Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-26

THE TARIFF hlLL

THE TARIFF BILL.
IN, readers will share our surprise, ""e" 'ey 'o.e
,.r, that the House of representatives have again
' m The vetoed Tariff bill, s,rpt OF the Dstriou
ION fealure-and passed II at one hea', u, ~, ue
uonday last. All accounts represent the scene 10
"' len one of the most exciting, which was ever
"th;,sd IN Coneress-the measure 90 ,mportant-the
s,s which were involved IN 1t so various anu con-
,o,v-and the vote close, and the scale so nicely
Tia, on one question was tie, and the DILL was
lime thrown out BY the casting vote OF The SPEAK
no, two of the Wings, who had hung hre, came
,,,d after the vote cast and contrary as would
ION 20 all parliamentary usage, were admitted 10 re.
.,s,., their votes in favor of the bill These were
North Carolina Wing and a Kentucky Whg-Mess's.
c.ni, and Andrews-one of whom had to abandon
Tariff Pre;udces of the South and the other,
.s , Ds,r;hu;ion interests of Mr. Clay. In fine, after
s,rugrle seldom witnessed in del,berat've BODY,
I'D air. a suspense, which only lent further interest
" The drama the bill sent to the Senate by ma
lority OF t'co .o.,e ,,o g.
,o and OF the Pfesiden lis fate is still uncertain
". have various letters from Washington, and specu
,rions upon the subject One OF these we nave gwen
- ,r,easo Our other Correspondents seem equally al
loss TO predict the final result. One OF them says
A y,ler system Of plumber was never attempted upon
free and intelligent people, than by the contemplate"
TIFF II will not give Sl2000O00. ~ per cent.
5n,y would give over % millions. Can the country
,,nd this loss of revenue for proteetion Look out ior
.no,her veto" Another Correspondent thinks me
rll cannot, pass the Senate its present form, and
homes i, may be consider aby modified for the better
and that some of the Southern Senators cannot be
tiled to such e4eesses as this bill embraces. But
NoaS IerronS
Iipon the merits of this bill, cannot hesitate ioi
one moment No one has been more ANXIOUS thah We
Laye been-no one has taken pains to press the
n,ssage of bill, which should relieve the embarrass
nen,s of the Treasury and the dstresses OF the coun
,fy But we went for Efficient and SUFFICIENT heee
nue. Bli-to supply the necessary funds Tor an
cal administration OF the Government NOW, ths o'i
Of examinations goes little for revenue, ana almost
all for protection 1t prohibits imPortatons OF large
variety Of articles and cuts off the receipt OF the du
t;.s from the Treasury. MIR. Clifford denounces IL as
",he mos, stupendous JH that ever found ITS way
INTO the American Congress MIR. Calhoun IN ms ate
c.l,btated Speech Declares that "The Tariff bill OF
I-aI has. bv common consent, been called tie bill oil
ahon,naons; but, bad that was, this-ai things
conslder,dis worse 1t is, in the first place, worse,
because il is more onerous not that The duties are on
an average higher-or they probably less by about
IN ner cent This, il estimated will average abont
M p.r cent, ad valorsm the aggregate OF the imports
and that averaged according 10 the best estimate tha'
have beer able To make, about 40 But thus difference
Is more than made up by other considerations; anu,
among them that allowed long credit for the payment
n, the dn;ies this requires them TO be PAID IN cash.
which will add to their burden not less than or per
cent Again there has been great falling OIL IN
p,ces on almost ell articles winch increases, IN the
same proportion, tie rate per cent on the cost OF all
specific du,ies-probaby not much less than on per
cent, which considering the number and the import
ance of the articles which they laid IN this bull
will much more than make up the difference. Totbcse
nav added lis arbitrary and oppressive provisions tor
vaulng goods, and collecting duties, with the fact that
IL goes operation without notice, immediately on
rs passage which would fall heavily the CONNIE rcni
interest, and the undue weight il would impose on The
less wealthy portions of the community consequence
of the higher duties lays coarse articles OF general
sumption.
