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Letters on business connected with this
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Editor of the North-Carolinian, and m all cases
post-paid.
TIN, Copper, and Slieet Iron
MANUFACTOR Y. The subscriber
informs his friends and the public that he has on
hand and continues to manufacture at his old esta
blishment, Hay Street, near the Post Office, every
article in the above line, and has on hand a large
assortment of Tin and Jappanned Ware, Copper
Stills, Worms, Hatter's Kettles, Dye Wash Kettles,
Brass Kettles and Tea Kettles.
Also a large assortment
fST O V E S and Stove
PIPE, consisting of Fire
place and Pipe Franklins,
Cooking, Boiling and Bak
ing Stoves, Six plate and
Box Stoves, Sheet Iron &
I Foot Stoves: and keeps
constantly on hand Tin
iPlate 13 A ana exira
?sizes, Brass et iron vv ire,
Sheet and Bolt Copper,
Sheet Brass, Iron, Steel and Zinck; Sheet, Bar and
Pig Lead, Spelter, Round and tloopiron; man ana
Spike Rods; Thick Planished Steel; first quality
Mill and Cross Cut Saws, with a general assort
ment of other articles in his line, which he would
respectfully incite the attention of country mer
chants and others to examine. He will sell as low
as can be bought in this place.
JAMES MARTINE.
Fayetteville, March 2, 1839. 1-Sm
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UNDER THE MANAGEMENT
D. 8. GREGORY 4fe CO
OF
The Jtfain(e) Question! War-Like Preparmtions for
the Spring Campaign!!
SJ. SYXVJESTJER avows his de-
termination to maintain hostilities against the
combined powers of Indigence, Misfortune and III
Luck, and therefore begs to announce to his patrons
and friends that his army consists of the following
Magnificent Schemes!!
And to enable him to accomplish his purposes more
effectually, he has procured the services of the far
famed and unrivalled PLUTUS as his Generalis
simo, who will take the command in person, with a
full and settled design of waging war to the blade,
and from the blade to the hilt there having hereto
fore been no bound art to his conquests His grand
army consists of an advanced guard of
$80,000!
And the big battle "come off" on the 20th of April
next, when the "spoils" will be divided among the
Victors! Also a rear guard of TWO PRIZES OF
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and a re
serve of Forty Thousand Dollars, besides ma
ny other bodies of CAPITAL troops. In order to
sustain S. J. Stiyeste& in carrying out his mea
sures with complete success, he solicits early appli
cation from all who de3ire to obtain commands in
any of the above armies recommending the eighty
thousand dollars as the most important, and in
which the most bravery can be displayed and mora
honors awarded and if early in the field, and suf
ficient ability shown, will no doubt put the army
itself in possession after the day is won.
C3. All communications respecting the forth
coming stirring events, to be carefully addressed to
S. J. SYLVESTER,
130 Broadway, and 22 Wall-st. .V. Y.
Eyes Right!! Centre!!!
Virginia Monongalia Lottery, Class 2, for
1839 to be drawn at Alexandria, April 13,
1839. 75 numbers, 15 ballots.
GRAND CAPITALS.
30,000 dollars. 6,000 dollars. 5,000 dolls.
4,500 dollars. 4,000 dollars. 3,500 dolls.
3,000 dollars. 2,500 dollars. 2,250 dolls.
1,800 dollars. 1,750 dollars. 1,500 dolls.
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GRAND ARMY OF $SO,OOOI
Alexandria Lottery, Class 2, for 1839 to be
drawn at Alexandria, D. C. April 20: 78
numbers, 13 drawn ballots.
Rich and Splendid Scheme:
PRIZE OF 25,000 DOLLARS,
29,000 DOLLARS,
15,000 DOLLARS,
10,000 DOLLARS,
9,000 DOLLARS,
8,000 DOLLARS,
7,500 DOLLARS,
7,016 DOLLARS,
5,000 DOLLARS,
4,000 DOLLARS,
3,000 DOLLARS,
2,090 DOLLARS,
1,500 DOLLARS.
Besides a great variety of other prizes.
Tickets only 20 dollars, Shares in proportion.
