Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-08-02
r rom the Cine iana,i Chronicle
VOTE ON THE ZOLL--vERElN TREATY


THE TARIFF.
The Zoil-Nerein Treaty. made BY Mr.. Tylor.s
admInistratio readers know was laid ON tho
table IN the Senate that is. the Senate refused IN
confirm il. This treaty commercial treaty.
made with Prussia. Bavaria and other Germanir
states. containing in the whole abou. twenty-scyen
millions of people. BY this treaty. which was
sought by Mr.. Tyler, it was agreed tina, tho
American government should reduce the duties
on most important articles TO - and 20 per cent,
below the terms of tho Compromise act, Tho
chef articles are enumerated in the following OK
tract from the treaty. for which we arc indebted
10 the National In,egencor.
''AKrIcLE I.
The Jn,tei States Of Anesca agree no, to imnose d,
ties the importation tire olo~ng article. The
produce. aud manufacture States o G.rmanc
Association OF Customs and Commerce, exceeding
twenty per centunl al saiorem the
l. All WOODEN, wors,ed, and COTTON caps.
hss, an1 "open wofsted aud cotton hosiery that is
st9ekngs socks, drawes Shirts and all similar
,aanntac made frames
II Fifteen Per esn,um ad vnlorrm the importation
Al articles manufactured Of ax hemp, which
lax Or hemp shall be the component Of the chief vaue
cotton 'aSi'ns af ANY other manufacture suitable
for the which bassins is applied
2 manufactures of silks. or of mich silk shall be
the component part ot the chief value.
, 1hibei, merinoes merino shawls. aud all manufae
lures Of combed wool. OF ~ors,ed and silk combined
The duty is to ha reduced. YOU will Observe on
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are made Main street, Cincinnati. GA
frames. rs there designated; and we presume most
of the articles arc manufactured in the L. States
But. look further: the duty on hemp, on silks, and
on manufactures OF combod wool is to BIO 10 per
cent! This was Tariff with vengeancoi--
Five por cont. below what tho Nullitiors asked
The trcaty wont to reduce the actual Tariff pass
ed by tho Representatives of the people, about
ton per cent. on those articles. Who voted n
ganst lay ing this treaty tho table, that is in
lis favor! This is the vote:
yF,s-Nes-fs Archer, Barrow. Bates Bayard. Berrer
Clayton. Critenfen, Dayon Evans, Foster Francis lien
deFson Huntington Jarnagin Johnson. Mangum. Merrek
Miller, Morehoad. Pearce. Phelps. Smmons, Sturgeon.
ralimadge. Urham. aud White-27.
Nns-Nessts. Atchison. Anterior, Bagby. Benton.
3ree-e coin, Faf6sd. Fulton, Ii,ywood. iiuse Lew
Is, hcD4fr, Niles, Sewer, Ynppan. Walker Woodbury.
Iorc it will be seen. Mr.. Folks party, and on
~ them. voted in favor of this multiplying treaty
Sturgeon of Pennsylvania, voted with tho Wings;
Buchanan, Wright. and iannegan lodged!
Now, mark; here are two principles which Mr..
Folks party declare themselves, by this vote, to
be in favor Of
lst. They are willing TO reduce the tariff oven
below tue Compromise act.
=. They are willing TO do this by unconsti-
tutional act This is palpabc; because it viii
not Be denied that CoNGREss. the entire roprcsen-
tatlvo Of the people arc vested by the Constitution
with tho power - raise revenues. and levy duties.
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clare that they are willing to nullify, by tho
OF the President and Senate alone. The vote is
Il naIiifying vote, and nothing but that. 1t goes
TO place the Legislative power of tho Union at tho
feet of the Exccutve!! 1t is all that tho Wings
have ever charged against the progressive De-
nlocracy, on the Of tendency to Exccu-
tive usurpation. 1t involves great principle
Let all the old Democrats examine it. The facts
arc papabls. They cannot be denied. and they
cannot be CLOSED. There they stand, in bold
characters. What nonsense it Is 10 talk about
incidental protection, by Mr.. Polk and his friends,
with such "laring fact as this in their facc!-
Sturgeon voted against it: Buchanan, Wright and
Hanne9an lodged. Even they could not stand
such doctrine and such practice this. Blu.
the Woodburys. and Farfiolds. and McIDuffics.
and Walkers, Wlo gave Mr.. Polk the nomina ton
stood it without fllnching. What the Manu-
factnrors and Farmers OF tins milton to expect
from them, Let them look and see!