The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-18
" From the Boston Times,
The Administration and the Tariff. ...

We hope that the clear and concise though necessarily
lengthy, history of the Mexican contest contained in
President Folks message will not readers to lose
sight of that admirable portion of the same document in
which the tariff question is discussed, and in which is
proclaimed in terms at once bland and energetic the fix
ed determination OF the executive branch of the govern
ment to maintain the law it is, and it
has been since the first OF the present month. # 70
We are now to decide whether the North American
world simply to reproduce the society of Euopecon-
tentng ourselves with simply altering the Of things,
but retaining the things themsevesor whether shall
adopt apurely democratic policy, which will leave
unshackled by those letters which have been used,
tensby to aid human industry, but the effect of which
has been to retard its course, and to place
in the hands of the few by which their great work
has been materially assisted namely, the plumber
ing OF the many Of the results of their toll Who
cannot see from this view of the subject how vitality i'm
Just particular be thrown into that scale in which
freedom is placed and cause it TO weigh down the
devoted to restriction Is il not pecepbe, that the
of mighty influence, like that the administration yields
if wisely diverted in favor of the right and against what
supple time may deem the erpedent, will be
IN mems fate ages hence and be felt whenshould that
golden age arrvespears shall have been converted
into prunng-hooks and swords beaten into plough
shares? Therefore il is that regard Mr. Folks new
protest against osttuton of the governments power
in support OF monopoly matter OF great consequence
The views OF the President on the tariff are so far more
Of consequence than they would be under ordinary
circumstances, that they boldly and manully placed
before the world Immediately after great expe-
renced by the democracy After fully looking the
field, and obtaining by comprehensive gaze clear
knowledge OF the state OF AFFAIRS the President has calm
lily but firmly avowed his determination to adhere to the
great doctrines which lie at the base of the democratic
organization and the complete development of which
Will be made manifest the immense superiority of popu
lar forms Of government to arrive at great ends with safe
y to all interests and without dsregaring the rights OF
any portion of The people Not the defeat experienced in
Pennsylvania, the falling away of support in ~ York
and Maine, the continued opposition of States like
Ohio, New Jersey and n Carolina has operated 10 shake
his purpose to make him from a course dcb-
eraely TAKEN and which will be deliberately pursued
Duty to his country the being of the present and Of
future generations, and fidelity to his pledges and
those oil his party alike have dictated the action Of the
Executive; AMI proud to be able to say, that he
has listened to the dictates of duty and faith unawed BY
the gigantic influences waged by the opposition, He
knows well that all great reforms meet with violent
denunciaton and is not inundated by that violence;
falls he into the OF msaking interested camors
for disinterested popular His is the abiding faith
in the integrity intelligence and good OF the great
majority OF the people, which emnenty characterized
General Jackson aud by which that great statesman was
enabled TO accomplish reforms mighty and to impress
his mind upon the age. Mr. Polk has proved himself the
apt pupil OF great master, and worthy to be inrusted
with the weghty task falling to the LOT of the man
who ascends TO the chief magstracy OF this Union The
wings in his conduct, how small is the effect on
a democrat OF the Hickory school, of few Fictitious
successes that may fall to their lot at times which render
them OF small direct moment, and of indirectly be-
yond that OF causing democrats 10 unite and TO be more
pointed than ever in defining the differences between
their principles and those Of their opponents For
egn nations viii in the Presidents resolution the de-
termination OF the United States to never again adopt the