New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-14
Free Trade in the United States.

| M. Mlcnet CheVaIer, the q 5tlugushed
French free trader, was entertained at
dinner April 81 by the members of tie
Chamber of Commerce OF Liverpool. Eng
land. During the speech made by him on
that occasion he referred to the growth of
free trade principles in this country as fol-
| lows:
Now lot us speak of the grea. republic of
| North America itself. Its interests are init.
mately connected with those of your great
town: However it may for the time be de-
| luded by the apparent charm of prOte C ton
| i will. after due consideration, follow with
the tide of free trade. 1t can not be in vain
that Anglo saxon blood aniinates the Amer
Ican people 1t is an energetic race, whose
hands have accomplished one of the great
est marvels of hisJory-the subiugation to
the laws of civilization of a vast cont.
nent, hitherto under the ruis of a few
wandering tribes Of savages. It has placed
under cultivation an extent OF country
three times the size of England and France
pat together, and still there is much more
to cultivate, which the American does piece
by ulece every year. The more tangible
evluences of an advanced state OF society
oullmngs, monuments. structures of every
klnd-have been raised on all sides by
Americans; each State has an admirable
H.
erable edifices erected-some 70 the worship
OF God, others tor universities and schools
OF every degree, for leg islat;ve assem- blies
and immense manufactures. The vast area
of the northern part of the new continent
has been embelished with cities so populous
that in Europe they would form. tbs capitals
of powerful kingdoms.
A nation so anxious to possess all the i'm. |
provements of public and private life. and |
so eminent by its love and it's practical |
sense OF liberties, can not much longer re. |
man bound by system of customs repug-
haat 10 the principles OF progressive policy, |
offensive to the holy feeling of brotherhood /
which ought to unite the whole human race,
opposed to the liberties Of both the pro.
Queer ana the consumer destructive to the
growth Of trade The Americans are too
clever people; they can not possibly toll
crate much longer so fragrant and SO OBJ.
noxlous contradiction. The formation of
the new party of the % Patrons NAV be
as the beginning of a powerful
opposition to the domination CT protection
in the great republic of the new continent.
beg leave to mention here fact which
may have escaped the attention of some of
the present company. You know one Of
the aims of the Americans is to inundate
with their wheat Indian corn and grain in
general the markets of Europe, particu. |
arly those of England. to which they al.
ready send vast quantities.; and their am
oition is legitimate, because there is no
INIT to the grain they can produce in the
w estern States. and ship thence. by wav of |
Montreal or New York, for Europe. At
he very moment that they are forming
'lans for the conquest of our markets, they
maintain carefully heavy duties upon for
lgn grain. CHANGING at the American
arit find that the duties on grain i'm
ported into the United States are as fol.
ows: Wheat. twenty cents per bushel;
wheat -four, twenty per cent ad valorem;
ndlan corn, ten cents per bushel Indian
orn meal, ten per cent ad valorem. SO
stoanding piece Qsyinconsistency must
pen the eyes of the Americans, who are a |
ehecnve people. The United States have
ad' IN some respects. their Richard Cob.
en- IN the person of David A. Wells; up Il
. the present moment thew have wanted 8
heir Robert Peel Now he will be found. i
ecause he has become necessity. i