Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-09-17
Real Whiggery.

The " Union" copies the following most remarka-
bic passage from an article in the New York Courier
of Sept. 7th. As a revelation of wing views, made
deliberately by leading whig journal Of New York,
it is altogether noteworthy:
ave cannot look further into futurity than others
but venture to predict that there is to be more
fighting before have a peace with Mexico and
that no American army will ever reach the city of
Mexico ria Monterev We must conquer peace by
marching to the capital from the ses-coast and this
can be done: or we must purchase peace by giving
Santa Anna and his friends few millions for their
private use.
I" Under any circumstances ace look Joriedrd 10 a
large national debt and if the whole affair should be
brought to close, and California and northern Mexico
be annexed with wel-defned boundary to the shores
of the Pacific, shall not regret the amount Of The
debt. Experience has shorn that NATIONAL DEBT Is
TO US NO INJURY. All our difficulties have arisen
since tile payment of the last debt; and il, all will
admit, stability an our legislation be all-mportant for
prosperity, NATIONAL DEBT Is DOUBTLESS NEcEs-
sARY. GIVE \ NATIONAL DEBT OF HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLIONS, and the wants Of the treasury will
insure us a stable tariff for rerenue which will give
us all the protection that be desired-not the
tariff Of 1872 but one Of discriminating character
based upon specific duties and minimums, NTH The
rates Of duties bat hileJ any higher than The nT
tariff Of Mr.. Walker. Such tariff, permanently es-
tablished would be worth to the country all Of a
forward to better times and TO greater national pros
pcriiy growing out of this with Mexico and the
debt il will leave upon the country. 1t is death TO all
freetrade notions and to the present tariff and the
money is spent among own citizens, We do moi
perceive how the continuation of this can, in any
way affect the national prosperity njure the money
ma rket and business generally Ultimately IL icH do
good in the manner we have mentioned and we are
IriHing 10 permit the administration to hare its
ray"
We, observes the Union, lay out of view, as IN.
worthy of consideration, the conjectures about tie
operations of the war and its result. But VIC call at
cntion the following articles of the Wig creed. a:
here plainly set forth:
lst "a national debt is doubtless necessary"
I'd. To be fully useful such debt should amount
to :" one hundred and fifty millions"
Sd. The tariff wanted by the wings is a tariff OF
specific duties and m'inimums, ~ith about the SAM
rates Of duty as the tariff Of 1876!
4th The wings confess that the with Mexico
will increase the I" national prosperity"
And 9Th. For these reasons the Courier is " viii
ing to permit the administration to have its Owl
way"
The way of the administration, we hazard little
in saying will not lead to the results so much desired
by the Courier. Far from it. But it is worth while
for the people to consider what the blessings e.
which, according to their own avOwal the wing:
would for the country, if they had the power
national debt of $3.50, 000 900 to buy us tariff o
specific duties and n1iniulu1s. Long live the policy
of the wings! And meanwhile, let us rejoice tina
the wings feel that they no longer need trouble them
selves to get up a tariff panic.