A certificate of a package of 26 Tickets will he
sent for 280dollars Halves and Quarters in pro
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f Virginia Wheeling Lottery, Class 2 for 1839
f to be drawn at Alexandria, D. C. April
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BRILLIANT SCHEME;
d.O nnn tnllai-c unnn Jii -i r nn in
X X Tickets only ten dollars. A certificate of a pack-
TJharea in proportion. S. J. SYLVESTER.
VTOar I&7.J:lm. 130 Broadway & 22 Wall-st.
la conrhr I,. R. CLARK manM.tr..u
left his coil "Sun their friends and the public, that
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Texas to
i a rin, iin,Kr and
1 JBP TVt A TSTTTI? A PTHD VT c j
IS in tri j aw uu. x , n uuurs
.? the1WAket House, on Gillespie street,
i .i 1 1 r ..t. t i i.
utrc mey win Keep, consy"-? tin iiuiiu, a iuu as-
ortment of plain and fancy Japanned Tin Ware.
JOB WORK done at the shortest notice.
1C33 Orders from the country, would receive
rompt attention. mar 2-tf.
A barrels IRISH POTATOES,
mar9 y) GEO- McNeill.
C??1 Invention A man in Franklin co.,
CK10' s 1ILventel a pair of walking utensils
I Ihich he calls "skippers-" by which a man
. An run over the ground at ten knots an hour
j. r ten hours They are made somewhat on
' fie lan of the steel springs of a carriage.
Whiskers. I cannot imagine said n
lderman, "why my whiskers should turn
p much sooner than the hair on mv head."
rpecause," observed a wag, "you have work-
mucivnarder with your jaws than voar
rams."
Cbancter ia m important to States, m.a It IS to inat-rtamJsl nd the glory of the State, la the common property or ita citizens.
Vol.1. FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY APRIL 6, 1839. No. 6
In May, 1833, after the passage of the General Banking Law, authorising the Comptroller
to issue circulating bank notes, on a pledge of the evidences of public debt of the several states,
Mr. Flagg sent a circular to the financial officer of each state, soliciting information in re
gard to the amount of stock created, the rate of interest and when payable, the mode of trans
ferring the stock, whether specific funds were pledged for the payment of interest, and wheth
er the interest in all cases was paid by the State. Full answers were received to these en
quiries, except in two or three cases: And the amount of stock actually issued, previous to the
time of giving the information, (say in June, 1838,) was stated in the Comptroller's annual
report of 1839, page 89, at $123,703,750 11 .
The following tables show the total amount of stock issued and authorised to be issued, by
each of the eighteen States which have resorted to this mode of raising money. Where the re
turns from the financial officer did not afford all the information which was desired, the State
laws have been examined to ascertain the extent of the authorised loans. The operations of
many of the States have been so extensive and varied, that it is not an easy matter to get at
the precise amount of stock issued aud authorised to be issued. It is probable, however, that
the aggregate amount of stock authorised by all the States is even greater than the amount
stated in the tables.
STA T E M JEJVT of the amount of Stocks and Bonds issued and authorised by
statute to be issued by the Several States named below, giving the year in which
each State commenced issuing stock, the object for which issued, and the rate of
interest.
Names of States
3 s "2
3 Is
g a 5
g 2,3-
n
For what object issued.
I
Rate I Amount for each
per object.
cent.
Total.
Maine, .
Massachusetts,
New York, . . .
Pennsylvania, ,
Maryland, . . :
Virginia, .
South Carolina,
Alabama, .
Lousiana, .
Tennessee, . . ..
Kentucky, . . . .
Ohio, . . .
Indiana, ,
Illinois,
Missouri, . . -.
Mississippi, . .
Arkansas,. . .
Michigan, . . .