oar opposition to this bill is not is de-
termination to make upon il the hasty impulse OF
the moment. Anxious We have uniformly been
for the passage of efficient revenue bill, we have
never ceased to appeal to the farm members OF
Congress, not only 10 abandon Distribution, but TO
Ieinquish all ideas of an excessive Tariff we nave
zone further We have stated from time 10 time, how
far many Of the Democratic party would be willing to
eo-how far even TO modify the provisions and Tor
tine TO relax the restrictions of the Compromise act IT.
self Will the reader US for defining our posi-
TONS on this subect-and to point out from the past,
the course we intend to pursue for the future:
ave suspcct that the Tariff bill now before the Sc
psle csnno, pass even if stripped OF lis Distribution
feature Iii by far too resrcre-ln many cases ab-
soiutely prchibory-n almost every case, sacr'fcng
1trenue TO protection "-Riehmond Enquirer, July 20
Whatever be the truth of his other positions, The
fret one must be false. II is worse than cle--it IS
fraud 10 assert that the Loco Focos will vote for re-
venue bill, NEITHER with without the lands These
Wing slangwhangers seeking 10 deceive the PEG.
pie and 10 the manufacturers by such bold and
uniounded assertions. Many oil the Democrats, al
Washington are determined, the moment this bill IS
thrown out, TO come forward and pour oil upon the
waves They WILL in all probability, propose another
BILL TO raise revenue for the support Of the Govern
nent They will not discharge their duty TO them
selves, or TO their country, if they shrink from this
duty. For one, are willing TO RAISE the ou''es De-
You'd % per would raise them to % per cent?
o higher.
Lei the foreign invoice then, be made the basis OF
the calculation To carry out this scheme, we would
90 back upon the track of the COMPROMISE bull, yield
back some Of its reductions, and take up Mr. Weller
poje of re adopting the duties of the first of june II
necessary to RAISE sufficient revenues for supporting
the expences of the Government, and avoiding further
funded loans and reducing the debt we would go back
stages IN the process OF redncuon, and al
low the augmentation of duties for limited and short
period We cannot consent TO destroy The credit oil
orr Government or the energy of our institutions
Congress must not adjourn and leave the treasury
empty, and the Government itself dlsorgan'zed Let
the madcaps, who would rather reign IN Hell than
serve in Heaven who would sacrifice the country to
their doa,ory Tor Henry Clay or TO their hatred ior
John Tyler--let such facous spirits, who would even
abandon their Tariff comrades 10 their fate resort to
hsse desperate exremltes. But let no Democratic or
Wing member, who loves his country, think one mo-
mcnt of adiournIng without providing ior the heces-
sites Of the Government.
TRchmond Enquirer, August 2.
"The Saturdays Mcdisonan emphatically says =
'et Congress rfpto the Distribution law, Tor suspend
it for twenty years, till the rational debt is Paid) and
pass such bill the President recomme nded
and the welfare of the manufacturing, well as oil
other classes, Will be fixed permanent basis. IT
this is tone it will eternally be purity question,
and always subject to mu,abil'ty. If this Wing Con-
gress could fix this bill OF abominatons the people
tins year. would be torn TO pieces the next when the
Republicans will be in power. Eren no@ IRE haze a
Republican President cho ,ciu shrink from has duty
We will see-but f he swallows Summons bill, he has
the outlet of whale, and the stomach of an ostrich
II will not be-" "The
moderate Whgs-,he cool, calculating tariff men
ought to make an honest, liberal effort for permanen,
duties 10 save the Treasury and themselves, and
then the effort will longer be doubtful. Give Us
moderate duties-a small revenue, economical e1pen-
di,ures, and place all interests, and above all
the great interests Of free institutions, upon the
firmest basis. This maxim would we adopt from the
D. . PaE,Ll;ea. fiand IN Pau: