New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-16
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New Presidential Move,
We have already chronicled the forming
of Free Trade Association by twenty
or thirty politicians, poets and traders Of
our city, most Of them connected with the
Ercning Post, HcraId, Mirror or Me-
chants Magazine The avowed object of
this nucleus was a National agitation for
the Abolition of any Tariff or Duties On
Imports whatever the total discontinuance
Of Custom Houses, and the establishment
of absolute freedom Of Importation without
any check, impost or limitation whatever.
Another and more formidable movement
we understand, has recently been COM
menced in more private way, which has
leading tendenciesin common with the fore
going, but which is rather more practical
in its aims and is probably destined to be-
come Immediately and polpobly potential
1t is in effect secret organization Of the
Free Trade Importers, Shippers, agents OF
Foreign Manufacturers, &c. in our City TO
accomplish the nomination Of Hon. RoB-
ERr J. WALNER of Mississippi, mr..
Folks Secretary of the Treasury, and the
main architect of the present Tariff, as the
next Democratic candidate tor President,
at the same time placing the party on
distinct and mequivocal Free Trade
grounds, and then securing its triumph in
the Election of 1852
This movement has been backed by
subscription of over 100000, payable half
on demand and the balance in six months,
which can easily be raised here and in other
commercial ports on both sides of the At
lantic, to a plump Million. Should that
amount be promptly made up and iudici-
ously used, we think the success of the
project, so far as the nomination is con-
cerned, might be anticipated with conf
dence.
But if what we hear of the intentions of
the managers to purchase certain newspa-
pers be correct, then the project is not in
good hands, Those journals may be worth
all that it has been determined to offer for
them--we think they are-but they would
not prove 50 in the hands of Political Com
mittee, nor would their support prove SO
important and efficient as is evidently ex-
pected. If an organ is deemed essential,
buy out some less hourishing concern that
can be had cheap, and concentrate upon it
patronage which will make it self-sup-
porting but don't waste your substance in
buying up costly newspapers.
One word more of advice to our Free
Trade adversaries, with whom We antici-
pate the pleasure Of some keen encounters f:
Whatever funds you may raise, be sure to
eSpend in sustaining your natural and
hearty friends, and not in buying up your
enemies. The opposite course is the more
common one, but it is clearly mistaken.
To treat your cid friends we'll is the way
to win new ones.
If the Free Traders make the issue in
dicated by their judgments and their wish
es-that of absolute Free Trade and Direct
Taxation-they will give US lively con-
test. If they take the lower ground Of
Walkers Reports and Calhoun's Speeches,
they may possibly elect their candidate,
but they will have fooled away their mo-
ney We Protectionists have often been
beaten at the Elections, but the whiting,
ambiguous, point-no- point positions taken
by our adversaries 10 win their victories
have Justly deprived them to great en-
tent of the fruits of success. Our present
Tariff was the result OF one of their most
decided triumphs, and tits utterly unjustifa.
bic on any ground of principle and unsatis-
factory to any party. Every time that
Calhoun or Walker put forth sentence in
favor of Losc Duties as distinguished from
No Duties, he nullifed the arguments there
with presented. Unless useful and salutR-
ry as measure Of Industrial Protection, nc