Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29
From Our Phil.delph.a Correspondent.
PHILADEIpHTA Or- OK ,ox-


numerous, and hope induleent readers will
bear this in mind. You. able correspondent
81 j." has been called elsewhere, and perhans
it were better The correspondence from here
should drop, than that ] should succeed him
But will do as we'll as can: no one can do
more.
After George NJ Dallas cast his vote for a
low tariff, predictions ran very strong that this
State would consign all low tariff men to OBJ
security at her next election. That election is
over, how signaly those predictions have been
falsifed There is no use in me al this time
recapi,ulating the vote. You can read it in
any of the prints of the day. may be per-
mltted. however, 10 give my idea of the req
sons why the result was such. The high tar
if men went on the ground that in six months
after the low tariff went into operation, the
wheel Of the factory would cease to revoIve
the axe of the shipwright would wax rusty
for lack OF use the sail Of the merchant ship
would mould from the same cause; the coal
AMI iron mines of PENNSYLVANIA would be
dormant and that all the industry. of the land
would be hlghted as with a plague; that the
revenue would dwindle so low, that even our
mutual and venerable relation. Uncle Sam,
would have no occasion for breeches pock-
ct; that all onr money woul be drawn from
us by that rampant animal, John Bull, ESQ -
in fact, that we wouli be totally ruined But
how has it turned out? Whr, almost twice
as many tons entered and cleared at Phiadel-
phia this last year as ever did in the same
time before; the same in other ports; factories
of every description are springng up as if by
magic all over the country; iron foundries and
smelling establishments appear TO be growing
spontaneously; shipwrights are in snch de-
mand, that in this city So so per dav has been
pail for them; ships have been built almost
without number; in fact, everything has been
more prosperous under the new tariff than il
ever was before Well. the Wigs guided the
people with the cry that low tariff would
ruin the country; now the people have seen
for themselves Why the high tariff men in
suit not only common sense, but the indus1rl-
Gus, intelligent mechanics of this country-fll
tell YOU how Every one will admit that we
have more natural advantages than any one
country under heaven. Then ii we fear com.
petition, the fault must be our own. Wemus'
at once admit, that we lack the intelligence
AMI the enterprise of the English mechanics
say if. having the raw material cheaper than
him-food cheaper and far pIentier than him
we cannot manufacture as cheap as him, we
do not deserve protection. But such view
of the case is absurd, and as said before, in
sufting. A mechanic myself, and one who
has given the thing a great deal of thong hit,
can safely affirm, without fear of contradiction
that, placed on the same footing, we fear com
petition fFom no country on earth. This may
seem like boast, vet think it is plain truth
With such facts staring them in the face, the
Poop e will not vote for party who would
enrich a few cotton manufacturers at the eX-
pense Of nation. The country's ruined, say
| the Wings took a walk towards Kensing
| ton and Richmond last week to the first place
to see ship launch; to the second, to see tina
| giant of enterprise, the Reading Rail Road:
| Coal Depot | was too late for the launch
as the ship had entered her proper element ere
entered that part Of the town. circumstanc.
! | regretted the more, as she was beautiful
| ship, and had ali hei mastS IN before launch
! ing. However, | saw the crowd returnin:
! from the scene, as well Is the ship herself
! TO me there is something beautiful in the ex
IRENE in a noble vessel, with her delicate ira
Gerry Of ropes ana sparS; her strength and sym
etry of hull; and her hocilty-li may us'
the term-un1er the command OF man. There
is something in the destiny of a ship like tina
of a man. | thought of this as looked on thu
Eva paraiso'-snch was her name. | said Il
myself, there is a ship possessed OF every re
quisite to ensure speed and safety. She i
now about entering on her career, under favor
able auspices; but who can guess what vii
! be her fate ; She NAV weather the storms O
twenty winters, carrying the young, though
glorious flag of her country to every portrol
OF the globe. Sailors in far distant ports ma,
point to her as specimen OF the unrivalle
skill Of the American shlpwright. She ma
return home in safety to enrich her owners
and gladden. the hearts Of many families. Or
let us look at what may be her fate. On he
first voyage she may be cast away; blightin
the hopes OF many She may lay her bone
on a distant and inhospitable shore Who ca
tell her fate' Thus it is with man. In tn
dawn of youth, or rather manhood, he
launched upon the stormy ocean of the world
His destiny may be bright and prosperous; o
he may, like tina: ship, be cast away in hi
prime Who can tell But we have left tn
ship yard ana got TO the Rail Road repot A
some of your readers may not have an idea Q
this emporium of enterprise, and as still fewe
of them have seen it, will try AMI give Their
a hasty sketch of IT, It is on the Deawar
River, about thee miles from the CITY pIopaI
pilty of the bull ling occasionel by il. TIL
Road consists Of two tracks from the Coal re
gion one for the up trans, consisting of tn
empty Coal cars and up freights; the other fo
the down trains, consisting altogether of Goa
This Road is said to be one of the best in III
country. 1t certainly suStans a tremen lou
amount of travel; as much as $4,000 ton
passing over it some weeks thou III this
over an average They use very powerful
engines; some of which have brought as muc
as 500 tons at a loal. When the tracks AZ
rive within a short distance of the terminu
on the Delaware. they branch into somethin
like twelve or fourteen. Now the River
some 20 or 80 feet lower than the level of tn
Road some distance above; an the Company
taking advantage of this, have laid the trac
to the River on kind of hri Iges, (he groun
NEAR the River being also lower than the lew
Of the Rna ~ there is free communicate
I'M Ter all these tracks. not only for men, b.
for vehicles. At intervals along these briIg
tracks, there are holes or schues thrOug
which they drop the Co1l To facilitate tn
the Cars are ma e with movable bottoms =
These they drop out Underneath are tn
different Coal yards, ownel by different ind
viIua.s and Companies, but these are only il
home consumption. The loading of vesse
is another matter The realer having see
the elevation of the track, must also see tn;
the hold of the ship in the River must he low
er than the track. The vessel is brought {
long side; her matches opened; schultz fro
: one of the above mentioned holes in the BIO
tom OF the track ia placed IN one OF her hatch
es; when slap, down goes four or five tor
into her hold in less time than You Can ups