The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-01
Nem Forh correspondence.
Nav YoRK, May 20, 1913.

eupation, leuquish their cold, calculating
chances Of success and personal aggrandze-
ment and enter with others more glorious
field Of political ambition, harmonic their own
action with the life and spirit Of the age-make
government a science and the morals OF poll
tics a study. We are living in new age--new
principles are developing themselves, new mind
and new matter are springing up all around, new
organizations are forming ideas that have been
floating through space like mists famed by gen
lie wind, have become real, substantial things
of fact, the motive power of great minds. True
greatness consists in seizing upon the facts and
becoming the pioneer, the stdndard-beare Of
thi, new movement. The masses Of The Peo-
pie of this country are TO be no longer satisfied
with mere professions of Democracy. The
true principles of that political faith are harmo-
nizing, chri- tianizing, lis the very essence Ct
truth acting upon the understanding, and so long
as these principles are developed and acted upon
by our rulers IL matters not who those rulers
are. Progress is another principle of Demo
cracy The true disciple disdains 10 fetter him
self with a set Of opinions for no other reason
than that they were promulgated and advocated
by certain man, great in his day. Are the
principles correct for the present time, and cal
cuaed TO advance the happiness and ameio
rate the condition Of the present age If not
he seeks those which bear The impress of truth
and applies them 10 the existing state of things
| have been led TO these remarks, in part, by
watching the discussion now going on, both in
this country and in Europe, in reference to the
prime pies Of Free Trade, and marking the
won leru change now in progress respecting
them There i, something so natural, so sim
pie in these doctrines they are sure TO caplivate
the weakes as well the strongest intellect.
Their truth is SO evident, so much beauty Of
harmony in their several parts that as sure as
light follows the rising sun, they will soon be-
com, the prevailing and all pervading doctrines
of the day. The high protective Tariff doc
lrines, destructive 10 the energies Of nation,
so selfish in their inception and inhuman in
their results, are rapidly giving way to the
more natural and equalizing principles Of Free
Trade. But how strange ii is that England is
likely TO be the first TO adopt these principles in
all their length and breadth. A country which
has turned half Of her population into paupers
for the purpose Of protecting and making rich
a few manufacturers.
The late debate in the House Of Commons,
on motion of Mr.. Ricardo, fully established the
fact tina, majority, probably, of both parties,
certainly of the Ministerial or Tory party,
the principles of free trade. The positions as
sumed were
That the commercial legislation of one coun-
try ought not to be made in any way dependent
on that of others;
| That duties on imports should only be levied
with view to raise the requisite revenue, aud
that they should be strictly confnedto that one
object alone.
These and other general propositions were
sustained by the Premier, Sir Rober, Peel, and
other leading men. On previous occasion
Sir Robert remarked
Z" / am bound TO say that it is for the interest of
this country TO buy cheap, whether other countries
will buy cheap from not
| =" II we find that, instead of reducing duties on
| our manufactures, they resort TO the policy of in
creasng theirs, this ought not in my opinion, ope-
rate encouragement TO TO act on those princi-
piles which now believe TO be sound-those prin-
cples which will no, only be immediately profitable
! 10 us, but the example Of which will ultimately in
sure that general application of them which will con.
fer reciprocal benefits ourselves and all those who
are wise enough TO follow it,"
! And Sir James Graham, the Secretary Of the
! Home Departm nj, said
THAT the principles Of free trade are the princi-
Piles of common sense"
We also find similar changes coming
over the minds of great men in our own
country, and even in the capital of New Eng
land whore these false tariff notions have gene
rally oignat d, we find now the Otis, Perkins,
Cabots, Mills, Say les, Brooks, Sturgis, Shaws,
and others, III, largest capitalists and lirgest
owners Of manufacturing stock, relinquishing
their high tariff dogmas, and approaching to- if
not adopting, the pnncipl Of free trade
have dwelt quite too long on this subj CT
but it so accords with my own feelings, that
scarcely know when TO leave the discussion.
In reference TO the Presidents visit was in
hopes that good judgm Mt, if not good taste,
would induce our Wing editors to refrain at
least from all insulting remarks. But that pink
Of arslocracy, Of Dartmoor memory, Charles
Ki,g, Esq, of the N. Y. American, has been
the FIRST, as he generally is in any thing m an
and contemplate to max an attack not only up
on the motives of the President but also those
who have sufficient self-respect and respect for
the head Of the nation, to pay him those atten-
tons so proper 10 themselves, and which none
but general libeller would charge TO "fawn-
ing" OF "syco ,,hancy."
Tho dpatb Of The q ,vernor General of Gene
da Sir Charles Bagot, whose remains are daily
expected here TO be conveyed, ia the War.pite,
to England, appears to be very generally regret
ed Notwithstanding the OPT osition to his p,inci.
pies of government Sir Charles has filed no
small space in the history Of his own country
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