Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-21
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i NV YoRK, FEBRUARY 10, 1916
IN ue Circuit Court Of the United States yester-
gay BROWN q JONES obtained verdict against
SAMUEL SwARTwouT Collector of the port Of New
ORR ior vi 1923, principal and interest The
h's' duesuon mat arises is, Will the Government
/ Pey "e Neruict Without entering intothe merits
OF lhe case answer, they will not in nv opinion
and the only relief that remains for tbe.comnla;n
anus y 70 Peuuon Congress to do them Justice If
the Collector was able to pay, thew wonld enforce
the Judgments. How many years the suit has been
pending did not ascertain
4 The facts are plain, and easily understood Ger
tain goods were entered at the custom-house and
SO per cent. duty on them demanded as ,cooHens
which the importers refused TO pay, but paid under
protest. contending that they were ,oorsfed, and
| subject to duty of only IS per cent. The Su-
Preme Court of the United States have since decided
that goods thus manufactured, and Of such materi
ais, were not in the construction or meaning of the
law, ,ooolens.
| An attempt has recently been made to bribe Mr..
VIOLET, member Of the Legislature of Pennsyl-
vanIa who was one of committee to investigate
certain charges against the Lehigh County Bank
Mr. VIOLET offered five hundred dollars to aid
IN obtaining favorable report, which fact he laid
before the House. whereupon warrant was issued
against the offending party The Bank, it is said,
had no knowledge Of the transaction.
Inc vacilahng state of public opinion, in regard
| to our foreign affairs, is truly surprising. The
ruwor that the Administration contemplates surren-
derng the Tariff ct l842 to the legislation of the
British Government, in exchange for Oregon, has
inspired one section Of the friends of peace with
increased confidence am an unbeliever in such
an arrangement; and while should consider il, if
it could be effected, most impotc and disastrous
measure, yet il would be better for the county than
a war in our present unprepared state
But, can it be possible that the Executive will
attempt by treaty spulations, 10 render permanent
tariff, perhaps on iree-irade principles And if
it should be attempted, is probable that the Senate
would ratify such treaty | think not Nor do
believe that it will ever be negotiated Still, in
my opinion, the friends of domestic industry should
be awakened to the ruinors of the day.
While thinking on this subject my attention was
naturally turned towards Mr.. CALHOUN, and those
who generally act with him. This honorable SEN
ator is well known as the distinguished champion
of free-trade principles 1t may, therefore, be pre-
sumed, that he would advocate such an arrange
ment, nasmuch as it would promote two great and
| important objects he has in view-frst, the de-
strucon Of the black tariff; second, the preserya-
ton Of the peace Of the country. Of late we hear
nothing from Mr. CALHOUN. If such scheme as
that referred TO is progressing, why should he in--
terfere He may well say to himself, "Let web
alone''*
! But here another difficulty presents. Will Mr..
BUCHANAN consent in council to such surrender
of the great interests of Pennsylvania And, if
overruled in council, will he consent to be used
the negotiator by whom the sacrifice Of Pennsyl-
vania is 10 be made Such opinion should
consider libel upon the Secretary of States and
hence for this, among other reasons, inier that
there can be no foundation for the rumor unless.
4 indeed, it is contemplated that Mr.. BucHANAN
4 should take seat on the Supreme Court Bench,
and MIR. CALHouK be transferred TO the State Depart
AZ - Ilo 1rlo v11o.~
d all the gossip we have had in circulation for few
Conyention Of the Lfbcrsy -p1ryy IL
J been in session in Rhode Island. h III 7lu
}astendance, il is said, were few IN No. ~ - VGpc
tshnerant lecturers from Massachusetts. They,
however, nominated ticket for the Office 81 Coy.
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, &C. for the State.
II The Albany war contilues. The Barnburn6rs
have majority in the Legislature. but the Old
Hunkers out maneuvre them. Igave you yesterday
some extracts from Legislative remarks BY Mcssrs.
Young and Wright | will now give you few
| words of what the Argus says of Co... Young's
attack upon that paper and its editor:
eli lsays the Argus] most srstuitous and wanton
attack calumnohs and ibeous ia its
Accusations made under the shelter Of his Legislative privilege
and which he had neither the courage the maAn1ss 70
make, ercepf from under such coper." Sic franaf &c
. The Canada Chronicle, referring to the blockade
OF Buenos Ayres, says: !" Ii cannot be reasonably
doubted that the motives which have induced the
interference of England and France in this quarrel,
have proceeded purely from the desire Of protect
ing the commercial and shipping interests OF the
rest Of the world from the injurious casualties at
tending the sanguinary war which these States
(Buenos Ayres and Montevideo) have SO long
+ been waginp : *~~ The American press,
Notwithstanding, have endeavored 10 impute very
different views to the European allies in this affair
You will receive, probably before you receive
this letter, the foreign news by the steamer nave
seen no English papers, but have examined the
extra from the Herald office. | see nothing TO
change the aspect of affairs, and entertain strong
doubts as to the effect on the British Ministry and
the British people, which will be produced by learn
ing that we have in every form rejected arbitration
The public opinion is, that the news is pacific.
hope it may prove so. CALM OBSERVER.
r These specuaons of honest frcethnkng poluclan
such as our correspondent is whatever regard they entitled
to- are not be mistaken for opinions entertained by the
Editors The opinions of correspondent well worth
our own but they always We do not suspect
Mr. CALHOUN double dealing regard TO the Oregon
question believe him, the contrary, to be entirely
incere.--EDIroRs.
The late storm snow and wind appears to havebcen one