The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-18

ENoLlsn COMMERCIAL LIBKsALIrY-The Eng
lish papers devote great deal Of their space to
the Presidential election, and to the probable
suits that will flow from the election Of General
| Taylor and the ascendancy Of wing administra-
tration. The tariff OF course, is the subject which
occupies the most of their attention. In speaking
on this matter, one OF them uses this language -
We not afraid that Congress will rspudiats the
Poncy OF reeu'sepg 'ne american esrn upon liberal
revenue standsrd' principle. settled by their
enlightened legislators in lslo t-svsn II such .
disa.trons and mistaken policy should bs at sny fu-
war Of custom houses bad IL would is prefer
to total rupture Of the amcAbls relations between
the two countries We, however. do not anticipate
any suoh retrogradation the part the
men who govern the destinss Of the United States
They must perceive that the Epgish people gone
ont OF their way to proclaim psrfscuy free trade
corn and cotton the two great stspes of America aud
free trade views Of Liverpool and Manchester aud
New York and New Orleans is still in process Of the
test Of experience 1t surely would be very wise
course TO pursue FOR ths American Congress to set
an example to undo all that have abored to achieve
we accordingly ding aside, as scarcely worthy of no.
OF the friends Of General Taylor
"The intelligent men who govern the destinies
| OF the United States," and "the English people,
have gone out Of their way to proclaim perfectly
tree trade IN corn and cotton, the great staples
| OF America" look very well on paper; but
there Is more of what the Irish call (" barney" IN
1t than truth In fact, il Is all barney and nothing
| else. The English people or the English govern
ment, would see all the nations of the earth perish
| before one or the other would 60 one inch out OF
Its way to serve one of them. Their +" free trade"
In corn and cotton was forced on them by their
own necessities. Famine brought it about In one
case, and the competition of American cotton
| manufactures did so In the other. The duty on
l corn and breadstufls exported from this country,
was not reduced until the successive failures of
the crops visited their country and the horrors of
famine and probable revolution impended over It
and the duty on cotton was not taken off until the
American manufactures competed with them in
their own markets, which was admitted In the
petition praying for the abolition OF the duty on
raw material The enlightened men who rule
the destinles of America know this very we'll
and so does the journal from which we have
quoted. When the English government finds II to
the interest of the country to reduce Its Duties it
will do so; but to say that 1t has "gone cut of Its
way" to do 80 In the case of our corn and cotton,
ls, as we have said before, "blarney."
LEGISLATIVE DIFFICULTY IN OHIo.-The flare-up
which has recently taken place in the General As
sembly of Ohio, has been commented upon exten.
sively by the public journals; and with scarcely
an exception, those belonging to the wing party
praise the wing members for the part they have
taken In the matter, and advise them, by all
means, to maintain the position which they have
assumed; and the democratic journals speak IN
the same way, and give the same advice to the
other members. Thus it is that party spirit rules
both Journalists and olitlclans, and common sense
and moderation ale lost sight of. This Is to be
deplored; bat ''there is good time comlng;" for
after the inauguration of the hero OF Buena Vista
as President, we think stop will be pat to it, to
great extent.
| After looking into this difficulty, and Its origin,
we are induced to believe that the wings were
most to blame in the first instance but that as 1t
progressed, both parties have dlsgraced them
selves. The locofocos claim and insist that the
law under which the wings act, was rregularly
passed; and, therefore, that they are right in treat
ing 1t as nulhty. The wings take the opposite
ground ); but instead of referring the matter to a
committee, or to the legal authorities, both evince
disposition to fight it out with brute force, if
necessary. II not settled shortly, the whole mat
ter will be investigated by the independent press,
and scorching and scathing rebuke will be ad.
minstered to the party which will be pronounced
IN the wrong. AS 1t Is, the wings must bear the
uduS0fesSOrS
place.
OUR PACIFIC CoAsT-We are Informed, from
reliable and authentic source, that the government
has recently appointed two special commissions
composed of officers of the army and the other
of officers Of the navy--to proceed to the Pacific
coast the to select sites for Qualifications and
the other site for United States naval station
or depot. AS we have stated, these commissions
are actually appointed and the gentlemen COM
posing them will DEAR for that distant region |
abou, the middle of next month.
These proceedings, In view OF the recent mineral |
dlscoverles In California, and the large tide of |
emigration to that country, are exceedingly I'M |
pOrtant The relations between the Pacific side |
of our territory and the Atlantic will soon be very
extensive and important. A large commerce will |
spring up Immediately, and those two distant por-
lions of our country will be united as much 80 az
the Northern States are now connected with the
Southern.
When the proposed naval station shall have
been selected, and the necessary buildings. &c
ere cted, there will be permanent American
squadron in that ocean, for the protection of our
commerce and other interests. These ships will
rendezvous at that station and be confned to that
region exclusively.
NOMINATION OF LEWIS CAss, JR., AS CHARGE TO
RoME.-The Washington correspondent of the
Courier and Enquirer takes exception to, and
strongly opposes, the Presidents nomination of
Lewis Cass, Jr., as Charge to Rome. He thinks
IT an lndelicate proceeding the part of Mr.
Polk. We do not look upon 1t in this light we
do not think there Is any indecacy In the matter
MIR. Cass is very competent person, we think, for
the Office tor which he has been nominated He
served his country in the recent war with Mexico:
and the only fault that is urged against him Is,
that he is son Of General Cass, who was de-