Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-20
New Presidential Move.

The New York Tribune Of Monday has
leading article in which is developed a gran
SCENE for the election of a Presidential canli-
date who shall be pledged to take and hold the
most ultra Free Trade ground. In the city of
New York a Free Trade association has been
formed by twenty or thirty politicians, poets
and TRADERS Of that city, most of them connect
ed with the Evening Post, Herald, Mirror or
Merchants Magazine. The avowcd object OF
this nucleus was National agitation for the
Abolition of any Tariff or Duties on Imports
whatever, the total discontinuance Of Custom
Houses, and the establishment Of absolute free
dom OF Importation, without any check, impo't
or Limitation whatever We quote from the
Tribune -
"Alother and more formidable movement,
we understand, has recently been commenced
in more private way, which has leading ter
denotes in common with the foregoing, but
which is .thcr more prac ical in It's aims, aud
is probably destined to become Immediately and
palpably potential. 1t is in effect a secret or
ganizalion of the Free Trade Importers, Ship
pcrs, agents of foreign Manufactures, &c, in
|
| Robert J. Walker, of Mississippi, (Mr. Polk :
Secretary of the Treasury, and the main archi-
tect Of Il present Tariff) as the next Demo
cratic candidate for President, at the same
time Placing the party on distinct and unc-
fuvocal Free Trade grounds, and then Sc
curing It's triumph in the election Of 1882
This movement has been backed by sub
scrptjon Of over $500 00), payable half on de.
mand and the balance in sly months, which
can be easily raised here and in ether CONNER.
cial pcrts on both sides Of the Atlantic, TO
plump Million. Should that amount be prompt
~ made up and judciously used, we think the
success of the pre- jeCt, so far as the nomination
is concerned, hight be anticipated with conf
dence."
The Tribune thea states that in connection
with this is a scheme to purchase Scrtain'p press
es, and to bring their influence to bear upo
the grand scheme Of olectirg an outanGeou
Free Trader TO the Presidency. The name
Of the presses are not giver. The President q
the United States, ia his late message, ha
plned himself upon the true Nhi9 platform c
prot ction TO the labor Of the country, and t
protect by stecifc dr;ir5 The american impo
ting merchint from the rninous competitio
With importing houses: who scruple not to ava
tarmsr!yc- Of d9,licate INVOICES, one oF vhic
is NJ ed to swear their goods through the Custot
houses under a IA Sc valuation, and the othe
to buy and sell by, and we believe the peopl
will stand by him. The advalorcm system Ia
operated badly. and has driven the foreign trad
into new channels. The report If the Seer,
tarv cf the Treasury, which We wore in horC
to be able to lay before our readers this mo-
ming, if we mistake not. will disclose systc
Of fraud practccd under the adv tlprem system
which WlIl attract the attention not only
Congress, bnt Of the whole country.
We shall await the development of the ne
Presidential move now preached by the Trbun
with interest. A the case stands, it assume
an important charac'cr.- Alias.