Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-13

and defed all the authorizes of the realm to con-
tend against the power of the press "Give them"
said he "a corrupt House of Lords give them q We
nal House of Commons; give them q tyrannlcai
prince; give them trucking court and let me
but have unfettered press-I will defy them to
encroach hairs breadth upon the liberties OF Eng
land" Yes, unfettered press is match, and an
overmatch for almost anything human. Neither ty-
ranny nor freedom stand against 1t. Neither
corruption virtue survive its systematic and
persevering assaults. II may be rendered all but
omnpotent for evil it may be rendered all but ON
nipotent for good according to the end to which 1t
is directed and the influence by which it is control
led. And the only reliable earthly influence to
which look for safety, is Of response
by, moral and regi responsibility, on the part
of its controllers.
writer in the National Tntelligencer estimates
the value of coffee consumed in the United States,
England and France at $50. 100000 tea in Europe
and America at S35. 100000, and indigo S2l ,OOO.
O0O He states that the genuine tea tree in its full
perfection grows TO height of forty to fifty feet,
and is cultivated from lat. 81 deg to 80 deg. north
latitude. under severe frostS and SHOWS, and many
of the mountains, high upon whose sides the plant
grows, capped with perpetual SNOW. The idea
that tea will only flourish in hot climate appears
| to he erroneous. He recommends the cultivation of
both tea and indigo for which the climate and soil
of different sections of this country well adapted
fle says:
Tea can he procured in this country under seven
Genus pound laDOf at on Genus per Olem
A tea plantation requires the first and second
years, after which it is most hardy plant. and will
yield tea for twenty five to thirty years. So the
ly trouble is pluckng the leaves and drying Them
which is labor for women and children. man
lively engaged ten hours in the day may collect so
to 60 lbs. of green leaf and another would manufac
ture them. and the quantity of dried tea would be
l2a to Is lbs fair plantation would produce 800
lbs per acre. have made rs much 480 lbs. per
acre in the year on some land neld On the west of
China
Of indigo he is equally sanguine and denies that
its cultivation is unhealthy: is that its charac-
ter where it is known and cultivated He of opin,
ion that it be produced here under 80 cents per
To- Prices of indigo for the last forty wears, vary
from 81 to 50 per h.
Why. there was time when indigo staple
production in Louisana.-N. 0. Delta.
A correspon lent of the Troy Posi-, writing from
Lee, Massachusetts, illustrates the difficulty OF convic-
ting rumsellerS before the liquor law into
operation by scene in court at which he present
He saws: s. A man brought mp Indictment
for selling liquor coal black negro witness
on behalf of the commonwealth. He appeared lit
tie blue as he entered the court The lawyer
commenced Sir did you ever drink any thing strong
$ at the house of Mr. B.. 'Yis, sab had strong
cup of tea thar many and many Time But did you
ever drink any thing intoxicating Ys, sab drank
somethin' 'ioXicaling oh. yisn At what time Wall
couldn't Zackly identify the time, but when | wal
thar my wife thar with me- Did you pay fo
e what you drank Not to my noedge, sah--not te
my now ledge The court here interfered-' Henry
we want definite Did you, did you not
pay for " hat you drank? Use told you dozeT
times. sab, not TO my nnedger Sir if you don't an
this question shall commit you to Lenox iai
u for contempt of COURT Wall Judge, shall be WEIR,
= happy 10 be whar my wife gSine 10 worl
I next week! AMI the court had the satisfaction @
u sending him up for thirty DAYS
"Cousin WiIliam.'' said merry, mischevons youn
i girl, what do you think heard pretty lass say O
t your"
l. 81 don't know-something good hope Who wa
d it, my pretty coz?"
it Il shant tell you but it's the truth-a very pref,
c girl did say something about YOU"
IS "Well, tell me what it was"
d 81 *han't unless you give that annual 20
Is bought
/: "We, agreed-you shall have it-now tell me.
II "WeIl, now-dont't blush so-she said you wa
: he uglicSt looking she snu'
is An Irishman called on lady and gentleman
t. whose employ he was, for the purpose of getting som
e tea and tobacco
D 81 had dhrame last night, yer HONOR said he
the gentleman
lie "What was it, Pal -
: "Why dhramed that your honor made me preser
n of plug OF obaccy and her ladyshp there heave
he bless her gave some tay for the good wife"
id "Ah! Pat, dreams 60 by contraries, you know"
W "Faith, and they may be that" said Pat whol
1t the least hestation yer iadyship is give III
b, tobaccy, and his honor the tav.'