Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-02
The Proof.
NJ From the London Dispatch.

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T From the London Dispatch.
"The two parties of the Republic, Wing an
Democrat that is, Conservative and Progressive
ProtectonSt and Free Trader-appear to hav
marshalled their forces, and selected their candi
dates for the coming election. Every ENGLISH
MAN, of almost every class, REJOlCES in th
expectation of success for the Democratic, Pro
gressiye, Free Trade party"
GJ-From the London Times (old date.)
"When the Celt has crossed the Atlantic, ht
begins, for the first time in his life, to consume
the manufactures Of this country, and indirectl!
to contribute to its customs We may poSsibl,
live to see the day when the chief product of Ire
land will be cattle, and English and Scotch the
majority of her population. The nine or ten mil
lions of Irish who by that time will have settlet
in the United States; cannot be less friendly u
England and will CERTAINLY BE MUCH BET
TER CUSTOMERS to her than they now are"
In an article on the fisheries, in which it re-
fers to future negotiations for settlement of thi;
question, on terms most favorable to England, the
LONDON TIMES says:
"But in the present state of parties in The
Union, the time is i'll chosen to press any suct
negotiations at all. The prudent course
therefore, would have been, to give notice that
the privilege of fishing beyond the limits of 1915
would be withdrawn NEXT YEAR, and the pro-
visions Of that agreement more strictly enforced
and then to await the effect which the PRESI-
DENTAL ELECTION may have on the policy
of the American Government, and on its negotia-
tionS with ourselves" ...
I" The primary question for the United States,
in the election as it is for ourselves in the eec-
fnra DT hic 30 fba
ton of FREE TRADE. n n GEN. PIERCE
HAS OUR BEST WISHES FOR HIS SUCCESS" )"
London Times June 9Th.
The two following extracts are copied from an
article in the July number Of Blackwood's Mag
azine, rank Tory Monthly, under the head of
rAmerican Politics, by an Engishman Abroad"
-"A much more important question is the Tar
if; and it is one which will enter into every po-
litical combination. 1t has not of late been put
prominently forward; but it is not the less i'm
portant on that account. THE MANUFACTURE
Frs OF AMERICA CANNOT EXIST UNDER
COMPETITION WITH ENGLAND WITHOUT
A HIGHER TARIFF; and the SIMPLE CUES
TION is, WHETHER MANU- ACTURE SHALL
CEASE OR NOT. The East, as the great man
ufaeturing district, has been generally in favor
of higher duties, the West and the South have
II
place m this respect. Manufacture is increasing
in the West, especially since large mines have
been operated upon, and has sprung up IN the
South. Neither is so exclusively agricultural as
il was; and there has been hardly Presidents
making speech for the last six months which has
not had some alluson to the necessity OF an IN
creased tariff This is significant.
The article from which the above extract is
taken, was written before the nominations were
made. In the same article, we find the following,
in regard to the candidates talked of for the Pres
idency:
"Fillmore, Webster Scott, and Cass, are the
more prominent candidates; but the most promi-
nent are not always the most successful; and it
would not at all surprise me to find some man al
most unheard of in the contest, stepping quietly
into the Presidential chair. THE MORE A MAN
HAS DONE FOR THIS COUNTRY, THE LESS
LIKELY is THE COUNTRY TO CHOOSE
HIM" fr..f.. t.
The London Times, of July 18th, in comment
ing upon the death of the lamented CLAY, says:
"He [Mr. Clay] adopted with enthusiasm the
idea OF a combined American policy, to the ex-
clusion of European irhuence on that continent
But he gave no encouragement to the schemes OF
Texan annexation, or TO the sroliation OF Mexico,
and ne eXplaIeu MS laIuy assent 10 lndI UNJUST
and aggressive war by the loss of his favorite son
who was killed in action in one of the Mexican
battles. Probably it was this strong and exclu-
sive AMERICAN feeling, which was honorable
as form of patriotism, that led Mr.. Clay into the
principal error of his life; for unqueStionably his
authority and his arguments were the stronghold
for many years of the system of high tariffs and
protective duties in the United States. 1t is
strange at this day to turn back to the NARROW
and ERRONEOUS views of so eminent a man.
"There can be little doubt that the mis-
ehievouS deluSions of Mr.. Clay and his friends
on these subjects, have considerably prolonged
the existence of high protective duties in the
United States, though these views have been
equally injurious to their party interests and to
the public prosperity. The Wing party has lost
itself in America, not so much because it is Wing
as because it is PR0TECTl0NIST. Even in
power at the present time it cannot act upon its
own principles and everything seems to denote
that tho next Presidential election will COM
pletely defeat its pretenSons. Had Mr.. Clay
taken different course on the commercial policy
OF Great Britain, he would probably have enjoyed
much longer tenure of Office, and he would
certainly have deserved far larger amount OF
public gratitude"
gPs1 lft UT From the London Times.