Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-09
Tarin Arguments.

lights candlesticks, suffers extnguishers and the
dealers in grease OIL rosn, camphine and spirits of
wine against the ruinous competition they experience
from the Sum- The petition is written by M FRED
ER1cK BAsrIAr, the leader of the Free Trade move
ment in France and purports to be addressed to the
members of the Chamber of Deputies After COM
plimenting them on the protective policy thew have
far pursued it calls attention to their own case as
follows:
Weexprience, gentlemen the most intolerabe competition
from foreign rival placed in position infinitely superior
ourselves for the production light nundate our
tlonal market at price that is actually fiction Immed
atey that he shows himself trade every
supplies himself at his shop and branch of native industry
OF winch the ramhcations innumerabe is immediately
struck with the most serious and perfect stagnaton
ms rYa VINO is no other than the Sum- keeps up such
constant opposition to interests that we are led to
pct hat ne encouraged by perfdous Albion nasnuc as
he exhibits towards that naughty island oepy conder
ton, which he altogether refuses to us
we request honorable gentlemen that YOU will be pleased
to make law ordering the closing of all windows sbrtto
blinds curtains and of all openings holes cracks
creaks by and through which Sun is in the habit of
TO the prejudice OF those valuable manufactures with
winch we have favored the country and which Won cannot
abandon to so unequal struggle without the grosses
tude
we trust honorable gentlemen, that you will not take our
Tor SATIRE and that at least you will reject our
petition without hearing the have to advance in its
support. ts
In the first place honorable gentlemen close as u
as possible all access to natural light you by this means
create demand for the artificial agent we have to sunnv
there single manufacturer in the country that will not be
encouraged by the law!
there greater consumption of grease more bulocks
and sheep will be called for and consequence there will
be an increase of meadows for PASTURE meat and of wool
of oil nf
agricultural wealth!
there is greater consumption of OIL there must be
of olive and nseed and thus these rich and
full plants will appropos profit by the fertility
raising OF many cattle will certainly communicate to the
soil.
Our heath lands will be covered with trees of resinou ma
ture numerous of bees will collect upon mountains
those permed which present evaporate without
use like the flowers from which they sent forth Thu
there is not branch of agriculture which will not be benefit
ted and increased.
1t just the with navigation. Thousands of yes
sells will go fishing for whales, and short time we will
marine capable of supporting the honor of France anG
of ympahising with the patriotic sensbty of the under
signed, dealers in candles and rush-ghts.
There is III Short from the poor lampgher at the
top OF his ladder to the melancholy miner bottom
his black pit, who will experience an increase of income
and comfort There is not Frenchman from the wealthy
capitalist of Paris to the needy vender of matches who
fyou confer the monopoly of furnishing light during
the day. we shall begin by bringing large quantities
of COAL of OIL rosin of spirits of wine, of ron bronze
of crystal all to the of native industry; an
in the end ourselves and those from whom we purchase be
coming rich will consume great deal than at present
thus increase and enrich every branch national labor
Do you venture to assert that the light of the sun is era
tuous gift and that to reject such gift would be to reec
wealth ITSELF under the pretext of encouraging the
acquiring it Take that you do not carry destruction
into the heart of your whole system of policy Remebe
that hitherto you have always rejected the produce othe
countries because it assimated gratutous gift and tina
the nearer approached to this grautous standardhat
the cheaper wasthe stronger been your dislike
In yielding to the demands of other monoposts you ha
but one-half motive in you have motive entire
and to refuse tho ground that stronge
than those of neghbo would be reverse the order
justice. More multiplied by more, counts less This voul
be princpe In other words, it would be heap absr
dity absurdity.
Does not this exhibit in its true light the rdicuou
folly Of the Tariff doctrines which would prohibi
foreign articles of use or luxury in proportion t
their cheapness-in proportion as they assimilat
more or less, to the nature of free gift For, i
fact what is the difference between getting an art
Gle which, under system of restriction, would Coz
so for SIS, and actual free gift of the SIS differ
ence in price. None, that we can see Or agar
ding the light Of the sun, because it is afforded fo
nothing, and excluding British goods, On the pie
that they afforded for almost nothing The ak
surdty only differs in degree. Where natural adva1
tages equal it is our own fault if we stand in nee
of protection where they not equal it would be
great folly to against nature, as it would be
exclude the sum-
) We think no one will have the hardihood to sa
that our natural advantages are not equal to those
, any other people.
The Case of Attempted Abduction.
The trial in this case, before our last Superio
Court resulted in the acquttal of the negroes impl
Gated chiefly for want of sufficient proof to sustai
the charge.
We do not wish to say anything rejecting upo
theverdict which was, unquestonaby, in accordanc
with the evidence submitted to the jury yet we ha7
no earthly doubt do we believe has any one eli
in this eommunty-thaS the abduction of one or mol
negroes was contemplated, and preparations made
that effect although evidence was wanting toconvi
the parties accused. This state of things is to be
GREETED, as it is calculated to lead to renewed a
tempts1 by the hope Of impunity which it will give
those who may be disposed to offend in simil;
= manner.
We have heard objections urged against the la
on this subject upon the ground that the repugnanC
of the community to infct the extreme penalty whic
it demands is calculated in some measure to defeat
operation cases where slaves are the offending pa
y ties. Might not some modification of the law in th
particular, be desirable
We think that the plan suggested by correspo
dent of the Journal few weeks since, viz the er
ployment of white instead of colored Stevedores,
j.. IL.