Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-04-17


the trade very Improbable, all the profits
arising from the sale of the cargo, being
consumed by the duties and port char
ges. MIR. Sprague is correct, in assert
ing that the trade is injurious to u.s."
The following extract Of letter from
Washington, is from the correspondence
Of the Charleston Courier. 1t contains
some statements which are deserving Of
notice.
"WAsHINGroN, March oo.-I am de-
cidedly Of the opinion, that a modfica-
ton of the Tariff duties on protected ar
ticles, will lie made in the Senate. If
the Bill which is about to be reported did
not originally contain any provision
touching the protected articles, there is
little doubt that an amendment embrace
ing a reduction of the duties on this class
Of imports, will be proposed by friend
to the manufacturer, and to the system
by which he is protected and sustained.
There are four or five members of the
Senate, steady advocates Of the protec-
tive policy,& not disposed to yield an inch
of ground, as to the principle of protec-
ton, who are, nevertheless, willing to
make some sacrifice in the matter of de-
tails, for the purpose of conciliating their
Southern brethren. l could give you
the names Of these gentlemen, but it
would not be discreet to do 50 at present;
when the Bill shall come up for discus
sion, they will be ready to give express
sion to their own views on the subject
What the effect of this concilatory
movement may be on the people of the
South, will not venture to predict. 1t
is hoped by those who are about to make
it, that, if it should not be deemed con-
cession sufficient to meet all the expec-
tations of all the citizens Of South Caro-
lima, and the other Anti-Tarif States, it
will, at least, be enough to stay the
march Of dissatisfaction, and to induce
our Southern brethren to review their
own conduct, and revise some Of their
own proceedings. 1t is also expected
that this concession will have force Of it.
self to countervail any efforts to stir up
the public mind in the South to acts of
lnOlSCreet violence.
GAS to the course of Georgia, in refer
ence to the decision ofthe Supreme Court,
determined as it is in opposition to, and
defiance of, the Judicial decree, find
that there is an impression that General
Jackson is by no means disposed to take
any step to coerce the State into submis-
sion. 1t is said to be an opinion express
ed by Mr.. Berrien, when in this city, that
if the President should interpose the Fed
eral authority at his control, Georgia
would at once obey. But the members
of the Georgia delegation know their man
they have fathomed the disposition and
the capacity Of the Executive, and they
find that they can move him without diff
ficulty, to the accomplishments of their
own designs. The conviction here is,
that Worcester and his brother Mission
aries will be permitted to linger out the
Summer and Winter in the Pcnitentiary
and that no step will be taken by the Su-
preme Court in the execution Of their
mandamus until the next term, which will
not commence until January next.
"The Apportoinment Bill is after all
likely to cause some further consumption
of time and words. The Senate have
reconsidered the vote which rejected
the proposition of Mr.. Webster to secure
representation Of the fraction, and the
bill has gone to select committee Of five,
all of whom, with the exception of Mr..
Forsyth, are in favor of the amendment
moved by MIR. Webster. The powerful
argument by which Mr.. Webster suppor-
ted his views on this question, elected
much appreciation from the Senators rep
resenting your State; and it is supposed
that reflection has induced some Of the
members who opposed Mr.. Webster's
plan, TO change their opinions. Ifso, we
are likely TO have the representation set
tied on new principle; and it would be
absurd to expect THAT such an important
change would be hastily agreed to in the
other branch ofthe Legislature.
VICE PREsIDENcY-1t 1t is impossible
longer to conceal from the public, the
people at large, the obvious fact, that the
game of the vice presidency, which the
Jackson party are now playing, has with
in its calculations the winning of the pres
idency. We will not say that the health
Of Gen. Jackson will drive him to the
Hermitage within the next presidential
term, if the voice of the people should
not previously move him thither; but il
may be said, that all calculations upon
the success Of any vice president placed