New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-16
A,nerican Renublicanism.


hear from us, however. Meantime we may say
TO 18th Ward that we nerer have heid 'haI
there ;s no difference between an Adopted and a
Native Citizen as to capacity for office nor
anv thing like it. Capacity for Office IS one
thng-eligibihty quite another. From the ig-
norance and stupidity betrayed in his letter we
are surc our correspondent has no capacity lol
anv considerable office, but ne IS just as eiig'Dc
and as rightfuy so, as better man - II 'e'
90 no saws, that most of the Adopted Citlzehs
,,n6t for Office. that is good reason why
,5ev should not be chosen, but none at all Tor
adopting rule which would exclude an adopted
Citizens. In other words, they should BE LETT out
OF Office because they are unfit, which IS very
geod reason, and not because they were born
across the Atlantic, which is no reason at all
AS to being 81 born in an atmosphere OF royalty
and all that trash, we have no patience with II.
If man has suffered long and severely from ty-
rannv. will he therefore be more likely to favor
tyranny For shame We hold, and SHALL
hold, that every citizen Of the United States
should be equally and fully eligible to any Office,
though great many are far from being capable
That is a matter to be determined by the Peoples
votes.
"l2th Ward'' has the coolness to talk TO US
about Nativism helping the Wing party! We
had enough of that help last Fall, and would
rather no; have any more. We don't know any
better way of helping the Wing party than by
advocating its principles and voting for its candl-
dates. Voting an opposing ticket seems very
crooked way Of helping 1t.
Finally, our most inpudent correspondent de-
mands that we apologize for our antl-Amerlcan
sentiment or he will stop taking The Tribune If
he will only give us his name, we will save hlm
the trouble Of stopping by an order to our carrier
GEoRGIA-Returns from Is Counties give the
following aggregate for Congress
L. CGncb ". 80, ,979 J. w. A. Sanford, L, 25,o29
Clinch ahead s. l5O. Wing gain l,Oo4.
Probable Whig majority in the State 4,500.-
This is the third time within a year that the
Wings have carried Georgia by regularly incrcas-
ing najorities, after being been badly beaten IN
the two preceding elections.
Tariff and Prices,
7,, me Editor cf The Tribune
II is often asserted by the advocates of Free
Trade that the consumer pays the duty imposed
bv the Tariff in nll cases This is grossly untrue,
because we manufacture many articles cheaper
than they could be imported without any duty.
But the Free Trader says this is specially true in
REGARD to those article which are not made here.
On one article can speak from personal know
ledge, viz erockery, of which there is bat one
small manuiactory in this country having no IN
f1uence on It's pnce
By the late Tariff the duty was raised from
20 to 80 per cent This article is regulated in
ENGLAND by a list made in 1914. and from this
,r;ce discount is made. Before the passage of
he Tariff the discount was for cash in England |
e ner cent An importation would then stand
nus on say sICO
IS per cent Dis. -
s.
Duty 90 per cent. ........... II
Cost including Duty .4t6 |
on the passage OF the ianft the |
British Manufacturers increased their discoun, to
50 per cent and an Importation now stand |
thus on El0O
5orer cent. Discount. ........,.,. 50
Doty 80 per cent. 10
Sos
Thus showing that the article is now imported
IL per cent. cheaper besides the gam on Tx
chance. &c. In this case then, the increase OF
duty was in fact paid by the British Mannfac-
tuyer, who met that increase by "a larger discount
and the article is now sold by the Iobbct lo per
cent. lower than in lS4l. An IMPORTER
u The friends in Buffalo of RICHARD NJ.
JOHNSON as candidate for next President held a
meeting on the Sth nst.-GEoRGE W. CLINTON,
Chairman, JAMES o. BRMMAs, Secretary
Miles Jones, Aid. ]. Cummings and II. Millard
reported resolutions; George W. Clinton and c.
c. Bristol were the speakers. MIR. Clinton
showed the unpopularity of Mr. Van Buren, and
the great liability to defeat with him rs the can
didate, &c. but he should support the nominee
of the Baltimore Convention, and urged upon all
others to do the same. The following is one of
the resolutions
ResolpeG, Tha, Wills, confidence III the abilities aud
integrity OF Martin an Buren, unmpalred
shut the FAC, that, having elected hn cce
and tailed after the grea,esi eSettIon the second a by
Elections woud be but the folly for the Bal
sonntTy the rs s ss e @ eanIda s b m @ c
tion that they would rslly with enthusiasm s sappor;;
and re more so do VIC regard when il usdeIsd 5y
par, of the party pledged men, well as rrnci
pes and that believed that this republican country
men should desire expect always to hold office
u WEsrMoREL,ND County the great Loco
Foco stronghold in Western Pennsylvania, has
Just declared for RICHARD NJ. JOHNSON for next
President. The vote in County Convention of
Township Delegates stood-Johnson So; Van
Buren 70. This County gave Van Buren, ,926
majority over Harrison in lS40. Ii is of no use,
however-Van gets the nomination at Baltimore
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