Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-05
INTRODUCTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN CORN
INTO ENGLAND DUTY FREE.

There was an error in the paragraph copied into
paper of Tuesday, in stating that the letter on
this subject, which has attracted no little notice,
addressed to Lord AsHBURToN, commencing the
subject to his attention and approval, was published
in the London Albion. 1t appeared in the Nep
York Albion lately, in the agricultural department Of
that paper, established for and put under the editor
ship Of Mr.. SKINNER, our late Assistant Postmaster
General.
Some of the supposed difficulties to be appre-
hended in the way of a measure that seems to pro-
mise mutual benefit to the two countries are thus
met by Mr. SKINNER. The extract is worthy of a
place in ourcoumns, if only for what is said Of the
simple domestic habits of General WASHINGTON on
the point of his table bread:
"This we agree with the writer while it would open
vent market America for her most redundant grain
and staple would prove great blessing to the aborng people
of Great Britain needless would it be to add that kindly
deed be the influence Of measure attended by such
results on the feelings and intercourse of both nations
Those who object that the free introduction Of Indian corn
would materially impair the consumption Of English wheat
-four should bear in mind that wheat forms part of the diet
the abong classes and Others who suppose that would
be impossible to disspate the prejudice which would naturally
resist the introduction of ament with which the people
altogether unacquainted ought remember in contradiction
to any such hypothesis how slow, and almost by forced
marches was the progress of rnp and potato culture and
consumponn England while the latter root constitutes
from three TO ourfhs of the entire food of the people Of
candhe entire crop being of the estimated value Of from
60 to 00O 900 Of dollars Let then, the British people bel
supplied with Indian cheaply might be
nished from America if admitted free of duty, and il not
reasonably be doubted but that would be freely
consumed there in the United States where, with little
compuson rnducement could possibly exist in coun
try, makesits appearance many forms especially
in the Middle and Southern Satcs only at the bes Of
the most opuen but in the humbles cabin Of white black
laboers. We have repeatedly and enjoyed it. in half
dozen various and palaabe shapes and FORMS at hebreaka
tables of the best housekeepers and the best bred eop
Maryland and Vrgna in the shape and FORM for ance Of
hOnny, great and small in snaush to be eaten most
agreeably with rich unskimmed milk in Journey CAKE
baked very thin boards before the fire. and brought crisp
and hot to be eaten with butter; in eggpoe light and
yellow gold, and, above all, say in bercafes
spongy and porous, and far superior the Blasted buck
wheats There nothing in fact which admtsof greater
variety Of culinary notifications and combnaonhan Indian
meal it mixes readily and cheapy with moasse with milk
with butter with lard, and the hardy aborerw tell YOU
with the gravy sop of any portion Of the hogbody, liver
lights For the aborng negro fourth Of abushe Of In
dian meal with two three pounds Of fat nddngs, per
week, and herring day, with the oa of tie dairy is the
and most abundant allowance and proof of the
remarkable adaptation Of this particular portion Of his ration
the taste and heahf susenance of the hborng man,
may be truly added that change Of diet borne so mpa
enty nothing will certainly excite nsurrectonary
spirit plantation giving out rye wheat four In
places still called English Bread any other substitute
in place Of his peck Of Indian meal That with him
qua Nori partially for confined by any means
to the African whites when accustomed to the use
OF 1T are little less reluctant to give up Hence to have
Bread shape, especially for breakfast and dinner
stan ding household order in large portion Of the United
States We received letter from Marylani-bred
Eastern Shore gentleman and moro need not be sa dsed In
Florence describing the delights Of the climate and the cheap
ness of luxurious living which concluded with the declaration
that all lis boasted and real enoyments did not compensate
with him for tins loss of Maryland oysters and homny and
il happened also within our knowledge that accomplished
officer of the army from the West stationed on our fnnhe
applied TO brother officer 10 the south for an exchange OF
posts expressly the ground mar tne ~ouu ho
give him. or did not understand making bread Those
who were familiar with the domestic habits OF General WASH
ington will remember thai even the most stately OCCASIONS
Mount Vernon nothing could pesaT with MN 70 orego MS
'ash-cak4 for dinner, made o. ae dough inui'i nea,
placed between cabbageeayc and baked IN the ashes on the
kitchen hearth All these facts are mentioned to prove maj
use would not only reconcile the British people TO he con
sumption of Indian as common diet pu would Dege
with them the paraliy which exists or IL where used
and its intrinsic excellence not necessity or cheapnes recon-
mend it. II would seem be preposteous to doubt IT. while
the use Of it would not nies5c with any grain grown and
used ther, likely to be used for tas sfme purpose
Moreove the fuctuation in the quantity ss pnce oil po
expose the Isbsng population Of Great Britain coca
sionay TO miserable pryaon bordering famine and thep
how depIorabe condition Of the common people, whose
food and dependence for life itss s Of the cheapest
md lowest grade of the eahs productions upon Sich NE
an be sustained, with alment even roots in reserve, ne
og IL on which they can fall back in case OF scarcity n
1ay efs would really appear be reigning somewhere
extraordinary spd banefu influence, when happens
he order of PrWdence 81 Governments that America, oone
b, the bone and flesh Of the aes y England IN
superuiy the nobcst grain ahe Of the most
nutritious and pssaiahe ailments Of human and anss, e-
amounting did c4ss Of Indian cornin 1892 70
s75 bushes-any power afcrpsqnce should forbid the
Of it to labong population to whom aer all, their coun-
try her real wealth at home and her power over
world But anticipating, and weakening by
anticipation the force of suggestions this head that
would fan have had commended public notice wohiy
and usdsr more favorable auspices and will only add that
writer could have chosen address them to more loyal
to England more friendly America, respected in
all countries thanIod ksEpphg0y, is not to be doubted
s ss his Lordshps personal suaviy an vpassumng de-
perse ppy characterize his distinguished successor
will his disposition 10 harmonse the interests Of the two
countries, acting on tse saast1en, that
"a peace is Of the q : Sonnuest,
For then both parties nobiy sttagd,
And neither party loser"
MlcKISAc STnAIrs.-A letter from United States Off
csr in the garrison at Macknac Of the date Of March 3D.
gives information that the Straits wholly free Of ice east