Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-19

busc matter whether it is fine OF Of good quail
ity inferior And If this high duty increased the revenues
it would be less matter but instead IF the being I'm
thereby experience shown that 1t is decreased
because the duty is So high 1t nearly prohibits
ton thereby enabling tie manufacturers to dispose of more
ofther prodncts and obtain higher prices for them
here wing members of Congress
ready to assist the onOpossts to thus sindle the South
for the s Of the Unon suppose but call this dear
Union us. Now have, perhaps, little prejudice a.
ganst the whig party any other man in North Carolna
but neither the whig party the Democratic party nor
any other party viii hold that win thus assist the
Northern monoposts to impose upon the Southern people
On the other hand if accused of having allowed Mr.
CALHOUN manufacture my political opinions shall deny
upon all questions of national policy, have always
read both sides imparaly- the matter
question thoroughly was able-formed my
divisions from the premises and acted accordingly III was
in the majority, wells if was in the minority, wen if
alone we'll. However, do say, that for the bold
independent stand taken by Mr. CALHOUN
the last twenty years. defence of the rights of the South
that Inc has incurred debt of gratitude from her people,
which, had he lived could have been paid And
that he is dead memory deserves erected thereto
ment of solid gold 100 feet hight = 49,
Mesrs Editors if you would say less about Gen. TAYLOR
and about the in which the Northern monopo-
lists and their Southern coadutors have heretofore swined
and aeanded the South-ye and intend do it again
pcrmtedyou would do the of democracy
vice. When the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, with all his patri
Ots and berality admitting that the North had in
suited the South about her slavery institution what pity
he did not also admit that she had of hun
dreds of millions of dollars enrich her and
construct her public works but suppose he either did not
wish to encounter the opposition of the aboonsts and
nopost BOTH else he feared the charge of ngratitude
You recoect that hundred thousand dollars! Now had
not been the ndscreion Of the Tories the revolutionary
war-the Federaist in the 1872 and the Wings in the
Mexican war; of all the blood and treasure spent
each of those would have been saved to the country fol
the dsafectOn Of these people encouraged the to cal
cate strongly upon divisions that each of those
thereby prolonged double the duration it would other
have continued And that the South has resolved
that will longer submit to Northern oppression and in
suit is to be regretted that this very tory
federal whg submissive spirit actuatng part of fellow
citizens Yes they opposed to the Nashville Convention
opposed the Sou taking any steps to redress her
and the ambition of gentleman to fill the Speakers chat
ohe Congress- by the assistance of the Northern
poss has blinded him to the interest of the South tina
he contends she has of complaint against the North
To conclude if the South could remain in the Union with
out being oppressed and nsued by the North she would
very foolish indeed to think about separation but this
utterly out of the question. Respectfully,
April IL, 1850. A. O. GRADY.