The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-22
FnSn dc National In,elIigrnorL
lnirodntiisn Of lmfrifan Indian Corn lhIo
ERsland Duty Frf.

England Duty Frs.
There was an error in The na,aeranl
COPIED lnla our paper Of Tuesday. IN star.
Ing that the letter on this suLi.rt, which
has attracted no lilile notice, addressed "a
lord AshburIon. rommenJing The sab.
ject 10 his attention end approval, Vas
published IN The London AIhion. Ii
appeared IN the Nec FORK Albion lately.
in The agricultural department Of thar "a.
per, established for and put under the edi.
Iorship of Nj skinner, oul laie Assistan,
Postmaster General.
Some Of The supposed difficulties 10 be
npPr'hended in The way Of measure Ina,
seems 10 promise mutual benefit 10 The
Two countries are thus met BY Mr. Skin
ner The e,tr.ct Is worthy of a lace IN
"ur columns. if only fr what il said az
The simple domestic habits of General
Washington on The point OF his iaCIe
Jndk -. .... -
This, we agree with the writer, while
u would open vent and market 20 Ame-
RIGA for her most redundant grain and on.
pie, would prove great blessing 10 die
laboring people Of Great Britain; needless
would Il be 10 add, that kindly, indeed.
must be the influence Of measure attend.
ell BY such results on The feelings and in.
ierc0urse Of both nations.
"Thosc who ohicei iliai the free intro
dnciion Of Indian corn would materially
impair the consumption Of English whes,
Hour, should bear in mind that whoa,
forms no part Of the diet OF the lahorins
classes, and others, who suppose lhat il
would be impossible 10 dissipaie the orc.
Jndicc which would naturally resist the
introduction Of an alIment y i'm which Tie
people are al,egs.sss snasaaais'sa oRsh
hyrothesis, how slow, and almost by
fnrced marches, was the progress Of tnr-
nip and potato culture and consumption 10
England; while the latter root now constr
,u,es from three TO four iifths OF the entire
food Of the people Of Irtland-the entire
crop being Of the estimated value OF from
60 10 20. 900, 900 Of dollars. Let. then,
The British people be supplied with Indian
corn as cheaply as il might now be FUR.
nished from America, IL admitted Tree oil
duty, and il is not reasonably 10 be doubt
ed but that IL would soon be as freely con.
sumed there as in the United States; where
with as little compulsion or inducem'n,
rs could possibly exist in any country, it
makes It's appearance in so many forms.
more especially in the Middle and South
ern States, not only at the tables OF the
most opulent, but in The humblest cabin
Of the white or black laborers. We have
repeatedly $, en- and enjoyed il. in half a
dozen various and pa atablc shapes and
forms, AT the breakfast tables Of the best
bred people, in Maryland and Virginia; in
,heshape and forms, Tor instance, Of ho-
miny,' great and smallj in .mush,' 10 be
eaten mos. agrecably with rich unskim-
med milk; in Journey cake, baked very
thin. on boards before the fire, and brought
ON Grip aud hot. TO be eaten with butter;
.egspone,' light and yellow as gold, and,
above all, as some say, in batter.cakes,
spongy and porous, and far superior TO the
hoasted buckwheats. There is nothing
In fact which admits Of a greater variety
Of culinary notifications and combina'
tions than Indian meal; it mixes readily
and cheaply with molasses, with milk
with butter. with lard, and, as the hardy
laborer will tell you, with the gravy ri
sop Of any portion OF the hog-body,
liver, or lights. For the laboring Negro
fourth Of bushel Of Indian meal, will
two or three pounds Of fat middlings, PEI
week, aud herring day, with the ofta
of The dairy. is the common and mos
abundant allowance; and in proof Of the re
marka5.e adaptation of This particular por
ton of his ration to The taste aud healshiu
sustenanre of the laborirg man, il may b
truly added that no change of diet
horne 40 impatiently, nothing will NOR
certainly excite an insurrectionary splr'
on a plantation. as .giying Out rye o
wheat flour, IN some places still calle
English bread, or any other substitute, 4
place Of his peck Of Indian meal, Th'
with him is sine qua nnn. Nor Is
par,iality for il confined by any means
the African race; whites, when once al
customed TO the use of il, are little les
reluctant to give, it up. Hence to hav
corn bread, in some shape, especially Ia
breakfast and dinner, is a standing house
hold order in large portion Of the Un
ted States. We once received leist
from Il Marvland-bred Eastern Shore gei
tleman. land more noel not be said, da
ed in Florence, describing the delights
the climate and tho cheapness ofluxuri",