New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-19
More abou. the Macsycophants.

Moro about the Macsycophants.
We stated yesterday that in the fact that
Mr.. Walker had {" an ak to GRIND" might be
found the reason why the distressed people
of Ireland and of England were so entirely
overlooked while he was pledging millions
of his fellow-citizens in support Of the buf-
wark of the liberties of Europe, the OPP
pressor of India and of Ireland. To the
same fact may perhaps be attributed
his pledge to strike from trade all 1.-THE
shackles" he had left-that is, having, for
the benefit of his English friends, closed
half the mills and furnaces of the Union, he
proposes now to close the remainder; but
whether or not that is to be one of the con-
ditions of their aiding him in the sale of his
bonds, we are unable to say.
In striking contrast with the tone of his
speech is that of pamphlet now before us,
entitled can Examination of the Value of
the Lands of the Illinois Central Railroad
Co.. by Mr.. Robert ]. Walker, late Secre-
tary of the Treasury of the q. S.. with
Letter of Hon. Geo. M. Dallas, late Vice.
President of the United States" In the
one he is offering help, while in the other he
is seeking it. In the one he is seen fatter-
ing the vanity of his hearers, while in the
other he is endeavoring to insinuate his hand
into their pockets. IN the one we nave rne
comedy of The Man of the World, and in
the other the farce of Raising the Wind
the parts of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant and
Jeremy Diddler by the same distinguished
performer, the late Secretary and future
President Of the Union.
In reading this Examination " we have
been strongly reminded of the Secretary's
Reports. Both are remarkable for their
minuteness of detail in regard to small
things, and for their failure in accuracy as
regards great ones. Nothing, however
small, that could seem to enhance the value
of his commodity is here forgotten. The
valuable depots,' the fright Of way" the
Fright to use stone and timber" the LANDS
setapart for constructing sidelings," &c.&c.'
are all most carefully enumerated. No
Yankee trader in wooden nutmegs ever
labored harder to sell his wares than APP
pears to have done the honorable Secretary.
Of the lands pledged for the purpose of
securing payment of his bonds, many are
described as being Of great value because
of the coal, lead and other minerals they
contain but we have looked in vain through
the pamphlet for any reference to the fact
that its authors tariff has closed up most of
the furnaces Of the West, and has thus
greatly diminished the demand for fuel and
for iron ore, and that, with the extension of
free trade now promised, he will close up,
the balance, and thus destroy the remaining
value Of those lands, SO far at least as re-
CARDS some descriptions of minerals. He
dwells particularly upon their value for the
production Of lead, and we have therefore
been at some trouble to ascertain the guam
tity received at New-Orlears before and
since :" the shackles" were stricken from
"a ade, with view to satisfy ourselves what
will probably be the value of these mineral
lands when the remaining" shackles" shall
be stricken off;