New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-30
Commercial Treaties.

Commercial Treaties.
The scheme for Commercial Treaty with
England, proposed by MIR. WEBSTER IN his balti
more speech, fell to the ground with less signs OF
vitality than any other equally important scheme
from 50 eminent source, of which we have any
knowledge. twas pointedly rejected in every sec
Son of the U. States, and failed to secure single
defender Of any note or ability. In his Rochester
speech Mr.. WEBSTER openly admits that it was
an utter failure and endeavors to throw the blame
Of its reception on the misrepresentation which
he says it received from the party press. lie
complains that he was represented as wishing to
hiring the Tariff within the limits of the Treaty
making power, and attributes to this something,
at least, of the unpopularty Of his scheme
That, in some quarters, AIR. WEBSTER was mis-
understood, and in others misreprcsented, may be
true; but we cannot believe that ti.is was TO any
considerable extent, the source Of the opposition
to his plan of Commercial Treaty.
The objections which would be fatal to any
proposed arrangement between the Treaty making
authorities of England and the United States,
would lie with almost equal weight against his
plan as explained by himself. In either case the
American Tariff would be placed out Of the con-
troll and beyond the reach of the American Leg
islature. The arrangement proposed by MIR.
WEBSTER would be in effect contract, binding
upon the contracting parties for the specified term
of years; and neither party, without the concur
renee of the other, could recede from it whatever
might be the emergency. In what respect would
this be better than a technical Treaty : It would
put the Tariff az completely heyond tfa control
Of Congress as that ssuld and It's negotiation
would ssftairly be attended with embarrassment
unknown to the other scheme. But the Amen
can Tariff must always rest IN American hands.
It's designed to protect American Industry, the
labor of American citizens against the paupe! Ia
Dor OF Europe; to build up American manufac
lures in preference to supporting the manuiactur-
lures of Great Britain and thus to afford to the
planters of the South market for their cotton,
to the com and wheat growers of Virginia and
the west market for their staples, and to the
Farmers Of the whole country home market at
sleir own doors, permanent, convene mt, and IN
dependent Of all foreign legislation, for all the
surplus products of their labor and skill.
Such Tariff, to be effective, must be CON-
ple.ely under our own control. II we eA'o-
foreipn nations to aid in sc .suaptatlon 10 our
adrnit them to legislate for Us, on
point solely of our own interest. Their interler-
ence, SO far rs it Is actual and effective at all,
must be so in their own favor and against as
We want nothing, in this respect. of England
which England would be OF all likely 10 grant u.s.
In ten years, under such Tariff as we have
now, We can make for ourselves q better market
than we should havo In England were she to des-
troy her corn laws and admit all the grain we
choose to send her, duty free. 1t would be better
nearer safer less exposed to disastrous
contingencies, and above all because it is HONE
MARKET, national, neighborly, family affair
1t is this consideration which will foreve,
forbid any arrangement like that which Mr.
WEBSTER proposed: and we regard his speech a
Rochester as a virtual abandonment of the grount
on which this scheme was originally based We
must preserve the Tariff from all foreign inter
ference 1t must rest entirely in American hands
and depend entirely on American legislation. Ii
thus most impUsta.t respect, as In so many others
we may proftaby listen to MIR. WEBsrER's advice
and resolve to be ''now and forever living oil
dying, fully Amercan--American altogether"
Ms WSssrgN's srEIcu-The Rcpor,e. Of the Tn
claims thtt his report Of Mr. WEBsTSRs Speech
laid before the public in advance of any other papers the
United States This error which we presume will Be
cosreeted.n 1Roch. Dem.
We claimed no such thing, for we made q
special exception in favor of the Democat VIVA,
ais the Editor! So far from seeing double,
ss his Loco foco neighbor charged, he does no,
see at all.
" The Wings of Ontario County have nom
mated ELI DEssMoRE of Seneca for Sheriff, a
II. HowELl. Of Cansndaigua for County Clerk
and Henry Pardee of Victor. Israel Huntington
of Seneca and L. w. Clark of Naples for Mem
bers of Assembly.
u The Wings of the Fourth Congressional
District OF Ohio have nominated Gov JosEr,
VANeE as their candidate for Congress. jon.
JOHNSON, ESQ. has been appointed to rcpresen
the District in the Wing National Convention tt
be held In Baltimore In May next.
u RICHARD BaoApHEAD, Jr. of Northampton
mas been nominated for Congress by the Loco
Foccs of the Tenth District in Pennsylvania.
COLLECTOR REsIaNEp.-Judge Morgan, Col
Iector of New Orleans, has resigned his office
and is no longer one of the officials of John T'y,
Ter. Mr.. Morgan has been, in times past, an
able, ssanch and unfiinching Wing.
B DR.. Brownies, at the latest adyices. was
stu specifies, and Iust able 10 recognize MS
trends. Or The four Ciergymen connected with
the Associate Reformed Dutch Church in this
City, it is singular fact tina. three have, within