The New York herald., 1845-10-23
LArEsfr INTELLIGENCE.

Washington.
Correspondence Of tue Herald
WAsHr>oros, Oct. II, lS4S.
The TariF
We congratulate the country on our complete sus-
cess IN bringing the organ to an explanation on the
tariff II is unnecessary TO bring the proofs of MIR.
Walkers repeated declarations heretofore in favor
of the low water mark Of the compromise act-the
dead level of a 20 per cent ad Uaiorem-it would be
a supererogation 10 recur to Col Polk's reiterated
declarations from the stump ia Tennessee, corres-
ponding precisely with the compromise 70 per cent
standard of Mr. Walker. Father Richie, with all
that momentous ambiguity Of oracle, in contra
diction of an opinion expressed by scribbling"
correspondent of "one Of the Northern papers,"
from Washington, lately "insinuated" that Mr.
Walkers views and the Presidents upon the tariff
were concldent, corresponding, uniform, and iden-
ucal that the President as far with the idea
of reduction as the Secretary of the Treasury.
The conclu-lon, then, taking into view the known
opinions OF both the President and his financial
minister, AS heretofore expressed, WIS inevitable,
that the Executive would recommend the mud bot
tom level Of "a per dd pdfo,em, inie xlbly ope
ratve upon all articles alike. This idea was furthur
sustained BY the ambiguous universal promise of
"equsl proeciion, In the mystical /" Kane letter"
/ What could be more "rqnal I" than inexor6blc
uniform 20 per cenIum I How else than BY a uni
form mpfsltlOn are We To equal prOectluE r.
/ The 'kane letter." 1t resovable into anything,
which Is very doubtful is only resolvable into the
ne plus ultra, ultima thule Of the compromise
But the idea, which. on former OCCASION We men
toned as sapercedlng in the South the mudleve Of
the compromise act, turns out, by the oracle, 10 be
the true position of the administration, and of Mr..
Walker upon thus question OF thu taIiff-a thorough
notification, with determinations for revenue, 40
conrasted with the Northern (excepting Pennsyl-
vana, which goes the whole figure OF the act OF
'42) democratic idea Of tariff, with incidental DIS
criminatlons tor protection But hear the prlt sess
OF the temple The organ OF last evening favors the
country with the following valuable paragraph
"A corresp nden of northern paper from this city,
speaks OF horizontal tariff We not advised Of there
The anti protective stem is to impose
duties for the sake Of but some articles will
admit of higher duties than Others to discriminate Tor
purpose but the protection Of private In
terest at the expense OF others
The correspondent here referred to is The Heyuld's
correspondent, and the .northern paper the Ness
! York Herald In lltle 'boxing bout" with our
venerated CONT mporary OF The Union pending the
dog days. Father Richie took solemn oath not TO
notice the ''scrbbl-r" for the Herald any more -
However strong the temptation, therefore, TO "hlt
hun agin," our venerable papa must abide by his
word We like him for it, and we do most solemnly
appeal that personally Tar from having any objec
tons" that Fother Richie should have the printing
of the House, I'VE should be glad to it /" Be-
cause why For these simple, patriotic consdera-
lions, that any organ-grlnder can play TO the tune
of the resolutions cf 98 and 49, is Father Richie;
that if any executive amanuensis can follow in the
wake OF rhe administration, as ITS exponent. and
not its dictator, Gas Blair, II was feared, would be)
It is the late faithful old Nestor of the R,rhnond
Enquirer and because he expects II, and the Pesl-
dent expects It, and Virginia expects il, and he
ought to have II.
The foregoing paragraph, from the Union, is of
great value To the country The President will re-
commend a revenue tariff with Determinations not
tor protection, but for revrnne For example, If Is
per cent upon Pennsylvania iron viii yield greater
amount of revenue than n per mt on the principle
| ~ "A III Is ID Al lcpde
| the higher imposition. And yet that very clause,
.some articles will admit at higher dutles than
others" leaves US found-ring again among the in
expicabtles OF the "kane letter" But that clause
may be the means OF saving Father RltChe Iron,
this principle, the Pennsy sylvanlan will argue, will
admit OF higher duty than coarse cotton shirDgs,
| taking the ad valoTem the standard. Wool The
New Yorker will tiitter himself, will admit cf
higher duty than sugar andmoasses. And 80 on.
The scheme OF revenue tariff, according to This
latest organic Illumination, VIII produce, II carried
| ont, a more thorough revolution of the tantf OF
2,than even horizontal law o ~ per cent tor,
In the principle hat articles are 10 be taxed with
the single view 10 the revenues they viii produce
! the importatIons OF cotton and wooen manufac-
lures VIII be 80 largely Increased, sS
New England factories, and the supplies cf toreign
/ iron so largely augmented by reduction o The II
! per cent protection, TO cripple materially thai
great industrial lnte est, to the equal protection OF
which the President is pledged And then, the dif-
hcuty of graduating the lmpostons 10 the revenue
maximum, or that maximum AT which just sufficient
revenues will be derived to meet an economical nd
mlnisraton of the government, will be the squaring
of the circle in this business. The President is
pledged to "equa protection" whatever he may re-
commend OF modification IN the lmposltlons upon
such articles will bear higher rate OF duty than
others. There is no other resource, then, left tor
the Executive than to propose equ ally protective
tariff upon the principle OF discriminating tor reve-
uues, az that the aggregate receipts shall be Just
sufficient Tor an economical administration ot the
government resources. Nothing 10 the Satisfaction
of that majority IN Congress, compounded OF the
wings and the democratic tariff msn ot Pennsylva-
MA and the North-d majority oil which Will he found
| compacted together in bt halt of the law of 42-no-
thing that be devised among the ending ele-
ments for u reduction, will so well answer this ma
| iorty as the black tariff OF the wings. An abate
ment OF the specific duties upon silks. may lead to
increase OF the duties upon tea and coffee On
! the revenue principle, these latter dutles will have
10 be increased A mitigation OF the exorbtant
ninlmums upon coarse musl,ns, on the other hand,
by an increase of revenues from increased importa
tIons, will lead 10 demand Tor the entire nullifica-
non OF the duty upon salt. And to a reduction OF
the bounty upon gunny bags, The hemp growers OF
Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky will unquestiOn-
tby enter the protest of "equal protection"
We infer, IN conclusion, from the established pre-
possessions OF the President and Secretary Walker,
mat the Executive purpose (f any thing definite at
~ Revenue Tariff upon the ~ per cent standard,
with such oscillations upon certain imports, AS VIII
Weld the necessary revenues tor the expenses OF the
Government upon the principle o. equal protection,
,ased upon the principle Of discrimination tor reve-
nues, regardless IN toto OF any protection whatso-
We draw this sublime conclusion from the speech
- of Col Polk in Congress and IN Tennessee, from
ne speeches ana letters Of Mr.. Walker, from the
Kane letter., and from the editorials of the Union,
ii simmered together with the Tariff Of AZ over a
-low fire.
We shall have long session Of Congress, bit
nly prophesy from past results and present ndica-
ions, when predict that the Tariff OF AZ will
un the gauntlet OF a session Of six or seven months
uration without curtailme mt, abrldgment, or modIf-
cation In support 81 this prognosic, we rely upon
Charley lngersoll In the House, and upon Cameron,
sturgeon and Dallas In the Senate
WASHINGTON, Oct FL, lSS5.
The Tdrif-7hs CGbinsf
We are informed, and our authority is semi-offi-