New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-04
asolitieal Distorp.-No. XIV.
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PREPARED for The Tribune By Epwrs WLLIAM:.
1y,.h;vo,, 4a,nnis,rsvioa-Its Difficulties and Enbes
from the state Of Public Affairs and the
duct Of the Democratic Party-No, supported b.
yissinis-Celebrat.d Commercial Report Of ME. Jei
serSoa--His Resigna;ion
Perhaps 10 Administration Of the Government
of the United States has been more surrounded
with difficulties than that of General Washington
during his second term. The war in Europe the
critical state of our Foreign Relations win inc
benige,ent European powers; the Algerne plra-
c;ea On on opr commerce and searnen the In
dian depredatons ON our frontiers; and the alarm
inc domestic instruction In Pennsylvania All
tended TO ELL the mind OF every incnd o. ns
conntrv with the most anxious sohcitude. ~
s,ch time. it might have been supposed 'n''
tho o,nosit;on to the Federal Administrator
so,,Id rsre ,hatcd somewhat of their nostlntY 70
-. 80 ..,,.or and have aided the father OF hlF
sa,n,r,, e his efforts to preserve peace, suppress
;ns,,--ec,ion and place the pubic credlt ana
.aa,.r;t,, an q firm foundation. What was the
condnct of the opposition at this critical penod
- n,,r national affairs Let impartial history
and the public records answer the question.
The organization and operations OF the De-
mocratic Societies throughout the United states,
fomenting discord and encouraging insurrec'ion'
have already been alluded to. The appeals 10 'ile
passions and prejudlces OF the multitude against
The President and his supporters through the pun
lie press, had the effect TO increase the oppos'io
and already had secured a majorltyln the nouse
of Representatives, In Congress- The senate "aS
nearly equally divided. The promoters OF mis-
chief did not want for leaders IN SUCH men as
Aaron Burr in the Senate, and William d. 0Hes;
in the House. bitter enemies Of Washington
Every effort was made TO drive the adminlstra-
ton from the neutral stand taken by w ashing-
ton with regard to foreign nations. The CaDmc'
was divided on important questions. . french
politics, enthusiasm and power, sought DOMINION
in this country. The Americans VINO opposeu
this influence, were considered us devoted 10
ENGLAND. Amidst all these difficulties the va,
tional Government would probably have Perisheo
in its infancy, if it had not been Tor the WISDOM
and frmness Of Washington
Il should be observed that the State OF virginia.
instead OF sustaining her worthlest son, was IN
,easinp in its opposition to Washington, durlng
the whole eight years of his Presidential career.
The two Senators from that State, nearly all OF
the Representatives, and the State Legislature
were uniformly of the Democratic party, and NO.
lent opponents Of the men and measures OF the
Federal Administration. The wonderful con-
sistency of repeatedly voting UNANIMOUSLY Tor
popular candidate Tor President, and aiterWard
Joining in every scheme started to embarrass and
break down his administration, we leave TO mod
en abstractonlsts to explain.
GSome wears since the Hon. John Z. Calhoun,
at a public entertainment, gave the following sen
timent as a toast: The State Of Virginia, ike
the mother of the Graceful, when asked TO show
her Jewels, she may point to her sons"-1t is to
be presumed that the mother of the Gracchl, the
famous Cornclia, the pattern of her sex, approved
and countenanced the public course OF her dlstn-
gushed sons, although one of them was sacri-
feed by the Democracy of Rome and the other
by the Aristocracy. Our American "mother Of
the Gracchii," said also to be mother OF the De-
mocracv," has an odd way of showing her regard
for her "jewes."
Before entering on the particulars of party con-
tests in Congress, we will give an account of the
most important last official act of MIR. Jefferson
as Secretary of State previous to retiring from
that office.
On the 10th December, 1893, Mr.. Jefferson,
Secretary of State, in compliance with resolu-
sion of the House of Representatives OF Feb. %,
1891, made to Congress his celebrated Report on
the privileges and restrictions Of the Commerce
of the United States tn Foreign Countries
This is one OF the ablest documents which nave
ever emanated from Mr.. Jefferson, and it would
be well if those politicians and Legislators who
pretend to be his followers at the present time,
would follow the line of policy marked out i'll this
Report; namely, protection OF our commerce and
industry.
A few extracts will be interesting, as showing
the state of our commerce half century since,
and the course toward foreign nations recon-
mended by Mr.. Jefferson.
:. The countries with which the United States
have their chief commercial intercourse, are
Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, the UNI
ted Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden, and their
American possessions; and the articles of export,
which constitute the basis of that commerce
with their respective amounts, are
Bread s,us Flour Grain Meals and Bread) 81
Aopacco .t.... 9,osSooI
idee $4,000 i,aoo'9o
. . . .