New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-23

The special pleading OF The Ple5siHH n -
yesterdays article about the Tariff requires very
little notice. Every body who has the Siisn'es.
knowledge Of the business and im9ofiailons o.
the country knows very well, las we have cozsh
times distinctly stated that there are many F'''
sons why the impor.ations OF the present year
should be somewhat larger than they Will De 'ol
the future. The embarrassment, distress elo
Bankruptcy brought upon the country BY Loco
Foco misrule lef; Us bare Of foreign goods, sho
destitute OF the means of paying for them. we
are Just now beginning to rally from this state Of
utter prostralon, and the increased imPoriatons
are only one among the many gratifying signs OIL
returning prosperity-bu. which seems 10 De
peculiarly distressing 10 the Loco Foco organs OF
Free Trade 1t happens well, however, that the
Revenue promises to be very heavy, as there is
nice little Loco Foco National Debtof twenty-five
Millions on hand, which must be liqu;tated; and
the soonerthe surplus Revenue from inpostz per-
rnits this 10 be done the bc.ter-es?ecally as the
people ere not called upon to pay high price
ior their goods as under low Tariff. Thus they
will pay the debt OF the Nation at the same time
that they save money by paying lower prices for
what they buy.
The bald misrepresentation Of The Plebeian
regarding Mr.. Gays sentiments on the Tariff,
are too old and stale TO be again corrected. Those
who can condcscend 10 tie use Of such base
means of injuring an opponent will never be in
duced to unsay their falsehoods or to cease their
calumnes. No amount Of evidence would force
the blush into Their checks or the truth into their
columns. The P!cbeian says: " Il we had the
privilege of defining the position of Mr.. Clay on
the Tariff, and he was compelled TO adhere to
that position, wc would give him that which the
P.otcctionists of the North and East arc anxi-
Gus he should assume-that is in faror Of the
present Tariff" We accept the issue; and on
the authority of Mr.. Clay's repeated and emphatic
declarations, we proclaim that he is :" IN favor of
the present Tariff" And now, what are the
opinions Of Mr. Polk on this question For a
wonder our laundering neighbor has stumbled
into an honest confession, and leaves its readers
no longer in the dark. Says The PieJeian:
"Thc opinions of Gov. Polk do not require TO
be changed to meet contingencies. Whether the
present Tariff brings Sl0.000000 or $50, 100000
annually, HE IS OPPOSED TO IT."
To this distinct and unequivocal definition OF
the position of Mr.. Polk upon the Tariff, by bis
accredited organ in New York, VIC cal! Tie atten-
ton Of the Country. The game OF deception on
this point has been carried 10 the most shameful
lengths in Vermont, Connecticut, New. Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and parts of our own State Mr..
Polk has in many instances been boldly pro-
claimed as the adcocate OF the present Tariff,
while Mr. Clay was declared to be opposed to 1t I!
But the dcep.rootcd, unquenchablc hatred of Lo-
co. Focoism for the Tariff and Protection is break
ing forth, and we call upon our friends every where
to aid the efforts of The Plebeian to place MIR.
Polk before the Country as he is upon this vital
question.