1830
1837
1823
1821
1824
1820
1820
1823
1824
1833
1834
1825
1832
1831
1837
1831
1836
1836
Insane Hospitals, Primary
Schools, Bounty on Wheat and
Ueneral Expenditures,
Loans to Rail Roads,
For Canals,
For Canals,
Loaned to Hud. and Del. Canal,
Loans to Rail Roads,
To River Navigation,
General Fund Debt,
Astor Stock,
For Canals,
Rail Roads
Turnpikes and Bridges
Miscellaneous
Medical University
Penitentiary
Tobacco Inspection
For Rail Roads
Canals
Washington Monument
Exnense of Riots
For Canals and River Naviga
tion
Rail Roads
Turnpikes
Revolutionary Debf
War Debt of 1814
Public Improvements
To Mrs. Randolph
Cincinnati and Chariest own R. R
To re-build Charlestown
Revolutionary Debt
For Banking
Rail Road
Banking
Rail Road
New Orleans Draining Company
Heirs of Jefferson
Charity Hospital
State House
For Banking
1 urnpikes
Rail Roads and Turnpikes
Improving Kivera
For tsanains
improving rivers dv iock eic
l urnpiK.es fit ivi .tt.aain roaos
Rail Roads
For Canals
For Banking
Canals
Rail Roads
M'Adatn Turnpike
River Navigation
For Banking
Rail Roads
Canals
Pavment of State Debt
River Navigation
For Banking
For Banking
For Banking
Controversy with Ohio
Internal Improvements
Loaned to Rail Roads
State Penitentiary
University
5, 5j
and
6
5
6
5
5
4J. 5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5 & 6
5 & C
5
5
5, 51
and 6
ii
6
6
9 554,976 I
4,290,000
548,000
11,968,674 41
800,000
3,787,700
10.000
586,532 43
561,500
16,576,527
4,964,484
2,595,992
3,166,787
30,000
97,947 30
78,000
5,600,000
5, 7 00,000
10,000
77,033 43
3,835,350
2,128,900
24,039
319,000
1,550,000
10,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
193,770 12
7,800,000
3,000.000
22,950,00
500,000 -
50,000
10,000
125,000
100,000
3.00J.000 1
118,166 66
3.730.000
300,000
2,000,000
2,6I9,0U0
2,400,000
350,000
6,101,000
e,390,000
6,700,000
2,600,000
1,150,000
50,000
3,000.000
7,400,000
500,000
100,000
600,000
2,500,000
7,000,000
3,000,000
100,000
5,000,000
120,000
20,000
100,ooo - -
$ 554,976 00
4,29o,ooo 00
18,262,406 84
27,306,79o 00
i:,492,98o 73
6,662,089 00
5,753,770 12
lo,8oo,ooo 00
23.735,ooo 00
V,fS,10O x
7,369,ooo 00
6,Iol,ooo 00
ll,89o,ooo 00
1 1,600,000 00
2,5oo,ooo 00
7,ooo,ooo 00
3,ooo,ooo 00
5,34o,ooo 00
If to the above be added the amount deposited by the TJ. S. in the Treasuries of the
several States for safe keeping
$170,806,179 35
28,101,644 97
$198,907,824 32
The above table, taken from the Albany Argus, shews a debt of $170,806,179, duo by
eighteen of the States of the Union, besides $28,000,000 distributed by the General Govern
ment. If Mr. Clay's predilictions for the Chief Magistracy, could have been gratified, this
immense sum, instead of being owed by the several States, and expended by persons of their
own choice, would have probably passed through the fingers of the High Tariff President's
agents for internal improvement. This amount would employ a goodly phalanx of Sub-Trea
suries, under the "American System" scheme of Mr. Clay. We talk about the patronage of
the (government what would the whole income of the Treasury, as now conducted, be in
comparison with this tremendous engine? Mr. Biddle, with one-fifth of the sum, it seems,,
can control exchanges. What could he not accomplish with his bank in operation, and the
$170,000,000 under his direction, to be laid out for canals, &c:? Freedom would have found
a grave the elective franchise would prove a farce.
We rejoice that our own State is not of the number of those that make up the above appal
ing amount of liability. Editor of The JYbrth Carolinian.
MR. VAN BUREN AND MR. CLAY.
The following are extracts made from re
marks made in 1832, in a republican legis
lative meeting, on moving resolutions expres
sing the sentiments of the representatives of
the democracy of New York, in relation to
the rejection by the Senate of the U. States,
of the nomination of Mr. Van Buren as Min
ister to England.
Mr. President: The resolution which I
have had the honor to submit for the consid
eration of this meeting, but faintly express
the indignant feelings which pervade this
whole community. The rejection, by the
Senate of the United States, of Martin Van
Buren, as Minister Plenipotentiary to Great
Britain, is an event unparalleled in the his
tory of our government. Wherever the news
has reached, the public indignation has been
manifested, by the spontaneous assemblage of
the people, who have pronounced, in the se
verest terms, their judgment of condemnation
upon the authors of this daring outrage. These
manifestations of public sentiment, on this
subject, will continue to be made, as the in
formation spreads through this widely extended
state.
Amidst those flemnnstratinno nf tha mm.
pie s will, we, their representatives, cannot
fail to respond to the popular voice, and ex
press our sentiments at this unequalled insult
offered to the honor of our state. In doing
this, let us not be embarrassed by the measur
ed language in which they shall be conveyed.
Those who have had neither regard for their
country, nor respect for themselves, can claim
from us no other language than that which is
best suited to the occasion. The people of
this State and of this Union have heretofore
looked with becoming reverence on the Sen
ate of the United States, they have viewed it
as the most dignified body under the govern
ment. By its recent transactions, it has de
scended from that high elevation. It is de
graded in the eyes of the nation, and the na
tion in the eyes of the world. When men
deliberately convert the senate chamber into
an arena, and themselves consent to become
political gladiators, it is high time that the peo
ple knew the character of their servants, and
the manner in which the public interests are
sacrificed to promote their own private views.
If is high time that the unholy combination to
disgrace or destroy a distinguished individual,
should be exposed to public scorn and detes
tation and that the hypocritical pretence of a
nice and sensitive regard for the honor of the
nation, should give place to the real causes of
the outrage) an unnatural alliance for the pro
motion of personal and political object. -
dividual whom these political aspirants have
thus attempted to disgrace and destroy? He
is well known to us all. The people of this
state are familiar with his name, and with the
services he has rendered to his country. His
reputation is dear to them, and they will be
the last to suffer it to be tarnished by foul as
persions, however high or however low their
origin. He is literally one of the people.
He is not of that class, which, in the early
stages of the government, we're denominated
"the rich and well borne"--a'n odious distinc
tion, which has been attempted to be preserv
ed to the present day, and which has often
been claimed, with an air of triumph, on the
part of those who have looked with a jealous
eye on the success of favored individuals
whom the people have delighted to honor.
No sir: he is of humble origin. He is the
artificer of his own fortunes; and often, in the
course of his political career, has he been re
proached with the humility of his birth. The
pride of wealth and of family distinction has
sneered at his advancement, and has attempt
ed to frown into retirement the man, whose
native energies rose superior to its own exer
tions. The attempt has been in vain. It
was contrary to the spirit of our free institu
tions. In tiiis country, the promotion, in the
honors of the government, is opened to all.
Every individual is free to travel it no efforts
of the aristocracy shall be suffered to impede
his progress. We all have the deepest inter
est in preserving this principle inviolate, and
of cherishing the fair fame of those who have,
unaided and alone, worked their own way to
distinction. Once suffer such a proscription,
and the youthful aspirations of our own chil
dren may hereafter be stifled by this over
grown and over-bearing aristocracy. As we
value the future welfare and success of our
own sons in life, let us rally round the man
who has been the pioneer in the people's cause,
and teach the enemies of equal rights, that
"Honor and shame from no condition rise;
"Act well your part, there all the honor lies."
What, sir, is the history of this persecuted
statesman? When he attained to manhood,
he was found engaged in the arduous duty of
an honorable profession, and successfully
combatting with veterans at the bar, for those
honors and distinctions which are the results
of unwearied industry and perseverance, and
the rewards of talent and genius. His bril
liant efiorts soon acquired for him a reputa
tion which placed him to the high and honora
ble station of Attorney General of this state.
He discharged the duties of this station with
equal credit to himself and to the government.
No man made further progress in legal at
tainments. The late Mr. Henry, who held
the highest rank in his profession, was proud
to call him hia f Vioxd, and to accord to him
en aqimi maiuiing with himself amongst that
host of giant minds by which the Bench and
the Bar were then adorned.
The war in 1812, between the U. States
and Great Britain, found him in the senate of
this state. It was here that his talents shone
most conspicuous. Beset by foes without,
and enemies within, the country presented to
the eye of the patriot a most gloomy prospect.
Unaided, or but partially aided; by the gene
ral government, we were called upon to pro
vide the means to repel the invader, both by
sea aud by land. The patriotic Tompkins
was then at the head of this state; and with an
eye that never slept and a zeal that never tir
ed, he devoted himself to the service of his
country. No man rendered him more effi
cient aid than Mr. Van Buren. In yonder
senate chamber, his eloquence was often
heard in favor of providing means and of
granting supplies to carry on the war to feed
and clothe our half starved and half clad sol
diery; while some of his present persecutors
were openly rejoicing at the defeat of our
arms, and secretly imploring success on those
of the enemy.
