text:  have laid before the Cortes and Government the most energetic memorials and remonstrances against the prohibition system of tariffs in force and ask why they who in favour of their own industry and products never asked for prohibitions are to be sacrificed to Catalonia and Biscay? The Spanish Government and the most distinguished public men are well known to be favourable to be anxiously meditating an enlightened change of system and negotiations are progressing prosperously or would progress but for France