Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-01-16

Americans 0: &c. On the other hand, the
ENGLISH masses hate their Government as cor
dially az we love onrs--for they regard lis
ba yonets AS the wall between them and the
rights and privileges. they well know the
American people enjoy. Steam has linked
them with US in sentiment by bonds not to be
broken. They already think and feel, upon
most questions Of public Government, as ar-
dent and literally as we do ourselves. Every
steamship. as il crosses the Atlantic, bears
some item of information tending to the more
rapid advancement Of the English millions,
who know, too, that war with the U. States,
upon this question. will be merely the first
act Of the great DIR ina in which the world Is
to behold the struggle for supremacy between
the principles of the middle ages and those OF
the present century. They will with difficult
ty be driven to make show of batterlng
down that which they regard as the great pio-
neer of their own political redemption-the
Government Of the United States. The com.
plete success of our experiment Of self-goveEn-
ment has, indeed, paralized England's power
for aggressive war upon US. Ii the struggle
should come, which | do not believe. this
will be found to be true. She may be mighty
and terrible for single onslaught; but when
the fangs Of war are once fixed on the viials
Of her people, her weakness will be made APP
parent.
The Committee on Ways and Means will,
doubtless, propose twenty-five per centum as
the maximum rate of duties on foreign i'm
ports. The Secretary Of the Treasury. as
wrote you few evenings since, comedies in
the propriety Of such recommendation
This is fall, indeed, (ftom $50 per cent? is
II not! The minimums and specihcs-the
stocking the cards. and turning up the jacks
will, for the most part, be discontinued, never
again to be- renewed. | am inclined to think
that no recommendation will be made for rals-
ing any portion of the revenue from duties on
teas and coffee. This is to be regretted. deep
ly regretted. TO my mind, they are, next 10
Injuries, the fairest subjects from which TO
obtain fun 5. There can he no honry-fug
Cling in collecting money for the support of
the Government on them. Every dollar, eve
~ cent Of their increased cost will go-not in
to the pockets of millionaire captal>ts-b"t
into the public treasury-where, as far as pos
should be made to 60.
| From the tone of the Enquirer, for the last
few days, l have been led to imagine that
doubt exists in the minds Of some Of the good
folks Of Richmond as to the success of the in.
tended reduction Of the Tariff Such is not
the fact. The doom OF The Tariff of 1912 is
sealed, as all here admit. Its friends know
that war will not even save it. They are as
much p,Izzlad TO fall upon some plan promls-
ing the least hope of its preservation, as are
the Editor Of the Richmond Wing and his cor
respondents, TO find out whether the admins.
,ralion are, or are not, DESTROYS Of peace
Their speculations upon this subject are Pick
wickihn. TO a wonderful degree.
| Yankee Hill, with his jokes, is taking the
wrinkles out of the people in Washington, and
picking their pockets Of half dollars, in fine
style. He is enough to cure the too'h-ache.
| MACON