, Famine ard pcsiience would thus tread closely
upon the footsteps of war-and that whether victory
defeat should wait upon her banner The chances Of
war therefore, greatly diminished by the adoption OF
free trade between two OF the great nations OF the
earth And il the day shall como when commercial
among all the nations shal be characterization
each shall interchange its own commodities with every
o.her itself dependent upon every other
some essential part Of wha, its people need it will be-
come almost i'm possible f,r break among them
Oppression may still, ought, robeI,ons homo
The crushed may rise against the srb
uary power that aiicts Them But when the istosas OF
allpalious become consolidated by the universal
adoption Of free trade international must become
matters Of memory and OF history only When shall
fall upon great Of the people oil each nation who
sta n home with heavier hand than upon those who fill
the raDks contcndng hoss~ hen famine shall waste
those whom sword sba government will be
rash enough. strong enough to plunge =" country INTO
wa No ministry this dsy which should menace tho peo
ple OF England the caIsmitics of wnr with the United
atss upon any OF the grounds which have occasoncd
wars hitherto, could mantaia itself month Neither the
fisheries Cuba, Canada will ever occasion war be-
tween England and America. Tbs istHfns OF England
forbid H. Free trade has increased tho commercial
and the mutual intcrdc pendence OF the
cosntsiss, TO render IL impossible. fEe
No one will doubt that this is result ofhe highest
sibs i'm portancs well being Of tho ham
TO which much OF generally for national
perity may well be s,crifcedone compared with which
all our notions OF national indie psndence OF little
All tho tendencies OF tive ceanv towards
the adoption oil freeuads principles There is this
yneos NO coosidsrsbe nation in the world which
axiox rather than ghtenns the bonds Of its commercial
with other nations And in this fact
easiIv find ground that the world draws sensiby
near TO dat great Of prophecy and Of hope
whs a. hrosbshood Of shall be universally scknowl
sdseAvhsu IL NATIONS Of tho earth shall learn
~ unsp bot srve by all possible to advance The
common kappnsss and well-being OF the human race"
No saadss can faiIto observe that the whole drift Of
these observations Of the Times brings out clearly and
cone IN extraordinary Inconsistency between two
Of the most cardinal principles Of public policy on which
for years past the wbig patty has nlisd That party
has claimed be, ia especial ssnss the party OF PROV
lection and the party Of peseehe party 10 favor Of
msrcal rsslrlction aad the time the party most
in dread OF those international hosses the occurrence
of which that restriction manfesy facilitates The
Tnss appears 10 be awars Of hs incon sisescy whsn
At The commencement Of lis article. speaks Of the wing
doctrine OF protection one Of those obsoe,e ideas-
which the late wing party has bsqueathsd a. ler,cv
10 its country. II 10 coming to be clearly s~.a
the, tho destructive policy Of the democratic party both
in The conduct Of forssa relations and in the man
.esnent OF our commercial System, the only sale
gssrd Of pesce for that policy, while sedulousy
iaiaiag every American right and submitting 10 wrong
The hands Of foreign govsnnents yet looks steadily
the establishment Of those commercial principles which