Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-11-24
1elaware Trihutte
Thursday, November "a, 1870.
PROTECTION For SHIPS.

Many good people are troubled in their minds
over the pretence that our American shipping
interests have suffered from Protective Tariffs,
and that, hence, Protective Tariffs are 70 be
condemned. They overlook the fact that the
building of ships for trade with all the world.
ia different thing from building something
which is used altogether within our own borders.
The former must be built at the same price as
that Of the cheapest nation, or she cannot COM
pete for the worlds business whereas the latter
has no competitors save those produced under
like conditions with it's own. The case Of the
ocean ship is therefore exceptional; it needs
special legislation, and particular assistance.
As the Boston Advertiser, one of our coolest,
ablest, and fairest newspapers, well says f:
1.-THE theory Of protection is not one looking
to the extinction OF any OF our established indus
tries, but rather to their direct encouragement,
and the promotion and support of new industrial
enterprises. Our theory of protection, while
recognizing the claims Of other interests does
not disregard the shipbuilding interest, nor
overlook the fact that its prosperity must de-
to engage in the carrying trade Of the world
lpon equal terms with other nations. We hold
that the protection and encouragement Of that
interest il duty which the government cannot
AFFORD 10 neGlbCCs lIOul tuo ubbicc VI
which attaches to it as ready reliance in case
Of war for the reinforcement of our navy.
When, therefore, 1t becomes impracticable to
build vessels in competition with other nations,
through the weight Of the charges which gov
ernment has been obliged to lay upon the COM
mon industries of the country, it does not at all
conflict with our theory of profession to urge
claims for such measure of relief as shall ac-
cord substantial protection and encouragement" !"
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colored congregation at Charlottesville in that
State, was 30 rude as to hiss their preacher, a
colored man. out Of the pulpit because he had
voted the conservative ticket. We should think
little of the manliness or self-respect of any
colored congregation which would accept as its
spiritual guide q fawning lick-spittle, whose
servle instincts led him to curry favor with those
npower by voting with party the very founda-
tion and cornerstone OF which is prejudice
AGAINST the African race. Yet we think this
Congregations manner of "dissolving the con-
nection" was rude and blame-worthy. They are
an ignorant people, however, deprived of educa-
tional advantages for generations through no
fault Of their own, and we can hardly expect
from them that chivalric regard for the decencies
and proprieties which distinguished the superior
race in its treatment of obnoxious abslition
preachers in the days Of slavery. Let the Des-
patch call up few "reminiscences OF the action
OF white men on those occasions for the instruc-
ton and edi6cation Of the negroes, whose igno-
rance and rudeness, II so heartily deplores. We
fear, however, It will have to look beyond it's
files as it was not the custom of Virginia papers
in the good old times to give undue promi-
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