New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-23
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Whether changing the scene OF SANTA ANNA
fsvorite employment-when at leisure as he IS
now.-from Havana to Mexico was iudcious act
of Mr. POLK our country's historians must hereaf-
ter decide At present we labor under the painful
conviction that his sports in Mexico cost us some
what dearer than they did in Havana.
No one here seems to credit the report received
by last nights mail that this distinguished warrior
had suspended cock-fghting to follow Gen TAY-
LoR's army on its march upon TamPico If he has
done so, we shall have an additional and more
eager clamor in the Union for the subsidy.
And speaking Of the Union" ! am glad 10 lind
il has suspended its Caudle Lectures" TO the
Senate upon the freedom OF the press even IT, as
a substitution therefor it must give us elegant
extracts from other democratic papers on the
same subject The lectures never possessed the
character Of originality and to tell the truth never
deserved the doubtful merit of being good imita-
tons The extracts serve a useful purpose :
they prevent, to q certain extent, the introduction
OF editorial matter.
never can believe, nor will the country believe,
that Mr.. RICHIE deserves sympathy for tie late
action of the Senate in his regardat asst not to
emit last year TO The Tribune or the editors OF the
Times are entitled, who, for less proyocaton than
he gave, were visited with greater censure. There
is one act Of Justice, however, which, | think
should be rendered the propretors of the Union
that is, the compensation promised by Congress
TO them for the performance OF Its prlntng-a part
of which is withholden by the act of this session.
am informed that bill Will be introduced tins
week for granting them the equal sum, and hope
it will be successful. The laborer is worthy OF his
hire and though the wages promised be eXtrava-
CANT, still promised they should be paid.
Mr.. CALHOUN Is great man very great man
one of the " DH malOrum gchttun.' Who does
not acknowledge him great is himself small IN
deed.
But one idea dominates him, and excludes the
nvulnerability of lis mind 1t is the unnecessary
institution of Slavery. That cramps hisemnd, ter
rifles it, much as it does the poor victim OF lts
power.
His remarks Yesterday in the Senate ON this sub
ect Justify this assertion His violent idiosyncracy
was never more fully developed "Slavery was
the conservative power of the Union ConserVa
tive OF what moral relgious-of what poiitlcal
principle
What a preposterous conception What interest
has degraded Labor there in naughty, domineerng
Capitall Capital is the product of Labor. and
should be its reward but in the South, Labor is the
victim OF Capitalists unresSting slave slavery
is. therefore, rs much sOle>lsm IN pOHlC"i c'Oh
omy, as it is in morality. A line, with horizontal
sweep. separates the Labor OF the South iron Its
intended end-from Capital, and keeps forever sep
arate what nature designed 10 minele.
How different in Free States There the Labor
of to-day may become the Capital of tomorrow no
forced and arbitrary system limits the scope ana
purposes OF labor: labor is there the principle
capital the incident. Labor is the base OF the so
cial pyramid, Is the origin and devotion OF all So
oiety. Capital and labor there are convertible
terms. are synonymous facts. They are fused into
each other; and from their union proceed general
intelligence. wealth, happiness
MIR SIMMONS sustained himself ably. 10 the con
troversy yesterday with the distinguished South
Carolinan. He proved himself a powerful de-
batter and well stored with Constitutional history