Year: 1862

English statesmen and public men appear to
us, in some certain respects, to be plunged into
deep lethargy, and to have fallen into condi-
tion of the most complete mental somnolency
and oblivion. They seem to have either for
gotten or to have sponged out Of their minds
large piece of past history. They appear to
ignore the fact that many years ago there oc-
CURED great revolution In the world, and
great nation sprang into existence, formed out
Of people who before were colonies of Great
Britain. They seem to think and act as if these
United States were still dependent colonies Of
the British throne, and to forget that we are an
independent people, free to make our own laws
and to regulate as we please our intercourse
with foreign nations. Do we at any time think
proper to make any change in our tarif-to lay
on or take of any duties, to admit or prohibit
any particular importation-these men-arro-
giant publicsts; for we do not confound them
with the English people generally; they are not
quite so arrogant and stupid-these men i'm
mediately raise violent outcry and assume to
be very shamefully and unjustly treated. They
talk and reason as if they had to do with
colonial, dependent people, who have no right to





against British interests. Such assumption and
arrogance arc really amusing-they are posi-
lively ridiculous They are contrary to rea-
son. contrary to national amity, and contrary
to the practice and habitual policy Of the
British government in all ages. When England
lays prohibitory duties on French wines, does
she ask leave of France? Do the French raise
an outcry that they are shamefully treated, and
call upon the British Parliament to modify its
laws? No such thing. The English are not so
mean as to ask leave Of France how to regu-
late their custom house tariff. nor are the
French so ignorant or arrogant IS to vituperate
| the English for taking the liberty of acting as
they please in their own affairs. Now, all we
ask is the same measure Of fairness and simple
justice.


For the last ten years, or even further
| back, the United States have been gradually
| becoming formidable rivals to England in the
career of national industry and productions.
| In many manufactures we even compete with
| England in the market Of the world. We
send our cottons to the interior OF Africa.
| to China and to the Indies, and our mer-
chant ships crowd every sea and ocean in
| the civilized world. Can the English be so


insane as to complain Of our progress, and de-
mand imperiously Of us such a tariff as will
| suit them and their commercial policy better
! than ourselves and our own interests? In sober
| gentlcness and kindness, we would let England
know that we shall pursue our own course,


only smiling at her arrogant reproaches and
despising her exacting requirements We have
| all the elements required by an inventive, en-
ergetic and enterprising people to create
wealth unbounded. Our resources in wool,
cotton, iron, lead, coal, and all the numerous


materials Of manufacture, excepting French
silks, are such as to give US the advantage over
England in manufactures. Our forests supply
| US with all the requirements OF great com.
| mercial navy. In all these things, without
| shadow Of boasting or vanity, ii may be truly
| said we greatly surpass the English. But, what
| 10 more, we have an inventive ingenious, indus
trious people, ready to turn all these abundant
| elements Of wealth to good account What,
then, would England haves What does she
mean by her complaints against us because Of
| the enactment of our tariff? Would she have
| us remain idle, in order to give employment to
l
| we will tell England what we would have and
| what we mean by our tariff. We mean to in
| vite foreign capitalists to bring their capi-
| tai and their workmen over here among us,


to work up, as part Of ourselves, the rich ma
| teriss Of wealth which lie in abundance around
! us. We mean to supply tho world rather


than to depend on the world to supply us.


We mean to do as England has done-to go


ahead Can she justly complain of this, or Of


the means we adopt to procure this: Certainly


not We have never complained Of the in


dustry and productions and commercial enter


prise Of England, and therefore let her stop


her mouth and cease to complain Of our in


dustrial and commercial policy.


That is what we will have and what We


mean. Furthermore, we would have England


(or rather English statesmen) to be little


more reasonable, and even rational, in their


disq,lisitions upon our laws and policy. She


pursues her own interest. We simply claim


the righ. OF doing the same thing.


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THE CARTEL ron raE RELEASE OF UNoS AND


CONFEDERATE PRrsoSERs.-We are glad to learn


that Major General Dix, commissioners on the


part of the federal government. aud MSior


General Hill, on the part of the rebels, have


agreed upon cartel for the exchange Of the


numerous prisoners now in our own hands and


in those OF the enemy. This arrangement will


be brought into operation Immediately, so that


there will be no more delay or difficulty In the


release Of our Union soldiers who have 80 long


bsen languishing in Southern prisons.


The new cartel il based upon the principle


OF that Of the waf Of 1912, between the United


States and Great Britain, by which system for


the proper treatment, release and exchange of


all prisoners was clearly specified. That docu.