Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-30
Il &c III NJ OND WHIG.
From the London Times. Of lOh July.
FREE TRADE IN ERANcr


France has It'll remembered the which -he owes 90
much renown-whe the midst Of peace .h b,. co,,;,
ucd to study the principles and elaborate the Of
s-~he she has accustomed each Of her great cities 10
the pomp aud .Icsmsnt Of the camp, and trained the
yo",h OF her people in the recurring lessons Of military
uscipne aud miitsry combination, England has been
prosecuting her studies on Geld. of more
adventure While France has ceased TO preoare tr
The dsy when she shoud revive the martial sp-nours of
the Empire, England contsnted herself with battling
ssah-, the doctrines OF commercial theory which shr
ielt TO be stangng her energies aud hampern her nro
gres Protection the Austria and Prussia of her do
nestic campaigns The Corn Laws Nerc mere Austerlt,
the other protective duties her Jena Engaged in tb
conflict she averted her gsze and her thoughts from tbo
more da1zng and imposing obec which France devo-
ted herre and the result both what both ngbt b.v
expected When war not of theories but OF rude ma
teai force. breaks out England reused from the ou.tu
OF 30 yesrs finds herself UNEQUAL To IN. din ties M
position, suffers in her nat,ria suffers in her i.ry
reputation until she brings her full energies TO bear uoon
All organization which she had long neglected France
in finds only the practical application of stues t
which she has long teen devoted campa rn - In nh.
minority OF its incidents repetition of the lie in the car
tonments and garrsons oi home. But war ended xb.n
she to industrial labours and seeks to 6nJ ,o
fields for her commercial energies she has To contnJ i,b
the same difficulties thar menaced US learn the es.on
which have long since conned to win the vict,a
which we achieved years ago.
AT this moment France is repeating old conflict of
Free Trade and Protection All that by yearly and
monthly discussOns hammered into the English mind
until the whole stock OF common place arguments on e
ther side familiar To every average Engshman a.
his relations his creditors they have now 70 hsndSl
The French quick people but the keeuest wi, and
tie ciearest vision bunted BY the fogs Of mistaken
seli-inerest Judging, then, by our own experience
we may suppose that they will continue hear and re-
peat among themselves for the next eighteen months those
formulas OF belief which ten years sgo fauned on the
banners of the Bondsreet Association and Agricultural
gatherlng=-Protecton 70 native industry No foreign
competition, Charity begins al home "-..Our own
Interests before those OF neighbours France needs
mot the productions OF foreign States che s sufficient for
'hersef, &c. Such for months come we NAV infer
from our experience will be the shibboistb. NJ
French Proectionists The ouy difference between their
English prototypes and them will be that the former
represented the territorial eaouses the latter imperso
nate the manufacturing fears
but do not observe that this makes sny diharenca
either in the vehemence the reasonabeness Of their
clamours. Jutdo oraine all else is the same The man
uiacturng is in degree superior 10 the arricultur,
mind and II the Emperor proceeds some per.ous Z
pect that he will proceed-resoutey in the direction OF
Free Trade, may make up minds TO hear or rr.
numerous and hearty declarations that he sun OF France
"i set Tor ever-the glory OF the empire will depart
the descendants of the heroe. Of Marenso and Auste
tz will sink into slavery from the moment that French
housewiyes buy useful and durable crockery or hardware
OF ioregn make for about half the money they are now
forced TO give for knives that won't and plates and
cups that always falling by their gravity and new
er tall without breaking in pieces
All this We have ourselves gone through We k,ow
the worth OF hese predictions the last penny; and If
II viii be OF the slightest TO French friends we
will make them present OF own experience We
need hardly repeat the terrible prophecies that vere
prompted by the coming repeal OF our Corn Laws Who
does not recoect the land that go out of cuya
uon-the untitled acres which to be the grave and
monument OF once happy but famished peasantry
the decadence OF illustrious families eI
junction OF the species country gentlemen" with the g.
