New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-18
THE TRIBUNE.
Innnr TOnCGY,

,bly extensive reaching even 10 the sorriest spcci-
rsas Of the class bat careful perusai Of the Mes
.,pe Of the new minority Governor OF Connecticut
,onyiaces ug that wc have hitherto rcposed in s.atc
,fbIssfu ignorance on the subject Connecticut
v,s never before di.graced with a Chief Magistrate
"a shaneiuy yc, 30 characterisically chosen He
seems 10 realise that the clements which combined
n make Governor Of him were Of extraordinary
b..rness. aud he labors TO beit their coalition. No
honest man ever opposed Registry Law by such
sraumeuts as he He knowstha Illegal Votes
ara no, and canno. be frequent when all questions
respecting the Right to Vote cooiy settled be.
hrehand leaving nothing but the naked polling OF
previously scruinzed votes to the day OF Election.
If any name thall be improperly registered, the
whole Town or Ward has ample opportunity to de-
,sc and counterfeit the fraud bunder at leisure,
aud no harm is done but, Ia the absence OF Reg
1 isliy only the few persons Immediately present
I when fraudulent vote is offered have any chance
dispute il and even then, If the oilerer Is drunk
enough or daring enough to swear through, his vote
pust be taken. The Governors argument through
cat would be quite as forcibe against recording titles
10 Real Estate az against Registering the names oil
3 Voters.
To sec Il man elected TO q most responsible station
by Rum--by the influence Of liquor ladled out in
paisful to the worst aud mos, disspn,cd Of all par
tles-many of whose supporters went Keeling home
from the Election. and have kept drunk nearly ever
since in honor of the trumph-io bear such a man
doubting the conSLltutionaiay Of the Excise Law,
picking flaws in its details asserting lhatt express
IL sanctions the Rum traffic, and again that ii indis
4, i. -hut ahnvn NIL
10 SEQ him can,ing and snuiiling over its prospective
influence on the cause Of Morals and expressing
his painful fears tina, it will arrest the march of TEN
pennce--and to find him tapering oil with sneak
inc recommendation o! some law against
.,he act ofsoug Intoxicating drinks to habual inebri-
e,s,-the act OF keeping dsordery house chop the
resort of the vicious for the purpose OF excessive indu
reuce-thc OF keeping store or shop In which the
Incorporate minors or apprentices are supplied win
the intoxicating draugh and other acts OF IKE charsc
ter"
| would be ludicrous were il not so iraught with
calamity How far the Governor and those he
terms ",he vicious would agree us 10 what may
fairly be deemed excessive indulgence" we cannot
say, but We think they would dwell in unity us
brethren should. To permit free iralhc III ln'ox-
icating Liquors yet attempt 10 prevent the sale ol
suy 10 The Incorporate. minors, or apprentices
|, most hypocritica fu,iliiy. Is the rum seller TO
exact from each customer who lays down his six
pence certificate that he is not minor nor an APP
prentice How can he knowl To allow hun 10
90 on making drunkards yet not TO give the poor
victims drop after they have acquired the fierce
craving for liquid fire. is tho extreme OF cruelty
| We contend that il any body ia TO he allowed TO
drink rum, those who are beyond much farther deg
radiation by it, aud whose appoitcs are Unsuitable,
ouch, TO have the preference 1t would bc wanton
! cruelty when man has been allowed TO acquire
an irresistible craving for liquor, 10 cut HIM OIL just
as he has become unable to do without and almost
beyond farther injury from 1t.
On the subject of the Tariff, Mr Toucey appears
10 have no principles nor clear views whatever so
| be Jumps from one side TO tho other with monkey
agility and utter contempt even of appearances
Says he;
In ysin To suppose tha, the people Of this coun'
tywulnot discern and believe that larsu Oh ouues 10
but list of taxes much 80 as II they were psu y.
legal eifcer at tho heel OF taxwarrant or ihat inc
policy Of high never be sfsvoiie oi Popu'"
policy with the erea, body oil the peopie
This we can understand. Ii means tuat f'o'eo'
ton is humbug-an inpostufe and that though
high duties which shut out foreign products have IN
stbonsnna instances INCIDENTALLY led 10 the produc-
pon of a rival fabric at home considerably cheaper
han we ever imported SUCH Sill the duty IS just
/ % much tax on the consumer For example; We
4 were importing all our Pins free of duty and pay
1 ing dollar pound for them We levy duty Oh
forty cents pound on Pins, under which The man
cacture is gradually introduced and perfected
among us: Yankee inventions reduce the cost OF
: Ph.making until we make at home as good Rms
| &. f,,,np rftsil Il
=. acould now be regularly imported Tor Gu cents II
we were still depending on Europe Tor our supply
Now i, Is vain 10 suppose, says the Connecueu'
hminary, tina, our duty on Pins is any thing but
Rx or that such taxes ever be popular WIN his
sscgSery haunting. supporters. whom nc e>teeins
The srea, BODY of the People Very well: we
| can understand this. But when he comes round Inc
cAer tack and talks of ievying the duties so Us 10
raise all the revenue we need on such articles as
conc in competition with Home products, what are
| We 10 make of him! If his other assumption Is
jas the duties oush, 10 be levied on such articles
/ Is Do no, come in competition with Home PRODUCTS
Tea, Coffee, Spices. Cocoa. nc Ac'--so 'na' inc
poeeeds should az i'm his own language so in'0
The Public Treasury. and not into the pockets OF
Particular class, for the purpose of sustaining The
'scsness of ,ha, Clans" II his ,iPro;ectre iaiA
anaay Jus, foundation he ought 10 insist ON taking
De duties off of Woolens, Iron &c and putting
hem on those articles which are no, produced or
nysled here al all, and thus avoid plunderinS the
People for the benefit OF Manufacturers. If this Is
sssay Protection works, we object 10 twenty I'VE
PEI cent Of il as much as he can 10 seventy -sve'
We objec, also TO such twaddle Us this, from one
Individually pronounces Protection robbery Il II
40. il cannot be abolished 100 soon or 100 thor
ssshly:
have too g.ea, confidence in The wisdom and justice
ceress to believe that any great change In the rates
esses, affecting large Investments Of capital Induced
ne existing law. viii be hastily made without giving
- Sd reasonable opportunity 10 captsi aud seor by
ssaaa operation 10 adjust themselves quietly TO the
ss sssse Of thinss This would both hazard the per
aens saceess OF the measure and be exceedingly IN
80 @Tard great national interests. which ouse. not
subjected TO changes great and sudden, without
urgent necessity"
Nj Toucey is worldly Jealous in his champion
ap ot,he Sub Treasury for The Federal Revenues,