After the close of the war, and when peace
was once more restored to our distracted
country, you at length see him in the conven
tion to revise the Constitution. Here he was
again surrounded by the collected wisdom and
talent of the state a constellation of genius,
in which none appeared more brilliant than
himself. Here it was, that he contended
against the aristocracy of the land, in favor of
the people, in the extension of the right of
suffrage. Here it was, that, with others of
the democratic school, he prevailed over those
who were unwilling to entrust more power to
the people, and happily established the princi
ple that in a government like ours, the people
are capable of governing themselves.
We next behold him in the Senate of the
United States, that dignified body, which was
adorned by his presence, and which has been
degraded in his absence. Here he scarcely
found an equal, and scknowledged 110 supe
rior. No man discussed with more ability
the important subjects that came before them.
With a thorough knowledge of the history of
the government, and its various relations, he
grasped all matters with a force and compre
hension, which astonished, whilst it com
manded the admiration of all who witnessed
his giant efforts. His speech on the Judici
ary will be remembered as long as the judi
cial department of the government shall exist,
and his splendid effort in favor of the surviving
officers and soldiers of the Revolution will not
be forgotten as long as the Almighty spares
the honored remnant of that heroic race, and
whilst their descendants cherish the principles
of their immortal sires. Here, he maintained
the true principles of the constitution, and the
long established practice of the government,
to permit the President to choose his own
Cabinet his confidential advisers and to
select his own agents the foreign ministers
to conduct our negociations at foreign
courts and to hold him responsible for the
acts of the administration. It was at this pe
riod that the nomination of Henry Clay, by
President Adams, came before the Senate for
their consideration. Mr. Clay secured Mr.
Adams' election for President, when the ques
tion came before the House of Representa
tives, of which Mr. Clay was a conspicuous
member. It was well known throughout the
country, that they had bebh bitter rivals during
the Presidential canvass, and it will not soon
be forgotten, mat during this period, such was
their bitterness that each threatened to expose
the other, and thus satisfy the people that nei
ther was worthy of the' suffrage or . confidence
of the nation. No sooner was the election
determined, and Mr. Adams declared Presi
dent, than he nominated Mr. Clay, his former
bitter enemy and rival to the high and respon
sible office of Secretary of State. It is not
for me to say, that there was any thing im
proper in this nomination. But it was at the
time publicly alleged, and by a great portion
of the public believed, that it was the result of
a corrupt bargain between them. . Such was
the public indignation on the subject, that the
Senate of the United States, and Mr. Van
Buren in particular, as the most prominent
member of it, would have been fully justified
by the people in rejecting that nomination.
But, true to the spirit of the constitution and
the nsage of the government, he declined to
interpose objections, and voted for the con
firmation. Mr. Clay is now a member of
that Senate, and is one of that desperate tri
umvirate who caused Mr. Van Buren's rejec
tion! .
From this high and exhalted station, ren
dered still higher and more exhalted by his in
tegrity and his talents, Mr. Van Buren was
called by the democracy of New York to pre
side, as chief magistrate, over the destinies of
his native State. His executive career was
short but brilliant. He rose to that eminence
soon after the setting of that splendid lumina
ry that preceded him, and was surrounded by
the light that still lingered on his path. None
but talents of the highest order could have
been brought into such contrast. But, it is
no disparagement to his distinguished prede
cessor to say, that Mr. Van Buren fully sus
tained the high character of the station, which
his genius and attainments had imparted to it.
From this place he was soon called by Gen.
