Weekly national intelligencer., 1853-09-17

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Jre Pote say only that the totally fails TO
give color to the charge The reasonings Of Mr. Web
ser in 1876 1920 and 1924 express that mature
Election and due and appropriate study he had embraced
the opinion that IL was needless and unwise force
American manufactures by regulation, prematurely to
life. Bred in commercial community taught from his
earliest hours Of thought to regard the Of
in point Of fact, leading object and of the
Union to observe around him other forms OF mate
rial industry than those of commerce, navigation, fish,
cries, agriculture, and few plain and robust mechanical
arts he would come to the study Of the political economy
OF the subject with certain pre- occupation OF mind
perhaps coming he did study il at its wellheads and
he adopted his conclusions sincerely and announced them
strongly.
His opinions were overruled by Congress; and ma
tona policy adopted, holding out all conceivable
premise of permanence under which vast and sensitive
investments of capital made the expectations the
employments, the habits Of whole ranges Of States were
recas an industry, 10 sprnging, immature, had
been advanced just that If deserted that moment
thsre must follow squandering of Skill asqnandering of
property aggregate of destruction senseess needless,
ard unconscentious such marks the form ofreyo-
ton On these facts at aater day he thought that that
Industry the child of Government should thus capri
cbusly be deserted " The duty Of the Government he
said, at the present moment would seem to be to pre-
srve not to destroy; to maintain the position which 1T
has assumed and for shall feel it indispensable
obligation to hold it steady fur as in my power to that
degree of protection which it has undertaken to bestow
And does this prove that these original opinions
Nasty shallow, insincere uustuded? Consistently with
every of them consistently with the true spirit and
all the aims of the science Of political economy itself;
consistently with every duty Of sober, high, earnest and
moral craftsmanship, might not he who resisted the max
ing of tariff in 1916 deprecate its abandonment i'll
1928? Docs not Adam Smith himself admit that it is
matter t for debcrdton how far in what manner it
may be proper that free Importation after it
has been for time interrupted 7" implying that
general principle of national wealth may be displaced or
modified by special circumstances But would these CEN
therefore cry out that he had great and COM
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to be determined not by general principles bat by i'm
mediate interests 7" Because father advises his
against early and injudcous marriage, does it logi
cay follow is it ethcay right that after his advice
has been disregarded he is to recommend descron of
the young wife and the young child do not appreciate
the beauty and compehensiveness Of those scientific
ideas which forget that the actual and vast interests
Of the community exactly what the legislator has to
protect that the of things must limit the foolish
wantonness of pori theory that that department of
politics which has for its object the promotion and dtr-
button OF the wealth OF nations may very consistently
and very scientifically preserve what it would not have
created lie who Mr.. Webster in this behalf of
'havng sober and serious convictions of his own "
afford other proof than his opposition to the
introduction of policy and then his Willingness to pro-
ect it after it had been introduced and five hundred mil
lions of property, however countless sum- had been in
vested under it, become dependant its continuance
should not think that consulted his true fame If
did add he observe the practical workings
of the protective policy closely than at first lie had
done; he to observe the working and influences
of various manufacturing and mechanical labor to see
how employs and develops every faculty. finds occupa-
ton for every hour creates or duses and discpnes in
genuity gathering every fragment OF mind and time
that nothing be lost how steady and ample home
market assists agriculture how all the great empoyments
of connected by kindred tie that the tllng
of the and navigation, foreign coastwise and interior
commerce. all grow with the growth and strengthen with
the strength of the industry OF the arts he to ap
preciate adequately than at rst how this form of
labor contributes to wealth. power enjoyment, great
civilizations he more justly to grasp the conception
Of how consummate destruction it would cause how
senseess, how uuphosophica how immoral to arrest it
suddenly and capricously after it had been lured into
life how wiser, how far truer to the principles of the
science which seeks to augment the wealth Of the State
to refuse destroy immense accumulation Of that
wealth. In this sense and in tnis way believe his opn
ions were matured and modfed but it does not quite
follow that they every period, conscientious
y formed and held that they were not in the actual
of each period philosophicaly just ana
practically wise.
The other act Of his public life to which alluded is
his negotiation Of the Treaty of Washington in 1872
with Great Britain This act the country the world
has judged and has appauded OF his administrative
ability his discretion, temper, civil courage his power
of exacng respect and confidence from those with whom
he communicated, and Of influencing bis reason; his
knowledge Of the true interests and true grandeur of the
two great parties to the negotiation of the States Of the
Union more Immediately concerned and world whose
chief concern is peace and Of the ntrepdty with which
he encountered the disappointed feelings and dsparag
ing criticisms Of the hour in the consciousness that he
had done good and large deed and earned permanent
and honest renown-of these il is the truest and most
fortunate single excmplfcation which remains of him.
Concerning its difficulty Importance and merits Of all
Sorts there at the time few dissenting opinions
among those with the subject although
there some to-day there fewer STILL They
few, single by the side of his grave, express
ing that "a man who makes such bargain Is not ent
lied TO any great glory among dplomatists is all that
call to mnd-that will the of your
feelings here and now by attempting to refute that
sneer out of the history of the hour aud Stand
ing here" he said in April 1916, in the Senate Of the
United States which he had returned" standing here
to-day, in this Senate and speaking in behalf of the Ad
ministrntion Of which formed part and in behalf Of
the two Houses Of Congress who sustained that Admins
ation cordially and effectively in every thing relating
u this treaty willing to appeal to the public
o. the age, whether in 1872 and in the city of Washing
n something not done for the suppression Of crime
fer the true exposition Of the principles of public law
for the freedom and security OF the ocean,
and for the peace Of the word In that forum the ap
peal has been heard and the praise of q diplomatic
achievement Of true and permanent glory has been ire
v,rsibly awarded to him. Beyond that forum Of the
mere "public men Of the age" by the larger jurisdic
pn the general public the praise has been award
ed. Sunt hc ehdm prdunia laud. That which had
the honor in the Senate in the session Of 1843 in
discussion concerning this treaty is and applca-
bio now rs then "Why should l. or why should any
assume the defence of treaty here In this body
which but just now, the ampcst consideration in the
confidence and camness of executive session. approx
ed by vote decisive Sir the country by vote far
decisive in proportion very far beyond thirty
70 nine has approved your approval. Some there are,
some few, speak not Of any member Of tho Senate
restless, selfish reckless the cankers Of calm world
and long peace pnng with thirst Of notorety slaves
otheir hatred Of England TO whom the treaty is dsastc
fd to whom any treaty and all things but the glare and
chmor, the vain pomp and hollow circumstance Of
al but these would be distasteful and dreary But the
country is with you in this act of wisdom and glory its