Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-05-06
Ernm the Charleston Aercuru.

A New York whig paper. (the Hcrald)
says that Thomas Ewing, the head oi
t4a ssen nTt5sRsRHe lnaapaRtpeah has alrsaeYY
by mean, dirty, vulgar, party spirit, than
elevated sentiments or The public good"
A Correspondent of the New York
Herald says:
MIR. Ewing is preparing a plan for a
modification of the tariff, 10 be submitted
TO Congress at the extra session. He pro-
poses TO lay duty of 20 per cent on silk
goods from beyond the Cape Of Good
Hope, and 10 per cent 90 French silks
This is iuSerliug the natural order Of
things, and insolves positive absurdily.
If there is any discrimination, it should OBJ
viously be i'll favor Of the goods brought
from the most remote point. The differ
ence in The cost Of the voyage is nearly
10 per cent against The India silks. Mr..
Ewings, project is to impose sufficient
duly on wines, silks and some other arti-
cles Of luxury, to meet the current demands
upon the revenue, aud provide for the H.
qudation Of The public debt, which is 10
be funded. His estimate is that ten mil,
lions will cover the liabilities of the gov
ernment until the operation of the new
tariff shall increase the supply. There
will be FIVE miIioos Of outstanding Treas
ury notes, aud Mr.. Ewing computes tho
amount Of deferred appropriations at FIVE
millions more. The estimate is conjectu-
ra! entirely, aud will probably be found TO
fall short Of the facts 10 the case.
Fears are entertained here by some of
the friends of the Administration. that Mr..
Ewing will be found unequal 10 the du-
ties Of Secretary of the Treasury. He is
laborious, perseverins man, well fitted
Tor the ordinary routine and drudgery of
the Department, but It's not supposed that
he possesses that practical knowledge of
the subject Of finance and currency, those
large and comprehensive views, that IA
miliarity with The philosophy and laws of
commerce and trade, which are indispen-
sable in the head of the Treasury, at this
importan, and critical juncture.
As the notion put forth in the following
paragraph in an odd one; it probably orr
gihated with Mr.. Adams himself. The
idea is capital, whoever started it. We do
not think The Government could do any,
thing better with Mr.. Adams, than to send
him TO China. His going would do an
amount of guod on this side of the world,
that no mischief he could breed among The
Antipodes could outweigh. He certainly
is entitled to meet the Emperor on equal
terms. He must ler his nails grow, for he
will be a lion among the Chinese philoso-
pliers; and his advent will mark an era.-
Commodore Elliott is probably a relation
to the British Commander, who took
palpitalion Of the heart lately, and it were
we'll to commission him 10 carry out Mr..
Adams. Our Commodore would make
quite sensation among The junks. Send
them both, by all means.
MISSION TO CHrNA.-A correspondent
of the Albany Daily Advertiser speaks of
mission to China as necessary to The
United States in The present condition o,
things. The writer adds that Mr.. Ad-
ans, our late President, it is understood,
with bis usual zeal in the cause of his.
country, would accept the trust, aud hav-'
ing been the head Of the American Nation,