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

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psrting on the election which has just tken pace
yitbout aitipg the formal decision OF the electorsi
Hod this be does from the Poin' OF view OF ms ofn
parry, without any Pretehsioh 70 speaE ne We
hsd IN tbs portion Of the Presidents Message mto! o.
fbe phrases which were banded eOouI H9 IA. t sn
~snup and The platform duriog the course of zoe re-
.rr,t corte,, The North is den1unced az mere ge-
serap heal party and the attempt 70 pfeVen' Vf1
teE,ion of Slavery IL characterized by tne Nnie'
Hagi,tste Of the Republic as mere PIe'eur-'I u
y;s1od nv AbolitiC nifts who are seeking 10 prepare
the public mind FOR civil wsr and H-,''cl' e
esrpage Thus the South has been irltated enu 9.te
alnost az violent as The North Inc h'st seP -, Wy
North wss AbolitiOnsmi the secoSo' sec . 'au1o
,iyen 10 fugitive saves the third the objection o-de
10 the introduction Of new Slave States INTO me ioh
Then eomes a defense OF the Tepeai oI uIe hsso1ii
Con pron,se and Of the Kansas \, bTaska oii, anu
bvnoc,ca profession Of inabity 10 check the Migrant
htsrEreIce With The freedom Of election by order
RofiaBs in Ksnsas, who ne, moreover, repre'ehNd
as The segrieved patty. Thee is lot line 10 ths
lopY abatement which Goes not contain proposition
Mat will be Indignantly denied by millions OF tue Peope
20 whom and on whose behalf President Pierce speaks
and it would indeed DC difficult TO proodce sCa|e
nsnt more entirely ODesided, suppressIng more
con pletely oil adverse arguments, and garblnS more
carefully every statement on which itreles, we may
however leave 20 the American pres; the tass OF ar-
susDg and defending the first two columns OF us Mes
rsge We wish only that while tue President was 80
eloquent on the evils OF disunOn be had found space 70
say word ofthose who boldly avowed that shJuld me
SUuth fell in eecbg It's President the Union must Dc
dissoIyed az had explained hoH person go anxlous
Er its preservation 10 choose 60 many OF ms ad
ybers from that party. We wish slso that, When 50
much was fad Of violence, q word had been dropped
,eprobsiDg the brutal attack on Mr. Sumner within
The precincts Senate House. and deprecang the
appreciation Of the deed, 30 common. we mgnt say so
pIiversal, among the inhabitants oil the southern
States. .,..,
We pass gladly from these matters Of party bitter
pess 70 the portions of the Message winch dea WIN
The present and future policy Of the country: Inc
President recommends the reduction of the tart; aud
tbose who consider that America IL no paying ~ per
cent ad yalorem duty ali foreign imported artceS
will think that this recommendation does not come
before il is needed. High az the duty 49, 1t Is not
enough 10 act as a prohibition and macy artic'eS'
such iron for instance, are imported 10 large queu
titles paying the 80 per cent on Toe Vsiue OF ne l
tiole when landed in America. The fret, atd often
fhe only road in the Uulfed states Is railroad III
thie indispensable condition Of civilization cleayes IT'S
way through the forest, tie richest lands are let
20 the trapper, the Indian, and the b1hsl0. But
with The ironway comes settlement and with fette-
mebt the aIts and convenience OF civilized me- Inc
rail say has accelerated the cOlODz ion OF the AmeT
oan continent by hundreds of year ar Conferred upon
greater benefits than upon all the rect o, the world
put toeetber Yet the iron of which this lnesu na0le
agent Of wesltb and civilization is composed aruh
eisy raised i'll price by something more than 81 per
cent and iii order to benefit few Pensnyva ANA ron
masters who cannot even when thus protected, keep
out the British producer, and that article OF industry
the production Of which lies at the root OF all oher In
usries is rendered ceaTer than might be by al least
one third This is in truth, PrOtectOnism run msd.
