The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-25


titled to no preference over other claimants.
VETO.
Extract Gf letter 10 the editor from Norfolk .itsua
24ih, 1886.
| 81 congratulate you upon the success Of the great
/ measures Of reform recommended by the admlnL
traton, and so earnestly enforced by yourself They
form an era in the history Of the world. The nobs
examples set by the United States and Great BIT
ain must have a controlling influence upon the lega
lation Of all other nations. have always regarded
the restrictive system reproach 10 the inleIL
genee Of the age, and have never doubted, that BE-
fore many years were gone, the consent Of oil th,I
world would be given to abolish it. Con.
ceiyed in fraud, II has been sustained by appeals
| to credulity. Have you any belief that Mr. Web
ster, for example, has the slightest faith in Ii,
suffcieney Of his own arguments / have never
done much injustice 20 his intellect to think 90
| | am sure that he himself would consider il a dn
paragement Of his understanding, il any man N
science supposed him TO be in earnest. He an e.
ceent advocate, and has learned at the bar that he
interests Of bis clients, or constituents, often rtI
quIre the employment Of arguments which no ore
knows the fallacy of better than the counsel him
self | think il likely that he and Mr.. Evans and
perhaps some other Sagaeios advocates Of the 'prI
tecuye policy" not unfrsquenty amuse themselves
IN secret with the simplicity Of our Archers AMI
Mangums, and make sport over the cTedullty which,
not only rejects the truths OF science, but suuenl
deTs the most important interests, under the info
ence Of augmentation, whose worthessnea|
they hardly scrupe to confess 10 another |
| Mr. Webster will take care to yindieate his la
| tellectual supremacy before he dies. He would Is |
| soon go down TO posterity who denied The
circulation of the blood, the revolution Of tn,
earth, believer in the antiquated absurdIues d
| the school Of the restrictIonists.
81 admire the course OF our friends IN the Senate
declining discuss the general principles Of the
| revenue bill; and confess am amused the con-
placency of the wings, in assuming that their argl
ments not noticed, because they were felt 10 Be
nanswerabe. As well might detected pilferer, Just
| about to be dragged before the magistrate 10 re-
/ ceive the punishment due to his multiplied den.
quencles, and who IN his extremity audaclousy In
sisis that in robbing his neghbor he had been dol
an act Of great kindness to him. excaim that the ri
| fusa To argue this point with him a compiled
| admission Of his logic.
| "Apropos of the tariff law. have Just read /
Mr.. Hay woods address. | confess do not sI /
acty know how 10 understand IL. fMr. III. msanI
To be considered as an opponent of the restrictvl
system, his views are confused and uDinteligbtI
| and his whole address senseless iargon. But n
| he is TO be understood confessing himself rt
strctlonist then his letter and his conduct are in
eIlgibe enough. suppose 1t is in this latter Light
/ he wishes 10 be viewed. How else can we under1|
stand what he says as to his unwillingness to col
farther in reducing the tariff than Mr.. McRayIs bill
| OF 1874, which he says was designed as sort 81
eompr oiniss? But the very term compromise implied
mutual yielding. Now, what did Mr. Haywood
yield Did he yield from the free-trade side of he
| question, or the other! II from the former how
can he object to having additional concessions mad
| TO hm II from the latter, why then indeed it ht
/ all very well for him TO say that he will yield noI
more; and this is phai he does say. He thus setmi
10 confess himself tariff man, and thus gives poin
and meaning to his address. But it remains for Mr. /
Haywood TO account for the very remarkable faaI'
that he should have been SO long a member of the
Senate OF the United States without ever dispeind
the defus,on which existed on all hands as to hiV
opinions upon this subject. Again: if Mr. K
| Haywood Is not to be understood as confess
ing himself friend of the restrictive system
what can he mean by parading the numerous elI
tracts from the messages of Washington. Jefferson
&C, which were so much used by the wings during
the late canvass? In reminding us of these recon +
mendauons of our early presidents does he mean OI
say that the present revenue bill is less favorable VII
the manufacturing classes than the laws passed dr
ring their administrations He cannot be gnoraniI
that the duties imposed by the present bill, whiei
he, forsooh, could not vote for because did ndI]
give protection enough, enormously exceed thoaI3
which were imposed during the administrations Of
the very presidents whose authority he disngenu,
ousiy seeks to use in justification of his recent
| course. We would now even consent to dOubk 4
those duties, and think ourselves gamers by thefl
| bargain Ii must be confessed that Mr.. HaywooiE
mas displayed some wit in his suggestions to th'
best mode of reforming the evils OF legislation H1'
seems TO think that three or four reforms shoudI'
| never come together. If he should apply his sysE
TEN OF ethics to the regulation of private conduct W.
suppose he would advise him who was at once iE|
arnnkard, gambler, and debauchee, not TO mena
MS morals too suddenly, but to rid himself of obs
vice before he attempted to reform another and evek
TINS IS to be done by degrees. He would have I'll.
reduction OF the tariff preceded by a long notIc
ana distributed through a series of wears. Th Il
country could pass, in the twinkling of an eve from
lhe low duties of the compromise act to the out n
rageous tnpos fions of the bill Of 1912 This was
very we'll Our losses are to be accounted as MOTH
ing. But IN reversing the process great muSI
oe .aken lest any loss should happen to oppres
orsi and great inducements 10 be offered them 10
peat The blood sucking process ,cheu,per re can Be ta
| al disadvantage MIR. Haywoods motives may have
been as pure as he declares them to have been do
not myself believe him to have been corrupt But
one thlhS must be conceded; and that is that MI
ywoou mas deprived himself of all right TO beO
'enued win those who may place the worst c0n1 /
strucuon upon his conduct and motives # abt
should be reluctant to credit his professions Of cOo
sciehuousness, he must recollect that il is he hms
VINO mas complicated the question with dihicuItei
ttooneioucaut has said that there are some fastt
hoods so like the truth that it is an evidence ofb1
judgment not to be deceived Ia
"Mr. Polk made short visit to our CITY on Frta
Jay, and was entertained by our public authorne|
nc MADE favorable impression on those WIG
called to pay their respects to him. was Of IN
number OF his visitors, of course. never called
upon President with more hearty good will"
VERY LATE FROM RIO DE JANElRO n
hreifsmsM on account Of The pdr 10Th Merico-0fT
=, conpoy 10 american merchant resseb II
Advlces from Rio de Janeiro TO the 18th ult v,f
received at New York yesterday. The news Of
breaking out Of the war between the JToited SaaE
ana mexico had been received at Rio, and cause
sreei sensation. 1t was utterly impossible to obhf
re'ghts tor the Amer an vessels in port; and CAL
aa hosseau, oFthe United States frgate Columbt
naa notified American shipmasters that the Pyt
mouth and Bainbridge were expected at Rio, andL
Wou'd convoy any vessel out that required il.
The brazilian government were sending troops n
me province OF RIO Grsnds, in consequence Of anul
eipe'ed difficulties with Busnos Ayres
Baltimore .AnsTieGH II