New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-26
THE NEW. YORK TRIBUNE.

We are on the eve Of another Presidential Election
Let none fancy that since IL Is approached so calmly IL
will be conducted sugEshy and terminated without ex-
element Whoever cherishes such EN- illusion mistakes
the character of the American People and the impulses
which sway them. Equally idle lie the imagination that
Party lines are be efaced and broken down in this
esthat the prestige Of heroic achievement or the
glitter Of epaulete is 70 chase from the popular mind
al memory the radical differences Of sentiment which
have 80 often arayed onehaf coun;ymen in fierce
conflict with the other Idle chimeres these Offspring
Of empty heart scky brain! With the progress
Of events particular may become more or less
important, the emphatic assertion of certain principle
more or less essential but the question Of questions re-
mains and win remain At time the establishment
or maintenance Of Sound and Uniform Currency at
another tho upbudins and cherishing Of new or feeble
branches of Home Industry at another the proper dsPo
son Of the Proceeds of the Public Lands at fourth,
Peace or War, spostion justices snt underneath all
thess migher than any, more enduring than ALL hyes ev'
r the elemental difference in which parties have then
or!gnon one side the idea that Government should be
CREATIVE CONSTRUCTIVE BESEfIcEST on the other, the
negative skeptical, donothns element, whose aNoms
are sThs best Government Is that which governs least
The People inclined to expect too much nom Gov
eTnment' &c-which sees in Canal, Railroad, Har-
bor a Protective Duty, only Of enrchng few
individuals at the expense Of the community ana which
cannot conceive how any eau be benefited by pubhc
work without inhctng injury IN at least equal measure
upon others The fundamental axoms Of this negative
philosophy are really hostile Common Roads aud Com
mon Schools required and sustained by Low well as 10
those elements Of National webeing against which Il
now directs the energies Of great party The sntas-
onsm sentiment growing out Of these conflicting views
of the nature and true ends Of Government cannot in tie
nature Of things be astnsy compromised II cannot be
terminated by the result Of any election lt must
be potentially felt in the party contests and popular SCI
tst'ens OF many years 10 come.
On this and all the great questions growing out Of IT,
rar TRsuSE maintains emPhsteay the doctrines Of the
Whis Party. 1t advocates PROTECTION TO HOME INDUS
ray wherever such Protection may be needed and to the
extent Of the necessity NATIONAL CURRENCY sound
and Of uniform value, composed Of Coin and Paper 10
such proportions public interest and general conven-
ienes shall dictate; INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT by the
General and State Governments each in its sphere
and by Associations literally melted thereto BY suck ia-
eilities Legislation may safely and Justly afford and
such disposition Of the PUBLic LAND PROCEEDS shall
the benefit thereof the People Of all the State,
throughout all future time. Above ALL this paper vii
study the things that make for PEAcE and srenuousy
oppose the fell spirit of War, the lust OF Conquest and
the passion for Military Glory moray adverse 10 al
the ideas Of Social and Political Economy to which II i
devoted midew to genuine Democracy as utterly
variance with Christianity, and a scandal to the Nine
tssnth Century These views viii be faithfully and fear
leay commended to public fsvori while our opposition
the Extension Of Human Slavery foot Of sol
whore II has 10. legal existence shall be unsParn;
and subject 10 consideration OF far
advantage Presidential triumph. Far sooner viii VI
sink with principles than succeed without them
however desirable however Notifying defeat
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classes Of readers by the funes Of its intelligence vel
the fairness Of its discussions With this intent ont
Assistant Editor viii remain At Washington during th
session Of Congress giving daily reports Of sayings ans
donss In the Houses and elsewhere two European Con-
respondents will transmit regular dispatches from th'
Old World; while expense will BE- srudsed IN procur
ina the earliest and most reliable information from al
rarts Of the world Reviews OF New Books OF decided in
terest and selections from the Popular Literature o.
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sona reports Of Public Lectures Of high characters bat
u shall be FIRST object 70 present fair and full pic
tars Of the zeal world only varied intervals by
sieas into the realm Of the ideal
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