Jackson, on assuming the administration of
the general government, to the honorable and
responsible office of Secretary Of State. But
he left the impress of his genius upon our lo
cal institutions, and gave to our banking sys
tem a safety and security which cannot but
be felt by generations yet to come. It was at
the seat of the national government, in his
new situation, that he was destined to add a
reputation already beyond the reach of envy
or of rival ambition. He was now seen mo
ving in a more extended sphere. He seem
ed to crasp, as by intuition, the whole range,
both of the domestic and foreign relations of
(he country; and it may with truth be said,
that, from the days of Jefferson to the present
time, the arduous duties of that department
were never discharged with more distinguish
ed ability than by him. Our foreign negotia
tions, which had lingered and languished un
der the.preceding administration, were reviv
ed and invigorated by the ''master spirit"
which now directed, under the guidance of
an upright and single-minded President, the
affairs of the nation. The miserable system
of diplomacy, the offspring of intrigue and
corruption in foreign courts, now gave place
to plain and manly dealing. That which oth
ers had attempted to accomplish by indirec
tion, was accomplished by proceeding direct
ly to the object in view. The claims of our
citizens on foreign governments, had, before
this, been suffered to linger along till those
citizens had almost relinguished, in despair,
the hope of ever bringing them to a success
ful termination. No sooner did he assume
the direction of them, than their hopes revived,
and in a short period, they had the proud sat
isfaction to see their rights asserted and their
claims allowed in a manner surpassing their
most sanguinary expectations. The prompt
settlement of our differences with Denmark
and Brazil evinces the energy which had thus
been infused into the state department.
France too, that had so long withstood our
demands for redress, for spoliations on our
commerce under another dynasty, now yielded
to the reasonableness of our claims when pre
sented in the plain and simple garb of truth
and justice. The amount which our govern
ment obtained far exceeded the hopes of the
claimants themselves, and far exceeded the
amount at which our minister at the French
court, under the preceding administration,
had been authorized to settle. .Under Mr.
Van Buren's auspices too, a treaty with the
Sublime Porte has been concluded, by which
our commerce is extended to places where it
never reached before. The American flag, .
which had been fanned by every breeee in al
most every sea, is now proudly waving in
ports where it was previously unknown. Our
vessels now float on the sea of Marmora, and
spread their broad canvass on the Euxine.
fc3Readers of the Constitutionalist, by
whom do you think these remarks were made?
By N. P. Tallmadge, late Senator in the Con- j
gress of the United States, and one of the
leaders of the Conservatives, with Mr. Rives
of Virginia. Yes, by Mr. Tallmadge, who
has been placed for the Vice Presidency on
the same ticket with Mr. Clay for the Presi
dency. Yes, by Mr. Tallmadge, who is now
in support of Mr. Clay, more zealous than the
whi"s themselves, and who has declared that
the rejection of the nomination or Mr. Van
Buren, by Mr. Clay and his associates in the
Senate, "was a daring outrage." Who pub
licly expressed his conviction that, by that act,
the Senate had been "degraded in the eyes
of the nation, and the nation in the eyes of
the world." ; And who publicly declared, that
Mr Clay was "one of that desperate triumvi
rate who caused Mr. Van Buren's rejection."
Augusta Constitutionalist.
From the New York Times.
Liverpool, Feb. 5, 1839.
British Affairs, tyc.A. short summary of
facts is all I shall now offer on the question of
the corn lawa, and this I shall do with all pos
sible impartiality. Meetings are held in all
the principal towns of the empire, and at these
meetings speeches and resolutions of the most ,
determined character are offered by men of
all parties. The merchants and manufactur
ers of Britain, both tones and radicals, are,
en masse,' joined in the opposition against
the bread tax. The Times newspaper has
also come out boldly against it, in a bold and
able leading article: The Times, on this
point, has been consistent enough; for although
not writing directly on the subject; it has in
variably recorded the comparative prices of
provisions in the Continental and English
markets and this, in itself, was a host of ev
idence. I observe the "Morning Herald,'
and the "Standard" are making a struggle fcr
the land monopolists, against their tory co
temporary; but the tory Times has not only
the greatest talent, but the best side and
these are no contemptible advantages in an
argument. The Times sho w very clearly that
it is no question of faction, but one of a whole
nation; it shows, moreover, by publishing let
ters from correspondents, that conservatives
enter their protest against bread restrictions'
in as determined a tone as ultra radicals. The
courtesy as well as strength of logic, with
which the Morning Herald carries on the
controversy, may be conceived from the fol
lowing allusion to a man of undoubted geni-ous,-
after Crabbe, the most graphic poet of the .
poor, but with infinitely more vigor of intel
lect and more fertility, beauty, and tenderness
of fancy, than Crabbe every professed; a man
that has given to hunger a voice of terrirlic
power,' which must have the corn tyrants quail,
if their hearts had not waxed gross and their
ears become dull of hearing, from the very
habit of monopoly and oppression. Of this
man, thus saith the Morning Herald: "Mr.
