The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-22

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mayoraIty Convention OF the American
Republicans.
The Convention of the American Republican
delegates from the different wards, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for
MAYOR OF New York,
will meet tonight at o'clock in Military Hall
Bowery.
This is the first general movement of that party
towards the spring election, and it will be very in
teresting
We shall send our reporters to attend the Con
vention and to report their proceedings, which Of
course will be open to the public.
The TARIFF, OR FREE TRADE CONTROVERSY IN
FRANCE, ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES
This wordy controversy, set on foot by spectators
and politicians principally, appears to be in full
blast in the three countries we have named-Eng-
land, France and the United States. BY the re-
cent accounts from England, we learn that the agr-
cultursts are forming leagues and clubs and socie-
ties all over the United Kingdom, for the purpose
of political organization, influencing the legislation
of the House of Commons, and by way Of coun-
ter-check to the previous extraordinary movements
Of the free-traders, or anti-corn-law party. The
controversy in England is peculiar 1t confines it.
self in great measure to the prices of Bread and
to tariff foreign corn, provisions and breadstus.
The protective tariffneres in England, is composed
principally of the landed propretors, comprising the
nobility and gentry, in opposition to the free trade
interest, which is, singularIy enough, composed of
the manufacturers, chiefly of Lancashire, and a
certain portion of the mercantile interest The
agitation is confined entirely to the aws-one
party endeavoring to procure their repeal, or such
an important modification as will freely admit
foreign breadstuf1s and provsions-the other party
endeavoring to keep up the present high rents of
their estates, by keeping the high prices Of prov
sons This agitation the corn-laws, or tariff on
foreign corn, will probably continue to occupy the
public mind of England for several years to come,
with varying success to both parties, until there is
division amongst the landed interest, or such a
degree of popular feeling as will alarm the landed
proprietors to such an extent as will induce them
to recede from their present position.
In France the same ubject is occasionally touch
ed, but to no great extent Yet the French econo-
msts politicians and statesmen appear to be equal
ly in favor OF what is called protection to French
industry protective tariff as in England The
special interests Of France, however, very diff
ferenty distributed to those of England In France
there is extensive landed aristocracy. The
whole country appears to be divided amongst
great number of small proprietors. This species of
democracy as affecting the land owners of France,
is feature of great weakness, when compared
with the consolidation and influences of the COM
mercial and manufacturing interests of France.
The merchants and m ufacturers, capitalists and
bankers of France from the great governing pow
er, and entirely CONTROL far public opinion is
concerned the diffuse small landed proprietary
In this respect the condition of France this time
is widely different from that of England and it was
produced by the great radical revolution Of 90,
which destroyed the feudal system, and with it the
great landed proprietary. Since that period the
commercial and manufacturing interests have pos
sessed monopoly of the government, and of all its
influences. They are in favor of protecting French
industry to a certain extent, but not to the same
extent as is contended Tor in England and this
country.
In the United States this question is also in an
extremely interesting position. The approaching
Presidential election will be determined to a great
extent on this point and the recent election in
Maryland, in which the free trade party abandoned
the field and gave the victory to the whig the
high tariff party, seems to be very pregnant symp
tom of what may expect during the coming
year. The contest, however, in this country, is
waged by different parties to those engaged in il
in England, and resembles more the condition of
affairs in France. Here the high tariff men are led
chiefly by the manufacturers, the Northern mer-
chants and Southern land owners, the latter from |
the nature of their staple productions being opposed
to a high tariff. But here the materials on which |
the law operates are altogether different from those
in England and France, and that difference gives
a peculiar complexion to the contest. The subject |
must excite great deal of agitation in this coun-
try up to next November.
The COMMENCEMENT OF THE SUMMER CAM
PAIGN Ely THE AMERICAN REPUBLIcANs.-This is to
be grand day with "young America" mag
nfcent procession is to go all the city. The
butchers on horseback-the cartmen on horseback
the sailors on football the ward associations with
their banners--and the whole rank and file of the
young democracy will be out. A liberty pole is 70
be raised in the Sth Ward, with most interesting
ceremonials, and great speeches are to be made.
The American Republicans are determined, they
saw to sweep all the old hunkers, of both parties,
to oblivion; and this day they give us sample of
their bone and sinew 1t is great work they have
cut out for themselves; and, if they accomplish it,
they will be fully and fairly entitled TO the "spois
of victory" We shall send our reporter, and see
how they commence the game.
In the demonstration, the LIST, I'd, Sd, and 9th
Wards, who cannot form in procession at the Mi
lltary Hall, Bowery, requested to meet at the
lower end of the Park, and join the procession as
it passes that direction.
FOURTH OF July CoNvENTIoN-THE New DEMO-
cRAcY.-We are really afraid that this movement
is only fash in the pan. The first meeting
these philosophers and new order of politicians,