Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-05-21
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President and his Cabinet, and when
Mr.. Walker no says:
"The Secretary Of IT,
for his industry. >
He, too. is
ties, -
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coming to
. Treasury is proverbial

- Treasury is proverbia
nd marked for his sagncity.-
constant in the execution Of his du-
ID It givcs Us moro pleasure to state than
% can we'll express, that he is actively engaged
in collecting from all parts Of the country overy
Information that may be necessary to assist him
in the management Of our finances. We have no
doubt that he will be prepared to lay before Con-
gress a large body of tho most useful statistics,
to enable them, Without loss OF ttrne, and
with the aid Of tho best materials, to proceed in
forming tho best and wisest, and mos, noaTly e.
quail system that DO adopted. We have lit
tic doubt that the Secretary will at least do his
part in bringing the Treasury back to fair. O.
quail, and just revenue standard. AID in equa-
zing the public burdens. The present tariff can
scarcely stand the permanent system of this
great country. II is too unequal in itsolf--too
oppressive upon some interests too partial to 9TH
ers-too favorable to tho rich, too burdensome to
tho poorer classes Of the community. The soon-
er it is reduced, the better for all. II is better
for tho rich capitalists to have moderate and
bio duties than those which too high, and on
account, mover fixed, but always unpopular and
Away fuctunting. 1t is better for tho tranquil
~ of the Admnistr ation-5cttcf for tie pros
perity Of tho whole people,"
On the above the National InIelligcncer makes
tho following rca sonable comment.
$50. then! This is tho realization Of the as
suranccs held out to Pennsylvania during the last
years canvass! This is tho veriiicntion of the
personal decln rations Of certain distinguished
Democratic leaders, in Pennsylvania especially,
that they know Mr.. Polk to be a better friend Of
tho Tariff (of ls42) than Mr.. Clay! This final
", is tho real meaning Of tho "Lcttcr to John X.
Kane!" "THE SOONER THE TARIFF Is REDUCED,
THE BETTER FOR ALI" at is too unequal in itself
too oppressive upon somo interests, too partial
to o.hors--too favorable to the rich, too burden
some to tho poorer classes Of the community
We arc to havo ",ho best, wisest and most ncar-
" EQUAL system Of rcvenuo that can DO adopted"
The Treasury is to be drought back to fair,
equal, and just revenue standard, and the public
burdens oqualizcd."
Is there any doubt--can there DO any doubt.
what this, If honest, signfiese Who can mis-
take tho drift Of these deca rations? The highest
dutios in this tariff iron, coal, SALT hemp,
and Goa rse cottons and woolicns-on the main r.
tices of our own manufacturing production, that
is to saw 1t is the taxes coarse articles that
"burdensomo to the poor" they must then
be reduced to tho "revenue stnndard"-probably
ono half for this ''rcvenue" theory is, that you
are 10 place tho lightest duties those things
Which can be most largely and cheaply supplied
from abroad, and that low duties such will nf-
ford more revonue than high. Sugar. hcmp and
bagging, coal iron, sn SIx wheat, potatoes, coarse
cheese, fish. provisions OF all sorts, paper,
carpets, tools of all sorts, &C., to como in at
"revenuo duties." Our workshops may shut up.
our FORCES stop. our spindes forgot to turn.
To carry Texas. South Carolina. for tho
moment, had to DO sacrificed to tho North; but
the Administration fears hor opposition and must
now appeaso hor in turn by sacrificing tho Ia
riff.