Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-10
VOL. Nv.
TUE RETIRING ADMINS rRATION.

Gus arrows a. the expiring administration. We
are Glad 10 discover that the defence of is friends
il prcporioned to the yehemence OF the Hssaii-
anis. We have never s-en hner specimens OF
manly and legitimate eaiogy pouring forth from
the democratic press to offset the violence OF lie
enemies One OF the seyerest actions Of the
+ Trojan war wac Sought over the hOnored remains
F of the gallant Hector. The last DAYS Of the
present administration have been distinguished
/ by more hostile ierocity on the part OF its friends
/ than have marked its commencement or its as
/ censiun W. have preserved, Tor our columns
Of the next week, some .. those eluquen, auceS
which arc now pouring from the grateful hearts
+ Of A generous people. Meanwhile, We lay be.
/ fore our readers the following sound aud sensible
I article rom the New York rfue sun Of Friday
morning.
! The Polk ADAISlsIRATIoN.-Thc out. going
! administration must stand out in history as al
/ once the most remarkable and most brilliant Of
/ the present century, as we'll in a diplomatic AMI
! commercial a. in military view. The leading
measures Of the past four years may be thus emu
| mcrated: The Oregon boundary lrcsy, def,
ntely marking the claims Of England upon this
/ continent for the first tine since our independ
/ cnCf. lIHNNtfS VI NOililil' ~ WIN ~" WV
/ NADIA, Peru, the two Sjciies, Belgium, Hanover
Oldenburg, MeckIenburg, Schwerln, SaSony aud
| Nassau opening tho way TO an extension Of our
commerce with interior Germany and the pos.
| tai treaty with Great Britain, ,. The Mexican
/ treaty, BY which California and New Mexico are
acquired The admission ct four new States
Texas, Florida, Iowa and WiSconsin--into the
Union, and the erection of Oregon into terrific.
ry 8. Tho abandonment Of the "protective
principle" which has haunted our tariff laws for
thirty years, and the establishment Of the reve-
nue a! rsi3-eg principle, by which the credit OF
the coGntry has been restored, and the revenue,
which had been deficient trcm 1897 to le45,
raised to the cprrent expenditure. 6. The cs,
adjustment Of warehouse system, oil nature
smar to that which in England has drawn the
carving trade Of the world into British vessels,
and by which a renewed impulse is given % those
causes irresistibly in operation to draw Canada
peacefully into the Union, T. The separation OF
bank and State, and the establishment and sue
cessul operation OF the constitutional treasury.
9. The commencement OF ocean steam nayiga-
ton to Bremen aud California g. The estab-
lishnscni ct chrap postage.
Each aud all OF these important measures have
had direct tendency to enlarge the area e the
country, multiply its resources, promote the inter.
change Of products, and to enhance the gene"
osperit ~, by removing those injurious rcsrlc'
tons which tcsJed 10 prevent every producer
from dspo.ing Of the results OF his industry to
the best advantage, TOW the country al large,
as well as every department OF the federal and
State Frances, and the condition OF corporate
compan les, have improved under the genlai in,
inuence Of these measures, Is manifest IN the fact
of snhanccd dividends, resumption Ut payments
rising credit. and growing surpuSes, with so man.
TEST Sn liner 'ase oi the capital OF the country.
as to Indicate permanent reduction in the rem
paid fer ia use. No better proof oths great
prosperity Of ,hc country can be adduccd than
the iac hnt, for The first ZINE in our commercial
history, revision in England, unrlvaIcd in
severity. hc passed in the last two years, wlthon
making selftel al all upon ,hs eide Of the Al,
lan,ic.
From eysem of strict exclusion al the close
OF the last century. England has, under the in
tlohce, direct and Indirect, Of the United States
policy, modified her navigation laws, her cO'ontal
laws, her commercial laws, and has now ahau
donrd her corn laws and established Il lcripr
postal intercourse; is bout 70 abandon her NV
cation act and must soon renqulsh her colonies.
The steady progress OF the commercial prime.
plcs SO successfully carried out by the out going
administration has Immensely enlarged the ma'.
k-tso oar sale. A. an indication OF this fact,
the qnaH!y ( AMERICAN produce sold and ca
ricd ABROAD IL American vessels has been pro
sressrcly as follows:
1889. ls4O.
Produce exported, s5llOG,ls9 $50
Amount tons, 9Il760 l,O4IO69
ls42. lsi5. ls4s.
Pro. OK. 7l,4616s4 75,4s3,l23 95,54427
Am, tons, l,536451 1858 or 2,4l4s2j
Under the high tariff OF AZ the exports, or
sales of national produce, did not increase. Bu'
they have since done SO largely, and the ton a-r
of American vessels has increased near 1000
0 0 tons in six years. Following this increased
tonnage Las been the increased employment OF
/ all parties connected with the marine, as well.
I lumber growers and stevedorcs as ship builders
and seameu, or hemp. growers and cordage ma
/ kers. The larger the quantity of produce to &
abroad, and of goods to come home, by so much
( is the demand for American shipping increased.
Notwithstanding the beray Of our treaties,
American vessels can overmetch all opposition,
and in its prosperity the hcmp.grower OF hen-
lucky and the ship. builderof Maine have mu-
tua interest, antagonisic 10 the designs OF the
Greedy school of politicians, who would destroy
those great Interests in order to pander to the
monopoes Of the tariff aristocras.
MATERNAL Lovr.-A thrilling incident is re.
lated in the Dayton (O.) Journal On Saturday
morning, in the house of Mr. Wadde, in Dayton
caught fire, in the absence of both Mr.. w. aud
the wife, A little daughter Of tour rive years
. had been left rocking the cradle, in which was
the babe. The little girl easily escaped, but the
infant was left in the burning house. Several
persons tried 10 penetrate to and rescue IT, but
were driven back by the excessive heat. But
woman came rushing to the spot from neigh.
! bor's--she threw water over her clothes and