The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-30
New YoRE, July 20, 1876.

TO the Editor OF the linton;
The gratifying intelligence Of the passage Of the
tariff by the Senate, with The unimportAnt amend
ment offered by Mr. Webster, reached the city last
night, and appeared in the leading papers this morn
ing The friends Of the bill on Change yesterday
expressed gloomy forebodings as TO It's fate. They
consoled themselves with the belief, however, thai
If defeated, and justice should be delayed the peo
pie Of the country stood firm. That, If forced 10
make another appeal TO the people on this great
question the result would be all the better for free
trade and all the for the protectioniss IL the
vote could be directly put to the people OF this
Union, have no doubt but a large majority OF them
would refuse To vote for a tariff high as the
present bill. It's failure before Congress would only
delay Justice It's friends had nothing to fear and
everything To hope from new canvass before
the people Not that its friends did not triumph ia
the presidential election, and in returning majority
OF both houses OF Copgress--but that, should they
again he called upon 70 yose on protection, they
would consign IL 10 a still lower Depth from which
il would never recover. To suppose the expediency
presidential canvass, 10 absolutely absurd. will
senlnse To assert that there was barbecue, mass
nesting, or public discussion, IN any part of the
great valley Of the Mississippi, where the tariff
not discussed and condemned by all democrats.
Every wing paper throughout the Union defended e,
while the democratic az universally condemned u.
La this Stale there was democratic gathering AT
siastically applauded--or a. democratic procession,
10 which a flag could not be seen inscribed with
free trade and sailors righis," I
Ia this city recollec, a splendid model Of a
ship was constructed Of hickory poles, rugged Out
with masts and sails, msnaed with some half dozen
Jack tars, and carried in the great democratic pro
cession on wheels drawn by a team Of splendid
horses. On the sails were numerous inscriptions
such as Free trade and sailors rights" "Down
with the tariff Of 1872" Principles, not men,
equal rights, and equal laws" "Polk, Dallas, AM
Texas, = "Giye US q. constitutional currency" &c
When the party who denounced the tariff Of l64.
on their banners, and 10 their speeches, through
out the country, triumphed, and that by yot
which would have elected their President even with
out Pennsylvania, although sound democratic
State, how can Il be said the question was not can
sassed before the people, Every whis paper ad
mtted that If James X. Polk was elected, the days
OF the high tariff OF l542 were numbered; and they
would have It that the country from that very
day was inevitably ruined; that is, the enormous
profits Of the manufacturers (without reduction o
labor, which had felt no advanced were to be re-
duced in amount. Instead of declaring from 10 L
rs per cent. dividends, Exclusive of surplus fund
laid byO they might have to come down :"
peg" in some cases. II the House respond
| TO the bill, and passes il without further amend
ment, the country at large will rejoice at tn
contamination Of measure of the greatest i'm
portance this Congress has been called to &C
upon, and which viii prove as beneficial il
the Augmentation Of revenue as advantageous to tn
great mass Of unprotected and unequaly take
people. Those men who have stood by the bill IL
the Senate, such as the honorable Dixon II. Levi
and others, through evil and good report, deserv
and will receive the lasting gratitude Of the people
A fine new steamer Of 700 tons has made It's ap
pearance on Lake Erie,
The two Mexican steamers purchased OF Brow
& Bell are to be delivered this week, and will b
fitted soon possible for service in the Gulf o
Mexico. The Albany is rapidly approaching com
pletion. The dry-dock injury will soon be repair
ed. Capt. Stringham, the commandant, deserve
great credit for the energy and zeal with which h
The Hon, Amos Kendall arrived at the Mansion
House last night, and looks remarkably well.
The convention at Albony proceeds slowly
Much time is occupied in the discussion of various
propositions submitted for consideration. -.
Mayor Mickle makes sterling officer, and dis
charges his duties in manner highly satisfactory Il
men Of all parties and Of all shades Of party-jus
as predicted democrat Of his stamp would do.
3great cry and lille ooot--The wings and whis
journals the other day were out in full cry charging
The Legislature Of Maine with the most awful ant
stupendous fraud, committed by tho democrats, a.
they supposed, In the election Of Mr., Bradbury al
United States senator. II now turns out that on
investigating the subject, the legislature had com,
to the conclusion that there was no fraud at all and
then postponed the whole subject by decisive vote
of SIT ADJUST 81 majority In the House Of Rep
resentatives. a
The commencement of Columbia College was
held in this city to-day at the Methodist Church, il
Green street, at which twenty-four young mer
graduated. ~. ,r.,.".'. - N.'
The stock market revived at the opening to-day
and Closed at prices about the same as yesterday
forenoon. Some friends to protection have tried t.
get up"a panic" among the stock.jobbers; but 81
is no CO." The reduction Of the tariff is much more
likely 70 advance stocks than to reduce them.
500 bales of cotton sold at about the following