The New York herald., 1845-07-28

New York, Monday, July as, Is45.
Important from washington.

guished statesmen OF this country. hHdlrs IN the
White House and in the democratic party are now
in most curious and critical position
One of the most important subjects now under IN
vestigaon in this country is a revision of the tariff
Mr.. Secretary Walker has published his intention
of making every possible effort TO reduce il to a
venue standard The concentration of Mr. Walkers
energy and perseverance upon this subject has
alarmed Mr.. Buchanan for the fate of the present
tariff, which, of course he will endeavor TO defend
as long as there is majority in Pennsylvania in ia
vor of protection. Limited as he is and crippled in
his means of defence by his position in tho State
Department, it became necessary Tor him TO employ
whatever weapons of defence might turn up. One
was sson thrown into his hands and was taken ad-
vantage of at once in the appointment of Minister TO
England, which may be set down pure political
movement. Ii lay with Mr. Polk and Mr.. Buchanan
The cabinet may not have been consulted upon the
matter at all. as the in several highly i'm
portant appointments. To graufy one wing of the
democratic party the appointment was successfully
offered to, and refused by, Messrs Calhoun Elmore
Pickens, Woodbury., and others After their deci-
nation, the appointment was left in the hands of Mr.
Buchanan; and whom does he name for that highly
important and responsible trust which will be charg
ed with all diplomatic negotiations with England
uPou TIC ouuycCt Vi tUt ldIlll anu Tie IcNcHuc !.
Why, man that is looked suspciously upon by
nearly the whole democratic party-one who said
upon the nomination of Mr.. Polk at Baltimore, that
''Mr. Clay must be our next President" for ''any
body could beat such wooden headed fellow as
Polk" II is, therefore, considered that the Pres-
dent was overreached, and Mr. McLane is our Mi
mister to England. Mr.. McLane is clever man,
but it is expected that he will lend his influence TO
tariff IA 70 ,bo
minated him. II Mr. McLane were not appoint
ed to support high tariff pray what political
end war gained by his appointment! The Union
explicitly denies that he was sent out TO negotiate
the Oregon question: for that negotiation is to be
conducted upon the ground where kindred states
man negotiated the Northeastern boundary with
what success il is not necessary stop now TO en-
quire although something will be said upon the
willingness of Mr. Buchanan to yield TO all
graspng England five degrees of United States ter
rtory; he, in TRUTH and is ready TO draw line
along the 10Th degree. Was Mr.. McLane appointed
to crafty any great wing of the democratic party
If he is whig, and does belong to the democra-
tic party, what wing of the latter party could his ap-
pontment crafty! None, except section in Penn
sylvania, which calls itself democratic and vet sus-
tains the tariff of ~ Has he even any political
capital either account of his State, position, or
clique? That Mr. Walker has felt this appointmen Mt
OF Mr.. Buchanan's may be easily believed. That
he opposed to it is unquesuonable. And it will
be difficult for the Union to make the people of the
United States even suppose that perfect harmony oi
sentiment exists between the Secretary OF State and
the Secretary of the Treasury. That this appoint
ment made by Mr.. Buchanan, in spite and in
defiance of the Secretary of the Treasury cannot be
doubted by those who know the history of events In
the administration Of the government since the 4th
OF last March And that Mr.. Polk has been over
reached is equally certain. All this may be called
harmony or anything else you please, but facts will
prove this anything else than harmony The conclu-
sion Is, therefore, inevitable that there must have
been strong motive to risk such an appointment at
all, and that that motive could only be the support
of the tariff of AZ against the attacks of Mr. Walker
and the democratic party.
We have few more facts in store. They will
produce some astonshment in the political circles
of this country There is evidently some trouble
ahead.
SUFFERERS FROM THE LATE FrRE-REmssros OF
DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE. sE.-Government would be
performing OF the most praiseworthy acts, in
contributing in any way to alleviate the losses sus
tanned by those who have been victims of the late
fire. As far public sympathy goes, it is not want
ing, is there anv lack of courageous endurance
among the sufferers. Any thing that can be done
ought to be done by government to aid them; it
would be creditabe to it cooperating with the
public in kindly manifestations towards those who
require it.
A remission of the duty on goods in bond, the
property of merchants whose stores and stock have
been consumed, is the least that can take place
To dufiea si,ch uoodS would hard
and unfeeling proceeding. Some persons speaking
this subject talk of extension of the time al
lowed to holders OF goods in bond, as an act O
grace Twenty days allowed by the law to
land merchandise, and from sixty to ninety addi.
tona days before duties payable, at the expira-
ton of which time, is in the power of the authori-
ties to sell them at auction for the purpose of obtain
ing the duty with interest thereon for said term of
sixty or ninety days. There would be little cause
of thanks for any such beggarly favor an extern
sion of time merely in the present extraordinary
circumstances, and we said BEFORE the very least
that be done by government is to cancel en-
trey the obligations of the owners of such goods ON
account of the duties payable on them
Some persons whose opinions are entitled 10 re-
spect go further, and say that all duties paid on
the merchandise which has been consumed, ought
to be refunded. This step would involve far
larger sacrifice of revenue, and is therefore far less
likely TO be effected We should have no objection
TO recommend it, as the department is too rich, and
can afford to be generous But the insurance
companies would be the gamers this case, there
Is no great inducement TO warmly advocate trans
fer OF the national property of the treasury
penish the Golfers of these companies. Those who
are holders Of insurance stock are mostly people of
wealth, who can afford TO have their capitals cur
tailed now and then and not exactly of that gene
rousy disposed description Of people that would re-
spond to call upon their bounty Such being the
case, 1t is a matter of little consequence whether
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