The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-11

s.,l Il ter defence in the Republic Of the soh ut is
~. M Burke i adherent OF the school OF free trade
nd knowingly and wiliuy put forth false estimates in
IN. ,enorts Tor The purpose OF sustaining and recommend
;ng to The Peope his peculiar free trade theories This
say the substance OF the charge and in my view his
The most malignant and nexcusabe OF all the charges
which Mr.. Ewbank has permitted and endorsed against
his Predecessor in office. from whom he had received
none but the kndest treatment personally meet this
charge by affirming that my acquaintance with Mr.
Burke and my opportunities oil knowing ms personal ana
particular views in relation 10 what should be the char
aeer Of Patent Office Report enable me to say most
positively that Il Is without shadow Of foundation in
iact-n short. fabrication OF Messrs Ewbank and Lee
to dsparage and nvadae. tor their own party purposes
the correctness and authority of Mr. BaIkes reports. or
to excuse their inability to make reliable estimates
OF the crops and other productions OF the labor and capt.
/ have The best reasons <or knowing thar Mr. Burke
aimed to be entirely impartial in The COLLECTION OF acs
and il The which he made OF them He had devised
and adopted the most extensive system Tor ne collection
agricultural and miscellaneous journals published in the
United States, he issued from 900 to 10000 circulars,
.ddsssed e atsgen, euxens y .ysy State ana county
crops in their respective localities. His correspondents
were men Of all polica opinions, whose names were
furnished BY both wing and democratic members OF Con
gres% gathered pomscuousy from the proceedings Of
agricultural societies published il the various newspa-
pers Of !De country Many Of his most enthusiastic,
able, and reliable correspondents were well Known,
prominent wings Such were has sources of iniorma-
ion And when his returns from such sources were re-
ceived he based his estimates from them upon the re-
turns o the Of ls40; that his estimates were
mot mrre "guess WORK., as alleged by his high minded
and liberal assal'ans, Mrssrs. Ewbank and Lee The
basis and the leadlg principles Of his mates were ~
the main, those OF has able predecessor, Mr. Ellsworth,
who was a pfotective-iarrh man, which measure ne
openly advocated in Of his reports. On the con-
taIy NJ Burke meyer advocated any 'aeory Y n's re-
the naked facts, leaving the politicians OF both parties 70
make such OF them as they pleased And they were
high tar the advocates OF free trade OF tine former
Mr., Redmond Fisher, OF New York. wel-known pro.
teconisi in which he then published refer
red 10 one oil Mr. Burkes reports with strong commenda-
cn, containing facts Of great Importance In support OF
the tariff policy The, charge, therefore, preferred BY
Ms E~Ssx And q ss
! ed and gratuilous. M
Tha. Mr.. Burke had pride in exhibiting the vast pro-
ductoH, wealth. and OF the republic, 50 far as
fscis as reliable as could be oblained could exhibit them
do not deny And thai those txhibts showing, they
did, surplus OF agricultural productions which
find market in other countries sustained the poll
icy OF Tree trade, is to my mind. equally demonstrabe.
But those were results and conclusions for WHICH the
facts, and not Mr. Burke, were responsible And that
the facts thus collected by him did speak the TRUTH
think intelligent man (whatever may be the opinion
Of Messrs. Ewbank and Lee) will deny. II will not
be denied that the American ngrcnltnrsts produce
large supluses OF wheat, provisions, and other
articles. which must find markets abroad perish
upon Their hands This fact is undenabe, and did not
require Mr. Burke's tables to prove it. The actual ope-
rafons OF commerce furnished complete and conclusive
demonstration OF the fact. And yet Messrs. Ewbank
and Lee imagine that 1t was necessary Tor Mr. Burke
to conuIe up false estimates, in order to establish
fact conclusively proved by the tables OF commerce
and navigation and the daily reports OF the markets!
Sage economists, well AS moralsts, truly! The alb
sudity Of such defence concusyey proves that those
two gentlemen influenced in the course which
they have pursued by two utterly at yar
with the put forth the ostensble They
must have believed THAI true, or approximately true, re-
turns of the agricultural productions OF the country
would open the OF The farmers 10 the necessity Of
free and thus operate TO the delmen oil the mo.
noposs engaged in manufacturers and therefore they
only suppressed all such estimates OF the lcok OF the
farmsr of ne country, but enceas with ike honest
INTENT TO disaage anu impair lie correctness and author
ity OF former ESTIMATES contained IN Inc Patent Ofce re-
ports Or secondly, must have been on account OF their
Inability give reliable estimates 10 the country that they
10 the conclusion TO suppress that most important
feature the Patent Oce report aud hence 10 excuse
their Of capacity, they proceed 10 assal, dis
parage and bring into dscret the work OF Their prede.
cessor
With this exposition leave their conduct and motives
to the animadysIson OF all candid and honorable men,
In conclusion, would remark that u is rumoIed that
acting President Fillmore intends 10 remove Mr. E~bank
and appoint Dr. Lee, individual known neither TO the
inventors agiculursls OF the country, 10 his place
His connexon wlih dscfeditdble AN attempt 10 m
peach the aDors OF the late head OF the Patent Oce for
the pAltfy purpose OF thus coverty assaing great
measure Of democratic policy or excusHg his own want
Of capacity, will mo-, tnnk. recommend hun IL demo-
cratc generally; and certainty hs known abo-
lton opinions wall not commela him 10 the support OF
te slave States, should his name be pre-.
senie Tor confirmation 10 The Office oil Commissioner oil
Patents. X. w.