New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-26

iourbfnr the Bank question 70 "hlch nc Is'sne""
~, ,stholjc ard satisfactory answer. lie va
elected Net long after, case arose involving 'n'
,oin, uroa - hich he had been questioned ne sAe
a decision IN direct opposition 80 Ms io'"ei ue'iA,
vnsn .sked to explain hrs tergIversation, ne
Ills s.i8 " O. t,e opinion gave when | vas
Cool, 80 20 "a the opLion Of ReHeen WOOD Ou'
-. I've, ease j, was the opinion OF JHEgs
WooDr - 49,,
= pRraES WooD and JUDeE WOoD had
hana =, comoo sing it, but thai GoV'"ooD gave 'ne~
. iin He Is distinctly upon ooth slaes OF every i'1
ror,aut osbatsble topic be handles
ror e,arople. REuBIN Woop is evlceA'ly OF oph
49,. g.. the Union has been 10 danger from our
LIT aoita;ions JuDoE WooD A. plainly oeleFes
..ye been saved and that 1t is safe noN while
ccv Woop Gees lot stick at saying that inis GoF-
o,,r,s-t 10 rot ard never was IL shy danger iIOW
sl.vsrv All Of which IS made as clear as need De
a. ,bose rarts Of the message which treat the SUD
ject. ,..v-
Rot We co rot propose to contrast the dlieren'
continents ,xpressed N the message, except very
b,iesv and only IL reference to the true subjects Of
the d" Conp7omise" and Internal improvement
OF The former. the Governor declared that Il for
he calls the Compromise a law has not oeen
enacted long enough TO know whether Il IS COED OF
bad he, therefore, Is Of opinion that II should
"rsra,a uuaistirbed forerer" tie Immecaiel! adds,
that We must not al any rate, disturb It Just y'i;
and goes OF to say, that by holding While,
"neither its Justice nor It's POLICY IS admitted
That we may DO the Governor no Injustice, We
quote his own language. Speaking of the Compton,
ice, he says
Uncer ali thc circumstances Nhian surround us,
Il should remain uHSisfWoed aIl ms lfo tini source
ofsgitation and excitement be (orerT closed.
The time for the agitation IF It's repeal has not,
1t ali events, arrived Tor the IeSu4S "hlCh Vii
flow from H. for good for evil caDHOt nave been
fully tested IN 30 short period Of time. BY letting
u remain, neither Its poicy nor is justice J. al
United"
The Governor goes on further to lalfy his open.
ing whole hog adhesion, By Aou ish against the
further extension OF slavery. Here IS specimen Of
his rather awkward cayoIting, In saying tina, ONO
goes against further extending tie Of slavery,
he close. AZ follows. The itaiics ne and IN re ex-
tract Of the message from which We quote
"Bere with propriety VT may axe our stand nias
)aT proud roue sbak hoH 1dtdace bf 30 jartssr sta
thoU coHse.'
This extra prance toward the Municipalities OF nc
future was undoubtedly reck0ncd su.,ie4. - io f,r
Ohio Anti SIavep.
But ihst portion Of the Governors discourse which
relates 70 internal Improvements is an even m0se
sienifcast specimen Of mis- ability TO be upon bah
sides Of the same question. REUBEN Wo0p and
Governor WooD get astride OF II really as YOKE
Of oxen VIII plant themselves astrlce Of cart
tongue The Woods are here both fOr and asalns.
internal improvement with equa! dlsLlnctless d.
is declared il the message that the National Gov
eminent has the constitutional power ar4 is 50lai
TO improve the Rivers and Harbers Of he Wess, ARD
the Governor urges that the subec. be pressed upon
the attention Of Congress al the present ses on ~, a
zeal and earnssfntSs." Yet, 10 and behold. Che
Governor has no sooner got the words our and on
to paper than lie hasiens along viii declaration
that shows he wishes 1t to De distinctly understood
that he approves President Poik's ye,o upon the ol
making the very appropriation FOR Rivers and h'r-
bors that he is earnestly a3T0c2tng Let no
man doubt our statement Here are the words Of
the Governor
There is another consideration ofyast Importance
70 the Interests of state. Il IS the improvement
Of our Tlyeis and harbOrs. The uninterrupted
navigation 81 the Ohio, from Pittsburgh 10 It's JInc-
ton with tie Mississippi Tor nearly The entire
year, might be secured. The object Is one az
TOO deep interest not only 10 our great commercial
metropolis but 20 yery large pJrlion Of our peop.
to be longer DELAYED.
ausplconsy begun, ebouio not oe permitted 10 fali
Decay. The immense annual losses 10 lie and
property non the want OF accessible and safe pOrss
Is appalling. II would be Nei tha' ms SUBJECT
should 90 pressed on Inc consideration OF tAe Ma
tlonM Legislature, and - the present session, with
ar esTnesiness and zeal equal 10 IS importance.
The time, IN my opinion, he's passed when the
consutuliOnality of these WofAs as regulations u
commerce, can De conicd
at is true. any discriminate system OF appfOpr.a-
tops is Ret TO be justified. Each tx slOGl stand
or fall UPON It's own individual merls. Abll no. re-
eaIdrg the proper distinctions, and which would
have pundercd the Treasury, vas vetoed By lir.
Polk, aud he was sustained IN bis action b. q Goa
uiuilona majority IN Congress.
We hardly know whether q ~. WOODS POSITIONS
luch most to demand ridicue or reouke lie Is
plainly prominent specimen Of ina class Of p0ii-
iioiaus Who hold to the doctrine thai all Is fair II
politics. II be has either sincerity straightforward
ness, or manness, his message be,ies him. And
Whist tolt Of satisfaction even tOlerably homes
m nj can have simply In the use Of deTier01s
ambiguity Of speech. By which he conceals his res.
sentiments, and tries 10 cheat people who entertain
directly opposite oplaions into belief that he IS OF
Their way Of thinking, we cannot imagine The o.
Ject Is palpable enough Il is - keep himself n
place, ard keep his party uppermost But this IS
miserable compensation for the loss Of the respeetol
others, and of his selfTespecs, which is tha in
eyils5le consequence of such double-desling, were
this result sure to follow But when, in the loAg
run such a course is sure 10 enc in ignomnieus de-
ieat and cover the actors with shame and confusion
Of face it is strange that man should be guilty OF
IL. The only true course IL politics, between par
nes IS 10 have plain issues ana light the battle upon
them openly and squaSely. Any other couTIe de-
bauches the public mind. demorsIizes parties, anl
thames the individual
There Is TO be further discussion in the Senate
on foggne IN the Navy. hr Halls will reply 30 Mr..
MALLoRT. Mr.. WATSON G. HAYNES, himself long
aiior, and who has been 50 long also most indus
irous and efficient advocate Of reforms IN our Navy
discipline is busy furnishing HIN facts am sisEs,cs
The next step in the reform, since the abolition Of
logging, Is 20 abolish the spirit gstioa-s reform
which ought 70 have preceded the other. Ifyoupu,
the devil into man by law 1t may be aecessaTyto
dog II out In the same way. Iiis but sample o. hs
inTeseraey of old abuses, and the scsadalous PERU
nsclty WITH which men needlessly adhere to tbs very
worst practices, 10 see the grcg ration sui in fall
feather In the Navy when ali fnrrns ~ NM