The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-25

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pears with provision % 70 giving notice d any deare
for their revision. These thsn, The principal spuA
tons Of the treaty with France which may have been
which have not collectively, upon authority, ~ yet
met the public eye. viii nota ect 70 DO unaware that
many objections have been stated TO nis treaty has
even been said that its terms indicate Dubservency 70
France, and involve sacrifice Of British interests to
those Of foreign nations or OF foreign government Sir,
s or ~ cher ef 1 1S. % m IN
this country hold office for . single session upon
terms Of subserviency any foreign Power Whatever
and in the traditions Of the two houses OF Parliament
But, SIR, ksov not shat e meant BY su6Hrrtency %
France a. rgards tie articles Of treaty !iks this. Wa
y sne fiscal .sescs Ditch ca ,ss ' are q make pS re-
pet to ne single article Of brandy mean that II might
q we take, and therefore there might be- question
whether some inHnitesmal advantage may not be- sur
rendered in that FORM But with that small and solitary
which We have not given with as liberal hand to our
selvea (Cheers) And the changes here proposed are
changes every one Of which deserves the Of
this House ON It's own merits, In conformity with all the
principles that have been recognised aud acted upon
for many years past Sir, as 70 the charge Of sub.
be- said TO bear POLITICAL Character. he com.sciai
rotations Of England wih France hau always borne po
ical character What is the history OF The system OF
up between this country and Francep It was simply
this that finding yourselves in political esrangement
rom her a The time Of the revolution you followed up
and confirmed that esTangemeDt both on the one side
and the other by system OF prohibtory duties And
do mot deny that Il was eectual for It's end. Idont
mean for its economical end. Economically may pos
siby have been runous both countries. But for is
political end was enectua And because II was efe,
tual call upon you 10 legslate now by the reverse Of
that pSoceas Aud you desire 70 knit together In anity
those two great nations whose conflicts have often shaken
the world, undo for your purpose that which your
consistepcy an end that Is more beneficial Cheers
Sir, there was once . time when close relations
Of Amity were established between the govern.
the later Stuarts and il dark spot In annals
because was union formed IN spirit OF domneering
ambition on the one side and Of base and vile sabser
viency the other But that sir, not union Of the
nations It was union Of the governments 1his Is not
to Be union Of he 9ore nmets; Is to be union Of he
already venured to say in this House, that there never
can be any union between the nations Of England and
France except union beneficial TO the world, because
directly either the the other begins to harbor
schemes Of selfish chees)
that the jealousy Of its neighbor Will powerfully
react and the very fact Of their being ia harmony win Of
can mediate anything which is dangerous TO Europe
(Hesr, hear) There "a another class Of oStec-
tons Of which do not complain, but which hope
TO remove. There are those who say that commercial
treaty Ia an abandonment OF the principles Of Tree
trade Well, certainly commercial treaty would pc 90
latitude in which employ that phrase, II IN
VOWED the recognition Of exclusive privileges In this
EeOE6
we had now adopted In the terms In which 1t was ex
pressed have been pvrt an abandonment Of free
trade but A. the same time cannot m, mention 9 ass hic treaty
made Of the best and one of the wses measures
adopted by Parliament and has contributed at least
much any other passage Of his brilliant career TO
the fame OF the great statesman who concluded It.
(Hear) We, however, have exclusive engagements
we have not the pretenee OF an exclusive
France is perfectly tina: legislation makes no
distinction between nation and another, and that
what enact for her shall ut the enact for all
the world am surprised at the number and variety OF
these objections which come rushing from all quarters.
like the ancient explanation Of the physical cause Of
stormal the winds, NORTH east, west and south, rush.
"UDe Eurusque Notusque ruunt, creberque procelis
"Africus."
Sometimes treaty an obsolete and anuquAted idea;
abandonment OF free trade There also another
class Of men, and those are gentlemen with whom we
who fnd fault with it-and that must say by far the
soundest obecti0n-because Is abandonment Of the
principle Of Ss r treaty is
aware Of any entanging engagement which II contains
certainly contains no exclusive privilege but is az
Of sweeping from the statute book the chief relics Of thai
mscaled system which still remain upon IT, The fact 10
and you VIM presently see that i = 90 that our Old friend
the land and who was dsodged from them some 10 or
years ago. mas since that period found very comfortably
and you invited, II you will have the goodness
In the operation, TO whether you cannot like
Wiee eject him those holes corners.
that toremove the duty from all manufacture
goode and there hardly OF that class Of duties wbc
not in pon! Of fact the representative Of strictly pr
tective duty; nay more-and mark my words-ln man
cases of prohi6itory duty. Perhaps the will b
beet explained by my stating 70 me committee what wi
90 the nnanciai results Q, inc treaty stands va
branches OF reduction only-the reduction Of the du
upon wine, the reduction Of that upon brandy, and tn
abolition Of the duties upon manufactured goods
The reduction OF the duty upon wine from 10d TO Be
per gallon will Afford to the consumer relief o.
$3.50 o0, and will entail upon the revenue, after allow
ing for increase Of consumption to the extent Of 81
per cent, loss of f5l5 600 The reduction Of the duty
upon brandy from lts 70 Ss 3D. gallon will give to the
consumer relief Of f446 900, and, assuming that tho
consumption viii be raised TO the point at which stoot
in 1850 just before the disease OF the vine commenced
will cause loss Of f225 goo to the revenue There arr
we propose 10 postpone for single year, in the NEAR
time reducing 1t by enc half One Of them the article
cork which has been the subject of great deal Of dc
bate in this House. must say that although there
stronger apparent made out for protection,
although In consequence Of the measures which wert
adopted there has considerable shock TO the trade
ana change of its nature and OF the
which II takes the House has nothing to repent Or
the contrary the total consumption Of cork is much
larger now than It was before the duty was reduced
On account Of the importance Of the present change
however, We propose to give, until the LIST Q
April, 1860 for the reduction Of the duty on cork
and OF those affecting two other trades, upon thu
simple ground thai they are trades carried on almost
,Iey by dosed rural labor TO which IL Is not desirable
the trade In straw plating In the meantime the duties
will be reduced, and next year they will be taken Off
aboahed, amounts less than f432 600 The princi
pal articles silk manufactures gloves sub
ject to short delay, f4S000 artificial flowers, f20 900
watches fl60 600; certain oils, Sl0 600; musical nsru
mens, f,9,oto leather $4,000; china, $4,000; glass
900 There are also great number OF minor articles
industry produced largely abroad especially in France
duty RENTED, under the French treaty, will be f
600; the loss to the for the first year will be
81 Now, sir, the objections which taken "a
this treaty in the interests Of free trade will not am
quite sure be very long alive but there is obec
ton which turns upon another point with which must
endeavor TO deal II Is that which tells that the
duties we are about to repeal are, forsooth,
duties, and duties which levied upon luxures and do
not affect the poor man. Compassion for the poor IL
very fine thing, and should be very sorry TO say any
thing that appeared TO deprecae undervaue sacred
sentiment, but must say that 10 entirely ont Of place
here. There Is not Of these duties that Is
duty-no not one Of them How they work with respect
to men, how they work with respect TO those not
rich men, we viii presently inquire But If these are