Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-28

made Its appearance. The opening article y
an elaborate review Of the acts Of the last ses
sion Of Parliament, and the cause of the evil
that have befallen the British Kingdom, fnan
cial, agrarian, and seditionary, at home and il
the Colonies, which the writer shows 10 have
resulted mainly from gross errors in Legislation
and the introduction of free trade, the conse.
quences of which were long since predicted by
that able Review.
AS our own country is suffering from gross
errors in Legislation and the introduction of free
trade" as well as from the evils of a corrupt
Administration, we have thought proper in
connection with the above remarks, To publish
the following excellent article from the Boston
Daily Mail showing some Of the causes OF
the present embarrassed state of the country,
as well as one of its chief authors. ow any
true Wing devoted to the great pri iples of
the Wing party can publicly honor IAN, for
his public acts who has done more to break
down the true interests of his country 'han any
other man at present in its counscls, is past our
ItoniPiShShoioh
The Hon. Robert j. Walker, Secretary OF
the Treasury, being on visit to New York,
portion of the merchants of that city, calling
themselves all parties" have invited him to
public dinner at the Astor House. That
those who have made money ont of Mr.. Wal
ker's acts, even though it be by the impover-
ishment of the country, have right to give
him good dinner as testimony of their graf
:. l. 4. k.. L. L., Il tlnn, do ,nt
DENY. But to call it tribute to him from all
parties,is not justifable by any code of morals,
when it is known that very large party deem
his policy to have been more injurious to the
country than that Of any other man in his po-
siton since the formation OF the government.
| The Post Of this city calls the invitation in
question ga deserved compliment to undenia-
Bile merit" If the merit Of Robert j. Walker
is ''undeniable," then we may as well not at
tempt to deny anything. We believe he has
the demerit of having done more to injure the
business of the country than any other man
that the depressed condition of trade, under
every natural element Of prosperity, is in a
great measure the result of his false principles
of finance, and his preference given to foreign
over American production.
H And the Journal of Commerce, which has
stood by Mr.. Walker when he could not stand
by himself, says the Reports Of MIR. Walker
have done more to dissipate the high tariff
fallacies, than any other documents or works
which have been publ-he in this country"
High tariff fallacies Why, has the Journal
of Commerce fallen into a Rip Van Winkle
sleepr Does not that paper know, devoted as
it is to commerce, that the business of the
country, in almost every department, is pros
trate, as compared with the last year of the
4" high tarff-'-the year 1876. Does it nos
know that Mr.. Walkers tariff might with
truth have been dcnominated San act to en-
courage false swearing at the custom house 90
Docs it not know that, with fifty millions Of
ertra export of breadstuffs, on account Of fam
inc in Europe, the balance in trade has, in two
years of Mr.. Walker tariff grown SO greatly
against us ,and drawn so hard upon our specie,
that money cannot be obtained for the ordinary
transactions of business short Of two per cent
per month, Docs it not know that the mark
cts of America have been given up almost en-
TREY to the products of foreign labor, at the
expense Of our own labor and capital In
short, does il not know that Mr.. Walkers tar
iir has proved magnificent cheat, and that its
operations has been evil, and only evil contin-
ually! II not, then its eyes are shut TO the
clearsst light which experience ever threw up
on the effects of bad laws. &,