Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-16
THE TARIFF.

This interminable question will never, W.
fear, be settled to the satisfaction of the fedea
party, although it may be to that of the people
With facts staring them in the face, so obvou;
that 6 he who runs may read,' they yet have
the folly to believe that the people may again
be deluded with stale cries about g America,
Industry" &C Home Protection" &c. Thu
truth is, that the industry of the country wal
never more secure than when under the infr
ence OF Democratic legislation-never bette
protected than when safe from interruption ami
robbery. This is all that the industry of A
merlca has right to expect under the exs
ting government, and all it wants under any
There can be but little doubt that the NOS
strenuous exertions will be made to procure
the repeal of McKay's Bill of '46. 1t is wei
ascertained that rooms have been rented al
Washington, money subscribed, and franks
| obtained, for the dissemination OF Wing docu
ments, and to aid i'll restoring the reign OF mo-
nopoly and class legislation. Autographs ma!
soon be considered cheap, the supply being
much greater than the demand lie jeun'st
raut pas Ia chamdelle," or, as Franklin woaE
say, They pay too dear for the whistle" fG
the manufacturers clique are sufficiently IN
telligent to know their interests without suct
information. And the farmers, from whon
alone converts can be expected, are sufficient
wide awake to see theirs. But the faithful a
Washington deserve recompense, and SO lont
as the spoils come from themselves, why nor.
can object.
ENGLISH SLAVERY SYSTEM.
While the fanatics of England are rasinG.
heaven and earth against us on the questlOaH
Of slavery, and associations are being formea
in England, under the auspices of America
citizens for the dissolution of the Union, o.
account Of its alleged injustice and immortality
it were well to shew how strangely the act
OF the English Government itself comport wifi
its pretended zeal for the freedom of the hui
man race The Trinidad Gazette announce
the arrival of another batch, of what are pleas;
antly termed, " emgrants," from Madras an.
Calcutta, amounting in the whole to 453 IhT
Editor states that they are fine athletic race
superior as whole, to any that had as yet al
rived, and admits they were not satisfied. W.
fancy they must indeed be philosophers, +
they could deem their situation agreeable
The Spectator describes the scene in the Tor
lowing terms =
Yesterday there was witnessed in the ya
at government house scene disgracetuI to Z
free country scene bearing a striking IS
semblance to what is witnessed in a profess
slave market The Indian emigrants, By 10
Lord William Bentinck, from Madras, and ID
Cadet, from Calcutta, amounting to 453, weT
distributed gratis to the favorite applicants
the immigration agent general, in pure Bais
, more or Cuban style. In apportioning to " w.
planters the respective numbers applied ir7
no regard whatever was paid to the ties OF iar
ily or friendship. Wives were separated Hv'
their husbands, and children from their pareili'
While being thus meted out as mules Il
husband rushed towards his wife, or ulce u' M
or mother to the lot containing her sons ,bs
poor afectionate creatures were rudely pls%s
back in the most brutal and unfeellng MANI LII
by that amalgamation OF inhumanity ana SSsJ
: conceit, the immigration agent genera rs
: such things be tolerated in Trinidad IN l04'