New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-16
The Principles Of our Opponents.


The late Syracuse Convention adopted series
OF Resolutions drawn up by its regular Commit
tee. of which Mr. Richard D. DAVIS was Chair
man. The following is the most important OF
them:
aRe;olrsd That we retain undirnnished opposition TO
Federal measures and principles in every form and under
every aame. We are opposed to National Bank-to
large Army Navy-to prohibition system oil daties-o
the Resumption of State Debsto the Distribution OF the
Land Moneys and ex,ravagant and costly adnnisa.
Of the State Government while we approve and VIII
support an economical aud reenchng system of expense
moderate and reduced Naval and Military establishment IN
peacea Divorce OF the Money Power from the Political
Power-an Independent Treasury-a Tariff founded Re.
principles and wisely discriminating for the encour-
agenent Of Labor in Agriculture Commerce and Manuiac'
lures and policy OF Government fostering State author.
Ties Internal peace and tranquility and independence Of
all Foreign influence and control"
The "Fedcral measures !" here obliquely as
serted are 1. ga National Bank Now the
last National Bank, as these men well know,
was chartered by the Democratic party, headed
by James Madison William H. Crawford. John
c. Calhoun, John Forsyth, &c. &c. as well as
Henry Clay, and was opposed by nearly all the
Federalists then in Congress, including Rufus
King, Daniel Webster, &c. &c. 2. "To large
Army Or Navy" The Army was increased, a
few years since, by Van Buren, Congress, on
motion of Thomas H. Benton, and was cut down
again by the first Wing Congress thereafter, in
1912. 81 "To a prohibition system of Du-
ties We suppose they mean by this the Pro-
tective System, which has been approved by
every Democratic President of the Union down
to jackson, inclusive, and every Democratic
Governor of this State, down to William L..
Marcy, the President of this Convention while
the ouly Presidents who have not recommended
it in their Messages are old John Adams, Martin
Van Buren, and John Tyler. The Federal party
opposed the Protective Policy very decidedly from
the outset as long as there was any Federal party;
while Tammany Hall was long the head quarters
of Protective principles, and in 1919 the Tam
many Society issued long and able Address IN
pamphlet in favor of decidedly prohibitory Du-
ties. 8. 'sTo the Assumption Of State Debts"
In the last Congress there were too advocates of
such Assumption among one hundred and seventy
Wing Members, and nobody thinks or believes
that the Wing party is in favor of Assumption
a. To the Distribution Of the Land Moneys"
The idea of Distribution of portion Of the
Federal Revenue to the States first suggested
by Thomas Jefferson in his Message Of 1876,
and revived by Andrew Jackson In his Message
of $780, So much for his Federal mcasurc.-
5. To an extravagant and costly Admlnlstra-
ton of the Government If these gentlemen
know of any more extravagant and costly AID
ministration than that of Martin pan Bnren,
whom they renominatc for President, we will
thank them TO parade the figures.
But they likewise tell us they are in favor of
l.'A An economical and rctrenchng system of
expense" So they said last winter at Albany,
and recommended and introduced a bill cutting
down the larger salaries under our State Govern
ment, but took precious good care not to pass 1t.
.. To moderate and reduced Naval and Mil
itary establishment in time Of peace" Very good
doctrine; let us see them practice upon it
3. ''To divorce of the Money Power from the
Political Power" These lads had fs FLA IA H.,
our '',a.e the Money power from the
Political power?' Did they not leave the large
Revenues of the State to be collected through the
Banks, in Bank notes, kept by Banks to their own
profits, loaned out by Banks disbursed by Banks,
and possibly lost by Banks Did they not choose
tox a Speaker of the Assembly an ex-Bank Com
missioner of the real Bank Regency school, Gan
old Federalist, too,) who, when Bank Commls-
soncr, took advantage of his Office to borrow
large sums of various Banks, which we hope they
have by this got back again Beautiful boys
lnosc to divorce Bank and State. 4. g To an
Independent Treasury" Cannon. Was the
G. S. Treasury any more independent of Jesse
Hoyt and the North American Trust Company
after the ub-Treasury bill passed than it was
before Let the Records OF our Courts answer. 5.
ITO Tariff founded on Rereauc principles, and
wisely discriminating for the encouragement of
Labor in Agriculture, Commerce and Manufac-
lures This is Just like saying that they are
fond of black birds with white feathers. So far
rs their language can be made to mean any thing,
it describes the present Tariff. Why could MT
they just say plainly that they are in favor of or
opposed to any radical change in it Mr.. Van
Buren, has recently written private letter TO a
friend in Virginia, which the Richmond Enqui-
rer says declares him opposed to the present
Tariff, both IN It's principles and its detaiis."-
Why won't he and his friends talk as plainly in
public as they never hesitate to do in private
Lastly, these plain-spoken statesmen are in
favor of g a policy of Government fostering State
authorities, internal peace and tranquility, and
independence of all Foreign influence and con-
troll We Go MT know what fostering - State
authorities may need; but if they refer to Gov.
Bouck's providence for his own family, we must
say that State authorities In our judgement get
qlite fostering enough So of Senator Variants