American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-24

| C"IhOt NC eAPcCtCu. he great nope is IN inc
United States and Canada. The proof of the
scarcity exists in the fact, that most of the con-
tinental powers have already opened their
ports for the self same object, and it is Justly
said, "Why should England be less consider
ate for its citizens, than are the continental
rulers for theirs?"
The real fact in all probability is, that Peel
is unwilling to act until he is armed with the
strongest possible reasons for dong so; and in
order to put cavil out Of the question, he is said
to be waiting for the report of the scientific
commissioners whom he has sent 10 Ireland to
investigate the potatoe disease. Some say that
Parliament will be Immediately summoned to
consider what ought TO be done in the present
emergency. A Privy Council must be called
ere the ports can be opened, and as no an
nouncement OF such meeting has yet been
made, some days, it is probable, may elapse be-
fore the policy of the Cabinet will be made
public. The state of things in these Kingdoms
at the present time, with the certainty of bread
stuffs coming in free, or at the lowest nominal
duty, must have considerable effect on the
price of those commodities in the u. States and
Canadian markets. AS proof of the diyersi-
ty Of opinion which prevails in the Cabinet OH
the subject Of resembling the Corn Laws, even
Tor temporary purpose, we may mention that
another meeting was held, at the house of Sir
Robert Peel, yesterday afternoon.
FAMINE EXPECTED IN ENGLAND.
Hitherto, the cycle Of the seasons has be-
friended Sir Robert Peel Four good llarves,s
in succession have filled his exchequer filled
the stomachs Of the heges--made the nation
prosperous-the people contented. Alas! the
scene is changed-the evil day has come upon
him, and hos found him unprepared TO face it.
Famnc-gaunt, horrible, destroying famine
seems impending. Fears have seized the pub
lie mind. In Ireland matters looking appalling
in England gloomy. The granades of the
continent are exhausted. The corn fields of
the Nistula, the Danube, and the Eide, are
barely sufficient for the local wants of the in
habitants. The nation is in commotion; and
tie CRY Of "Open the ports and let in corn, du-
ty free" is heard, on all Sides reverberated
from every part Of the empire. The "pressure
from without" has made itself heard in Down
ing street; and faith in the sliding scale-Peel's
sliding scale-s gone forever. A third of the
potatoe crop in Ireland is destroyed. The Go
vernment has sent scientific professors to the
scene of the mischief, and the awful truth is
out that this large portion of the peoples food
the escuIent that Goblet abhorred-is unfit
for use. What is to be done in this terrible,
this unlooked-for emergency? "Open the
ports" is the exclamation; and there stands the
shivering Premier, like reed in the wind par
alysed between affection for his sliding scale
and the horrors. of public famine There he
is, balancing the pros and cons. But necessity
is superior to consistency, superior even to law.
| The ports must be opened. O'Connell, who as
sumes TO be the tribune Of the Irish people,
goes beyond this. He demandsa grant of pub
! lie money to lhe extent of million and a half,
to be expended in the purchase Of food-he
calls for tax of fifty per cent. on the absen
tees, and tax ten per cent. on the residents
he asks for the prohibition of corn and pro-
visions leaving the standard the prevention
of distlleries consuming grain. Large de-
mands these-wll they be conceded A day
or two will solve the questions; and in the
meantime speculation will find a wide margin
/ for the exercise of its ingenuity.
/ The sliding scale--that cunning scheme to
make food artifcially dear-is in the crisis of
/ its fate. Swept away now, as it will be, its
reimpositon, with the views which the public
entertain, and which conservative and even ag-
ricultural members have tardily adopted, will
be found impossible 1t is gone for ever. In
future years a small fixed duty may be imposed
the sliding scale never. Every thing pro-
claims the speedy extinction of the sliding
scale-the tone Of the government organs the
language of the protested supporters Of the min
istry, the feeling of the public mind. 1t has
long been seen and loretold that the first sea-
son of scarcity would fix its DOOM So it has
Peel is good actor; his 'shivering is proba-
bly, stimulated, not real Placed between cross
fires, exposed on his flank and his rear it is ae-
cessary that he should play his part so as not
to appear to give triumph to either party
Vhis he has done; this he is doing. Like the
''coy maid half willing 10 be pressed he may
perhaps feel inclined to sing
GLOW happy could be with either,
Were tOther dear charmer away"
But it is suspected by those who appear to
know him best, that his leanings are towards {
| liberal commercial, in conLradistinction to a
monopolist policy
TERRIBLE RAILWAY REyuLsIoN. The rail-
way mania has received its qatietltS. Something
like panic has oVertaken the spectators in
iron highways. Now that the reaction has
come it brings in its train ruin and devastation.
and bankruptcy to thousands.
The wreck of fortune and of character
which this temporary insanity has produced,
will be felt long after the causcs that produced
it have passed away. AS proof of the extent
TO which this huge system of swindling has
been carried, it may be mentioned that even
ladies' were not exempt from its influence
| The female friends and relatives of those who
| pulled the wires of certain imposing puppet
schemes, were in the daily habit of haunting
| the purieus and offices of the share, brokers IN
the metropolis, to watch the market, in order
to turn their letters of alotments to the best
account! One Of the railway papers mentions
a certain batch of female spectators who CON
trved to realize by this kind Of chicanery,
during the height Of the mania, the astounding
sum Of $500, 900.
The appropriation of the property of Others
by fraud or misrepresentation, is felony by the
law, but for system based for the most part
on falschood and deceit, there appears to be no
legal restraint-certainly no legal remedy
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