What aegravates the absurdity Is, that the Central
Government of the United States already possesses
revenue far too large for its wants and IL forced 10
have recourse to little jobbng in order TO get rid of
funds which ought never TO have been collected.
The part Of an American Presidents Message winch
uiualy most liable TO criticism is that which relates
70 foreign affairs We are happy TO cay that 10 TINS
respect have nothing to complain OF In the docu-
nent before The treaty by which the troubles
Of Central America are put an end to recommended
70 u favorable consideration OF the Senate ana tue
reciprocity treaty is spoken of in terms Of well mered
appreciation. America Las consented to give uns
tT the smicabe settlement OF the Sound Dues ques'
Hon. TIE suggestion Of Mr.. Marcy for extending the
proposed abolition Of prvateerng to the absolute pro-
lection of private property on the ocean 10 fairy
and temporarily advocated and HOPES are expressed
shst the allied Po1ers may soon be brought TO see the
necessity of acting emil htened principle. Ger
saih Quses with the Republic OF Mexico and the con-
suct of1e- Grenada with regard toithe, railway are
lightly touched upon aud the Preside nt makes use OF
sL,s reno rkable EXPIRE ss0n:" we have 10 attemper
our power to the less happy condition of other re-
publcs in A0erics, and 10 pace ourselves In me
" camness aud conscious dignity OF right by the SIDE
" Of the greatest and weabieet Of the empires of Eu
"rope" We do not profess to know exactly what tins
means. We hope not wrong III putting upon the
Interpretation that the President will for the future
AVOID the haditOnsIy policy, which made the dignity
of the Republic consist In seeking for matter OF otfense
wherever IL could be found. Such Is the Presidents
Message Reasonable and moderate as regards foreign
affair and not perhaps, more Objectionable tnan
might be expected with regard to domestic matters II
IL ap eab rate defense, such can be made, for the
many eensurable acts of the present Administration.
1t seems lack hope and esrnestnes,. and to be per-
yaded by tie sentiment that the political career of its
author is closed already and hardly requires the cere
nony of the 4th of March for its termination.
From The London Times Dee II.
There is one reflection which must have occurred 10
most thoughtful Engshmen after toling through the
Presidents Message. In all history, sacred or pro-
fane there occurs every and then the picture of
some one who had all that fortune and nearly all that
nature could give him; who seemed set on high rs a
splendid example of material happiness, Intellectual
ability, and even moral worth, but IN whom all these
gifts were. marred by some one fatal exception
Through this single want they all went for nought aud
gladly might they have given the whole TO repair this
one speck Of nf0city. We zee it around US. Who
would be Duke Of This or Earl of That Z
the immense revenue of Mr.. Soand -So--for
such a ones splendid position transcendent
abilities ! Who would be the man who combines all
there, but - 1t Is true that We have troubles
enough in this country England has wants and cares
and anxeues and even scandals enough. Strsened
territory, huge cites, vested interests, conf citing
classes, venerable institutions, Jealous neghbOrs,
prodigious debt, and her restless ambition CON
spire 10 produce very checkered result She has so
many drawbacks 10 her happiness that one hardly
knows which to put frst, and that we have
left ont many. But turn to the United States, and the
mind rses AZ once, takes breath and expands Cheer
fplcompsny, the music OF Rossini sparkling champaign
nay even laughing gss, could hardly exhilarate you
more than just Whit of that fragrant prosperity
which seems the very atmosphere OF the States.
Perbaps Presidents Message hardly does Justice
10 il, bat through it's labored augmentation its coos-
sal hguTet, and its customary list Of grievances
and quaIrels with the less elevated forms Of humanity
you may deiec. the Here is the great Republic
Of the world; whos continent tens Of mdl0us of
acres sold, many more Just measured; more money
thsn there l>wfl for; pocuatiou, carelessness
and waste from the mere and worthessness OF
wealth. d commerce that Nhens every sea with
he sale; Consultation SO simple and clear that
struggle or two within the lifetime OF a man