REPORT by Sir. E. THORNTON relative to the Measures submitted to CONGRESS for Assisting the SHIPPING INTERESTS of the UNITED STATES.

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Published by Houses of Parliament, London, 1881

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29pp. Folio. Disbound British Parliamentary Paper. Commercial No 12 (1881). (United States) C.-2801. A very clean copy. "Free intercourse means cheapness and abundance of all these things to the masses. Restriction on trade and intercourse, taxation and subsidy, all produce scarcity and increase cost. England and her dependencies buy now more than hone-half of all we sell to the world. They are best customers, . Believing a liberal policy will make us the greatest people upon the earth, I seek to remove all restrictions as rapidly as possible; and as we are building no ships for foreign trade, and have none, I trust Congress will allow our people to buy them as all other people do, and enter the contest for the business of the world once more on something like fair terms.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: REPORT by Sir. E. THORNTON relative to the Measures submitted to CONGRESS for Assisting the SHIPPING INTERESTS of the UNITED STATES.
• Publisher: Houses of Parliament, London
• Publication Date: 1881