eepon o lev who we're to be preserved in favour
ed districts, Ike the dodo at the MAuritus the mega
therium at the Crystal Paace,he absorption of such Ia
oourers as we're not starved who did one anot
er bodily into cotton twist jennes, and engines
to say nothing of that which always going TO set
and that glory which always going fade? Well ali
ihis and great deal more was prophesed And what is
the upshot Of il all? Not single has gone out of
cultivation The price OF corn-not during a yeAr or two
oi war but the average price during four FIVE years
has risen concueny with the growth Of population the
extension OF trade and the importation of foreign grain
the value OF landed property far from falling has Also
risen; and with all these there is Improvement in the
condition OF the agricultural lAbourer throughout four
hfths OF the counties OF England More than this that
which is true Of England is remarkably aud strikgy true
OF Ireland There the landed interest enoyng an eoua
Die and difused prosperity such had known for
hall century OF protection aud the improvement in the
condition OF the Irish sbourer shown by the Poor Law
and emigration returns which have recently cited
But land was not the only interest which enoyed or
which lost protection with Sir T. Peel laid the same
hands which despOed Of s protection on no less
than $40 other articles Despite the interested protests of
the home manufacturers producers he applied the same
principles which had abrogaed the Corn Laws to sugar
leather glass hides cattle fsh and silk. And what has
been the resut' The general interests Of the county have
derived immense benefit from the chsnge and the ndn
try which protective laws fixed in certain grooves has
We do not know whether our French friends will take
heart IRON our example Abstract reasoning has AZ we
know, but little influence the actions OF men and na
tons Il not abstract reasoning alone that carried
the repeal OF the Corn Laws in country but the ac
tive and energetic combination Of ofwhose interests
thwsrted and passions irrlated by their
In the same way France will any relaxation of her
protective system 10 essays and speeches so och "a
TO the combined action and intelligence of men vboae
capital industry and hopes are embarked In thoa l,tg
wi
perty. When all who are engaged in the silk manufac.
lures OF Lyons thu wine manuacture Burgundy and
the Gronde feel that commerce is thing Of mutually
that cannot be onesided-that country cannot export
without importing, and that every single sou which i,
paid for bad article made homo rather than for good
article made abroad is really sous taken from the
means Of the country-then. aud then only shall we be-
gin 10 hope that the combination or iron founders. ard
cutters and coi,onWorkers will succeed In fixing upon
France burden which We have shaken or and hhdefing
Development Of resources OF which she is probably a.
yet ignorant herself.
CALIFORNIA ITIMs-The California paper, furnish the
following summary
named Peter Bennett was drowned in the st,pi.
laus near Dead Mans Bar. the 2sd inst lie was Ca
madam Freuchman. aged thirty two years
James Mcdonald late Captaia Of Police and ,r.oeeio
City Marshs Of San Frsncico. died quarter before ter
o'clock or the morning Of July at his residence on the
corner Uf Broadway aud Powell street.
little boy, William Boswell drowned at Gold Hin
recently.
On the goth alt, ali Indian Was lynehed At watsouvs
for killing white man from Sonors
WIN Smith, merchant had been murdered At Calveras
John A. Stone killed in Amador county by the ca
wing Of bank Of earth.
VIM Wilson had been sent for 20 years from San Fran
cisco 70 the Peuitcn,iary for killing negro
Dr. Dckerson snd daughter drowned In the Mer.
ced river
b. T. Marshall shot and badly wounded in an aaay
at "Murphys"
Nichoi,s Deleplane deliberately sbo, and killed VIM
Dawes at san jose.
Jerry Csshan had been arrested At stockton charged
with arson in the burning Of the residence Off T. Stock
well.
Aber, Cunningham accdenty killed near Mays
vile.
Nathan Cote Of Amador county had been found gull.
~ OF murder.
man named sherman killed At Mexican fandan.
20 az Salvador.
Myron II. Hall accidentally shot and slightly uoun.
ded by his friend, named Perkins at Squa~ Creek
Samuel Steel and Samuel CLARK we're robbed on the
highway, iu Nevada county. Of Al, 500.
a. II. Yates formerly of New York. committed suicide
At Stockton, on the Esd ult. He was well known asa
writer for the press. At the place. the day
Mr.. Rich, German also destroyed her own life.
Beverly Wells had been convicted Of the murder Of
man named Dunn, near Beuecia
The body Of Frederick ShilInsky iound Yuba