The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-12

ire ffrm zFunarfassmfnt ana ffleyNF
snmixed prosprsily. Daring lh,s vrry
session. On fsfmer occasion. he sssusesi
Us Thar she vas prosperous. sndss ~ 80
idfnee Of il sddUeed. ihe-. f.ei 90 he sale
81 . lot Of slaves 81 he sssrafe prize of
$500 each. But xhal 10 her sexual ron
dision 81 thistmonsnif The sensior sd
seried 20 The apparent increase 10 ilr
amount Of her exports. and panied ns 10
this as an index Of her wealth and pfos-
psrily under q scale Of falling duties.
Bot that fact. 50 trim phsniiy pressed By
the Srnslor. is easily sxrlsintd Tho
products Of Grorfis and 81 North Carroll
ns. The iwo neighboring SIslrs 10 bis o.n.
come IN IN swell The am0unt exported
from Charleston. in Consequence Of he
rev facilmNs afforded By linfs Of railroad
from the interior OF n States 10 ltst
commercial msrt. What do we learn
from The parrrsi The gentleman refer
red 10 The price Of slaves ss measure Of
Ss'ulhern prosperity; and II 90. y hal says
lie 10 the isci thai sbru.sfivesueeks anly
+, ago iot Of slaves brought in Charleston
bot from s2en 10 $500 a piect!--ll al
right hundred slaves were l0f sale in that
city Tor 10 that o'her startling TACT that
al public sale four enure plan,aliaus.
incl1iIng slaves. were sold iar less than
one Of them had c0stl
Yet still he elings 10 his free trade
dortriue. lhough IL has proved 50 ruinous
10 his ownsiaie and 10 Southern Interests
a. well as Nor,hen; 10 that Zee trade
which has Oppressed the lrice Of cotton
10 point below what IL has ever brought
since tie close Of the last was: In sprs
Of ailihe teachings ofexpsrienee. as well
IN his own as in al nther nations. slill he
desfens Us with the cry Of free iradr! IRE
irsdel Really The case Of The honorable
gentleman is without any parallel. that |
know or ever heard oi--anlrss il be that
which we find in,Ihe' in mori1l work az
lie Sage. Gil BIAS was engaged 10 ned
zeal practice With the Ear tanned DR.. San
grade. and. sfier having gone asfr as his
conscienee aud his feehrgs enuld u all
endure. lie came Al lutto lie doctor. and
sand To him, Sir. your system woh'i de-;
haze been bleeding and administering
warm wa'er with unflincbing resolution.
aud ihe consequence is. and mus: tell
i, you frankly, all our psIients--nobles,
gentlemen. bourgeois, men, women aud
Children-sll, al are dying. propose
TO change our system. Whs,l said the
as,onished Sangrado, change eur sysieml
] -Chsnee our system! Why. sir. do
you no, know thai have written book,
aud that must preserve my consisfenry?
Yes; and sooner Than change my system.
or wfi;e another book % Prove il false. let
nubles, geallemrn. bourgeois, men. wo-
men sad children. aud al. go-Q will
no, say where.) { A laugh.
The Senator seems 10 act on the self
same plan. lnslsad Of recommending
hot water and bleeding. he recommend.
frte trade; and though be sees from year
10 year that his prescriptions asc. killing
all bis patients, be spurns The idea Of
changing bis system. because he ms,
preserve his CONSISTENCY. laugh.
shbll not enter into IuIlller details on
this suhjec, Of free trade. | ha,esbeen
induced 10 say what have now SAID in
defence Of an opposite system. TO which
have long been strongly attached, and
Tor which my conviction of us necessity.
in The actual posture Of The commercial
world. far iInm being weakened. is but
the moIe confirmed aud strengthened BY
observation and experience, and by III
the mature reflection haze been able to
.bestow upon il.
Bun ] ask again, as have done once
before, iha, NAV moi be misunderstood.
l am not esponslng the cause nf any h,gn
protective tariff Of duties. lam for such
scheme Of ta,ies as viii preserve all
the essential principles Of the COMPROMISE
act. as understand them. have lived
and shall die in The conviction Of The
wisdom Of The pretsc,ive policy. have
regretted doring life, and shall when die,
the prevalence Of lhose causes IHspeci-
fully leliese mistaken csuses--which
make some Of my fellos-cit,zens nnwi.l-
ing TO adhere 10 it Ibelieye The day is
not far distant when great majority of
The whole nation will call upon this Gene
raj Government for protection. 10 TIE
place Of that so-called free trade with
which there is no sympathy abroad; but.
at,he sane time. have ever believed
that stability, with moderate amount
Of proecunn. better than very high
tariff without Il. bold harmony 10 ba
one ol the first of oGr and af al social
blessings; and that il is better, il il eaa i.
be done, to give protection as iacilentsllo
the raising If ,e,enue. than to a,iemp, 10
establish il 60 nomine. Indeed, indie
pendent OF all uiher considerations, the
facl oil IT'S reconciling all parts of,he coun-
Try. would alrne be sufficient 10 ,ecoa,-
mend il 10 The adoption ol every enIighl.
ened statesman. Even were high .arlf
dies rable IN principle. il would BE- lmpos-
slble 10 getn' IN the present state OF parties
in this caun,ry;I mean Of par ies IN Con-
gress. ! wnuli say to all our friends. l,t