The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-02-17
THE TARIPE


the treasury, ain! that We have had already to
resort To loans i'll shape of treasury notes to fill
our empty coffors. Whether the Government
shall resort to a further loan, or increase the
tariff, to meet the expenses, is question attract
ing the attention Of members of Congress- The
! advocates of free trade and rctrcnchnnent Of
Government expenses are opposed to any altera-
ton in the existing tariff, claiming that it will be
quite sufficient, with an economical admnis,ra-
ton OF the Government, to dciray oil expenses.
while others dissent from these propositions,
| and clamor aloud for tariff rcfo,m Their os,cn-
s'ble object s to raise sufficient revenue for the
| Government but wo suspect that in this matter
they are influenced less by patriotism than de-
sire TO afford protection to the manufacturing in.
tercst in this country There has been Demo.
cratic Caucus held by the members Of Congress
to unite upon some plan of action it, reference to
this matter. The result of this Caucus indicates
dIsrosi'i"n amomg its members to incrcas. the
tariff The Washington %. c. States says, in
| referring To the action of this Caucus:
W" run no hazard OF mistake in warning
| The bcinocraiic masses of deliberate purpns.
among their representatives, TO be,rav the free
trade principle of the party. The protect ion.
! lists OF Pennsylvania have achieved IL decisive
victory. and the Democracy ars still farther de-
| bauched by tho embrace of another odious
htrcsy ltis impossible To intercept the result
in Congress. The only chance was to bring the
| discipline oi party TO bear upon the recusant
Inci'''"ra but the caucus has been SO bungny.
| ~ managed as to rccoil against its pnr, MS
| We repeat the prediction Of n revision Of the
tarih III IN" interests of the procctirmists and
OF an increase of taxation by the party which
PROCESSES II peculiar aversion to imposing bur
deus upon the people"
i"""S;"" cf Nc~ York by a British Eorce,
""d" Warm RccCpt;on.-The New York ucraid
| thus pleasantly announces the expected arrival
III that city OF the famous Forty second Regi-
inent Of liighlandcrs, of the British army:
| Ihc torty-sec"n'i regiment Of fIighlandcrs, Of
| tue British army, with n regimental band aud
es, are now on their way from England to this
port, III two steam tranport vessels em route for
Fort Vancouver, Fraser river, Oregon, where
they are to he garr,soned. The regirncn,al guar,
termaster's stores arrived some time since and
are now i'll bnnd ut the Custom House.
Not since the British army evacuated New
York, i'll 1888, has m Englisl, soldier been seen
IN our streets, If we may except an artillery
| company of Canadian militia from Montreal
which visited us during the Atlantic telegraph
celebration last fall, and took part in the process
zion, and it was chccred by our people along tho
line Of march, and received with every demon
stration OF friendly feeling. Now we are 10 be dis
1
| anu that one of the most celebrated crack"
regiments OF the British linc-not n mere militia
or Canadian fancy corps, but regular fighting
boys, whose delight is in the carnage and the
roar Of battle They will meet with warm re-
| c"rti"n--ie wa,rncst they have ever met. Al.
ready our crack miliatia resriment--the Seventh,
or \ ational Guard-have volunteered to face,
and no donlt will give them a taste Of their
quality. But. considering that they are so for
| inidabc III tho field, and have won SO many
l"hrcls for deeds Of valor and heroisn,, we would
| suggest tta, it is necessary for the whole First
| division, under Gen. Saniord " turn out To meet
the invaders.
| The F"rLy-second regiment is famous in tn.
annals OF war. AT Waterloo, where the decisive
! battle WAS fought which ovcrthrcw Napolcan
II played distinguished part. In almost every
HtIt'ssi war for th- last century, 1t has acted a
III SPAN, and IN the Cri'nca. Enough has been
| said to enable lis to claim for the regiment a re-
c"ption worthy of It's fame
| 2hc Siare 1ra't and Cottom Grociuy in I,ucr-
! ''a-Mr. Hutchinson, British consul ut F.rnap-
do 10, who has an eight Years acquaintance
with Western Africa. has just published a book
| III winch he expresses the opinion that all our
antts!ave trade and cruising operations, all the
treaties for the abolition Of the hcinous practice
of bartering human beings. will be Of no avail
I" in delivering the great LAGOON Of Africa
out oil the grasp OF those two enormous serpcnts
Ignorance and superstition" and their attend
ant barbarities, ill Christianity and civilization
work hand in hand for her delivery What we
must do with the chiefs and masters in Arrico
in order to make them Join ir supprcssnr the
slave trade. IL che says) TO show them how far
NOR" profitably TO themselves they can exercise
labor in the cultivation nf the soil than by scl-
ling it. Dir. Hutchinson fully agrees with Dr.
Livingstone In thinking that the idea that tn.
Africans could not produce cotton enough for the
| II .utyla md f1,.,r ,,:l
kee action" The people Of Africa are h. says,
slow IN their habits of thinking as well us OF
| acting. When Europeans pay thcm Il flying
vEIt they look upon It with dis,rust hut if set.
Elements were established and goods exposed for
sale, tho advantage Of civilization would he con-
stantly brought before their eyes, and become
every day more perceptiblc. In this way they
would see how their lmnd might he titled with nd
vantage to themselves, anil they would be inci.
tel to e""l"ton-L:;.er..ot :-l. Mercury.
The distractions at the Month of The Missix.
| stppi Htrrr.-l'hc obslrucions to the commercr
oi the MIssssi pp Valley, caused by the sand
| bars at Tho mouth of the river, have becorne so
serious as TO be no longer toerabIe, and our
merchants. proverhially patient, long suffering,
| and we had almost said unconplair,inr bave at
| last reused themselves to the necessity o, some
prompt and vigorous action in the premises
when vessels by the score are detained for
weeks. and perhaps we should scarcely cxap.
sciaIe u we hhould say IOr mouths, with pros
pect of an increase of the evils complained Of il
is indeed time for something more than talk.
Ihe Chamber of Commerce, as the organ Of
the commercle community, has appointed II
committee, including the requisite engineers, for
The purpose of personally visiting the mouth of
the river and making thorough examination of
the said bars and passes, in order that tho proper
steps mny be taken, founded upon a practical,
accurate and minute knowledge of ali the cir
cunistances involved in tho question, to remove
the causes of the difficulty. The members of
this committee with the engineers left for the
passes OH yesterday evening, and full report
OF their poceeding in due timo WILL doubtless, be
made through the Chamber Of Commerce to the
community and to Congress on the subject. Till
that time, we deem it unnecessary to say more
| i'll relation to it-M q. Bulletin.
Successful Tennessee Enterprise The Nash
Vile Union learns from report recently made bv
Hon. w IN. S. Mumdny, Secretary of the SUM.
ncr Cashmere Company" to the stockholders,
that near thirty fIoiIaa MI lnllors yo-,I, ,r