Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-03-21
From The Baltimore Ameriean Of March Is.
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.


THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
The annexed paragraphs, with the re.
marks of The National Int lligenc,r in
tmatlng the possibility that the new la
riff bdl may become law, are calculated
to inspire serious apprehsnslons among
all friends Of domestic protection. Why
should this new scheme be thrust IN TO
displace an existing system which has
worked welll Why shol I'd the industrial
int rests Of the country be put in danger
ana doubt jus. os they are beginning to
revive and 10 gain strength under The ben
efcial shelter Of wise protective policyl
Has no: every objection urged against
the present Tariff bern refued by actual
results? Il was said that il would prevent
revenue from coming into The Treasury
aud behold, there was never better
pr, spect OF an abundant reyenucl The
protection which it extends TO the vorlous
pursuits Of American labour was declared
in 1912 to be unwisely ciscrimlnated--to
,quate for 9th rs. But what compliant
has been head C ncerning all this? The
price Of cotton has raistn and is llkt y
still to rise. The South, then, has no
reason 10 complain There is n" inter ST
oil the No:ihern, w stern or Middle Slntes
which has suffer d from the operation o.
this prescn, Tariff, We know Of none
that has not flourshed under IT.
this moment when the whole coun-
try is EMO, ing an earnest of the benefits
Of sound protective system, measure
is brought forward 10 unse;te every thing
and 20 throw our whole Tariff policy
again into confusion and uncertainty
And there are grave limitations that this
new measure of furiher experiment upon
the int, rests and fortunes of the people
may be adopted. Can It be So! Is thcie
u possibility Of such result We will
venture TO believe that the hopes Of SOM
and tn fenrs of Others have given undue
weight to supp si'inn not founded IN the
actual tend ncy Opportunities.
From The National Ltrihgencer Of yesterday
The TARIFF BILL.-Wr have stated
10 cur readers our own opinion OF the
probable fate of tie "Democr tic" project
in,odnc, in The II use OF R pfesenta
.,ves TO overthrow the present protective
and productive TIFF. It is diilicu, Tor
US TO b"lIrve that any party would, to
etf;ct mere party cnos-for thu sake, that
is to say, ot aiding The Cause OF tavorlle
candidate for the Pref .ency- destroy a
system working so ben"fclally Tor 10th
Government and p, ople as the present
Tariff OF duties on imports. This, we re.
peat, as been and sill is our opinion;
but II is due TO fairness TO sly that there
are others, possibly quite as well advised
as ourst Ives, who cDleItain different
lmpr,sslor; and, least we might hull our
re sders Into a false security on matter
so important to all OF tn, m. we think II
prouer to state the fact, Amongst those
who think differently from ourselves On
the subject we perceive is the able and
as,ute Washington Correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Moth American. After
stating he fact that "the bill is, with the
single exception Of iron, more anti tar Il
than ever Mr.. McDuihe's plan" lie re-
marks, in gard 10 tie probability Of ITS
passage, as follows:
"The Southern Democracy-to whom
this extnted compliments vi lied as ihe
price OF t1eir continued adhesion to u Can
didate they do not like--are not little
MID, Mt that the measure can be carried
Nj ing IN the habi! Of dec ivlng any
body, am on very unres"rved terms
with some If them, and have known the
progress of the expectations during the
preparation Of the PIN. Ihty are pr
suaded that they have shaped very
skrlul bill, winch their Northern It, :
must support in good faith, so that It vii
easily pass The House; while there wi
be II number of Wig votes from the Souti
which must be given il, so that II Will &c
through the Senate also. "
OF the same tenor es the letter jus
quoted is the following, from the CORES
pondent Of the n. Y. Herald:
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1874.
will again state, and with great eau
ton, that the balance Of probabilities is
that tbs nriG I'LL reported 10 The House
wiH be passed by The Senate. ! say it OF
The authority of the opinions Of some o
the most Judi ious Senators. There u
more appr, htnsion that Wright and Bach
anan will vote against It than some Of tn'
Why's, as for example, Me>srs. NJ ,nsum
B-rIien, Rives and Archer. | cannot
however, easily believe that Mr.. Wugb
would so desperately jeopardisa The IN
terests OF Mr.. Van Ruren at the south a
20 vote against the bill, uotwithstaudIn,
he (aEd Mr.. Buchanan) voted in favor u
the tariff Of IA. But they vot'd for It a
the only alternative for no rev nue.
reason which will t prevent them FIR n
voting in favor Of more democratic ia
riff.
THE LATE DUEL AND FRACUs A.
WAsnINGToN.--'rhe March term Of III
CIimtual Court at Washington, judy
Dunlop presiding, commenc' d IFS session
Monday last. Among the cases to b
tried there are two Uf considerable INN 4