The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-06
THE TARIFF-MR. WISE.

fate, we deem il TO be incumbent on Congress TO
adopt a substitute which will stand The test OF
,ime-the mutations Of parties. And 10 DO TINS,
we think there is no better mode lei, than The
adoptioo of the moderate views ofPresident Ty-
Ter on the subject. His views, as repeatedly
expressed in his annual messages TO Congress,
were the result Of thorough Investigations and
patriotic medi'ations. In arriving at his con
illusions, he banshed all party considerations
from his mind, keeping steadily NJ view MS oo-
legations, Chief Magistrate otlhe whole Union,
10 protect the interests and maintain the
rights of all its members. He dwell upon the
importance of infusine the elements OF stability
into the system, knowing, from ample experience
that unstable tariff laws, whether high or low
duties were imposed, were not only preJudiclal
10 the commercial aud manufacturing interests
Of The country, but by deranging the regularity
and amount Of receipts into the Treasury,
necessarily embarrassed and ,hwaIted the legi,-
mate operations Of Government.
Well did the President foresee, and truly did
he foretell, the consequences Of making reve-
nue. law party measure. He knew, and we
trust the country knows, that when sys-
TEN Of duties shall become a bandy-baH, 10 be
knocked hisher and thilber by the clubs of par
ties. neither the commercial, manufacturing
nor agricultural interests Of the country can ever
experience permanent prosperity the credit
of The Government, and the currency, must ever
be subject to disastrous mutations. If party
h1 in 1av ~ adj LII
~ duties and oppressive taxation, the next ano-
Their is in the ascendency, which adyo-
Gates measures in the opposite extreme
They obtain power alternately by warning
against each other. And unless the moderate
counsels Of wisdom and patriotism-and where
shall we look for them, if not to ga President
without party 7"-be adopted, there can be no
stability, no prosperity
Al the present juncture, however averse the
maddened men Of party may be to calm appreci-
alton ofthe views Of the Chief Magistrale-who,
ifnot 'the last Of the Republicans certainly i'm
bodies more of the characteristics of the Repub-
can Fathers of the Revolution, than any of the
aspirants to his place--yet the CONSTITUTION
renders il obligatory on them 10 respect his OPT
Mons. And he is not the individual to shrink
from constitutional duty, if party nick
should be calculated to peril the welfare of his
country. In short, whether the politicians may
condescend to regard the principles and opinions
Of the President or not, it is very certain that
whatever they may be pleased to do until il OBJ
rains his sanction, will remain undone.
L.
Messages, on which the Tariff should be ad
justed, were correctly exemplifed, according
TO our comprehension, in the able address Of
Mr.. WIsE, to his constituents and correspon.
dents, in September, 1912. We intend (ir
compliance with the request Of several Northern
members Of Congress) TO make several ex.
tracts, from day TO day, from that address. thai
such of It's illustrations aud deductions as shall
be deemed Of value, land the production ha.
won the appreciation of all moderate men, ma,
be again presented for the consideration Of tn,
public. II will be seen, in the first paragraph o
our extracts, that although The opinions of Mr.
Wise are mainly in accordance with those n
the President yet they were the result of nj,
own convictions, as are all his opinions.
Extract from he Address of Mr.. Visa.
gladly avail myself Of this opportunity of r,,,,s
you my opinions, without reference To those ~ 49,
one else on the general subject Of the tariff ref,
TO the Presidents message fJr has opinions and
speaking Tor myself alone, have openly declared h
my place IN the House Of Representa- YES limo OH
1912, tia, u eru wa, and am mol nor what | onder
stand TO be an ultra free trade politician | ,b,r
and there eDdeavored TO define in a short .,nI.n..
ton with my friend Mr.. Cushing, Of Massaohp.s,,.
what understood rational free trade 10 be In cont.
distinction 10 The theories which have been pushed 10
Wild and impractcable extremes on The subIoc, A
reference TO that debate (see National In,e,seoc.,
June I'D, Tor an imperfect sketch by the Re1o,,er
will show that utterly rejected the idea Of
hit free trade a. visionary and impraoticable On.
hraneo not even the ultimate end which some loot
|" me 'o'ure hn'of, oil nations, Of freedom from
indirect taxation by means Of tariff, OF duties I rs'
gard indirect taxation the best kind Of 4. .,,on
as The easiest Imposed, and the most easiIy bornc
tending nNa 10 popular content and 10 nation,
wea'h % most conducive TO individual sn,.rpr,s,
ana 20 ,.e ia"hiu discharge OF the high duties and
trus" OF gosernment and as In fact necessary IN tbe
very existence OF civilized and powerful royernmsn,.
IN the world. sN''""'"''
Taxes must be raised for the support of go,.r,,n.,
IN some form or other II is in vain 10 prescb ,h A.
trne OF direct taxation in ordinary time. for n,tion
ohJsce and purposes IL will do, as our experience
proves, for corporation and Slate purposes which arc
Comparatively merely municipal, ard nations mus,
resort TO IT In time OF but in ordinary ,irn.. "a
peace the burden becomes too odious ard
to be endured to The amount required for the Fedsra
Government At all events, the subject il loo "a
before this time to be discussed at this day. TIKI.
aes o. .So''sn'ng tariffs Of duties imports sl,ore
Their is she very ultrsism OF free trad, >.
utra'st in that sense. We must have ,ar;g ~, ..
venue. wi 'o
But short OF this Uiopian idea Of free trad, ina,
discussed, is another, to which | do not .pbscr,bs
Some contend for perfect ,qua,iy amor, ra,;on, IN
respect to trade and claim il best to pu, ali other
peSpe upon me same footing with our own people,
1hn impossible, unless the people Of the wbols
earth could be smslgsma,ed under one and N, ., me
form OF government. Our Constitution ever cor.
tempstsd such cbimers, but, on the contrary nro-