New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-29

Thomas Jefferson and Henry Clay had more forcbly
dome before him. But need we answer such silly
aspersions The public know that our service in
,he Harrison cause was through The Log Cabin the
vear following: and that, when that campaign was
over. we never claimed or received shadow of Of
fee while our Military neghbor most anxious
10 serve the People OF NewYork in the capacity OF
s,er ms he had before been in that OF SuTlo-
,a,e, This office mania seems TO be periodical
with him. There will doubtless be another erup-
ton of it in 1915
That The Tribune did not, in February, 1912, see
&, 70 8. announce determination 10 rally upon Ar.
CLAY and sink or swim with him. is true, but the
Inference of the Courier is unfounded. We then de-
o,ored Mr.. CLAY our decided choice for next Presi-
dent and expressed our ardent hope that he would
he ,he man. but we thought, and still think, the
poonle should lead the Press in resolving to sink
or swim, on particular candidates for offce-that
the thing looks better and works better that way
Accordingly, when Mr.. Clay was nominated By a
Wig State Convention as the Wing candidate for
President, we first placed his name at the head OF
orr columns but were just as warmly for hlm
before as since, and in February, 1872 now
We never were either whipped or bought into any
mans ranks; but are WIG in politics from the
deepest. lifelong conviction, and support the Man
whom we deem best calculated to secure the Sue
cess of Wing Principles and Measures. That man
was in 1910 WILLIAM H. HARRISON; in 1914 is
HENRY CLAY
Whether we are trusted as politician, we do
not Judge; but there lives no man who knowing liz,
believes we can be bought or sold. Ii we not in
the Wing party we certainly never were in any OPP
posing party thong h many excellent Wings have
been-many worthy men now are. AS to the
Tariff, we advocate the present Tariff-he Tariff OF
1342-though we think that which passed first, by
clean Wing vote, but was vetoed by John Tyler,
was better. All we ask is that Tariff just three
Wbig Committees formed it, and Wing Congress
passed it, with one Loco-Foco vote in the House
and none in the Senate. Of course, we do not OBJ
iect to any modification of detail which experience
may dictate to its friends; but we believe that by
far the best Tariff the Country has ever known-not
prohibory not exorbtant; but carefully construct
ed, benefcent and just We are not accustomed to
base our opinion on another mans; to cite what
Mr.. Clay or Mr.. anybody thinks on this or that
point to back our own view but if there is any
essential difference between MIR. Clay's views and
ours, then we cannot read plain English. And if
be true that ultra Tariff principles work seri-
Gus injury to the Wing party and Mr.. CLAY why
is it that we have received near Iaceny Thousand
new subscribers within two months? The fact is
certain: what is the philosophy? If our course is
so perverse and mischicyous, why don't they take
the able, moderate discreet and disinterested Cot
rier &, Enquirer? That is offered dog-cheap.
And now to the more personal attacks of our
Military assailant:
1t is true that the Editor of The Tribune chooses
mainly mot entirely vegetable food; but he never
troubles his readers the subject it does not worry
them; why should it concern the Colonel 1t is
true he believes in Fourier's ideas of Associated
Industry; but all his readers probably know, what
his sanderer knows right WE'LL that these DIFF
ferent from the notions of John A. Collins or Fanny
Wright light from darkness Its true that he has
labored andeXpects to labor and suffer reproach in
behalf of the idea ofextirpatng Pauperism and its
attendant miseries and degradatons by securing to
every man constant opportunity to work and earn !;
but he proposed to upset any thing that exists
until something better has been provided and tested
never thought of modifying the Bible, having any
other religion than the Christian 1t is hard for
Philosophy that so humble n man shall be made TO
stand as its exemplar; while Christianity is per-
sonifed by the hero of the Sunday duel with Hon.
Tom. Marshall; but such luck will happen.
AS to our personal appearance, it does seem
time that should say something, to stay the food
Of nonsense with which the town must by this time
be nauseated. Some donkey while ago. apparently
anxious to assail or annoy the Editor of this paper,
and not we'll knowing with what, originated the
story ofhs careessness personal appearances; and
since then every blockhead OF the same disposlhoh
and distressed by q similar lack of ideas, has re-
heated and exaggerated the foolery until from lis
origin in the Albany Microscope it has sunk down
at last to the columns OF the C00rierand Enquirer,
growing more absurd at every landing. Yet all this
time the object of this silly raiery has doubtless
worn better clothes than two-thirds of those who
thus assailed him-better than any of them could
honestly wear, if they paid their debts otherwise
than by bankruptcy; while, if they indeed more
Clearly than he, they must battle very thoroughly
not less than twice day. The Editor OF The Tri-
bune is the son Of a poor and humble farmer; came
to New-York minor, without friend within 200
miles, less than ten dollars in his pocket, and pre-
cious little besides he has never had dollar from a
relative, and has for years labored under load OF
debt Thrown on him by others misconduct and the
revulsion of 1887, which he just to the
end OF. Thenceforth he may be able TO make a bet
Ter show, if deemed essential by his friends for
himself he has not much time or thought TO bestow
on the matter. That he ever affected eccentricity
is most untrue; and certainly no costume he ever
appeared in would create such sensation in Broad
way as that James Watson Webb would have worn,
but for the clemency Of Gov Seward. Heaven grant
our assailant may never hang with such weight on
another Wing Executive We drop him.
Our HARBeR.-The severe weather has sur
rounded our City with floating ice which renders
navigation difficult and tardy without the aid of