But it is observable, that no individuals now grumble so much as the farmers who voted for free trader in 1847, unless indeed it be the shipowners, every one of whom for years, both in and out of Parliament, supported the repeal of the corn laws.
Disraeli observes the irony of farmers and shipowners, who previously supported free trade, now expressing the most discontent.
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