New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-28
The Way to sc, about it,.

is this the way to set about it! Eh''
LIN, Chinese High Commissioner, to Capt. Elliot
That Lin we have no doubt, is sensible fell
low no matter though he wear pigtail three feet
long If the British want to teach the Chinese
the blessings Of Civilization and Christianity, poi
sening them with struggled opium and then burn
ing their towns and ravaging their fields because
they do MT agree to it, is just the wrong way to set
about it. But they are not alone in their mistake
There are thousands of wemeanng people who
really intend to do the. right thing in the matter
they have in hand, but who choose most unac-
countnbly odd way TO set about it. We claim
word with some of them.
There are good many thousands in all the
Northern and Middle States who profess to be and
really are favorable to the Protection of our Home
Industry-who feel that the advantage in our in
tercourse with Foreign Nations ought not to be all
on one side-and who are well aware that we can
not buy freely all the fabrics, Injuries and knck-
knacks of Europe if our Products are mainly eX-
cluaed from that Continent--and yet these very
men suffer themselves to be humbugged by such
CANNON as Stick to the party Support the he
gslar Nominations ~ and the like, into voting for
M. Van Buren,, Sas Wright, h. D. Davis, John
C. Flovd. and such Tariff men! Men and breth-
rem do you mean what you say when you tell us
YOU are for Projections If you do just review
the course of things at Washington the past win
ter. and decide whether yours is the way 10 set
about it.
There are great many citizens OF this State
who are anxious for resumption and prosecution
of our uncompleted Works of Internal Improve
men,-some of them vitality Interested therein, so
that failure would be their ruin-and who yet
think of voting the Loco-Foco tickets In the Fail
Election. What do they mean Z Men of Erie
and Niagara can you hope that the Canal Enlarge
men, will be prosecuted-Men OF Allegany and
Steuben can you think that the Erie Railroad Will
he made by a Loco-Fo Administration, of which
Young, Flagg & Co. are members and Leslsla-
ture of which Hoffman shall be leader, and Dave
FAC, Grou: and Swackhamer followers? Can
YOU be blinded by few smooth, hollow words
from the seven,y-faced candidate for Governor?
Even if he sere hones,ly in favor Of Internal Inn
proyemept, what can he do with such party to
back him Do you believe that party can or wi!
undo next winter all they have been doing for
wear past, and proclaim themselves enemies hilh-
ertoof the public welfare? No friends you can
mot be so grossly deceived. You must feel that If
YOU really desire Internal Improvement the resto
ration to power of the consistent, determined,
ayowed friends of such Improvement is the only
way TO set about 1t.
IA word on Rhode Island matters. We have
long and earnestly desired to see more liberal
suffrage in that State, and we have done what
little we could 10 favor it. We are as firm in the
cause as ever; we hope TO see free Constitution
established and acknowledged; but we mus, be-
leve that rejecting when it is legally formed.
raising the standard of resistance TO the recognized
authorities, attacking State Arsenas, exciting
civil war, and calling in the Slar1ms and Mike
Washes Of other States to fight and publish
ing recipes for setting FIRE TO dwellings and edifess
without danger of detection is net the way to set
about it.
We may be mistaken, bur these are our firm
convictions.
Thu. aruc!c was wruen by Us and put in type
weeks ago and has beep crowded out from day
since. Having published it in our Weekly, find II
coming upon in other papers, and conclude 10 Ia
aow lest should byand-by be accused OF steal
ing it,
p The RA,1ERs arrive in cur City to-day and
will give series Of Concerts directly.