Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-30
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
CIRCULAR OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.

ThEAoOhi.
Copying our article of Wednesday on this sub
iect the Official Journal replies in its paper appear
ing Yesterday morning by an explanation, of which
we of course give the Administration the benefit
After citing our remarks and the statement in the
Tribune on which they were founded, it proceeds
as follows:
son the above article from the New York Tribune,
QUOTED by the National ntelgencer of this morning. the
New York Morning News gives the following comment
80 Our hgh-pessure Tariff contemporary appears sadly
afraid Gin advance the facts and figures to be furnished BY
Of the very class favored by the protective legs
ton is anxious TO sustain. What if they all o-
cooco manufacturers, would they be still
And is 1t very likely that their politics would far pedom
nate their business interests them
forty lies many questions for the dsnteresed purpose
of cutting their threats Is Locofoco manufacturer
much likely than Wing alsify the truth Of mat
tiers within ms own experience and observation for the
pose Of aiding to overthrow that Tariff which, if the T-
bunes philosophy be sound it is his vital sustain
But the oucry against the mode adopted for the dist
button Of the set Of ntenogatoes copy Of which have
already pubshed Is quite grauitous What thorough
method Of distributing them could have been adopted than to
send number Of them to all the postmasters The great
body Of these officers win undoubtedly make fair circulation
Of them among the leading and most intelligent manufacturers
IN their neighborhood Whenever any unnteogated WING
manufacturer shall desire opportunity of sending in his
answers, will guaranty that his application the Treasury
Department for copy of the questions viii with prompt
and courteous attention Indeed of the papers Of
the country will probably copy hem this will be unnecessary
and there can be doubt that any respectable manufacturer
known to the Department SUCH able to exhibit to it
respectable certificate that effect may in his testimony
assured Of welcome and thanks.
The country will small debt of gratitude the
present able head Of the Treasury Department for the
statistics and testimony which will be elected by these in
qustive circulars If the duty of sitting and dgesng the
replies is well performed it will produce document of i'm
value. We shall await its appearance with impotence
We hope that careful note will be taken Of the politics Of
each respondent and whether Wing or Democrat should
be glad to it published in connection with his testimony
Will that satisfy the IIfbune?'
We (of the Union ofce) have also reply make for
selves. Upon another theatre during the last winter call
ed the attention of the public to the fact of Mr. McLane
when Secretary of the Treasury, having 1882, addressed
circular (something like Mr. Walkers and upon the
which he obtained, forming his BILL afterwards called
Verpancks bill Not satisfied with throwing out sugges
ton to this effect in the newspapers, of
friends in the last House of Representatives and begged them
to resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Teasu
ny obtain body of statistics like Mr. McLanes and lay it
before the next Congress- urging Of the in be
half Of the proposition that the Secretary would prepared
to meet the next Congress with eldgcsted report found
ed upon valuable Of statistics Thus Congress might
to work at and upon the best and authentic
terias Neither OF correspondents thought fit make the
motion Fortunately the present Secretary undertaken
upon his responsibility, obtain the requisite inorma
ton but having the assistance which Mr. Mcane Dos
sessed under the then existing law Of the contry Of employ
ing commissioners taking evidence Of the
merchants and paying the for their abos out
of the contingent fund.- Congress having withdrawn
the power) Mr. Walker is compelled TO throw himself upon
the liberal manufacturers themselves and address copy of
his circular questions persons who give him information
in the best way he can command.
And state upon the best authority i'm reply the
article of the National Inegencer of this morning. that the
assertions of the New York Tribune the alleged designs
of the Treasury Department Just the of the truth
The proper weight would be attached by either party 10
statistical Information collected exclusively from the other
and the anxious desire Of the Secretary Treasury
10 collect the facts regards the tariff from all parties The
editors of the Inegencer, If they will call at the Treasury
Department receive any number of these circulars free
OF charge and the postage viii be paid by the Department
all they may direct their correspondents all per
Of any party, who may desire the circular with view
answer the questions copies OF il will be sent by mail free OF
>charge postage We shall attempt procure hundred
copies from the Secretary and the first fair opportunity
possess, will send them to the Office of the New York
Tribune to be distributed its discretion among its
avonte Wing manufacturers. We may be able send
these circulars Immediately, until the Secretary may
opportunity Of attaching additional queries them"
We are by no means disposed to make captious
difficulties; but, in point Of serious public fact, |
the country should always be dealt with explicitly
and the Government answer las this avowedly isl
TO what was alleged by the Tribune avoids one
part Of the matter, indirectly admits second, and
seeks to shake off upon (private Individually or
manufacturers (other private Individually the bust
ness and the duty which it has itself voluntarily
assumed.
!. 1t does not contradict the allegation land this
is the point Of main importance that the circulars
by whomsoever distributed, have been thus far
placed only in the hands of those whose partisan
politics were known.
2. Using, and therefore adopting, the answer of
another Free-trade organ, (ths New York Morning
News II in effect, but not frankly, admits that the
distribution of the circulars has been confded to |
postmasters and these are well known to have be-
come, through nearly all the manufacturing States,
mere creatures of the Government eager to antci-
pate ITS wishes, as Swallowed forth TO them in its
organs.
3. II is good enough to offer to let us into part
nership in its investgatons-an Office however hon.
orable little onerous and hardly prudent to under
take, where one cannot know how any information
which we might be The means OF obtaining would
be disposed Of or treated. II we are TO share in the
responsibility of such an inquiry, land surely the
Government cannot gravey propose such thing
at least we should be permitted to take part in the
examination Of all the documents and in the prepa
ration OF whatever conclusions are TO be derived.
II IS true that, to palliate proposition SO extra
ordinary as this last, the Government alleges its
want oil power TO collect any but information yolun-