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BENEFIT TO ENGLAND. 



The trade with China has been long forced. It is seen 

 that both nations give her upwards of 30,000,000 dollars, 

 more than one-half of which is in cash ; that she only 

 takes some 13,000,000 dollars from them of their wares; 

 and yet both England and America say, "Come, let us 

 buy more silk, more tea, and she will buy more of our 

 cotton goods in return." Although both parties see they 

 already favor her yearly with some 16,000,000 to 

 17,000,000 of dollars in cash for her teas and silks, and 

 that she hands over that with some 36,000,000 to 

 38,000,000 of dollars for opium, they still will persist in 

 giving more. 



CULTIVATION OF TEA IN AMERICA WOULD BENEFIT 

 ENGLAND. 



England cries out, let us reduce our duty on teas, then 

 we will consume more of China tea, and China will be 

 able to buy more of our u piece goods." Reduce the 

 duty 6 pence or 12 cents per lb., that will increase the 

 consumption in England fully 10,000,000 Ibs. See Par- 

 liamentary Report of '47 on commercial relations with 

 China. That would be enriching China ! Did ever any 

 person hear of 367,000,000 of people being enriched by 

 30,000,000? Yea, by that 30,000,000 consuming an 

 additional 10,000,000 Ibs. of tea, which at 20 cents per 

 lb., would be 2,000,000 dollars, or about of a cent per 

 head, for Chinese to buy piece goods with. 



However, were England to reduce her duty to-morrow, 

 from 55 cents to 5 cents per lb., what would be the ef- 

 fect? Say that England then consumed 200,000,000 Ibs. 

 of tea, 150,000,000 Ibs. of an increase, it would be 

 150,000,000 Ibs. more than China could supply. The 



