Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-08
Our Book Table.

We find on our table the Democratic Review for
November, and hardly know what to make of it. 1t
would appear to have the table of contents and the
initial article of the October number, while the
mainder of the number is that for the month for
which the date on the bespeaks attention.
We hare not been abloto read over any of the arti
ces except by their ttles which give token of inter-
eSting matter.
We have been trying to glance over pamphlet
containing address delivered before the American
Institute in New York, in October last, by SAMUEL
GREENE ARNOLD, Esq. of Rhode Island, which has
been handed to us by friend. 1t is production
indicative of very considerable talent and powers OF
Language, but antiquated and almost antedeluVlan
in its statements The prevalent ideas inculcated
seem to be protection to the manufacturer, and the
necessity of maintaining the Union for the purpose
of enforcing that protection. 1t will be long and
ynanv day before the South again be rallied
under the standard Of protection to Free Soil or Abo
lition labor for the purpose of enriching the most
deadly foes of her domestic institutions; and
even at the North herself this protection humbug Ii
repudiated by the masses of the people, who view j
in its true light attempt at class legislation
whereby it is sought to tax the many for the bcnef
of the few. Of this fact, no better proof could b.
ndduced than the result of the late election in Penn
Gratis were returned from iron districts in the pac
of clamorous tarifhte Wings.
But amid much that we regard as false or ShalloN
reasoning, and mere partizan trumpery, there ar
some passages so beautiful that could wish the
were only true but alas, such is not the fact Speal
ing of the military reputation of this country, Nj
ARNOLD says:
This reputaon gives security to countrymen
broad than arms passports can confer no that h
not fell the glow Of honest pride as some old Arab he
points to the ensign and tells his swarthy follower
mast Of bstto-ships There is a. moment much
curty from wild of shmael for him who sleeps vii
flag this Republic above his TENT for him who bea
Pasha's irman
Unfortunately, however, such is not the fact. TIT
is that the oppressed of all nations look to tn
country as the land of promise-the bright haven
hope and of rest-but it is equally true that IL
2 American abroad has often just reason to compla
of the remssness of his government in asserting
own dignity by the protection of its citizens. II
tame acquiescence of our government in the outr
ges offered to our citizens by the miserable Spani
tyrants of Cuba, is matter of too recent occurren
to have been forgotten. We allude to the case
the Contoy prisoners, some of whom are still retail
cd in prison in Havana, without any sanction eth
from the laws of nature of nations. So far,
deed, has this subservience to Spanish arrogan
Deen carried by the present ADMINISTRATOR, IHdI
find our able and patriotic Consul General to Cul
Gen. CAMPBELL, recalled, because his noble defen
of the rights of his countrymen had rendered h
obnoxious to the d" Dons." But this will be
formed altogether. Our influence, compar
with any other power of the same rank: is compal
lively new-a thing, as ono might say of yesterd
and it will require some time to assert and &C
solidate it. But, after ALL with all the drawbat
incident to every human institution, and the unf
tunate heart-burnings and sectional jealousies viii
at the present time distract the country, who is tn
who in his cooler moments will not join his hearti
exclamation to that of Mr.. ARNOLD who says:
From LapIand to La Plata, and from Persia to Per
hsye witnessed every form Of government and
ton f society eEsr devised to Bless mankind
the result of this experience has been with he
fat 0ratitude t6pexc1aian Thank God lam America
Rsy~It appears from the report Of the Register
the Treasury that the receipts into the United Sta
Treasury, from the list of July to the Both of
tembeE, were Sl5,622,4 40 IS, and the,exPenditu
AuripR the same period 46.480,s54 p.