The daily union., 1852-08-19
From our Commercial Correspondent.
NEw YoRK, August II, 1852.

NEW YoRK August IL, 1852
The conduct of the Secretary of the Treasury is become
snch that some organized and energetic action the part
oil the commercial community is become inevitable for
their protection against the avowed vindicve oppres-
sion of the head of the Treasury Department The col
ector Of the port Of New York made agent of
Secretary. The Secretary, in his recent visit to New
York. publicly declared in the vesbule Of the Astor House.
with indecent vehemence and profanity that his opinion
the country would lose nothing by the destruction the
commerce and merchants of New York; ntimatn the
department under his control would operate actively 10
that end and record Of eractons and expressions will be
forwarded to Congress that will show his words have
been idle threat In the hands of ignorant
trace operating to their effects overbear
ing to listen remonstrance; much prey prejudice
respect the operation of principle mean-spirited
TO submit when convicted OF tyrannca, from
disposition and temper relax in the least the rgors
the law, 10 coustrue it lberay, the Treasury Depart
ment may become despotic in its action than
any government of Europe under avowed absolus
Under the system of government by heavy regulations, in
stead of the letter of the law the whole industrial interests
of the country become the sport of pettifoggng lawyer
whose gect of leaning has him the prose-
cuon OF intrgues, through which he reaches position
where his natural nsgncance becomes lost in his power
to do mischief. The practice OF constituting the govern
men, with distinguished statesmen, who have given
pledges the country of their science, prudence, and
egynot of leading jurists, the of the bar
but from the inferior, unearned, merely mechanical men,
ber of the whose sole merit the successful
practice OF paltry intrgues-rcks despcable that
mpuniy is answered only by the contempt OF able
men-is prolific Of great and growing evils The petty TO
menters of village vexations but the practitioners of
evil larger SCALE when the of others admits them
enlarged powers Incapable Of pretending the wants
of the country the aiaon of its several interests
the requstons OF society," destitute of inventive powers
OF the disposition improve, they regard their mission
distinction merely and seek notoriey OPP
preston An affiliated organization of mercantile in
all the commercial cities will 90 up Congress in such
strength that the stod indifference of the head of the
treasury may be startled at its significance.
To attempt nure the of the country for the
benefit of the manufacturing interest," through forced
strucion OF tho tariff laws, highly criminal offence in
public officer, who should be the servant OF the whole
people, and of faction only 1t freely charged upon
post office that party papers like the Tribune
promptly delivered, while those of opposite influence
retarded in their destination for the object OF hoodwink
ing the public into the adoption Of line of policy which
they would reject in the free exercise Of their udg
The chances however, that the circulation OF
such mater the Tribune contains does defeat
the object for which ii writes than could the
arguments the other side When it contains long APP
peas the Irish citizens of the country upon
and labor for the benefit OF apa here, the
ground of their opposition to England make their Amer
franchise the OF indugng poor spite against
the country from whose oppression they had escaped there
is one, the Irish themselves who of gen.
nature, but the paly knave who pandes
such preudices The Irish dmerfcan in able article
justly rebukes him for insulting the adopted citizens by
advising them their suffrage for Irish purposes
only" In reply, the Tribune shows very clearly the de-
tendency OF protection in this country stating the
question thus
"Our ground is lhis L. In the absence of decided i'm
pedment, there is natural irresistible tendency toward
the centrazdfion OF manufactures, commerce. and the
wealth thereby created, upon that country region whss
they hare already The strongest foohod The law of this
tendency Identical with that Of graytaton whereby the
greater body and absorbs the less This centra
zaton OF manufactures and trade is Injurious the
ii dvests OF them diminishing their industry, pedl
and hr; injurious the rising generation in those
tries whom deprives OF opportunities learn and
in the pocaons thus ohdrd1n from their pieinIty; inu
their agriculture In that II tends narrow, IL
destroy its markets for such bulky products grass fuel
vegetables milk, &c, and compel 10 sell The grain and
stM afford 10 produce at prices diminished By
tho cost Of reaching their now distant markets"
The Tribune ls talking "rishn now but it is laid
down general principle, apply this reasoning the
United States In what "region of the country" have
the strongest foothold T. The censu. will
show frantion, taking and woollens only,
Ds,ribuaion Of hauufaewa IN ne United States