The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-06-18

ie'i'gence rendered spch efficient aid to the Pres.
,dent In effecting its final accomplishment. We
have secured enough of Oregon for all useful pur
pnses-rwe have more than enough of territory
to supply the wants of our population for aces
10 conceive have avoided war,that would me-
cessarIly have spread whitening blight upon GU
rising Pr'sneriiy. and check for many years tho
: progress CT Improvement. And more, we have
preserved "nr national honor, bright and ansnlIied.
"nn"n' y spot npon its fair escutcheon
Inns n'Iiicnit matter adjusted. leeall divisions
IN regard 'oh be forgotten and let il be the earn
ts' enueaVor OF every patriot to avail himself of
''e means mus opened mp for promoting the hap
plness and prosperity of The country.
To-day. the Tariff bill was taken mn in n.
tt""se ny majority of 40. and referred to tho
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Cobb of Georoi,
IN the Chair. Though not considered az strictly
Test vote. II may nevertheless be regarded as
strongly Indicative of the feeling Of the Honse in
relation to the measure. II is rather a remark
able coincidence. that shortly after the vote unon
the reference of Onr Tariff was taken in The
House, intelligence should have been received
through the Telegraph of division in The r,;,;sh
Honse Of Lords. in which the repeal of the Corn
Laws was carried by majority of 49, Tins
adding the testimony of the British Parliament 70
That OF the American Congress in favor of the
principles OF Free Trade, principles so evidently
funded IN wisdom and justice that thew nepd
only to he examined and understood in order ,o
Their adoption as rule Of action. These princi
pies, sprInglng up in our country few years since
'under circumstances altogether unpropi,ious sneer
co az ana defided by some of our citizens holding
high political stations. have nevertheless contion
ed to increase. and like the palm tree of the Fast
every attempt to press them down has but extern
ded their branches to a wide range of influence,
ana embedded their roots still more firmly in tho
confidence of the people.
For the reduction Of the Tariff to the royenre
standard, the dominant party stands pledged be-
lore the country; and cannot believe that that
pledge will be unredeemed. The Chief Mauis-
,Ia'e OF our country-the chosen instrument of the
Peoples will has repeatedly expressed his anxiou.
desire TO effect this great object The head of the
treasury Department, especially charged with
the management and control of those branches of
the public service more Immediately coupected
with the subject of trade, is the ardent and devo
ted advocate of the removal of Restrictions nor
called for by the eXigencies of the Government
ana indeed, so great is his anxiety in regard to
ms Important measure OF policy, that although
Frustrated on bed of suffering, and absolutely
requiring uninterrupted repose he has disregard
ed inc inJunctons of his medical attendants, and
when scarcely able even to sit in bis bed pyomntlv
responded to the calls of Congress, reported s1cb
Information, and presented such views as in his
Judgment were calculated to aid them in deter
mining upon financial system suited to the pre-
sent unexpected wants of the government without
ehdangerlng the cherished principles of Free
Trade Such Jealous and untiribg efforts will
ever be held in grateful remembrance by his
countrymen, and add another to the mapy claims
which he heretofore possessed to the confidence oe
his fellow citizens. But in referring to this Incl
dent though it gives me pleasure to paw lust
tribute to an able and faithful public officer nv
object is to show that with President and Sec
rotary sincerely DESTROYS of maintaining the Free,
Trade policy by reducing the Tariff to a purely
revenue standard, backed as they are by decd-
ed majority In both Houses of Congress, it is al
most impossible that the measure can fail.
1t is source of unmixed qualification to every
son of the Old Dominion to contemplate the proud
position maintained by her representatives, in re-
gard to this question. Virginia is STILL as it was
even her wont to be, right. Her whole. delega-
ton, with but one solitary exception, are found
moving forward in firm and gallant phalsnx in
support OF the great principle of dispensing equal
and impartial justice every interest, regardless
alike of geographical divisions and sectional pre-
juices. VIRGINlUS.