New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23

are totally false.
There lie, after al, no creature in the world 80
acridy ferocious in his style of attack as yoa thor
ough-paced slaveocrat; while nothing more pro-
fuseIy stimulates bis bile than the spectacle on I'M
fettered industry and of voluntary sbor. The mills
Of Massachusetts, the furnaces of Pennsylvania and
the farms of New-York and of Ohio, always reuse
him to Qui1otic assaults whenever re is obliged in
any way to contemplate them; while, last Tuesday
in the Senate Mr.. Clay could not introduce bill
repeating all laws snd parts Of laws allowing bOun-
ties TO vessels employed in the Banks or other
codfsheres, without denounciDg the poor fisher
men as pack Of pirstoa vOyagers who GO to sea to
catch coin from the Treasury instead of cod from
the ocean. Now the introduction of this bill does
not at all surprise u.s. We expect Mr. Clay to pro-
pose just such measures, designed to discourage the
enterprise and to diminish the resources of the
Free States Gentlemen who hate everything free
free schools, free SOIL free labor, free pupts, ard
free speech-cannot, il all reason be expected to
countenance free fisheries, no matter with how
much favor they may regard the oyster beds of Viz
ginia or the immense shad trade of North Carolina.
But what we ask of Mr. Clay is that he will not
waste such tremendous energy upon what he is
pleased to call "a pitiabe, puny bantling;" aud
secondly, that be will not libel a class of men quite
as honest as himself. There is really no Reed of q
tornado of indignation against fraud, if it be q
fraud, which only cheats the Treasury out of
$500 900 per annum, when sums so very much larger
are continually distracted. II we begin with su-
perlatives about Goldfish what words will be left US
when we come to Congressional populations
According to Mr.. Clay the fishing bounty
amounts to $500, 900 per annum, which is annually
divided among "the owners and captains of ,2S6
vessels This would not bestOw an average sum
upon each owner and captain so frightfully large as
to justify Mr. Cays suspicion of perjuries so gross
and frauds go enormous. 1t seems hardly reason
able that wealthy shipOwners would forswear them
selves for brbe so inconsderabls. But the truth
is, Mr.. Clay knows nothing of the trade which he
has undertaken to denOunce. The vessels engaged
In the perilous syocation of codfshlng are TO
great extent owned by the numerous hardy men
who avigate them, and who share equally, or nearly
equsly, in the profits of the venture; so that it is
far more probable that the most liberal bounty OF
the Government is divided among FIVE thousand
men than among twelve hundred owners and cap
tains This would hardly seem to offer an ire
,istible temptation to cheat And yet, if we may
believe this gentleman the poor Federal Collectors
of the East are so worn out and hsrra.ssd by being
compelled to watch this r;,aSr, pany bantllug"
tina. they are calling loudly upon the Treasury Do
parinent for additional force of Revenue cutters
to prevent frauds. What an unhappy Sc. Of men
are your poor Collectors Beside all the trouble
of drawing and of investing their little stipends;
beside all the rack and tear Of conscience in sup
porting Nebraska bills and other Democratic in
iquties; beside the anxiety to which they are now
subjected lest Mr. Buchanan in spite of their sub
seryiency may turn them out they mus! feel an
Other papg at the dishonesty of cOdfshermen
Well, let us have toe additional cutters" for
they will afford Mr.. Buchanan an excellent oppOr-
tunty of bestowiDg fe ~ fat jobs, and of issuing
few fresh commissions.
II is rot true as Mr.. Clay asserts, that the fish
ing bountts were originally bestowed in cOnse-
quence of the high duties upon salt. That may
have been one reason, but others we're to encOur-
age branch Of commerce deemed very important
BY oil maritime governments, and especially by our
great competitor England, and the protection Of
which has often been cared for by treaties; to
assist q class of men in the prosecution Of pre-
csrious enterprise; to support nursery of seamen,
who would be trained in it for the naval defense of
the country in the event Of war; to foster the in
PRODUCTION of kind of food which should be cheap
and at the same time nutritious and which should
also add to the expectations of the country. These
were the objects, and if these objects have in any
degree been attained the expend in their behalf
of SO, 600 600 in sixty years is quite as profitable
as an e1pendi ure Of mihOns upon millions TO sus.
tain the interests Of Slavery, to say nothing OF the
moral shame and disgrace Of q war yaged in such
behalf. Mr.. Clay is very indignant that twenty
five ates should be made to pay tribute TO tbs
ar,tocrscy of six States but be has nothing TO say
of making the capital and labor Of such States as
Massachusetts,, New. York, Pennsylvania aud Ohio
pay tribute to the aristOcracy Of such States as
South Carolina and Virginia. His talk abOu. the
Ii.tocracy Of he Goldfish interest will create much
amusement among his political frends-the staunch
fishermen Of Marbehead and GlOucester-and may
perbaps open their eyes to the folly of supporting
party which considers oily the interests of negro
Slavery 10 be worthy Of the bounties of Govern
ment.
A rsnsptIv mn hli,hed letter of DR. Iiyincston the