Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-04


Congress and the Legislature, were, and ere, il
tins attitude: They know the people are against
the Tariff, and they compelled TO affect, th'
great Est horror for it, But, at the same moment
they arc supporting Tariff President in the person
oil Jackson, and straining every nerve to secure
the succession TO Tariff President, in the person
OF MIR. Van Brren, Thus situated, how could i,
DC otherwise than that they should cool off towards
the Tariff Accordingly, we find that for the last
TWO or three years, there have been no more annu,
al resolves Of the unconst,utionalty of the Tariff,
oy the Legislature! There has been an attempt To
Keep up appearances, by false, and known to he
i1lSe prctences, that Jackson was against the Ia.
rlt. These representations have been falsfed by
all OF Jackson's messages which continued, though
IN terms OF studied cqu;voque, prove him TO be
Trend OF protection; nevertheless, it was ncces
sary To hoodwmk the people, and Jackson contnu-
ed TO be praised to the skies and luttcrly Van Blu.
rem, while Clay and the Tariff, were infinitely abu
sea anu condemned! This is one of those exam.
pics OF inconsistency, for which contemporary
has acquired such wide celebrity! Dat what cares
ne that 1T is gross and palpablc to every vision?
lie throws himselfu every strong CURRENT floats
like cork; 'eiH be in a majority, and mW have his
share OF pap. How many Members of Congress
has Virginia like him. in these swimming accom-.
plishnents? How many counting Executive smiles
and trimming their course in CONGRESS- to sail INTO
the haven of Executive patronage.
such, feeble III colourng, bat accurate in ont.
line, is the prcdican!ent of the dominant party Of
Virginia, by which we mean the Jackson Van Bu
rem party, towards the Tariff. PrjnciOLe-if il is
not time to dismiss the word from the vocabulary
at least long AMI loud profession of incxtin-
guiShablo cn'nity TO the Tariff, pulls them one
way-love to Jackson, whose Report this must be
considered, and love to Van Barren who concurs of
course in what the ILLUSTHIOuS wishcs-hauls
them another Mr. McLanos BILL is a yrsiec,jyc
OW certainly. wa they oppose it, and with it,
the Administration which brings it forward! VIII
they sustain it, and rcvolution;zo the position of
Virginia towards the Tariff? We have sucA a Re
presentation in Congress, with two or three cxcep.
ions, from the Anti-Tarr s,rt OF the State, tha,
no man who does not wish to be set down as n
false prophet, would undertake to predict what
tic d they 'riN do.
From Tie u. s. Tr!cerooh.
TIE TARIFF
We publish, to-day, the report Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury, with the accompanying bill on Tie
subject Of the tariff. The document Wis lon,, sine.
called Tor, and has been long expected, and VIII
doubtless be read extensively.
We have not time, At present, to give TO the pu'
nc our reflections on the project proposed by the
Secretary, ana must cOninc ourselves to a few re.
MARKS on lis leading features. The reader VIII see
that, on many of The important articles. specific
duties still retained so that il is difficult ;o say
To what per cent nd rd!orcm, they would amount
oh sllghl examination, however, would sun
pose the average duties on all the heavy protected
articles, donot vary materially from tie tariff OF
1916.
The minimum principle is yielded IS to woollcns
but retained as to certain descriptions OF cotton
goods. Cash duties are substituted isl ,,-,,,.
great and material change i'll system of impGsts
as established from the commencement Of the Co
Verhmcnt, calculated to add very considerably to he
nominal rate otGUticS fixed in the proposed nro
Ject, we would suppose not less than six pey cent
Another new principle 10 the tax upon auctions of
one and Il half per cent. which mast also be added
TO the nominal duties This feature involves am i'm
portant principle, and to these we may add ano he
feature involving principles and consequences sin
more imPortaat. We mean, the system Of BOUN
lies to the shipping interest, inserted Endcra pre-
teHce oi drawbacks! These, with some change as TO
the amount OF valuation, constitute the peculiar
features OF the plan. The bill is 20 into opera
ton on the third Of March, 1893, and is pcrnlnent
IN It's provisions, contemplating Mo fIr:h2. roduc-
tons.
On reviewing It's provisions, conclude, on The
whole, tina. the plan viii not he uaacccBt ~. TO
the manufacturing interest. 1t makes some rcduc-
tons, 1t Is true, on the protected articles but il
also contains "cIc provisions, which cannot fail TO
DC hIghy acceptable to that interest, which, if
we add the almost entire exemption from duties of
the unprotected, and which acts as ii bounty to that
extent, TO the protected articles, the manufacturing
interest would be in situation certainly not much
less desirable than the present. We do not think
That the project Will be equally accrplllc to the
great opposing and tax paying interest of the coun
try, Judging from all the indications which we see
IN that quarter. Mr. RitchIc himself who cnrtaiu
~ Is much disposed TO second the "EXccutivc
vicw," as VIII be seen by an extract from the last
Nlchmond Enquirer, considers twenty or twenty
live per cent as the extreme rate of di!lv and even
That to be accompanied with provision for Il IRA
d'a! reduction OF the duties down TO the lowest r..
venue point. In this, we do not doubt, he speaks
the language of the entire South. As To The pro
Daplc amount of revenue which the bin will Give il
Is difficult to speak with certainty. We would
suppose speaking coniccuraily, tia: it cannot fall
short OF sixteen or seventeen millions of dollars
the sum at which il is estimated under this project
and which, added TO the public lands and bank di-
vidcnds, would leave pcrmancnt rovaiuc from
eighteen TO twenty millions OF dollars, and D.. lvinu
a surplus at least of seven Ini.lions-a sum sGfIi.
GENTLY large, We fear, TO divide, distract, and cor
r"pt the whole country
Mr.. Rilcho says:
cine Executive report or the tariff is expected,
VIC understand, in lew days. Wutr,Isi that it will
strongly recommend ;hc proprirty Of ultimately
cutting down the tariff to the necessary wants Of
me Government; rcpcdlthc tariff OF -: reduce the
duties on the first July 60 ~ - per cent as
beginning. and then 20 on gradually and certainly
reducing it lower and lower until we get down TO
the expenditure point the ciIstic character Of our
cHtcTprising COuu;ryWCu accommodating itself TO
this gradual but constant reduction. Upon these
LIBERAL principles the question may be settled
otherwise, clouds and darkness rest upon it, Re-
~ on IT, the northern manufacturers viii rue their
inidtutiion il they DO not Weld this much to In.
adjourn without doing something citcciuaI.-Souil
! Carolina will unTy IT almost en- "JSsc.-N Not %