New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-07
What part had Loco Feooism IN passing
the present Tariff ~ ,oo
10 tla Edito, Of 1se T,isane

ic will no, be too much trouble ioI SSu T See H ,b M
n III t,er 4, .e, forth the stool when the
az o INV. M !, wa. ,s ho Voted with the Whs. ic the Tarf
rh tsasn why make ihs request this Several Of tbe
esd9s s sS macy ii them have Secoae SO bold
n the teeth of The Wings IN comuon eonSe,a,i'n that NE
S ,yeIe patty who passed the InIt mud 10 whom The
cope Indebted ,f renewed ms'psr,U &c &e to, eN
NM wS"m he e,eavons TO convel,1 ho
he nrh the Democrsis lvs sr, you would no' have
me had 1t hcen for the Democrats. &c &c. am
te,hl informed ,ha, Seymour !lae Membei oi Assembly
nom this City made the declaration alta Mas Meeting
/, Rome but few DAYS In tact, becoming com
non Of the leaders of the Loco party this Coun
y and they do succeed making the ignonn, aud
,,euous believe IT, there will be nrr of from form
II maortrs In fact they act with much warmth IN the
matter and cnm the with much bolne>s. that
leen !, confession ON their part that the County lost to
hem If they cannot mike ,hs people SehSys' W MORRIS
NJ. INQUIRIES of similar tenor TO the above are
ffequeotly made, until it seems te be reduced TO
a certainty that the Loco Focos, though assail.
ing the Tariff whenever they dare, with the dead.
hest hostility and wholesale misrepresentation,
do ye:, whenever opposition will not answer,
come square round and pretend to be in faror Of
the Tariff, and actually claim for their party Tie
merit OF passing it! A settle, on their claims in
this direction Will shortly be issued in 4 very
cheap tract under the auspices of the Central
Clay Club. Meantime, we make room for the
leading facts in the case, referring our readers to
the forthcoming document for full citations Of
names, votes and circumstances.
The Wing Congress elected In l84O-4l passed
at its Extra Session in the Summer of lS4l only
temporary Revenue Tariff bill, imposing duties
of twenty per cent. or under on certain articles
before free of duty. The subject Of general re-
vision and resuscitaton of the Tariff was remit
ted TO the approaching regular Session, as too
important and intricate to be adjusted at the
Extra Session, when 50 many other important
topics demanded speedy legislation. Beside, the
last great reductions of duties under the Compro-
mise Act had not yet taken effect, and the ne
ccssity for re5djusting the Tariff was less immI-
ncnt than it became in 1872
On the first Monday in December, l64l, Con-
gress reasscmbcd for its first regular session.
The committees were appointed few days there
after. On the 10Th, the unfinished business
coming up, being the reference Of the Presidents
Message Mr.. FILLMORE of N. Y. (on whom the
initiative devolvcd as Chairman Of the Commit
tee of WAYS and Means) moved that SO much OF
the Message as related 10 discriminating duties
he referred to the Committee on Manufactures.
This is the Committee created expressly to take
cognizance of this very subject, to take testimo,
nv in relation to all the various articles and in.
tcrests affected by Tariff, which the Commit
tee of WAYS and Means, having an immensely
of werk to DO with reference to Appropriation
bills, state Of the Treasury, &c. has no time for
Mr.. AruEEroN of N. II. now U. s. Senator
from ,llat State) rose in opposition, and moved 10
amend by substituting the Committee of Ways
and Means. He said the adoption of MIR. Fill
more's resolution would be countenancing the
principle Of Protection to the fullest extent
Mr.. WISE [who had deserted the Wings early
in the Extra Session. said he should have moved
the amendment if Mr.. Atherton had not. This
reference had aludys been test question-the
advocates of Protection voting to refer 10 the
Committee on Manufactures-the friends OF Free
Trade for the Committee of Ways and Means.
Messrs. TILLNGHAsr CT Z. l. RANDOLPH of n
]. etc. spoke on the side cf Mr.. Fillmore and
pro.oot;on s.,d-aa- ~, delat Ol.akS ci IN. 4
seeing that the Free Traders were ready to talk
away the whole session if allowed, called the Pre-
vious Question. 1t was sustained by the House,
and the Main Question ordered, being on the
adoption of Mr.. Atherton's amendment The
House divided as follows:
YEAS 1Against Protectiop] 95 Sereaty-one Lo-
co-Foco- Ipenty. fur Southern Wings.
NAYS For Plotrcuon] One Hundred and Four ::
Ninety Wings, Fourteen Locos.
OF these Fourteen Loco Focos who voted for
Protection, Elecen were from Pennsylvania, and
one each from Massachusetts, New-York and
Maryland. Mr.. Parmenter of Mass. is heavy
manufacturer Mr.. Williams of Nd represents
great manufacturing District. The only Loco.
Foco from this State who voted for Protection
was Mr.. Partridge of the Tioga District. Sir
teen Loco Focos of this State recorded their votes
deliberately against the principle of Protection
The debate had taken wide range, bat had all
along proceeded on the assumption that 10 vote
for Mr.. FIlimore's proposition was 10 support
Protection, to vote for Mr.. AtheTton's was to op-
pose 1t. There was no question OF details, of too
nlucS or too little Protection TO one branch OF
Industry or to another. And thus all the Loco
Focos except those Of Pennsylvania and three
scattering, recorded their votes against Protec-
t:on-whiie several Southern Wings, incladiDg
w. Cost Johnson of Nd Stuart and Summers OF
Va. sc. voted for the Atherton amendment
though themselves Protectionists. because they
believed contrary vote would be misrepresentec
20 Their constituents, and knew the Ways and
Means was an equally reliable Committee with
that of Manufactures.
Mr.. FlIlmore's motion now prevailed without
farther struggle, and the whole subject referred
TO the Committee on Manufactures, by whom
after some months spent in hearing and diges:ing
testimony, the bii! which is the basis of the pre-.
sent Taritf was framed and reported. Mr.. Fer
ward, the able and faithful Secretary OF the Trea.
sury, also submitted good bll, equally Protect