The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-25

ten dsssbs from violent causes, ard pirety five II
he public Institutions The ns-ivity tss.s gives 36l
lafiyts of the USite5 S.a ss 70 Q! Ireland, 40 o.
Germany, snd ~ OF England.
0Syer Lee, convicted 10 tie Kings c.GatV Coaft
Of 0yir and Terniaer Of the murder o. Vn. e.
Harrison, during toe election riots, We yesterday
seateDced 20 eign.sen ysars imprisoamsa,.
The UDi:5d SAFES Circuit court Of this district
hss g,sr1d a new r.ial in the case Of Capt. JGnss
Saith, Hagowrsan By birth, Who vas found gaiity
Of btirg engaged IN TIE sGye trade contrary 60 ths
statuse, aud thereby suhscs 20 the senen3s o. dss'h
s.hi il now OF course deferred, and depends lyon
Eleyes2l. Of tie new aia.
re Argument on tae application 10 discharge the
SpsLlzh Consul and earn ,bsHi from Gail, for the al
cR;G assault and battery upon yong Hsrn.ldsz in
nSfayofiBg to convey him lack TO bis father in
Ccba, Vas concluded yesterday, AID the 6ecisin o.
TIE L0ust 10 reserved.
Tie MISTER CT the alleged ccntem u OF the Marine
Ctuss BY tie publishers o. ne Tines lsSst apsr
wss again brought up yesterday, aud after SOFAS die
cIssion adjourned, II consequence OF the Gbsesce
Of Mr. Busteed the counsel Of hr. Lee the reporter
Of the obacxcus paragraph. No day wss nGmsd
by CT Count for the resumption Of tne case.
New trials have been moved for in the Supreme
Cout:, genera tenn, in the case os Psye.el.y, cgn
" ted Of ayscD ard N the CAFE Of WEaas convict
ed principally upon cironmsaptial evidence Of poi
solipg bic wife. IN escn case the decision Of the
Court is reserved.
Judge Roosevelt yesterday, on argument on hsosas
corpnn discharged the Bsg al immigrants from Gus
tcdy, there being 10 evidence 10 Sustain tha a,gs.
ton that they were criminals.
Free Trade Ira OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RcVo-
linton.
We had supposed that the late sweep
ing political revolution in Massachusetts was
limited to the conservative Know Nothing re-
action upon the slavery question but the
Know Nothing Senator from the Old Bay State
assures us that such is not the fact. He
says that :" the tendency of the public mind IN
Massachusetts, is to free trade, and that she viii
be ready quite as soon as the other members OF
the confederacy TO stand by herself, and con-
tribute her quota to the expenses Of the general
government even without Custom House with
in her borders" 10 the same debate, Mr.. Bat
Ter, Of South Cavolina, said that when the
government shall come TO be supported by d.
rect taxation there will be more virtue am,ag
the people
Here we find Massachusetts, and South Caro-
lima coming together again. When such ex-
tIemes meet there must be something in the
wind The Seward organ of protective duties
are clearly behind the age in attributing all the
financial and commercial endorsements of the
country to the absence Of high tariff The
Senator from Massachusetts,, s1cces ding to the
place Of Mr.. Webster, says that that State, late
the main stay Of the protectionists, is nslining
to free trade, to the abolition Of all Custom
Houses, and to the policy Of meeting the
wants Of the general government. by direct
taxation. Mr.. Butler says TIA. this policy win
result 10 extending the principles Of honesty
md virtue among the people. He may be
right. Direct taxation would compel every
member Of Congress to strc. economy OF the
public funds 10 the lowest necessities o. the
government. The vultures Of the lobby would
disappear, and crasping schemes Of millionaire
spoLiations would no longer be beard o.. Under
the tariff system the people seen to have no
idea Of the extent to which they are f.eced;
hue briog it bone so many hard dolla-s d.
rectly out Of the mans pocket, to a living tax
collector, and the thing will be u1d3rstood to
siypence.
Mr.. Calhoun was Of the opinion that II no
thing else were operating TO destroy oar fedc.
raj government, " the cohesive power OF the
public plumber" and the corrup.ions Of the
spoils would ultimately accomplish it. This
was before the epoch Of Galrsin and Gardner
claims. railroad land grants, patelt monopoly
extensions, and Gadsden treaties, and iuliau
and other indemnities OF the last eight o. ten
years. But direct taxation would miti-
gate the evil very speedily; and If Mas
sacbusetts is inclining in that direction,
side by side with South Carolina, we may Just
8, well prepare for the abolition Of Custom
House,. and the Substitution OF direct taxation,
SIS for anything els. Possibly the Gen eral
pacif,atiop Of Europe may be followed ty q
general system OF free trade, incl Idiug the
United State; IN the arrangement. The Cana
dian reciprocity treaty was cut the beginning
OF the work.
There is something very sicoih,aot in the
remarks Of Senator Wilson. Free trade and
direct taxation may form plank or q post
in the Know Nothing platform Of 1856. Whl
knws? We arc entering upon great ro!iti-
ca revelation, and whenever Soash Carolina
and Massachusetts work together, there is
| something coming. Before ten years shalt
| have passed away, every Custom House in the
United States may be sold at auction, or
changed to other purposes. Who knows? Tue
next Congress will most probably te Know
Nothing at least in the House; and a: tho next
session the tariff must be modified, up or down.
VIII i. he strong movemc,t TO free trade?
Massachusetts, being ready, who can doubt il?
The new revelation goes on Clear the way.
The SORROWS or TEE PIERCE ADgrSIsrRA-
TIoS.-lt appears that the Cabinet are g:iev-