The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-04
From the New York Tr bune.
The wisconsin Coalition.

ceas1ess-wSis, $3.50 Free SOIL osI If i5ssa
II was morally certain In the nature ofthIngs, thai
two Of these parties would combine and beat The
other the only open questions related The condi
tions.nnd the time. The Loco Focos, having TAR
thest TO go 10 get on the Buffalo Platform, started
early, and have come In ahead; they have effected
coalition with the Free Sellers and now feel sure
OF a long lense Of power.
The basis Of union IL the adoption by each party
of oil The distinctive principles OF the other, 50 hat
the the new creed Is formed by the rule OF Simple
Addition. The Democrats, as Gen. Cass's sup
poriers call themselves adopt from the Free Sellers
and agree henceforth TO maintain the following:
!. No more Slave Territory, nor Slave States.
2. The repeal Of oil u. s. laws recognizing OF up
poss Sf prohiSi.on Of Slavery in the New
Territories New-Ncxico and California.
4. LAND LImITATioN---No man hereafter TO ac-
quire land beyond fixed maximum.
g. The Public Lands to be granted In limited iracls
10 actual settlers for the cost Of Survey, &c.
G. Liberal appropriations by Congress for River
and Harbor Improvements.
7. Equal Suffrage for Men Of oil Colors
SO far the principles came from the Reform side
are taken from the other side:
q. No Tariff at ull the Federal Government to be
supported by Direct Taxation
.. No National Bank no Deposite Of Government
Funds in any Bank the Sub Treasury.
The following is not peculiar TO either or any
party.
TO- Liberal Exemptions Of both Real and Personal
Property from Sale on Execution.
Such is the compound basis on which the Goa
esced party has agreed 10 net hereafter and union
meetings are now being held throughout the State TO
ratify and cement the coalition The Free Soil par
~, having more prencples to contribute has Of
conrse furnished the larger share OF materials for the
new platform, bntthe terms Of union are not unfair.
The Free Sellers back out Of the Buffalo position
with regard the Tariff, which was the reverse OF
the foregoing; but then tho Hunkers give up good
dan lp,n In, oyrin cle The Wilm0f
Provso, and beyond II. No reasonable man could
ask them 10 go farther and II their congressman
Zone Of whom is Isaac II. Halker) shall DO induced
10 act faithfully mp 10 these professions, we shall
deem the coalition moi nnfruitful Of good SO with
regard 10 Land Reform, on which the new platform
Is more thorough than any ground taken by domi-
nant party in any State Of the Union We trust that
this union commits Wisconsin heartily and irrevo-
cably 10 lending part In the struggle now coming
to head for reform In the Land Laws OF the
States and the Union. Yet we cannot forget that
hitherto there has been loud talk In favor Of Land
Reform before the People which has not been justl-
fed by the action in Congress OF those elected I'M
derit
we cnnnot approve OF. True, the Hard Money clause
Is of less practical importance soong the Govern
ment remains heavily In debt and the Treasury con-
stantly drawn down about Us low as II well Gun be
10 pay interest on loans and extra liabilities OF all
kind, while the Public Lands nre nearly all bought
with no money at ALL but with very dubious bits of
paper termed Soldiers Bounty Warrants. With a
Treasury so caulked, pasted papered, pasered with
shinpasters of all kinds, It's Of little practical con.
sequence that the prevailing policy is called Hard
Money and If any choose 10 DO ticked by the
name, why let themi And yet to-day the ub-Troas-
ury is an Incubus and burthen, nbsractipg some
Millions of Dollars in coin from positive utility and
rendering Il lightweight and drag upon the Cur
rency and Business Of the Country. Let the Boun-
~ Warrants pass away, and the Lnnd Offices In
Wisconsin receive Specie for few months, paying
none out, and the People Of that State would realise
It's expressions as they now do not. But II The Goa
lesced parties are really so fond OF the Hard Money
principle why don't they propose to collect their oon
revenues on that principle? Why Is their no ruso-
luton denouncing the collection Of any portion OF
the State Taxes In paper Money and calling for the
establishment of Hard Money Sub-Treasury at
Madison3 Let us understand the reason oft. II
Hard Money Is so good for us here In New Y DIRK,
why not there in Wisconsin,
The Tariff resolution Of the new firm Is ut
least consistent with ITSELF and therefore deserving
Of respect. Protective Tariff or none at oil is the
rghtful alternatives for II Tariff does not protect
Labor II must surely Cypress II, by making The poor
aborer pay as much for the support OF the Govern
ment as the rich mser. We are for protective
Tariff believing Its operation Immensely beneficial
to the whole country, and that even one so feebly
and partially Protective as the present does great good
In checking lmportatlons and enabling new branches
of Industry TO take root and grow as they could
not nnder absolute Free Trade. IL Europe would
offer to support our Government outright OIL condi-
ton Of the utter repeal Of our Tariff we believe this
country would DC Immensely, intaly ne loser Dp uc-
cepiing the offer, and most Of all the New States
like Wisconsin, 10 which the diversifylng Of her In
dnsiry by the introduction and growth of Manuiac-
tnres Is indispensable. She may grow Grain and
Beef enough TO feed On empire and still the great
Of her people will continue poor and The reward
Of their labor must be fallncons long as they are
compelled TO exchange onc-haf of all their bulky
products with Europe for Cotha Wares, and oil but
the ruder necessities of life. The rulers Of Wlscon-
sin, II seems, believe nothing Of all this and go for
ultra Free Trade That Is better than any halfway
work. because il comes 10 It's end sooner. II we
could only hare three years Of such trade we would
cheerfully agree TO forego oil arguments against II
and abide the popular verdict, founded on expert
ence alone. But the professcd Free Traders never
act consistently with their professions Mr.. Secre-
tary Walker proposed Direct Taxation IN 1912,
while In a manority in Congress bur the moment
he was called 10 position Of responsibility he con-
cocted Free Trade arguments but recommended Re-
venue Tariffs We shall ser the Representatives Of
Wisconsin pursue the same course, unless they shall
be certain that they may talk and vote in favor OF
Direct Taxes with certainty that they will not be
imposed. This II one Of those questions on which
the popular instincts too sound 10 he deied with
impuniiy.
with lively interest.
THE MODEL LOCOFOCO.