Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-11
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Ir. Wise and The Tariff HIS charges against the Wing
party, this subject, utterly untomded and UNJUST
Most singular that should be called upon to vndi
Wings from the assaults Of who claims him.
self Wing; but strange tmay seem, that task is ours
Indeed report reaches Of th, gentemans ef.
forts from the hus,ing- that not constrained to
excam Save from f,iends and we will take care
of our enemies"
On subject has he been guilty more injustice to the
whg party, and might add, himself and his good
name, than on ;he subject Of the Tariff
He ha. asserted, learn, throughout the District where
he has spoken. that the Wings the last Congress
deliberately violated the compromise 1888 and that
the Wing party is the high Tariihe high protective par
~ Of the country.
In prefeng this charge Mr. Wise either guilty Of dis
ngenuousness fogets the history and totally msappre.
hends the provisions Of the Compromise Act One or the
other alternative he take and cannot evade.
Wherein have the Wings iaringed the Compromise Act
They have violated either il. letter or ,s spirit
Mr.. Wise surely will contend that the Compromise
Act proposed any fixed and unserabe standard u upost
duties IF ne does. he falls upon this gross ahsurdy that
If the should he greatly deficient uader the
dssd Of that aeiif % per Tariff should not brig
into the Treasury sufficient u cary the Govern
men-hore would be rghtfu authority in Congress g.
the duties beyond % per the ndis.
pen'abe Of the Treasury. Taus, II the expenses
the Government should be % millions and the
10 millions, would be wrong the duties imports
beyond the prescribed that Get, wit 90 per cent
and Of course the ID millions Of deficient
either from direct by loan. This simple
Of the conclusycy shows that the Compromise
Act did not FIX any nmuabO unyaryng Of duties
imports, other words did propose under all cir
cumstancos, keep down duties 90 per cent is
gued by Mr. W. and oil opponents Of the new Tanif Law.
II, them the Compromise Act did establish
changeabe scale OF duties, what did contemplated
This suroy that there should happen either an eXccss
proficiency Of revenue he very words Of the 9th
Of the acU Congress should be liberty alter the
Of duty, diminishing them, there should he excess,
and increasing them, there should DO deficiency OF Re
venue
70 adopt any other conclusion, repeat contend
that the Of duurss pevaifin Of in
pouce-in pethonc deficient ueasuyi and ihatin
event, Congress. sLaH be drren TO loans d..
rect oSauon order provide for carrying the
Government.
So true BE- this position that even tho articles which IN.
der the Of July 18th, 1892 tho very act which the Com
promise Act MODIFY subject to less duty than
90 per cent or wore duty free allowed by the Com
promise Act be- pushed up 20 per cent whenever 30
might be necessary adjust the to either Of the
said connngenccs"-ha s excess or deficiency Of re-
venue.
But let the Compromise Act speak for itself The third
section b. follows:
1872 the duties imposed by existing laws modified 10y
tins act shall remain and continue TO be collected And
fran md 0er the day last atorssaid, all duties upon i'm
ports aha be- collected in ready moneys and s credits now
allowed hy law n the payment Of duties shall be, and arc
hereby aboshcd and saeh duties shall BE- laid for The p
pose Of raising sUc may be necessary 10 an
economical AdmiHisrat0H NJ The GOrcrH'nsHG and from
and after the day last aforesaid the duties required obo paid
by aw goods. and merchandise shall be ossessed
upon value hereof port where the same shall b.
entered, under such regulations may be prescribed BY
| law"
Hero tho rule laid down by the Compromise act itself
by which duties be imposed after the JJh day o
Junc, 1872, plain that noQe can misundersiand and
that rule r that duties shall be laid for Revenue-suoh r.
may be necessary 10 an economical administration
Of the Government This rule will shew IN our next
/ has not been uanscoudod.
One point for the present, bring to view and shall con
standy advert to- that Mr. WISE while he represents Tho
wings in Congress violating the compromise Act - the
ossuppoucr Of John Tyler oho signed the bill Of whcl
Mr. w. Justify complains as infringing the comprom'''
j Act.