Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-02-21
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
"a FREE BREAKFAsr TABLE. "
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"a FREE BREAKFAsT TABLE"
From the N. Y. Tribune.l
A duy on coffee can be, in no possible sense q
measure of Protection hence, its repeal by the
House, yesterday, was simply concession to
an cutlery against raising revenue on product
which has always been a foreign one The in
GLIDING of tea in the same measure Of repeal
was undoubtedly the result of a similar course
of reasoning, though it is quite possible that
those who then acceded to the popular dem and
for "free breakfast table" forgot that the small
beginnings OF tea-plantations in this country
gives strong hope that we may, some Of these
days, raise the fragrant herb at home. At any
rate, it is better that we should derive revenue
from imported articles which tend to break down
protection Of home industries, than from those
which do not.
THE DEBT OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.
From the N. Y. Tribune,l
Bad as is the financial condition of the South
to-day, it would be hardly fair to pass over in
silence the statement Of the SUBJ Committee of
Congress which shows the actual bankruptcy of
the so-called Confederacy. In the conclusions
previously quoted, it is proved that the eleven
lately rebellious States lost in property, funds,
assets, etc, exclusive Of slaves 1922 900, $500
In the confusion which followed the collapse Of
the Rebel Government, much valuable matter Of
record was lost, but the best authorities have
placed the Rebel debt, on the let of April, 1865,
at %, 345, 29I, 1923 and the total ascertaned loss
by the rebellion in property, assets, and debts,
State and Confederate Is safely put at the enor-
NOUS amount Of S5,262, 1903, 55i,
EXTRAORDINARY DIPLOMACY on the PART OF
ENGLAND.
From the n. Y. Herald
There il only one thing to be done. We must
accept the responsibility We do not crave this
treaty. If England withdraws from conference
OF her own choosing and declines to meet a
court before which she has an equal standing
the loss ia hers. We cannot accept the position
Of making a case which il unjust or unfair. II
we cannot state our own case in our own way We
cannot state it at all. If the English, under the
influence Of newspaper panic and thorough
misapprehenson of the whole situation, car
compel us to withdraw one portion Of our case
to-day, they can do the same to morrow. If il
can be proved that we have in any way taken adj
vantage Of England If it can be shown that Wa
have advanced claims that are dishonest or i'm
proper, or that We have made arguments not
justified by the facts if it can be demonstrated
that our case is not q natural, necessary, logica
deduction from the treaty, then we can under
stand why as honorable mon we can reconside
il, and come at last to clear and solid ground
But we have not seen this or anything like it
Our case stands as yet unchallenged. We hay,
simply to withdraw certain claims because Eng
land did not expect us to present them. We arr
to make our case acceptable with England befor
she will consent to 60 into court. more ex
traordiuary situation was never seen in modem
diplomacy, and while we regret the complication
nothing is more clear than the course of tn
President. Let the treaty live or die he has sen
the honor Of the county to Geneva, and he can
not abandon it without dishonoring the country