New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-09
The Message.

=. .niri, and recommendations. Rere Is
-p,h;,o in it calculated to surprise any one or to
exsite any very profound sensation What Mr.. iy-
lar saws of the settlement Of our difficulties with
Great Britain i. very we'll; though the best men of
the few who are disposed to favor, perhaps more
r-onerlv 20 tolerate with as much patience and
GOOD temper as possible, his general policy, will
he the first to notice how studousy he abstalns
from all mention of the services of the Secretary OF
State in conducting the negotiation with the Brit
;sb Minister. It is ali the doing of the Execu-
tive. and not one syllable is hinted about that un-
bounded, undoubting confidence with which, as
Mr.. WEBSTER tells US, the whole responsibility
was rested upon his shoulders. 1t is evident that
Mr.. SPENCER is acquiring ascendancy in the Exec
utive Councils.
What is said of the necessity of stability and
certain permanency in our Tariff regulations is very
inst and true and will we trust be taken into serious
consideration before any change of the existing lor
if is made Some notifications are doubtless need
ed, and will of course be carefully and deliberately
made: the exemption of tea and coffee from duty
has certainly greatly diminished the revenue
and thus in measure defeated one OF the great
objects OF the Tariff; the rates of duties upon
other articles may, without doubt be better ADJUST
ed than they are at present, and to this task we
trust Congress will direct its early aad serious at
tention. But the main principle of the existing
law it's Protective character, has redeemed it in
the eyes of the great body yof the People from many
minor objections; and it has already proved by It's
operation, brief and partial as it has been, OF the
highest service to the great interests OF American
Industry and American Labor. The President
with characteristic flourish about conciliotlsn,
recommends precisely what the whole Country
wants-and what with some slight defects we now
haye,-" moderate duties imposed with wlse dtS-
cr5m;yation as to their several objects.
We are glad to hear of the increased prosperity
of the Post Office Department. Still greater eff
cheney and far more general utility, we think,
might be attained by wise and judicious reduc-
ticn of the rates of Postage.
The financial distresses Of the country re-
counted and their found, though this is hinted
in most gingerly manner, in the imitation and
disorder of the currency effected by Jackson after
he had succeeded in crushing the u S. Bank. As
was generally anticipated, MIR. Webster's Exce-
auer scheme is urged as sufficient cure tor these
numerous and gr1evous Ills. No new consldera-
tinns. however are advanced in its favor, and the
really specious argument of it's anth"r 10 eadis
weakened under the Presidents dilution. Wha
he means BY saying with regard TO tho currency
that 1.-The choice, in the present state of public
sentiment, lies between an exclusive specie cur
rency on the one hand and Government issues Vi
some kind on the other +" we are at a loss to per
ceive. The public sentiment has not been heard
since l840, and then. by Mr.. Tyler's own confes-
zion in former Message, it was most decided and
decisive against the Sub-Treasury Scheme, which
looked to the establishment of metallic currency
Nor are we aware that the Treasury Note System
has been regarded with favor by any considerable
portion Of the people. The Exchequer is the
main feature of the Message, and we suppose it,
consideration will engage much of the attention OF
Congress- We trust it will be thoroughly, candid,
examinedi and if there appear to be any good
ground for hoping that its operation will in any
degree bring relief suffering national inter
ests, we would have it tested by experience. We
have great faith in the scheme, but it finds fa-
vor in high places and at least merits close exam.
ination.
The Message, in the main, is fairly written,
though think it not difficult to draw the line be.
tween the smooth and specious argument Q!
Spencer, and the weak, conceited houndering of
Mr.. Tyler himself. The Secretary of War is ey.
identity Prime Minister to all intents and purposes
IHE THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL was very geper-
ally observed in this city yesterday Appropriate
religious services were held in all the Churches and
most places of business were closed during the
day We sincerely rejoice at the proof thus afore
ed that the grea, ,raths of region--onr direct de-
pendence upon God for life and breath and all
things, is becoming not only the living moving prn
cipie Of individual minds, but an active clement of
our social and national character, leading US unit
edly TO acknowledge bis goodness and our entire
dependence upon his bounty.
IW 7. CoLeu,rr has been elected United
States Senator from Georgia, in place OF Sir.
CurHBERr, whose term expires on the 4th oil
March next. There were four ballots, and az the
last Colquitt received lao votes, Z. X. jenkins
leg, King 2l, and 7 scattering. Colquitt is fe-
rocions Loco-Foco, and will go for Calhoun IN
1894. His election is regarded as triumph of
the Calhoun over the Van Buren, faction in tina,
State.
CoRREcrIoN.-By some accident in our print
ing Office q brief paragraph about apples, oats,
Sc, belonging TO an article on California, found
its way into our sketch Of DR.. SMirH's Geological
Lecture on Wednesday morning, making nonsense
of that part of it.
n>e, 81.