Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-06-07

Bdtlsh goots-to favor foreign farmers
snd mechanics. end destroy our own.
Sir, give the people time TO be heard
and this bill cannot pass; lot il be dis
cussed, and II Can never pass an Amsri
can Congress There is one way ia
which IL can psss-ssnd j, TO the Brit
tsh Parliament and ii will be passed by
acciamation. England would give mil
lions 20 secure It's passage. 1t had re-
Gently been stated 10 sn official report
read 10 ths House Of Commons. that On
less The American Tariff Of IS42 was
modified and reduced, Great Britain
would have to pay the Uolsd States
cash Tor their cotton. instead Of paving
10 goods az she Formerly had done; snG
this bill accordingly modifes and redo
ces the farf OF l812 10 suit The wishes
OF The BRUSH Chancellor, who while he
recommends free trade and lnw duties
to US, takPs special care 10 adhere TO his
own prohlblloty system While this
bill proposes greatly 10 reduce the do
lies Oh forclgn distilled spirits, Egg and
exac's a du'y Of z 700 per cent. oD ours;
and this is rscrprocuy! This bill re-
duces the dulles on tobacco and irs man
ufaciures, while England demands 200
per cent. on ours, snd actually collects
22 millions Of dollars OF revrnUe annu,
ally rom our tobacco, equa TO he whole
revenue OF this such $
BRUSH reciprocity and Tree trade
Since The TsrrH Of 1912 tho labss with
England have been turned; last year
the balance Of lrsd. with Great Britain
exceeded Sl3,O0O,OOO in our favor, in
stead Of being that amount against US,
as IN former years The imports Of
specie had iU The last year reached
the unprecedented amount, as appears
by official reports. of more than % mil
lions Of dollars most Of it from Great
Britain No wonder England and her
statesmen were anxioes for the reduc
lion Of the American Wing Tariff ol
l642 No wonder her Chancellor ex
claims against the Tariff, and saws II
will OBJ ige them 10 send us specie in,
slesd OF goods hereafter to pay for col,
ton. No wonder our country is rapidly
recovering from It's late Depression
that It's course ls again onward and up,
ward-that us former prosperity is re-
turnIng--s prosperity it always had snC
always would have under en- efficien
protective system but which it nevel
mad and nsVer would have wiihnu, il
No wonder sprce had become abundan
thar the banks had resumpd-that ex
changes had become equalizsd and IN
teresr reduced-rhat marulacture hod
reVi7ed-that agriculture was recover
ng that the mechanic and every other
branch o. the national industry was full
Y and proflsbY employed. Al.lheSe
were the necessary and undeniBbIe
fruits Of the existing tatlff policy re-
suits seen, felt g. acknowledged through
out The lanG-y ct, IN tho face Of these
facIs-shultIng their eyes 10 these great
ljghls blazing before lhem-lhe Com,
mlttee OF Ways and Means have report.
ed bill 10 repeal this beneficial scl Of
1912, and bring Us back 10 the low du
ties and the low condition Of 1910. They
have struck a death blow at this policy
"A policy which had vindcaied its a.
doplion by all Is fruits, which had (ul
filled all the hopes OF its friends, aud
lOlsfied all the predictions Of It's enc
mics; bul shall his blow be unaVaiing 7
No, sir, 1t will recoiI and overwhelm lis
authors. The people who have expert
enced the benefit and the blessings OF
this measure. will moi abandon it, Even
lis enemies are now disposed TO give It
fair and foil trial, AMI condemn it only
when it fails, Then why not, sir, wait
lill the people have an opportunity 10
pass upon this question at the approach
ing elections? They will then selus it
one Wav or The other. lf The enemies
of The Tariff policy prevail, they can and
vii repeal it; but if you repeal il now,
and itP friends are successful, it vii be
Immediately restored. Then why not
let it abide this RESULT Let ii. go to the
people, let lhem decide il, and. for one.
| am prepared to acqussce in their de
ciSion. The Committee deprecata agila
tation; why moi, then, le' The matter
rest. Let tho experiment he tried, and
il i; fails put it down. Whence The ur.
gent necessity Of q change; what inter-
est 10 the country calls Tor it: who has
demanded it; who has pstlionsd for This
or any other change! No one; but the
Commitlse Of WAYS and Means say we
must have more revenue-mors reven-
ue-and how do they propose TO raise
in BY reducing the duties; and this,
my word for il, will result. as it always
has resulted, in reduction OF revenue
it is the necessary and natural conse-
quence. This was once the opinion OF
tho honorable Chairman of The Commit
lee Of Ways and Means (Mr Mckay
himself, and as there is now every pros