The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-21

mains more than . generation in family. In the
excitement Of commercial enterprise. fortunes are
rapidly made and as rapidly lost Wealth is CON.
stantly changing hands. Though no one in America
il positively in want, the rich seldom rich for
more than . quarter Of . century. The fact that
we have no class corresponding to the landed pro
prietors Of Europe, who live on their rents, and
would deem themselves contaminated by the con .acs
Of ledger or cash. book with their jewelled fn-
gers, is Of itself proof that wealth cannot aeon nu-
late beyond certain point in this country. Trade,
the common occupation Of Us all s terrible level
Ter II forces each man 10 depend on his own Dor
scral excrions, and compes him to be the architect
Of his own fortune.
Who shall say tina. We are not moro fortunste
than the people Of Europe!
The Vice President Eiect--A Coastitmtaet a,
Dilemma.
The expected demise of the Hon William n
King, the Vice President elect, seems to present .
question rot provided for by the Constitution and
it remains to be what is to DO done 1t is pro-
babe, however, that in case Of the dsath Of SIR.
King, sufficient power mny 30 found to enable Con-
gross to meet the emergency in the fifth lection of
the second article Of the Constitution, q part Of
which section reads rs follows
Congress may by law. provide for the case Of removal
death resignation or inability DO Of the
Vice President declaring what officer shalt then act "A
President and such officer shall accordingly until the
aaabality be removed or President shall DO elected
Tie twelfth amendment Of the Constitution pro
yides that
votes 30 Vice Presioent shall be the Vice President
such number be majority Of tho shole mum Of cleo
from the two highest numbers on the list the senate
shall choose tho Vice Precedent quorum for the pur-
pore tha consist Of twohirds Of the whole number Of
tenaUrs ana majority Of the whole mum Der shall De
necessary to choice. Bur D. rson coLssitutionaly
ineligible to The Office Of President shall be eligible to
that OF Vice President Of the United States.
The votes Of the Electoral Colleges for President
and Vice President will be csuuted in presence Of
the two houses Of Congress, on tho second Monday
OF February next. They are known to stand thus
for Vice President, viz For William Il King,
tdem } 254; for William A. Graham twhig,) ~
SupPosing Mr. King TO DO deceased before the
counting ofthe votes. the question arises-Can Goa
grefs declare = dead person elestedl If not, then
Mr. Graham, the whig candidate, il the only person
o be voted for by the Senate, and must, therefore
: be chosen BY that body.
Acting, however, under the powers given them by
the eth section Of the second article Of the consi
tuition, we presume that Congress, in she event of
Mr. Kings death, will declare the Office of Vice
President vacant, and proceed to choose from their
own body President Of tho Senate pro- tenn, who
will hold his office during the pleasure of the
Senate, and perform the duties Of Vice President,
without being entitled to assume the title Of that
Office. In the event Of the death Of the President,
then the President pro tenn of the Senate becomes
the President Of the United States.
Richard IA. johnson, chosen in 1887, is the only
Vice President who bias been elected by the Sena.e
in Consequence Of no choice by the Electoral Colleges
Two Vice Presidents, both under Madison, have
died in office, viz:-George Clinton, chosen with
President Madison in 1908, died April Goth, 1912,
aged rs; Eibridge Gerry, ohoren with Madison In
1872, died November %, 1914, aged f6 years
The NEW CUBAN TARIFF Somebody said thai
the new Cuban tariff was designed TO servs the in
terests Of the United S.ates, and by comforting
bcneh5 on our merchants, to allay the angry feel
inss with which Spain has DSgun to be regarded
Jhsnkful as we ought to be for small fay0rs from
her Most Catholic Majesty, especially after the
gracious treatment Of fellow citizen, "ths in.
diyidual named Willism Smith," from Captain
General CsSiodo, NO cannot, without Q violent
stretch Of Imagination, frd any great incentive to
gratitude in the document now lying before U.s. The
duties on some few Of the main domestic exports
from this sountry have bcea lowered but, as .
general rule, the new tariff il, II anything, 70. a.
rertion Of the old principle Of protection. Most Of
the changes are auymen.ations happily the arti
cles they affect do No: constitute . very important
item in eur export trade. Tho merchants who are
in the habit Of ssnding some 6fseen hundred
dollars worth Of wearing apparel, So, in the
course Of the yea-, to Havana, will not be ruin
ed by learning that the duty on trowscn will be
raised from $50 to $50 per dozen; On vests, from
" 70 - rs apiece; on susponders from SO to o.
per Dozen and on wigs and scratches from IS to IS
each. They may pity tho Cubans, who will thus
be declared irom indulgiog In New York fnery,
sId congratulate the Havana tailors sad BARRIERS
On their luck; but tho reform will net interfere mt
terislly With their Own business. Nor viii the
franemaken Of Now York have any reason to grow
Wild with JOY o. the announce mens HAT reduction
Of toty, thiry five, sad fourteen par 3ea Ia about
to be mSae ia foreiea frames or the Manufacturers
CT crucibles or wooden horses t receiving the ne as
thst muAihcent reduction OF forty per csat
will Do rasde in the impost on their peculiar wares
Clothes brushes are visited With al additional duty
Of tbiity-thrs par cent; coffee pots. with twenty.
Eve IeT cent ad6itilnsI; opera glasses, With forty
shoelssts, With niss per cent u rotura, the duty
en sugar bowls ID reduced TO elason per cont; taa,
Oh trimmed horse coliars sycnsy Eve per can't that
On caricd hair, sps hundred par cent; chat on po
maium, thirty per cent. Il Ia to these, and siniIa-
articles Of Commerce, thai sls Spanish minister
sssms 70 hsvc osnsusd bis financial gsnias
There IA q small reduction Of fourteen psr cent
on The enormous duiy now levied on picked pork
very ninbg matter Indeed, - Itself bat asil, as
our export Of poIk, hams ana lard, ia peasly ore
sixth Ct cur Whole 5omett;c export % Ca6a. an lp
prscAae'e tepeht. BY way Of compensation. The
duty on butter, OF ~hich we send about SO 900
worth annually 10 Havsaa,l 10 raised ffcm sli por
100 poucde, to SIC snc that on oil (our annual OK
port Of wboh to the issnd exceeds Si00 900 "a 10.
creased sixteon per cent But few articles IN l5e
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