The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-09

We speak advisedly when assure the administration
end the
curry on IL own foundation and not endeavor to shift is
Mercury has often requested The friends Of Mr. Calhoun
in this section Of Virginia and they not few, do not
feel OF all faered by such couplings friend in Wash
ngton makes use of-Portsmouh Nsw Era.
We must have been sngularly unfortunate in our
language if we have not conveyed the same impress
sions as the ezra" has expressed We did not sup
pose that the "Charlesion Mercury" was the organ
of Mr.. Calhoun, of his friends in South Carolina.
We know perfectly well that his friends in Virginia
repudiate the Mercury as their organ. We have
not, therefore, "shfted any responsibility" upon
Mr.. Calhoun, as the SRA" seems to suppose. The
most that we have said is this: "We do not ask the
friends Of Mr.. Calhoun to disavow the assertions
Of the Mercury our osn account. But here ia
the wing press using its humbugs to promote its
own purposes; and, with this view, copying them
from the Mercury as republican paper, and as the
organ in fact of Mr.. Calhoun's friends" Was it
not well then, for them to strike this weapon from
the hands Of the whigs-contradict in any man.
ner most agreeable to themselves, the msrepresena-
tons Of Mr. Scrbbler-and show that the "Mercu-
ry" was not the organ of Mr.. ,Calhoun's friends,
and therefore his organ
We certainly agree with the "New Era'' in an
other sentiment which it expresses, as follows:
Mr Calhoun and his friends desire the adminstn
ton pursue proper the tariff and IL it does
we have reason to believe will not will find that
will be sustained warmly and ably by the friends of that dis
tngushed gentleman-all the President and his cabinet
have to do to be true to themselves their pledges and
the constitution to find their efforts noby sustained
our part we have firm and abiding faith In the
pledges Of Mr. Polk that his best efforts will be given
duce the tariff to the Standard
he will be ably seconded by the cabinet and especially by
the ndeiatigahle Secretary of the Treasury"
just as we are going to press, we discover letter
Of two columns from Mr. McDuifie in the Charles
ton Mercury, which has arrived by this evenings
mail. He puts at rest the hobgoblns raised by the
feeble wand of the Washington correspondent. He
begins by telling his correspondents
"MY You ask whether, in my opinion, 1t be
possible that the conjectures of the Washington
to the probable of the administration of MIR Folk in
the adjustment Of the tariff and whether such a
would not be paPable violation OF the pledge TO reduce
the duties upon foreign imports The repenne standard
'n answer to these inquiries state the first place my
the place that the course they ascrbe the ad
minsation eouidb apaPahe violation OF the pledge
reduce the duties upon foreign imports the
ard of all the pledges Of the party by which Mr. Polk
was elected"
We shall publish this whole letter tomorrow.
The next to the last paragraph contains prophe.
cy which we almost feel warranted in endorsing at
once
In any scheme which the administration may present for
adjusting the tsrf feel confident that the leading feature
viii be the total abolition Of minimum and specific duties
These fraudulent convances that other pur.
poses but deceive the people and disguise oppression
Let have ad valorem duties that everybody
stand Let the people the full extent of their burdens
and IL they be oppressed let il be nominated in
the bond these duties stand low priced articles
consumed by the poor pay the highest rates Of duty while
those OF the highest price consumed by the wealthy pay
the lowest This fatal objection to all specific dn.
ties. yard Of calico, for example, which costs cents
Manc hester pays duty which is $50 per cent on
its cost; while yard Of the finest coored muslin which
80 cents pays only cents equal to 80
feel assured that Mr. Polk will cordially cooperate in the
patriotic labor"
We, too, feel perfectly well assured that the Pres
ident will cooperate in this patriotic labor.