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The North And The South

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1
Month
December
Year
1845
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juredthat the'-other interests," wiü be safe in the hands of the fru-hd.s ot' qual RigUs s in the hands of those 10 luve. opprci'sion. IIow an individual who has nny senso jastice or [iropriely crn preach, pray, id writo ngaïnsl Skivery, and then vote r the very men who alone possess tho wer to emancípale the slave?, and slill it only refuse to exercise that power, it logislnte to rivet his choins and perituaie his bondage, more than we can vine. We may pray, prench quole scripture nd pass resolulions about slavery, and ie slaveholders are unmoved. Dut when e deposite our voto they are roused, and 5 Henry Clny sa vs, uit is the most alarmig feature in the whole enlerprise." - int we leave Mr. H. to pursue hiscourse f moral sunsion against, and political acon for the inslitution ofSlavery. merely ivining that while the ofli';i;il authority f the general and state government toloates and sanct ions the accursed system, Í will continue, and on those who f"-lare not political abolitionisls - hui o nol vole the Hekel"- -will rest the reslonsibilitv. For ilie Sijiiial of Liberty. XhNSlDERATIONS FOR THE COMM ERCIAL COMMÜWITY . Mf.ssrs. Editors: - Ata meeting recently held. in Binningham, England, to remonslrate agninst a proposed incrense of the Br'uish Navy, Joseph Storge, a genOeman long and deeply in'.erested in commerce, made the following statement: -'1 know somelhing nuout cJiuriering and iniuring shrpsf, and f do not heritate to say, tliat f the WhoTe of the navy were scullled tonorrow and sent tu thu bottom of the oceon, [ could po to Lioyiis and msore sb?ps and ;argo without poytng one shilling more premium, and I could charter "esse!s to eny port of the globe wlihoul paying any oiorefieiglit." This bold and somewfint starthng declaralion, from Biich au'hority, lins !cd me to seo if it could bc supportcd by thp evidmce of urierring statistics. I hcre present thrir tesiimony fVr the consideraron of those of yourrcuders vvho ore engaged or imeresled u comniercinl pursnits. Thcomonnt of tonnnpfR ownod by Great Br:t8Ín, embrncing every kind of ves el enjaged ín tlie Dotnestic and Foreicn Trade is 3,047,17o tons. The amount owned by tho United States, is 2 I53'6f'2 " The cost of American fliippinjT is 850 per on: and au experienced shi-owner hns estimated tlie value of oiir vviiole mercantilft marine at !í40 per ton, new nnd old. The cost of sl)ip-buil(!inr and lts inateriald are imich lower in Great Brilain: but admilting lliat a!l tha mercanfile ehipping wbicli that nation h&8 iifloat, is worth $40 per ton, then the volua of British tonnr-e woiild Le Sl21.88D,D2 American do üü,3 14,080 French, 389,610 tons 15,584.700 Valué of the íonna'C of he Ihree naiions, 8J:3,S14,7Cf As the ntereát of capital invesíot? in trade, ought noc t" be added intu. but dedneted from, ihe p'ofitti of tliot tiade, in order to ofrive at its precise net jjain, we tlnll be adniittinga vpry liberal profit to t hts aniount of Bhipping, ïf ac estimate ii at 15 per cent, afier deductmg the interest of the capital emplóyeá. And we submit this olimation to any ship-owner, as oie sufliciently hih, for sucb au amount of tnnnage, even it' lliere wcre not one uninsured ve?sel Ist o the ocean during i lio yenr - Then the nel annual prolit f' all the shipping owned by Great Biitain, tbe Uniled States and Fronce, at 15 per cent, is 83.3,572,214 Naw, inleüiijciit ehp merchnnts, will you not stick c pin at thal fuct? And, now, another at this? The opprop-intiun of the British Government to heir Vavy, fur the airrentyeartis éèqsfloóü Nuw I appeal to yo;ir sober couviction?, if lictic two fjets are ot of some significanco toihc commercial ujrld ! Think f it, for a moment ! Tlie pr rit of the wholeule marine 01 liii'su unce yieuw imuuii mu .hert (if ;!ie tnnual expense ofsnpporiinjr the Critish N.vy ! Atd is thie the prolectíon wliich Cqmmercc ov.es 10 Navíes! Here are the ihic.'geat ol mtions expendipg anni. u'!y ílt"iy-t vo tnilliuns of dollar? on their cumliined npvy, Uoe piiucip! funcilop U tu prolrct cnmnificttiiw.1 navigaiio; wlnle all ílie;r ine:c;iiitiloi.ljivi"if í3 &$ bove it co. is but titile more lian Uiirtylhree inillnns per anuninJ Iouk at Frauce:- in J837 silo approprin'fu ribüiil !?1Ü,000,000. lo hor D-tvv dep-irtmrnt, and she owned that year about 370,000 tona of shipping; which, ot ÍO per ion, w.is vvurtli $12,o0Ü,000, - a trifio ruó ' In-u Lite cot of lts prntrdionl lint Ifi iis l)'iní ilii matter nenrer lióme. VVe Iüivc uíxuit 1,000,000 toiis(,fí!ip:jin2ren ■ !jt."'í ín tK Fnrcpii Tmc'e: the profit of u h'cli, :U ilin rate ve Ijüvg taken, is &G 000,(ii() ,pr :,i)-iimii. Tü nrot.-'Ct lilis interest ia lui-'ft . {Iítí on y ovowed ohjrct of our navv; nii.l : rmilcr it dequ4.te.tQ I lio service, tha ir.aiTniri' ni npnríiÍDted, for the currenl year, fr...3.')i.7Cí)!!! Now i:-, no! euci) a ruouotoiu load nf naval proleclioti liUe miUstuncs about jtli' mc'Íí K Coinmeico: a yrievou burden to [her (iivii-s wjitgi.? Nations which lo not I otm h m:le e.-.-d of vv.k, oro nrKterbidding ihosc whiK-.) bnüyui;.'. b!us:erii)jf nflviea wiuii llié .ircnn. And I will close tbis ortiel wkíi t[o wurds of nn ex'erwive ship-owiic r ín

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