Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-09-19
From the New York Tribune.
Opinion i'm Elsgland-Our
COmfpst. "a

The London Atlas, well informed
and heightened Free Trade Journal, not
very tightly harnessed to the car Of par.
ty has (July 20,b) the following Ediiori.
al leader on cur Presidential contest. sri
THE AMERICAN PKEsIDENcY.-Asf far
as Il is possible TO anticipate from The &C.
counts recently received from the United
States, the triumph of rheWhig candidate;
Clay. IN the approac hing struggle for the
Presidency. appears almost assured. The
democratic party unacco1ntabIy passed
over the only two pubic men whose
names could have been put into competi.
ton with that Of M. Clay as statesmen
aud men Of ability-nameIy, Van Buren,
and Calhoun, and have selected certain
Mr.. Polk. of whom nobody ever heard;
and who commands no confidence and
respect. Their strength, also. is divided
by the present President Tyler, who,
without much chance OF success. viii
carry with him the official influence that
s %sss SbeD sshd hare eJR aadb s s
two parties.
As regards Enlish interests we look upA
on the probable return Of Mr.. Clay with
mixed feelings. On the one hand he il
certainly by far the most respectable
candidate, and the Wing party, on the
other side Of the Atlantic, are by far the
most intelligent reasonable and respecia.
bic party. Democratic President is
something like a Fergus O'Conner or
Tom Duncombe in power, who may, at
any moment, dash through all the laws
of nations, violate all official etiquette,
and involve us in war for some North.
western boundary or Oregon territory. in
order to get up popular ciamor, and
carry an election. Reputation, also, is
doctrine which finds much more favor
among the whole hog democrats than
with the staid and respectable Wing. who
has sufficient intelligence 10 comprehend
the maxim that in the long run, sshonesty
is the best policy" Undoubtedly, there.
fore, with MIR. Clay as President, and
the Wing party in the ascendant in Con.
gress. We should feel much more COM
Portable in regard to our foreign relations
and might took forward with more con-
fidence to an adjustment of the awkward
questions respecting the Oregon frontier,
which. if neglected. may at some future
period lead to serious mbarrassmenfs.--
On,he other hand, the election of Mr..
Clay must. we fear, be looked upon as,
10 considerable extent, a confirmation
of the principle Of commercial restriction.
He has always been the consistent advo-
cate Of Protective Tariff, aud The cause
ofthe Wings has always been identified
with that of the New England man1fac-
turers, who aim al acquiring a monopoly
of home market by the aid of prohibto-
~ duties. Nor can we wouder that such
is the policy of the most respectable aud
intelligent statesmen Of America. VIXEN
we consider that by our corn laws we
shut the door in the face of any attempt
10 negotiate commercial arrangement
on the footing OF fair and substantial
reciprocity. We take nothing from ths
United St1tes but that which we cannot
possibly do without--their cotton and to.
bacco. excluding the slarle produce of
the great agricultural States OF the West.
by sliding scale ingeniously framed so
as 10 throw The maximum amount OF I'M
pedinient in the way of access to the
English market. tits to be wondered at
then, that they relate and meet high du.
ties on American -four by high duties on
English manufactures ? At present the
corn law question seems to hive gone to
sleep. no one feeling the pressure suffi.
ciently in years Of abundance and COM
mercial prosperity to make II wor,h while
to agiiate. And vet it is just during this
! period Of prosperity, when the pressure