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MovEMENr-From various Ind cations, derived


from members of the administration, and the organ


OF the government at Washington, it is now very


clear that the whole influences that Mr. Polk car


bring to bear upon next Congress, will be exerted


N favor of modification of the present tariff, TO


what is called the revenue standard, and the esta-


blishment of the specie system in the financial


action of the government, otherwise called the


Sub-Treasury."


The great difficulty. in any attempt to modify the


tariff is to get three, four FIVE, or any other num-
Der of sensible men, TO agree as to what IS Just
standard amongst such multiplicity Of details, af-
fecting so mary articles OF commerce. Still, 1t Is
possible that some general plan founded on a COM
prehensive principle, may be presented by Mr.. Sc
cretary Walker, and be submitted to Congress =
But il is very doubtful whether Congress will adopt
the plan proposed by him, without some remarkable
notifications. There is less difficulty about the in
PRODUCTION of the specie SYSTEM and separation en-
tire and complete Of the government IN Its financial
action, from all the banks in the country. We con-
ceive these two measures as only parts OF the
same system, operating IN double capacity
upon manufactures and manufacturing establish,
ments, commerce and agriculture, and the financial
action of the government so far as the currency IS
concerned. Yet these measures, in this combined
system, will create probably great an excitement
in various quarters of the country, and among the
various sections and cques of the great parties, as
any other question that has agtated the country
during the last five years. certain portion of the
whig party in tie North are ultra in their tariff
notions, and they will oppose every thing in the
shape of modification. A certain portion of the
same party in the South are equally ultra and reso-
lutte in their free-trade views and will be just as
much the other way. In New England, Western
New York, and Pennsylvania, where numerous
manufacturing establishments are in existence, con-
Quoted by practical men, there will be less difficulty
than with the rabid ultra, Presidentmaking politl-
clans


II it were possible to get twenty or thirty planters
of the various Southern States, possessed of common
sense and discretion with similar number of the
manufacturers and merchants of the Northern conf
mercial and manufacturing States to meet together
and agree upon some plan the principles of reason
and common sense, the question would be settled IN
much more expeditions and satisfactory manner
than we hope to effected by Congress. But this
Legislation Of practical intelligence and saga
city we cannot get. AS soon, therefore, as
this important question is thrown into Congress
by the Executive, il will be soon after
the opening of the session, the various parties
and cliqus and various asprans for the succession
with their friends in Congress, will Immediately go
to work and cut and carve and dig and shelve and
mine and intrigue, and destroy all hopes ofany pro-
per or uaicious arrangement of tariff, or financial
system which are among parts of the same general
system.


The strife on this subject will begin in a very few
weeks We shall watch and pray-analyze and
discuss-point out the merit or the folly of the
views of all sections and parties. The subject Is
one that has been our constant study for nearly
quarter of acentury. We possess more fact, data
and information on these matters than any other
newspaper establishment in the country, or than
even the government itself, and we shall avail
self Of all our resources end endeavor to enlighen
the country the present important crisis of its in
terna policy