New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-04
The Knavery OF Politics.

J.>tEs B. SWAIN, 9u-
The Knnvery OF Politics.
How shall we wonder that the short-slghtcd
,,5 ,nreAecting often rashly conclude that Poll
10, ;ss mere game and leading Politicians but
aort.rous or INSCRIPTIONS gamblers, when we are
often called TO expose dishonesty like the follow
ing2
The friends Of Martin Van Buren, in and about
Cincinnati held meeting al the Court House
on the 9th ut. to take more direct and vigorous
measures to secure his adoption as the candidate
of the party for next President. There was Of
course a large gatherlng-they say five or SIX
fhousand-and most of the old leaders in that
quarter were conspcuous-among them Moses
Dauson. James j. Fdran, and DR.. Duncan.
They made their speeches. adopted their resolu-
tons, and urged Van Buren upon the party
all, we presume to their own satisfaction; and,
80 far as the primary object of their movement IS
concerned, we are quite Indifferent to the whole
procedure But among the reasons which they
set forth as the grounds Of their preference OF Mr.
Van Buren,, we find the following:
5.h. Because he opposed to Tariff exclusively Tor
rho purpose of Protection by which the cunning and design
ing few enabled plunder the industrious and unspect-
ing many.
Now the meaning Of this ISIS it not that
the spponents Of Mr. Van Buren, are in tacor Of
sneh a Tariff as is here condcmncd-in other
words. that the present Tariff, which was framed
and passed by the Wings, in defiance Of the hos
.ility of their opponents, ls such Tariff as they
describe. The resolution is clearly aimed at the
Wings and their Tariff pocy-not at Mr.. Van
Burcn's rivals for the Loco-Foco nomination, as
no such imputations could be used or would be
tolerated as applied by members of the same party
10 each other The gist of the back-handed
ayer,nent is that the present Tariff for the Wings
stand by this and propose no other is an ercht-
sireiy Protective one, "by mhich tic cunning
81 fer are enabled to plunder tie industrious md
81 ansnspecting many"
Such being the charge, let us hold its authors
up to the light, and see how they appear:
In nl828-ffteen years ago-thc highest Tariff
ever framed in this country was imposed-far
higher and more Protective than the present 1t
was passed by Congress Jackson in both
branches, though most of the Anti-Jackson men
supported it. 1t was framed by Silas Wright,
voted for by him and Martin Van Buren,, along
with most of the Jackson Members from New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio-for it had not
then been discovered this side of the Potomac that
it is Federal to uphold American against For
eign interests and foster American labor. Soon
afte.. Congress adjourned, Hon. Henry Baldwin
ahen a prominent Jackson Tariff Member from
Pittsburgh Pa. now a Justice of the L. S. SUI
preme Court-passed through Cincinnati, and
this same Democracy had meeting and pub
lie Dinner to do him honor for his efficient aid in
carrying that same high Protective Tariff: They
styled themselves . The friends Of General Jack-
soa and Domestic Manufacture" and these same
jMeSsTs. Daoson. DIR. Duncan, &c. &c, figured
as leaders and toast makers. We cannot this
moment put our hand on their reported proceed
ings, (though we have them filed away some
where but that they claimed that high Protective
Tariff, 80 passed by the aid Of Van Buren,, Wright
s. Co. as their measure-a Jackson Democratic
measure, and thcrcupon took credit for their de-
yotion to the interests, not Of the cunning and
designing few but Of the industrious and unsus
secting many, VIC remember right well. Aud
now where are they And what honesty, what
principle, what shame, can there be in men who
after playing such part as that, can utter such
insnuations against their opponents, such asser-
fions against Tariff, those we have above
quoted