New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-24
The Tariff.

From the Journal Of Commerce Of Thursday.
How law be sustained which no body app ores =
How can great poea party hog to stand upon pp5f 81
far better be disencumberd of such weight, and 90 r
tGr0yIte men unenbarIassed By bad measures
C What is the reason that the Wing party
can never hit the humor Of the Journal of
of Commerce In the last Presidential Election,
we went strong enough for our men, but we didn't
succeed in pleasing that paper. This time, we
are everywhere known as planting ourselves on
broad and vital principles, and pressing a COM
prehensive and definite system of Public Policy.
But this the Journal likes even less than the
other way. 1t urges US to abandon oar princi-
pies and measures, and go for our men exclu-
sively. Well; would that secure US the support
or appreciation of the Journal Not bit OF 1t !.
We might forfeit cur own respect and the sup
port of very many, while our gain would in every
case be-nothing.
The forte of the Journal is assertion. It's its
great card to represent every body as hostile to
the present Tariff, and desiringits overthrow. 1t
answers no purpose to refute this-l three tourths
of the American People were to-day to contradict
it under their own hands and seals, the Journal
would reassert it with equal GOODNESS to, morrow.
Its way to make any thing unpopular is to call 1t
so and persist in the assertion
Now we have Travelled among and correspond
ed and conversed with the People of this Coun-
try within the last year quite as much as the
Editors of the Journal and we cannot be mistak-
en- in the conviction that the TariF is far strong
er than any Political party. If all who approve
it as whole shall vote for Mr.. Clay, his majority
will be beyond all example OF course, among
so many items there will be one or more which
this or that man will think imperfect; will say,
4 would prefer little higher duty here or a
little lower there; yet we are confident there has
been no former Tariff so little Objectionable as this.
The People, the great mass not engaged IN trade
nor ardcntly cngrossed in Politics, feel that the
Tariff has been bene6t-that, somehow or
other, the condition of the Country has improved
under its influence and that the Land Ho !" so
frequently and mistakenly proclaimed by the
Journal under the operation of low Tariff, has
come in sight under Protective one. There are
very few industrious, temperate, energetic men
who do not commence the year 1874 with lighter
hearts and brighter prospects than they did the
last year Of Low Duties, l842. And we most
confidently believe that the People generally reply
to the Tariff oyertures of the Journal and its
school-"We seek no change, and least Of all
such change as you would bring us.'
And why does not the Journal before attempt
ing to coax the Wings into an abandonment OF
the Tariff, bring up its ocn troops to the attack
on it Why not persuade the Loco-Foco Legls-
ators of New York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Connecticut to take decided ground against
Protection? Why not bring the same party in
Congress up to the sticking point? At least
half dozen times have resolutions been submit
ted to the House, condemning this claw which
nobody approves and this "policy which is
unanimously disapproved,' yet, beside all the
Wings, large number Of the Loco-Focos are
united in roting dovn every one of these resolu-
tons. Rather odd this, mt it! considering
that nobody approves the Tariff! Half dozen
different trials have been made to draw resolu.
luton condemning this Tariff which majority
of the House would support, and every one a
dead failure! Now we believe bill will at last
be driven through the House cutting down the
Tariff, because party necessity compels it, but it
will be done with great difficulty and by good
deal less than the full vote Of the Loco Foco par
ty. If it were not essential to bring the South
into the support of Mr.. Van Buren,, no such bill
could pass. And get the Wings are asked to
abandon policy which the Country approves
and their adversares dread to assai, by their very
disinterested adviser, of the Journal of Com
merce!