New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-28

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vices, but we may state that the individual anud-
ed to is not connected with the Collection of Re-
venue. More anon.
Protection and Commerce.
The Receipts of U. S. Revenue at the Custom
House In this City from the LIST to the oath inst
III business days. were S2,OI6, $50 So
an amount, we believe, utterly without precedent
AS we have advices that equal activity prevails
at other ports, we may safely estimate the Rev
enue of the United States for the month of Feb
ruary, at OVER FIVE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS, being clear income OF at least
THREE MILLIONS beyond the current ex-
penses of the Government.
or course, we are well aware that the receipts
of February are unusually heavy, IN anticipation
of the Spring Trade; for at this rate the whole
Public Debt would be paid off this year, and
large surplus left in the Treasury. But we are
confident that, if the Tariff is only sustained and
few leaks in it stopped (made mainly by recent
rnisconstruction at the Treasury Department. the
Debt may be paid to the last cent within two
wears at farthest, and the lst Of January, 1916,
find us again not owing dollar. Then the prln-
cipal pretext for resisting the Land Distribution
will be obviated, and Congress may proceed to
make that permanent DISTRIBUTION of this noble
fund which JEFFERSON indicated in 1906, which
JACKSON commended as the most just, safe and
federal in 1880, but which was only placed IN
form to obviate all Constitutional scrupes and
practical objections by HENRY CLAY In 1852
This Distribution will secure to the embarrassed
States an effective and enduring aid in meeting
their responsibilities and fostering their now sus
pended, useless and dilapidated Public Works;
while it will aid the uncmbarrassed States IN
making Canals and Railroads, and constitute
perpetual and increasing fund for improving and
extending their system of Popular Education.
But we were speaking of Commerce. The
Custom House books show that there arrived at
this City in the two weeks ending with last En-
day 50 ships, Al barks, "a briggs and
152 schooners-total 346 vessels-niaety-t}re
of them from Foreign ports, and good part of
she remainder heavy-laden vessels from New-Or-
leans, Mobile and other Southern ports. In fact,
there was never time when our Commerce was
more prosperous than now; for, though the pro-
fits on Domestic Goods are much smaller than on
Foreign, and those on the latter have been greatly
shaved down by the increased Duties and the
formidable Domestic competition fostered into
vigor by the New Tariff yet the market for
goods generally is so large and steady, and the
pay SO good, that our merchants, importers In
cluded, have done better business under the
Protection of the last year than usually under
Free Trade. The only class who have reason to
be Disconnected are the agents of Foreign Manu-
facturers whose productions come in direct CON-
petition with those of our own Country, and the
Tariff cannot be altered to suit these without
great injury to the country. We doubt yet whe.
ther bill that would suit them can be got
through the House, even with its sixty Loco
Foco majority through the present Senate we
arc sure it cannot be-
OHo-It will be seen by our Columbus cor
respondence that Hon. MoRDEcAl hartley of
Richland Co. has been nominated by the Wings
of Ohio as their candidate for Governor. He
was Member Of Congress in 1928, and we
believe one of those who in "a gave the vote of
the State in the House to make Mr.. Adams Pre-
sident.
The Ohio Statesman is in very bad humor with
the Wing State Convention on the 22d, which it
pronounces all sorts of a failure. 1t finds fault
that the Delegates were better dressed now than
IN le40-as if the People ought to be always as
poor and ragged as. they were under Van Buren,
and the Sub Treasury. But may not others get
ahead a little as we'll as Loco-Foco State Prin
tiers?
The Government of the State is threatened
with anarchy. A great many important Offices
have been vacant but the Loco. Focos who con-
troll the Senate will go into an election to ELL
them, because the Wings HAYES majority in Joint
Ballot. They are willing to elect State Trea-
surer only, but the Wings amend the resolution 80
as to provide for filling other vacancies also, and
in that shape the Senate reject it. In this way,
the Treasuryis shut up, the County Iresurers
come to Columbus to make their settlements and
60 back as they come, and the Courts are not
held IN many Counties because there are no
Judges to preside over them In the same way
there is likely to be no Legislature next year. the
Senate having passedone Apportionment bill, and
the House another, with little prospect of com.
promise. 1t viii be sad joke if the State Gov
eminent breaks down thus!
New JERsrY.-The Plebeiaa says that of the
Delegates to the Loco Foco National Convention
from New.Jersey viii vote for Van Buren, 2
for Cass, and / for johnson. The State Con-
yention passed resolutions in favor OF all three