New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-10
The ,iessage-agafn.

The facts that the Government 10 no" 'My
r7.p. Fouy Millions in debt, and that The increase
"a only Sig and Half Millions since Mr. Polk was
ins,eurated and tnas only Twenty Three Millions
more need De borrowed 10 prosecute the War
year and half longer, are paraded IL the Message
~ 2 rnannsr calculated 10 deceive and perilousiy
rni.iead the People The SIX and Hall Millions IN
creaae and Twenty -Four and Quarter Millions pres
ent Indebtedness take account OF the large sums
inevitably dae to Contractors, Oscers Soldiers ana
Sailors for unpaid arrearages for Provlslons Horses
md MILES hire of Steamboats,. Transportation, &c
Neither 30 they take into account the circumstance
tina, Mr. Polk found the Revenue greatly redundant
a heavy balance in the Treasury and the Debt in
RAPID process Of extinction Nor yet do they take
INTO account the Arms Munitions end Public Stores
expended or rendered useless IN The prosecution Of
toe War hitherto the heavy brrthens imposed
On the Nation in the shape Of Pensions 10 those
who have brsved peril and privat;on IN The Com
try's service especially to the wounded and dis
abled-who have earned Just claim to subsistence
which cnnno. De disregsrded. The actual waste
c!Ns.ional reso1rcea and increase OF National bur
thens have been many times the amount winch Mf
Polk would have regarded as the cost OF his Mex'
can War up TO this time.
That the Wing Tariff fulflled the promises oil ITS
advocates 10 the lest both with regard to Revenue
and 20 National Prosperity, we have Mr. Poik In
--;,l;ry admission. Nearly thirty Millions OF Re
venue for the lest fiscal year with lar eqWp"se
OF Exports and Imports, are among the substantial
testimonials to It's merits And it must be borne
in mind that most Of the duties being Speclic and
30 their amount unaffected by the valuation OF the
goods. there can be little doubt that the Custom
House ret1rns exhibit the real value OF our Imports
more nearly than can ever be expected when the
duties are Ad velorem Silk, Wines. &c will be
found to have grown rsaryeously cheaper-at the
Custom House-next year than they hove been Tor
years past. We sPPrehend that goods winch COST
far more viii next year be uvoced as costing much
less than Imports OF 1916, and Will yield iar
less to the Treasury We have record Mr.
Folks positive prediction in la43 that the Iarif OF
80 would yield far less than 90 per cent Revenue
Tariff and would have to be modified TO provide
means for the support Of Government That pre-
diction has been pretty thoroughly exploded. and
now the prophet utters another that the Tariff OF
'46 viii afford az much Revenue as that OF az did
We are confident that this prognosticaton vii!
snare the fate of the former; but let time tell
AS to the Two Millions that Mr.. Polk wants to
enable him to make aid him in making sa'isiac.
tory Peace with Mexico, we hope Congress Will
grant IT, carefully reannexing TO the grant the w u.
mot prcviso against the farther extension OF Siave
~ But wo cannot perceive how 1t cGn now be
nsed TO advantage. The President has so thorough.
lv exposed his Intended game with santa Anna
that we do not sos how the latter do anything.
Whether 1t were wise unwise III Mr.. Polk 10
give Santa Anna safe passport through our squad
ron 1t surely was most bluuderins suicidal to tell
MI the world for what purposes. with what expect
atoms he did it. and then to call Congress for
these Two Millions. Suppose Santa Anna inclin'
cd tas we think he isl to Peace is he not inevita-
big crippled hampered. estopped from taking
single step toward it bysM Folks revelations =
The moment he inclines practically TO Peace. will
not every energy he has with many others cry
ont, Do YOU want to pay the Yankees Tor Your
free admission Are you earning slice oil Mr.
Folks Two Millions !"-and his arm falls paraly-
zed Can this be Craftsmanship
II must b. unwise in our Government TO issue
privatecrs commissions against Mexican Com
merco when there coniessedly is no such Com
merce or nextto none. Privateering is but mod''
fed end legshzed piracy at best and 1t vii! be I'M
possible to restrict the operations OF prva'cers
once afost, TO such lean picking Us Mexican Com
uerce affords From the nature ot the case such
Commissions viii be abused, aud probably involve
us in difficulties with neutral powers. And when
re shall have rushed into privateermg, II will be
tlcklish business 10 deal STORMY with those who
engage in II on the other side
Neither can it be wise on our part 10 denounce
signal vengeance against natives OF other lands
who may accept impromp'a Naturalization and pr
watering commissions from Mexico Our Nation
al doctrine has been so long aud emphstically pro
claimed The aag protects the cargo, Free ships
make free goods &c SC. that we cannot safely
Jump jim, Crow whenever convenience may
dictate without mourning genera! odum. Our orig
iual doctrine was stronger than ti.e Law OF Ma
tons viii warrant; but we must not rush 4; once
20 the opposite extreme There is rational me
dium which should be found, and adhered to
AS 70 Loans, ii we ssh, we must have money,
but we do protest against this borrowing Millions
after Millions to be paid by another generation. If
we werc to leave them Canals, Railroads or other
endurins value therefor, borrowing nigh, be justit
able but an Offensive Wars war OF Invasion aud
Conques;-should be paid for by those who make
il. Why not double our lmposts at once Surely.
we might better pay the Twenty Millions we are
about to run in deb, than borrow it. aud SO make
the amour, to be paid over Forty Millions. Pay
as you 60 is the sound rule why nor The Conn-
try is prosperous, active, wealthy why not psy SIS
we SO Were We in Congress We would vote for
every tax the President would responsibility recon-
mend bu, against borrowing dollar unless for s.
lew months until Revenue could be raised by tax
ThinS CT Srisains srosuns furnishing millions and
unite With in insisting that this generation shall
pay ~ own way,
We must postpone I'll tomorrow fuller con-
alteration u the Tariff doctrines Of the Message
~ LucRrriA or the Children OF Night Sy
air E BrLwrx LYrroN Bart Author OF Pelham
Riensi zspoai sc has been week published by the
RNpsrs yet have not attempted to ind tune TO look
nse It, l. powerful Of course but they say horrible
and VIC have no mind just NOW TO sup full OF horrors