The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-16 00:00:00

" Polly, put the kettle on—never say die !"

Our gibing contemporary of Monday, like a certain
illustrious ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has fallen
back for consolation, during the present untoward
state of politics, upon his recollections of the classics.
" Hilli-onnee Palmerston " and " Fides Achates,"—
from henceforth let yours be the loves of the angels !

" Arcades anzbo "—brothers in misfortune and in
classical lore, be ye ever associated together on the
.
shady side of tohtics—twin glowworms, shedding
your mild' light upon the darkness o? your benighted
party. " Hilli-onnee Palmerston"—" Fides Achates."
Prodigious !

THE BRAZILIAN QUESTION AND THE

" MANCHESTER GUARDIAN."

The Manchester Guardian has a long article on Saturday,
in reply to a few remarks which we offered in our last upon
the subject of our relations with Brazil ; and although we
have bestowed some attention upon the lucubrations of our
contemporary, we really cannot discover that he has thrown
much light upon the question. The tone of our article has
not pleased the Guardian. We indulge, it appears, in " bad
jokes," and are not so attentive as we might be to that sto-
lidity of style with which our contemporary is accustomed to
dole forth his profound observations upon " grave questions
of national policy." But, with this exception, we are at a
loss to perceive in what we have offended ; and certainly we
cannot admit that in one position the Guardian has met us
with a refutation.

Our contemporary, in the article which called forth our
remarks, was anxious to represent the possible raising of the
import duties, levied under the present Brazilian tariff, as
likely to be induenced by a spirit of hostility on the part of
the Brazilian government towards this country. We doubted,
and we doubt still, wkether .that government will be influ-
enced by any such feeling; and we are still of opinion that,
in attributing such a feeling to it, " the wish," in the mind
of our contemporary, was " father to tie thought." There
was a " flippancy of tone"—if we must retort upon him—in
the Guardian's article, which certainly did not lead to the
supposition that the retaliatory legislation spoken of was
viewed with any great dissatisfaction ; and when we bear in
mind the fact that the very course represented as in contem-
plation by the Brazilian government has been pointed out to
it by the organs of the whig party in this country, we can
really reconcile ourselves to the " decency and propriety" of
having imputed satisfaction to the Guardian in remarking
upon it.
Upon the main question between Great Britain and the
Brazils we are not at all moved by the Guardian's remarks.
It is not a question of merely commercial policy ; and were
it even so, we cannot see that it is at all necessary to adopt
the Guardian's views. The choice is given to us between
two great markets for our manufactures—our own free-labour
Colonies, and the slave-worked and slave-importing country
of Brazil. We know that by transferring our ciutom from
the former to the latter we shall rivet the fetters upon the
limbs of millions of our fellow beings without adding one
benefit to the trade of Great Britain ;—that, in fact, we shall
virtually proclaim to the world that the great experiment of
negro emancipation, in which we have made so noble a
sacrifice, is a failure ; and, although temporarily, we may
experience an inconvenience from perseverance in it, we have
no fear that the mind of the nation can be wrought upon to
abandon it as yet.

The Guardian is anxious for " the benefit of our cogi-
tations " upon the effect which the imposition of heavy
protecting duties have upon the " revenue and commerce "
of countries generally. It is scarcely , worth our while to
enlighten our contemporary. We may state, however, our
opinion generally upon this point. We do not think that a
government should legislate for "revenue and commerce"
solely. Nobler and higher purposes should actuate us ; and
upon this particular question the government of Great Britain
would, in our humble opinion, be strangely wanting in virtue
and manliness if it omitted any opportunity of declaring its
firm determination to persevere in the course which it has
entered upon to discourage the consumption in Great Britain
a every foreign product which is raised by the toil of slaves.

ABSTRACT Off' THE LOG OF THE "COLUMBIA"
STEAM-SHIP, CAPT. C. H. E. -T UDKINS,
From Boston, U.S., aid Halifax, N.S., to Liverpool.

Nov. I.—Sailed from Boston at 3 p,ra
2.—Running for Halifax.
3.—Arrived at Halifax at 7 a.m..

4.—Sailed from Halifax at 41 p.m. passed he jl3ritannia
at 5 p.m., going into harbour, all well., 6 p.m. Samba Light
bore W. by S. 9 miles, from which we took our departure.
s.—Distance 210 miles. Wind S.E. Strong breeze, and
squally.

S.S.W. Steady breeze, and clear weather.
7.-211 miles. S.S.W. Moderate and clear.
8.-244 miles. S.W. Fresh breeze, and cloudy.
9.-244 miles. N. Moderate and clear.
10.-232 miles. E. Moderate and cloudy.
11.-226 miles. E.N.E. Moderate and clear.
12.-252 miles. N.W. Strong breeze and cloudy wee-
' ther with a long swell from N.W.
13.-262 miles. N.W. Strong breeze arid cloudy wea-
ther, with lightning and rain.
11.-242 miles. N.E. Strong breeze and clear. $ a.m.
Cape Clear Light bore N.E. by E. At 8 p.m. abreast of
Tuskar.

—Of Holyhead at 4 a.m., and arrived at Liverpool at

15.-
11 a.m

A MOUNTAIN OP FAT.—Mr. Dawson, of the George the
Fourth, Leonard-street. Derby. whose hog pig was slaugh-
tered a few days ago, weighed the enormous sum of 9861b5.,
or 123
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