Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-28

WHERE IS W1LBERFoRcE The friends of Africa
and negrodom have very efficient and faithful ally
in Don Canedo, the Spanish Captain General of Gu
ba He is outstanding u large portion of the be-
nighted Africans in a which is much more
practiced than that of Mrs JelIyby and the other
philanthropists. The following is extract from
letter of the Havana correspondent of the N York
Times
"We have another landing of six hundred Afri-
cans safely effected or near Trinidad de Cuba,
and the property disposed of with the assent of the
local authorities and the facts have been brought
to the attention of Gen. Canedo by the British Con-
sui General at the Havana. This makes one thou
sand negroes within this month, on the south side
The last vesSnl-the name not asce tained-ls being
hurriedly fitted and furnished for another voyage
and will probably be al sea before commission can
reach Trinidad for her seizure.
"These landings are made at the time we are hav
ing prepared in the Palace the strongest argument
yet sent forward to convict the British Government
of gross I'M ustIce in charging the Spanish Govern
ment with want of good faith in observance OF the
treaty. and the colonial authorities with corrupt con-
nvance in the iniquItous traffic. 1t is said that in
the last vessels alluded to- there excessive
taity shipboard, owing to the utter want of ven-
tillation for the quantity of human beings thrown
into the hold-which in the last vessel, was
but mperfectly arranged with berth deck, cooking
apparatus and short supply Of water and provisions.
The picture of misery described to me by person
from the vicinity of trinidad, and the wretched APP
pearance of the victims Spanish 'chrisanzation'
would be deemed horrid even among the 'squatters'
of CafornIa-and the relation caused chill, alho'
have become obdurafe and hard enough, as tho't,
under the constant dropping of Spanish henevoence,
and the enlightenment charity of the Marine Jour
nal with my friend Peter Hicks thrown in, to spice
the natter
COPPER CENTS NOT A LEGAL TENDER.-We do not
regard cents a legal tender to any amount what
and, as we have repeatedly been asked the ques
III
revolution the currency of the different colonies fell
into such disorder-n cases, paper money no.
toriousy worthless having been declared legal ten.
der-that when the constitution being formed
every one saw that the only way of eradicating the
evil to provide fixed and uniform value through
out the United States, by which commercial and
other dealings of the citizens, well the moneyed
transactions of the government, might be regui ted
Hence the section (see 10 art y of the constitution
declaring that no state shall coin money emit bills o.
credit or make anything but gold and silver coin
| tender in payment OF debts. Nothing is said abou
cents. The language is clear uneqnivocaI enamer
alton of gold and silver coin the legal tender
| But Congress, apparently unmindul of this prohib
tory clause, subsequently declared to he legal ten
der all gold, silver and copper coins stricken and is
sued at the mint of the United Suites in the name
prescribed by law Not being able to see how any
act of Congress vary the meaning OF the constItu
ton, regard the law referred 10 imperative 81
far copper coins mentioned, and not the gener
al government, the spirit of the constitutional clause
undoubtedly to present anything from being
| legal tender but gold and silver.
N. Y. Sunday Times.