Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-07
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UNITED Stairs.
Mr., blight. leading radical member Of
the House Of Commons. in . recent speech
on the War, made The following striking
remarks on the effect which It's expense
nus, have On the commercial rivalry of the
United Ssares with England;
I'll : would ass the noble Lords atteN,ion
for I've minutes 10 country called the
United States Of America. On Tuesday
last there were listening TO the debates two
distinguished men who had filled the eiiice
Of the President OF the United States-a
position no less in honor and dignity than
tina, OF any crowned monsrch on the eur
face Of the globe. The United Stst,s vas
precisely the counfry which wss running
The race with US in power and greatness.
It's population at she next census would ex-
coed thai OF the Uaitcd Kingdom. In It's
manufactures and its general industry II
was hy far the most formidable rival that
the manufactures Of tl's coaairy ccnld meet
with. That country had ten steamers for
our one. Her magnificent steamships came
scross tie Atlaatic in shorter time than
the steamships OF this country, and the
fncs. vessels ssiling from England to the
Australian colonies he'd been bull, in tie
United Sta,es. In shipbuliing they were
therefore in some respects exceling this
G untry. Now let the House look nj our
position this year ne compared with that OF
The United States. Tie Chancellor Of the
Excheqeer required fS6,00ooe0 10 carry
on the various departments Of the Goyern-
ment and car vast military expenses. The
A. II. hsr
treasure enough to pay al her debts
Taking into account oil the EXPENSES Of the
United States Government. and dedac,ing
tina, expenditure from cur Es6,oo0.oOo. it
would be found that We are paying t55,-
0oo,ooo mere than the people Ct the United
States.
Honorable gentlemen know what il was
10 rpn race weighted. He had heard Of
one horse that won every race to rtain
time That horse was once weighted and
lost that race, and it was stated IN the an
nails OF the turf that that horse never won
race aiterward. II that was true Of
horse, il was much more true of nation.
When nation once Stepped backward. il
was difficult to recorer its position, and IT
another nstion has passed 1t in the race, il
was alrnos, i'm possible ever TO come up with
1t again. H. wished to aeLfess the honor
able gentlemen opposite Who we're the own..
ners 0, vast, productive, beautiful, and, he
hoped, uneneumbered estates In various
parts OF the kingdom. This cocntry was
only ten DAYS sail from The United States,
and within ten years il was probable we
should be able 10 communicate as quickly
with the Uniaed States as we could with
the Crimea, and he hoped, for much better
objects. The people Of America were our ,
people. There were few families 10 Eng
land who had not friends or relations con-
nected with the United States, or settled in /
that country, and the attachments OF Peo- +
pie to the place of their birth were to some +
extent weakened By the facility with which i
men could travel over the world in the
course of a few weeks. Now, when the
capital of the greatest bank in Lombard
street could be transferred on small sheet
of paper By one post, could any one believe
mat the imposition of f75. 600 900 of taxes
n this country over and above that Of an
EQUAL population in the United States would
rare no effect on the transfer of capital TO
he United States; and If capital, Of trade;
Ind ii trade, of the population and industry,
md everything that formed the snews and
powers of this great empire He would ask
.o.orsble gentlemen opposite as the own-
RS Of these estates 10 bear in mind what
sas said by the right honorable gentleman,
he Pr.siden; OF the Board Of Works, and
G was sorry TO speak Of him by that appel
liiou. The right honorable gentleman
poke ofthe war going on for six years with
resources. Now, nothing was ;
. easy as for Cornish Baronet, with he
'ss afraid to say how many thousand year,
) look with the u.gnost conp!acency on the
clamties which might oeiall others. Six
-ars OF war at f750ooooo per annum
bove the expenditure OF the United States
Fould give 4 balance of G45O00O 600
ganst the people of this country. Was
'e talking 10 sane men when il wa. neces-
AIRY to bring such facts before them; and
low could any one trust such vast issue
n the hands Of the noble Lords and the
light honorable gentlemen now on the tres-
Jury bench %