Ebenezcr Elliott is undoubtedly in many re
spects, a1 block-head; but Mr. Ebenezar Elli
ott is not les3, on that account, a fair specimen
of the class of anti-corn-law agitators. His
ignorance and his inability, moreover, to rea
son correctly from his own premises, do not
tend, in the slightest degree, to abate his bru
tal and blood-thirsty propensities!
Lord John Russell he who said, in the
last, session of Parliament that the landed in
terest of Engtefnd was the great interest
even he has written to his constituents at
Stroud, in condemnation of the present sys
tem of corn-taxing, and admitting the neces
sity of a very decided modification. Sir
Robrt Peel has arrived at the same condu
it is remarkable how often, in this
sion.
world of contradictions, 'extremes tnef," I
shall now endeavor, as briefly as I can, to give
you the statistics of the question.
Reports of meetings and dinners have been
pouring in from all parts of the empire, but as
Manchester is the centre and Metropolis of
the discussion, some of (he facts stated there
at a recent meeting of the delegates may be
taken as a specimen of the social evils which
have provoked the loud and universal cry that
now rages through the land. Mr. Walker, a
wholesale iron-monger, fiom Wolverhampton,
observed that he had large orders on his books
from South America and the United States,
because he was undersold by the Belgians and
Prussians. . Six or eight months before, he
had exported goods to Rio, but a week since
he had received a letter telling him not to ex
ecute orders which he had from the same
quarter, because the goods could not be sold
without a heavy loss The same gentleman
read a letter from a person of his own business
in Rio, proving that foreigners, and especially
Germans, had beaten the English in that mar
ket by a most ruinous competition or as
Sam Slick would phrase it-: "by a long
chalk."
Mr. Rawson, a gentleman connected with
hosiery manufacture, made also, some very
startling statements. The Saxons, he ob
served, on the authority of a gentleman from
Chemnitz, had increased in this branch 1,500
per cent., that while they had increased in the
cotton manufacture 15 per cent., the English
had only increased 10 per cent., if they were
therefore to go on at this rate, they would not
only supply this earth by exportation, but might
send goods to the moon. The Saxons, he
observed, had been recently in Leicester to
buy yarns preparatory to this manufacture.
This he considered a notice to the Leicester
people to quit, and that after the notice they
would be speedily served with ejectments from
the markets. He showed that since 1812
there had been an increase in Saxony of
stocking frames to the amount of 10 per cent.
This branch of manufacture which had been
the staple of our country for 250 years, would,
if the continent went on in this ratio, soon en
tirely disappear. The Saxons, within the
last four or five years, have doubled their cot
ton manufactures of all sorts. In the last 24
years our exports, real or declared, have only
increased from 6 to 10 per cent those of
France, 212! Posterity will be astonished
that such laws could ever have existed, but
posterity, if it read history, musremember,
that our ancestors had laws by ;which our
grandmothers were burned as witches. Leg
islatures that burn witches, or tax bread, are in
no danger themselves of being mistaken for
wizards. Mr. Gregg's, the only other speech
I shall mention, was of a most important char
acter; The house with which he is connected,
he said, had been compelled to break up 200
looms last year, and are about to break up 200
more this year. The particular article he al
luded to was that of velveteen. . Before the
operation of the corn laws, it was an article
in the trade with Russia of an enormous ex-,
tent. It is now reduced to nothing- The
export of velveteen to Russia in 1833, was
284,000 yards; in 1834,345,000 yards; in'
1835, 307,000 yards; in 1S36, 23,000 yards;
and in 1837, 8,000 yards. Our exports of
this article to all other parts of the world, in
1833, were, 8,000,000 yards; in 1834,
7,500,000; in 1835, 7,300,000; in 1836,
5,800,000; and in 1837 4,600,000. The
exports of our manufactured goods to Russia,
the speaker asserted to be gone! In 1820, he
maintained, we exported to Russia 13,200,000
yards of manufactured cotton goods. In 1837
we only exported 847,000 yards. -
With regard to America, Mr. Gregg ob
served: In the year 1814, America consumed
100 bales of cotton. Last year the consump
tion was nearly 300,000; entirely the growth
of the short period which has intervened since
1S14. With regard to consumption, she now
stands where we stood ux 1816. Sixteen