The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-16
JACKSON, MIssIssIFri, Dec. %, 1874
To The Editor Of The Union:

To The Editor Of The Union:
Sir: Amidst the numberless testimonials Of APP
probation Of the Presidents message, and of Mr.
Secretery Walkers report, which must hourly be
saluting you, permit one humble as myself TO
present his need of sincere Joy at the official pro-
mitigation of the doctrines contained in them. Be-
cause there have not, yet, been any public out
pourings Of commentator in this metropolis, let it
not be Inferred that such silence is indicative of in
difference to, or dsapprobation of, these glorious
documents. The Legislature will meet in few
days, and the public will then see the thrilling
response which that body will send forth TO the
world. @e .,
OF the tariff-and | will not now speak of the
other topics recommended of the wings say
that President Folks views are those of Mr. Clay.
Pshaw! Others, that they have always been anti
tariff, although they supported Mr.: Clay. In a
word, they are dumb: founded, and hesitate not to
say that the wing party is disbanded. This is true
and the rank and file Of those who, and whose an
sestors belonged TO the old republican party, will
return to their quondam friends, whilst the old
federalists and their descendants will preserve
dogged obstinacy and snarng attitude towards the
administration.
But of the Presidents views on the tariff can
not find adequate language to convey my thanks to
him and to Mr. Walker, for the official promulea-
ton of so much truth on the subject of political
economy as their respective communications con-
tain. No other President has ever thus bearded the
lion in his den.
Hitherto governmental influence in the commercial
world has never thus boldly and explicitly grappled
the huge monsterhe odious restrictive system of E,t-
rops--and never have his enormtes been so glorious
ly exposed. When we reflect that ever since the
revival Of commerce in the middle ages this system
has continued to stfe the energies and absorb the
LIES blood Of the fong millions whilst it has gorg-
ed the Golfers OF the wealthy capitalists, il is
of ineifabe Joy that this government has at length
proclaimed TO the nations Of the earth that this sys-
tenn shall no longer exist in the land Who can fail
TO see the strong analogy between the progress of
Professionalism, and that Of the antrestrictve policy?
Whilst the followers Of Luther, Zwngle,
Calvin, and Others have established, in the
Of three centuries, the principles of reformation
in the United States, England, and some other
portions of Europe, the followers Of Smith, Sage,
and others, have, in the course of seventy years,
effected wonders in spreading the truths Of political
economy. The United States have recently Off
car1y proclaimed that this European system shall
die. large party in Great Britain have been for
years, and are now, struggling, to break asunder
the chains OF this system. The corn laws, and
other offsprngs Of this detcsable system must soon
die the death. The people, the toiling millions,
rapidly learning the truth that political liberty
is theirs, shall commercial liberty be theirs also
There was time in this country in the days of
republican simplicity, when "free trade and sailors
rights found a cordial advocacy in public senti-
ment. Now, modern whigery affects to laugh il TO
scorn, or, with contemplate hypocrisy, pretends
that il does not understand il. .' - ....
The position that revenue ought to be raised by
an squaiized tariff and without ninin,ip,s and spscife
duties, they afeet not 70 understand In reply q
such affected ignorance, one knows not which to
pity most, their partisan bigotry and deluson, OF
their palpable hypocrisy But il is now too late e
feel indignant at such partisan stuff The issue il
| now formed. President Polk is explicit enough