New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-28

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ny We are indebted TO Hen. J. M RUSSELL, 81 c.. for
important Congressional documents
NJ The statements of Hon. JOHN J. CRITTEN-
DEN and Hon. THOMAS EWING, (Which will be
found on our First Pase,) in refutation Of the
charges made against the Harrison Wing Cabinet
by Hon. John c.. Spencer, will naturally attract
general attention Not a word Of comment is
necessary. AS the revelations Of Cabinet secrets
in this case must have been made by President
Tqler we presume no one can doubt the proprlety
of this selfvindcation by the faithful fearless and
selfdeyoted servants of the People.
CJ From the mass of valuable documents ap-
pended to Mr.. Secretary Forwards Treasury Re-
port, relating to the National Finances and Expen-
ditures and the proposed Warehousing System, we
have selected such as we deemed of greatest in
terest, and they appear on our Last Page this
morning. There are other answers from Revenue
officers more favorable to the Warehousips Sys-
lem than those we have copied; and the more
general sentiment probably tends that way. For
our own part, however, may state frankly that
we believe the Warehousing System is calculated
10 increase perniciously the power and patronage
Of the Federal Government and the dependence of
our Business interests on Politics. 1t strikes us
as restoring Indirectly but virtually the Govern
ment credits, which we had hoped were done away
for ever Let men import Goods when they want
them, pay the Duties when they receive them, and
get their money back when they export the goods
from the country, if they ever do. We appre-
hend that no fairer more uniform and equable
system than this can be devised-certainy none
more simple and inexpensive. The notion that
the great importers will up the little ones, the
Foreign merchants the Domestic, under the Cash
System, is moonshine. Under the Cash System,
goods will be imported whenever they shall be
needed, and generally by the very men who have
demand for them under the Credit System, the
fewer will import (having established credit at
the Custon,-House) and the many will be their
customers. We trust Congress will act wariy and
wisely in regard to this important matter.
~ The San of yesterday has characteristic
article on Getty Affairs" instigated by its male
VIOLENT and sleepless hostility to the Wing party
and cause. 1t praises the Market Reform, but
says nothing for the party which originated and
carried through that Reform, but for whose ascen-
dency it would never have been effected. Pray,
Mr. Sun, if the abolition of the Market Monopoly
be 80 just and benefcent, why was it not effected
during the last three years, while your party was
in power?
So Of the Street-Sweepug by Contract. The
Sun pretends to be favorable in the abstract, but
evinces hostility to every practicable means Of
putting it into practice 1t raves against the plan
of making the contracts for FIVE years, well know
ing that no responsible men would take them for
single year, providing carts, sc. nearly low as
they can well afford to do for FIVE years. which gives
them an opportunity to introduce, perfect and pro-
fit by Improvements for labor-saviDg.
The Sun impudently asserts
Tiers dispute upon e cotrac: principle. Both
mens oi eonMac,iug!S - 80
Now the Editor knew right well that the Wings
introduced and pressed the plan of sweeping the
streets by contract more than year since, but IL
epas veted dozen By the then Loco-Foce majority-
every Whig voting en- its favor. Is it not gross
imposition, therefore, to assert now that this same
party and many of the who defeated
this project SO leng as they had the power,
unanimously in its favor? Does not every sensi-
BILE man perceive that their friendship is that Of
the vulture for the lamb
But The Sun pours out it's vias of wrath on the
Wing Aldermen because they have not restricted
the Contracts that they shall be given absolutely
TO the lowest bidder, and the grossest mputations
of fraud and swindling are hesped on the Wings
on this ground. But was such restriction ever
imposed on Committee We are assured tha,
Mr. Dusenberry, late Loco-Feco Water Commits
sioner, lately observed that mol ore of TIE Con
tracts Oh The Crotoa Aqueduct @as ecer giuen 10
the louest bidder. Possibly this is too strong; (;
but the fact il notorious that the lowest bid is often
if not generally disregarded in such cases in favor
of a more responsible and capable bidder.
But (" the reasons ~ q the reasons" shouts The
Sun. Why NOT give it to the very lswest at any
rate? We have inquired of several Aldermen, and
they tell US that they nre well aware of combina-
tions formed by politicians of The Suns party TO
;fa&e tie contracts for aothing, and then appeal
TO the jastsce aud mercy Of The neat Common
coaacil for relief In other words, the object of
The ciamor for the lowest bidder is to break up
ana defeat the plan of contracting at all Such
ara the reasons, most luminous. body And we
are autnor'zed by members of the proper Commit
zee 10 state that ths Contracts shall Be eiven to
7hs lo'eess responsible bidders, rho appear 10
make their offers in good faisk and with ~ =,
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