Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-28
NUMBER 1872.
Mr.. Marcy's Dalliance with the Car
sOnitea.

sOnttes.
The premier has lately given an instance of his
courtesy, which, In itself Is pleasant but when
such men become debonsir II means mischief, and
Mr.. Marcy's good manners are evidently to secure
'ayor ior himself In his aspirations for the golden
round o. once, Mr. Marcy was asked question
few days ago in reference TO a matter Of public
policy, and tartly replied, to the effect that the
department OF State was not lawyers Office for
the issue OF gratuitous advice and told the INQUIRER
TO 90 and obtain the dcsired answer from 81 ma
counsel learned In the law. But when the New
York State Temperance Society the Maine I aw
fanatics and the piratical Carson League add ess
the Department Of State, Mr. Marcy forgets all bis
crustiness, obsequiously answers the inquiry, and
hastens TO give the sanction of his official station
70 open new field Of teetota agitation In the Ma
tionsl Legislature. Congress is called on now to
prohibit the importation of wines and liquors, ex-
cept by and for monopolies, like Neal Dow's blood.
stained Portland agency. The work has begun,
ana the dishonest and hypocritcal letter of Secre-
tary Marcy Is paraded by the secret fanatcal soci
ETY. in this State their charter and license for
recommending their agtations on the congression-
a arena.
Let us have Mr.. Marcy fairly on the record with
his implied endorsement Of the Japanese doctrine
that Congress has the power not merely "to regu-
late commerce." but to destroy and prohibit It. III
have to state that am not aware Of any treaty
stipulations between the United States and foreign
powers which would be inconsistent with an act
OF Congress prohibiting the importation Of intoxi-
eating liquors" Gigantic pettfoggerl Not aware
OF any treaty stpulations--as though the whole
spirit and policy of every commercial treaty en-
tered into between this government and foreign
powers did not breathe the largest liberalty to
commercial intercourse between the United States
and the rest of the world. If the reasoning Of Mr..
I,Nrd 10 Crr aott ..,I l. n
utaton superior to that Of Secretary Marcy, such
q prohbitory law on the part of Congress would
be the same interference with the rights Of ind-
yiduals engaged In commercial pursuits that the
State Prohbitory laws essay to effect with regard
TO domestic manufacture and State traffic. The
Constitution Of the United States Is part of every
" treaty stipulation" and the Secretary Of State
knew, or ought to have known, that the right to
regulate commerce in time of peace, never con-
ferred the right to destroy.
To prohibit commerce Is casus 5elli, and the
recent Japanese expedition, sanctioned by the ad-
inisration Of both the great parties, and approved
by the universal goodsense Of the civilized world,
was sent to force Japan into war, or modification
OF her absurd and belgerent position toward yery
foreign Power. Why did not Mr.. Marcy, If he ID
Jurist and statesman, give his opinion honestly.
instead of double-hcing and honey y-fuggling with
the contemplate band Of fanatics that have made
bis State by-word and reproach, Why did he
not point out that there was an implied guarantee
Of the national faith repugnsnt to the passage Of
any such law on the part Of Congress- Why did
he not tell those contemptible fanatics that In all
negotiations with foreign Powers the policy of the
United States has been to relax restrictions on
to recipTocats In every liberal overture
md facilitate the equal Interchange OF the producta
of the Unieed 6tasss and those of other lands. with
no paltsy DETERMINATIONS or buriensY M
hr, Marcy has chosen to open the door to tho
national agitation, the floor Of Congress of the
question of the exclusion and prohibition of An
article that mankind have, In all ages and coun.
lrics deemed TO be neither poison nor nuisance.
He has donethis at the command of a'pv-arful
md secret political organization In this State, eF
which his near neighbor and friend the Hon. Eras-
Jus Corning, the Marcy delegate TO the Baltimore
Convention Of 1882, Is executive officer. he
mas listened to and complied with the dictation OF
hnatical society, which, everywhere I'M the Nort,
where II bias extended and strengthened itself afi-
iates and . fuses " with other bands Of utraists--
'uch as hr. Marcy has In other years also CO.
Iuetted
Mr.. Marcy has called himself hitherto Demo-
rat, but the time has como when Democracy will
pew out the halffaced traitors who are not ready
10 speak boldly out a. did Jefferson and jackson,
in defiance Of It's open or secret foes. Those who
would invade the rights Of Ststes or the rights OF
Marcy has been seduced by his ambition to coun.
tenance fresh invasion on the part Of fsnaticism
Of these inalienabe prerogatives Of humanity. And
Ne is the candidate Of the custom-house for the
Presidential nomination in 1851 i-N Y. Neps.