New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-15
THE RIB UN E.
W.. webster and .l.e TariT--Afairs Mt
Washington, &c.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
JV.stf.Sc-oN Iure II. |

Correspondence OF The rlOrne
WAsH:NcroN, Juue y, 1919
The friends Of Protecton-,hat is, Of the sup
,,,t and encouragement Of AMERICAN INDUSTRY
: the most comprehensive sense of the term
ne much indebted 10 you,-but for nothing more
,b,n the sound and wcll-reasoned remarks with
which you accompanied the publication OF Nh
WrysrEe's Speech at Baltimore. You struck
!, note which has been responded to throughout
as country by those who are really anxious to
,.cseryc our Protective system. There has been
10 g7cat want OF directaeSS in speaking OF Mr..
WEBSTER, on the part Of he leading Wing jour-
nails OF the Union. Scarcely one has noticed the
o,tavorable appearance which this Speech o. his
wore to every man of candor and Intelligence who
,,,s acquainted with the attitude he assumed and
Tho opinons he expressed at Washington toward
tbe existing Tariff, during different stages Of It's
dscussion
When Mr.. Clay, Just before his retirement from
be Senate, brought forward his Tariff Resolutions,
Mr.. WEBSTER affected TO treat with contempt and
sco1 the idea of settling the question by them :
l,ey did not assert the principle of Protection or
Unconstitutional power Of the Government strong
eno1ch for him he denounced them every where
o,sny as milk-and-water propositions" Those
rere his very words Well, after the present
Tariff was carried by Wing votes, by the Jffe1laS
Of Henry Ciqg-no sooner did he ascertain that
act--that Clay Wings, by unheard-oi labor
aligence and tact had succeeded in bearing 1t
trjumphanlly through both Houses OF Congress
than he BEGAN to throw cold water upon It, a
Member who had heard Of his denunciatons
Of Mr. CiAy's nlilk-and-water Resolutions"
thought he lr;ght still be pleased with this Iaritf'
and, meeting him in the House soon after It's
passage, venturcd to congratulate him as Wing
on the result. He answered On the g1rt man
ner which TO one can assume more ctcct"elD
that he saw no cause for fclicitatlon at al! N
Tariff ochich imposed Duties 50 enormously h7gh'
This from the same gentleman who, short time
aflerward, in Faneuil Hall excluded the Wings
from the merit of having passed this same Tariff,
and attributed all the praise to Mr.. Parn'entcr
Loco-Foco from Massachusetts
The motive in all this is simply and plainly
hostility to ffesoy CS"Y. It j. tlae ruling Frlii-
chile of Mr. WEEsrER's conduct. Tins Is TACT
which cannot be disguised from any man who
has had opportunity Of Judging 1t explains
many things in his course which, otherwise, are
incxplcuh!c. 1t is not merely political oppo-
sition,-;t is a decp-rootcd, personal, vindicfiFc
cninity. The public ought to know The iac''
and they will be at no loss TO understand me
strange and devious movements INTO winch II
drives Mr.. WEBSTER.
This motive is abundanily apparent IN tic
Baltimore speech: and there can be no doubt
that the knowledge of lis existence dctracted
from the weight OF his remarks on that occasion.
1t must dctrnct from the favor with which any
imposition from Mir. WEBSTER can hereafter DC
received in the country.
Since the Presidents departure from Washing
Ion there has been dead calm in politics here
Mr.. LGGARE has very much annoyed the Office
seekers hv adopting an excellent rule IN the State
Department. namely: requiring that all apphca
cations for Office shall be made IN acrifiag either
from the applicant or his friends Personal So
hcitation is not admitted The Committee who
accompanied Mr.. TYLER from this city to 6alu-
more--comprising some very worthy gentlemen
ofmodcrato opinions who might have been better
employed than in following the tram OF the Sc
tayer of their Party-wcre rather shahbly treat
ed by those who had charge Of the ceremonies IN
Baltimore. They were completely left oct III all
their dongs there. No carriages Tor them--no
dnner--nothne Ex-Mayor Van Ness and the
rest OF the discounted party from the Metropolis
found places at Bamum's public table, wmie Ills
Exceilency and tho otlicc-seekers of the Monu-
mental City were Teasing in private! The mass
1.-THE Wings here are not sorry Of such a result OF
tins oStemporc sycophancy. a. Is. Z.
HopRlp TaAcEpY-We learn from the Frcdc-
hcksburgh (Nirginia) Democrat OF Friday, the
following particulars Of 4 most atroclouS affair,
which occurred in Madison. 1t seems that q
ycung man named Ford was severely cowhidcd
for some offence, by 4 man named Back. The
brothers Of Ford, two or three In number, were
highly incensed on account of the occurrence,
and threatened revenge One day last week, the
parties met by agreement, some miles from home
near James city-armed and accompanied by
friends. Efforts were made TO prevent meet
my; but to no avail. Back coolly ordered i cot
Tn, and went to the place appointed, armed with
pistols aud scythe. One OF the FordS approach
ed him with cowhide; with a pistol IN his ether
hand, to be used, if Back resisted. Resistance
beng made, the pistol was discharged, and Back
iel, the nall having entered his head, Inc par
Tues, VIC understand. have heretofore sustained q
good character, which makes this transaction
toably barbarous.
G We learn that Mr. d. D. D. Baker. OF
Aatagorda, Texas, was shot IN the street OF that
town, by man named MAYNARD, on the morning
Of the second of May. Some few words haspaSs-
cd between them IN anger, when MAYNARD drew
pistol and discharged it without effect. Mr..
Baker, who was also armed fired unSuccesslully