Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-05-02

&c repea! this beneficial act Of 1912,
and bring US back to the low duties and
the low condition Of 1910. They
have struck death blow at this policy
"a policy which had INDICATED its
adoption by all its fruits, which had
fulfilled all the hopes of his friends,
and falsified all the predictions Of its
enemies; but shall this blow be unavail.
ing? No, Sir, it will recoi and over
whelrl its authors. The people who
have experienced the benefits and the
! blessings OF this measure, will not a.
bandon 1t. Even its enemies are now
disposed to give it a fair and full trial,
and condemn it only when it fails
Then why NOT. sir, wait till the people
have an opportunity to pass upon this
question a. the approaching electionsl
They will then settle it one way or
the other. If the enemies Of the Tariff
policy prevail, they can and will re-
peal IT, but If you repeal it now, and
It's friends are successful, it will be
immediately restored. Then why not
lei II abide this result? Let i, GO to
the people, let them decide it, and, for
one sir, am prepared TO aclulesce in
their decision. The Committee depre.
cate agitation; why not, then, let the
matter rest. Let the experiment be
tried, and if it fails, put i, down.
Whence the urgent necessity of
change; what interest in the country
calls for ii; who has demanded ii; who
has pelltioned for this or any other
change? No one but the committee
of Ways and Means say we must have
more revenue--more revenue. and how
do they propose TO raise il! BY reduc-
ing The duties; and this. my word for it,
will result, as it always has resulted
i'll reduction of revenues it is the nee
essary and natural consequence. This
was once the opinion of the honorable
Chairman q the Committee of Ways
and Means (Mr Mckay himself. and
as there IS now every prospect of a re-
dundant revenue. | should not be sur.
prissd if. before the bill is disposed of,
il should be advocated as measure to
reduce the revenue, and this report be
amended by striking ont the words "a
bill to increase the revenue" and in
sert the words, ga bill to REFUGE the
the revenue" | affirm it as fact, and
here challenge contradiction, tina, the
revenues of the country always have
been increased or diminished, as we
increased or diminished the duties on
foreign goods; and why will this not
be the result now! Here Mr. Mckay
called Mr. Stewart to order, and said it
would would be time enough to discuss
the Tariff when that measure came up
for discussion.)
Yes, said Mr. S., the gentleman has
got vote to prin, and circulate $4,000
copies of his report-his speech in IA
vor of his bill-and no doubt he is
anxious to suppress any reply; but,
sir, | have accidentally got in between
two previous questions, and | wish 10
say LILLE or the other side, and lit
tie it will be compared with the volum-
inous report of the Committee of Ways
and Means, which report assure
the gentleman will take great pleas
ure in sending TO my constituents, who
will readily comprehend and appreciate
its destructive doctrines. But the gen
tleman tells me to wait till the Tariff
comes up for discussion; sir, this may
never happen; may not the majority
pass that bill, as they are passing this
important bill, Under the previous ques-
ton! majority may take the bill oft
of committee and pass il under the gag
without amendment or debate; and from
the disposition evinced 10 suppress de-
bate on this occasion, have we not
right to apprehend that the same course
will be pursued on the subject Of the
Tariff, which, if passed at all, must be
passed under the gait will not bear
debate.
But, sir. when | was interrupted by
the honorable chairman Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, was about to
saw. that if this bill increases the revc.
nue. to meet the demands of the treasu-
nv, it can only fulfil this office by near
" doubling impor'atons. ltrepudiates
protection, and adopts The horizontal
plan; with few exceptions it brings
every thing down to thirty per cent. till
the first Of September, l645. when
there is to be general reduction of all
ad vaIorem duties to twenty-five per
cent and under, resulting in reduction
Of the duties imposed by the Tariff of
1912 about one-third, or say one fourth;
then it is manifest that you must import
ne.four,h more foreign goods to make
GOOD the loss of revenue by this reduc-
lion, and one-fourih more 10 raise the
additional FIVE millions required. max
inc an increase of one half, viz: fifty
millions, which must of course destroy
that amount Of our own production; for