New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-28

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Democratio WING General Committee.
special meetrg ofth, Committee Will Be he'd a. ne biocs
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ssfSsaa B q Gsf. Chairman
Il HesART HAWKS, Secretaries. ds,.
JAS. r PRISON, 49,
THE Exemption of Railroad Iron.
From tss .rorrna! Of Commerce
RA1LRoAD fRoY-The price oil this article IN
Wales Is s25 or Ss7 ton. Here, the same nr,ic'e
% ,gor,b about S55 a ton ference, S23 or $50 q
Ton. Of which S25 is duly pad 10 the government
Ru, for this dary Railroad Iron cead be delivered
a, this port for $50 ton, we'll now eau for
ss5. TIE advantage Of Railroads TO the country 10
immense No man oan afford TO go On fco', when
Railroad is at hand, nor 10 cart his own produce
IN market ; because what he could earn IN other
wsys dur,ng the time thus occupied, would pay for
1be transportation by Railroad several times over.
In case OF a war, (which we hope will rever hap
penl Railroads would be invaluable; by facilitating
the concentration of troops al exposed points, he
supply Of provisons munitions, &c. Yet the gov
ernElens, Instead of encouraging such works, IS
making them pay fine OF $50 for every Sl0O worth
of iron EMPLOY ed in thrir construction. Is not this
monsrfousf Yes; and Congress f. 81 it 10 be So;
but will not abae the nuisance, because The sick
iers for the Tariff Of 1912 afraid il would be
only an "entenng WEDGE" preparatory to oine.
notifications; and because the opponents OF me
Tariff are not dsposed TO abridge lis dcformtes as
BY SO doing they would diminish thr necessity Tor
general revision.
And what ia the pretext for this oppressive duty
on Railroad front Not revenue, for we have too
muoh revenue, with or without this duty. But TO
sproteci" two or ihree men, or companies, In Penn
Byivania, who make such iron.
From the Pitts5ursh Morning Post.
TEE ATTACK ON THE Observation-Disclosures
the Wing speakers aud Editors could not below
loud enough nor scrhbie articles OF sufficient myth
in favor OF the Tariff OF 1912, they as mute as
mice ia regard 10 ,he deadly assault upon the Ia
riff made by Mr.. PBGsIx, Wing from New-York.
They have no syllable Of rebnke tor Slr. PHGslx-
fhsy award no credit TO Messrs. BIDLAcK and In
oERsoLL Tor their prompt resistance 10 Mr. PHG-
EIx's effort TO DESTROY the Tariff.
II seems THAT MIR. Pho dix and his friends, nothing
daunted by the rst repuise they got from the DEM
ocras again brought up their bill 10 repeal The duty
on Rcilfoad Iron. Once more he was met by
Democratic Msmber from Pennsylvania, who man.
fully stood up against thu Wing effort to destroy
fhs Tariff for tho benefit Of Railroad corporations
His remarks are worthy of notice, and he has the
thanks of every true friend of the Tariff for the
manly stand he has taken
.Mr. Foster, of Pennsy iyania, being entitled TO
the oor, spoke in opposition 10 the bill, and in favor
Of protection TO the iron Interest," as one OF import
anee to the nation and especially TO Pennsylvania.
In that State, in one of the establishments alone,
with capital OF between two and three hundred
thousand dollars, and employing two hundred labor
ing hands, there now be manufactured from
eighty TO hundred tons Of railroad iron in week.
Wnen the time came, il ever, foe modification, OF
tho Tariff act of 1872 he would advocate the prin-
cpes of il so far relates TO iron of any descrip-
tion. And considering that there is an abundance
of the raw material in Missouri, Ohio, Pennsy Iva
MIA. Tennessee and New Jersey-in many cases
railroads constructed over beds Of the best ore-t
would be reproach to the American character
should not this interest be adequately protected"
II was fnaIly moved by Mr.. HAaaETT, Demo.
Graf from Mississippi, We believe, thar Mr. J.. L.
PHUs1xs bill be laid on the table, aud the motion
was carried, 155 TO 40.
And 50 this first attempt of the Wings TO destroy
the rari Of 1912 was checked, for the tune ct least
by the prompt and stern efforts OF the Democratic
Members We regard this as a most important
movement, aud woaid earnestly invite 10 II the at
fentior and calm consideration Of all honest Tariff
rusu among the Wings. They will fad in it much
matter for grave reflection. They will see, in The
et place. that all tue stories They have told about
Democratic hostility TO thu Farif are grossly false.
They viii see, too, it on overt act is any indication,
HAT tho greatest danger the Tariffs TO be appre
handed fres1 shs Wings themselves And last, but
not iaasf, they will that this effort tdcsuoy the
.-.,9 rs tnade solely TO benefit rich -Rn,i--,-
III vii therefore become them to decide from these
prsmiseg, whether, as honest Tariff man, they can
sustain party that has thus manfestedits readiness
9osacriice Tho rarif, and oppose party which has
yindicaied the measure successfully. Whether in
sAort, they will go with pHGsIx and his friends
agsiust he Tariff, or 60 with Messrs. FOSTER, In
asnsoLL and the Democrats, in favor Of the Tariff
policy. :,
The Wings Of this county are implored by their
leaders to KEEP up their organization, and 10 oppose
The Democrats and The new administration, princl-
pally on the alleged ground thatt will DO hostile TO
the Tariff. Will they consent 10 be thus cheated
with their eyes open2 Will they not rather strive
10 streny,hen the Democrats in their honest efforts
TO uainIain the Tariff policy, than join PHGElx and
1,s. ,a,ds nrnnsition both the EariH the
new administration
t6 In the above articles. taken together, the
reader has fsir specimen Of the principles, can
dor and craftsmanship of the Loco. Foco Press
and Party. The Journal Of Commerce, the
month"; piece of the Foreign Importers, represents
the duty on Railroad Iron as merely intended to
enable two or three men or companies IN Penn
pylvanie 70 enrich themselves by making Rail-
road Iron. Is this the truth,2-Nothing like it
There were no men or companies making Rail-
road Ircn in the Country when the present Tariff
was adopted and there was no thought of 5ene-
fling any one in particular. But pas deemed
important tina, the American People should make
their own Railroad Iron, of which they VIII pro-
badly require Fifty Millions worth in the course
OF ten or fifteen years. Now it of course costs
more dollars per ton at the outset to make this at
home, where the basiness is new, Capitsl scarce
and Labor high, than to buy fron England.
where the immense investments required in the
manufacture are already made and its complicated
processes arc already familiar. But we believe
tha. every day that our works are fairly in oper
alton vii, tend to diminish this disparity and
cheaper the production smong ua, uutilit will al
tima,sly be found cheaper, even IN the narrow
| mercantile aen,e to make our Rails than to iu-
port them. At,he Same time, we believe it easier
! aad cheaper for the Country to pay an average of
$50 per ton to our own Iron-workers than $40
- h..n ~ E,,,.,d We shsl nay tho former