Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22


Total .........................5 $40 OO
UNPROTECTED INDUSTRIES.
RainI~ay service. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 36O. cog, 00t
rlsheFles Observation-Disclosures. ice, COO, O0(
Total So, 742, $50, O((
+ PERSONS EMPLOYED
Railway service and tisheries. ........... 22,0CC
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Cos, 900
This does not give the whole case; for in
addition to this there are one million skill.
ed artisans--ma chinists, carpenters,
black smiths. masons-and nearly five mil
lions of common laborers who receive no
protection, increasing the number of I'M
protected persons to nearly twelve millions
against the half million who are protected
Such facts require no comment, except
| upon the popular idiocy and folly which
allows them to continue.
Take few items in illustration of the
operation Of the present tariff, presented
in the discussion On spool cotton the
people are compelled to pay four millions
of dollars as the difference between the
"protected " American price and that
which it could be bought for in Europe.
Of this only nine hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars are collected by the
Government IN the way of revenue The
remainder goes to the Massachusetts and
Connecticut cotton manufacturers. On
iron and steel onl ten million dollars 90
to the Government for duties, but one
hundred thousand dollars find their way
to the pockets of the wealthy iron mongers,
who are principally in Pennsylvania Salt
is heavy article. It is protected by the
freight charges to the extent of one hun
dred per cent But that is not enough.
and one hundred and eight per cent is
levied IN addition upon the industry of the
country. When the whole list is gone
over it will be found that for the one
hundred ana eighty million dollars that
we collect from customs the people have
to pay five hundred million dollars to the
protected classes This makes the tax.
in fact, six hundred and eighty million
dollars instead Of one hundre and eighty
million dollars.
sugar and molasses, articles of universal
use, the people are taxed in the way of
duties no less than fifty million dollars
year. These articles, in the time of the
Democratic ascendan y, were mainly free,
and subject to no duties. Now three |
fourths of all the money that was then !
deemed necessary to support the Govern
0oOf 10 oil TOD
time the bonds are not taxed, from which |
we ought to derive nearly as much reve-
nue-if they were taxed as other property
ls-as We derive from the indispensables
in every family's use above mentioned.
All efforts to reform these gross abuses
and TO equalize taxation are persistently
opposed by the Radical leaders, and they
will continue as long as Radicalsm rules.
DEDICATION OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. i
We are pleased to be able to state that
the arrangements for this service are near
Iy completed. There will be two sermons,
the one in the morning (of Sunday, May
lsD by DR.. E. T. Winkler, of Charleston,
5. c., and that at night by DIR. T. Fl.
Pritchard of Raleigh, N. c., college
mate of the present Pastor of the Baptist
Church here.
DIR. Winkler preached the in ductorv
sermon before the Southern Baptist Con
7ention at Macon. Ga. last May. The
sermon was regarded a most mastery
effort, and was published in various pa
oers, religious and secuiar throughout the L
South.
No preacher in the denomination stands ;
higher than DR.. Winkler. His reputation 7
is polished and accomplis he'd orator will
lraw large number of people from va
ious directions. :
DR.. Pritchards reputation is already es- 8
ablished here, and his name is a guaranty /
or good sermon. 1
Our Baptist friends may congratulate
themselves on securing two such speakers.
The attention of our readers ia directed