Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-16
RICHMOND DAILY WING
IA. Enthusiastically Wg-The Tariff.

IA. Administration War-7he Tariff.
In the present aspect of affairs, with the proba-
bility Of war with Mexico, and IN avowed de-
termination 10 make war upon the Tariff, we are
rather inclined to think that the present Admins
uation il in quandary.
The President and his Cabinet must know, as
every school.boy knows, that IL the United States
engage in war with Mexico, insignificant as
need a certain means of supporting our Army and
Navy. What then. arc we to rely on, rs the re-
sources of this Government, if the Polk Admins
tration should see 6t, by the aid of dcmagogucs,
to repeal the Tariff
Mr.. Walker, the Secretary Of the Treasury,
has been tinkcrng away, for the last two or three
months, upon some scheme Of reducing The pre-
sent Tariff 10 a revenue standard" Pray, what
can he, or any one else, undertake TO define rs
the .sreyenue Standard" Does he mean 10 re-
duce this wholesome measure, TO 4 standard by
which the mere expenses OF the Government can
be nett Or will that gentleman increase the height
of his standard, by laying such duties on foreign
imports, as will enable the people Of the United
States to keep off direct taNationl Here now, in
the emergency Of war, we can give the Anti
Tarifites an opportunity of displaying their ingc
nuity, by calling upon them TO know if they real
ly intend to reduce the Tariff to such low stand
ard as to compel the Democracy TO put their hands
into their breeches pockets, and make good the
deficit in the revenue, necessary to carry on war
which has been brought about by the Stock Job
bers and Land Spectators of the u. States.
We should like really to see the first draught of
Secretary Walkers, in regard to his reduction TO
a revenue standard ; and then ask his permission
TO look over his shoulder. when he finds II neces-
sary to shape his ends differently. IL we mistake
not, the great Financier of the Treasury and Ia.
riff department will yet find it incumbent on this
Government to keep up such standard as will
not only brace the manufacturing interests of this
country, but also give strength TO the soldery OF
the United States. If this same little, "weak," and
outraged Government of Mexico requires Ticeiue
Millions of Dollars to sustain herself in War,
how much will the United States require to sup.
port her vast Army and Navy!
When the revenue standard" men answer
this question, then, perhaps, MIR. Walker will let
the world know what he means when he says that
the Tariff must be re-enacted, and suited to such
purpose as the Democracy demand
But, we may be doing the Annexationists an
unintentiona injury, when undertake to say
that Uncle Sam must rely sslely on the proceeds
of the Tariff to carry him through in this war p
We should have recoected that in anneSing the
little Republic, we also annexed vast domain Of
Texas lands, which, we suppose, the owners viii
at once convert into available means, sufficient tC
carry on the War, without having TO depend upor
any resources so uncertain the duties foreign
goods. Or, perhaps, we before have intimat
ed, Mr.. Polk and his army Of Annexation men
will be able to meet and conquer Mexico, or any
of her allies, without the need Of funds. We shall
patiently await the movements of His Excellency
in this matter-supposng, OF course, that none bu
Polk, Dallas, and Texas men, will be allowed tC
fire even one musket at the poor MeXicans.