The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-10
GORGEOUS MISREPRESENTATION.

EGREGlOUS MioNhr hr-oIi'
~. Andrew Stewart, of Pennsylvania, in his
..rdsv's assaults on the message of the Presi-
-. and the report Of the Secretary Of the Ireasu-
..,ong numerous other misstatements, makes the
allowing;
.,tsr If the extraordinary doctrines con'ahed III
Gsn'' nsner of the secretary, and there was one
ns Would starlle the country; It was covered up
sno" ;ons language; but when this veil was drawn
Ia' IA the truth exposed, he again warned gen
asue, ,hs, il would s,artle the country This free
ueme" . ", had recommended an excise on
isae manufactures Yes, that was the protec-
hmh H. had provided for American industry; II was
',.ts off the duty from foreign manufactures, and
Win on our own. Hear him;
accordance with these principles, il is believed that
r@es practicable portion OF the aggregate revenue
DE ,aised by maximum revenue duties upon luxu
o0hSher grown produced, or manufactured at home
81 abroad ~
I :, mechanics and manufacturers hear that. Eve
Imercan artisan should hear II. The duty was
y he on articles, &C., whether grown, produced or
p..,f.ctnred at home or abroad" Here was an
,as,c.n secretary distinctly recommending to levy
=. highest rate of revenue duties on goods manu-
as,arsd AT home What was this but an excise'
Whst else was an excise than tax on the manu-
s,mrsd goods Of this country Yet this was the
s.ss,,rv's recommendation. How would Ameri-
| an manufacturers like 1t I?
!. Ind this Mr. Stewart has the reckless boldness to
,.,,psent as recommending an excise Why, err
10, are expressly contradistngushed from duties in
i, constitution A duty is not an ercise, nor an err
| !, aaiu; and Mr.. Stewart knew it. Besides, Mr..
S.wart had closely studied the whole report, and
40 that the words in the detached sentence he
mOss reiTred to others pending. The sentence
,,mmences sin accordance with these principles"
What principles. The very first sentence at the
commencement of the short paragraph from which
N, Stewart quotes the concluding sentence, is as
allows s.In arranging the details ofths tariff it is
.i,yed that the maximum revenue duties should
\ imposed upon luxuries." Now the concluding
vr,ence is connected with the above, and refers ex
nsively not to excuses, but to arranging the de-
MI, Of the tariff" and it was in doing this that the
.,,s,ary recommended ''maximum revenue duties
mon Injuries, whether grown, produced, or manu-
s.,ured at home or abroad" Now Mr. Stewart
houd have known that an ercise is no part of "the
aais Of the tariff" But the phrase is caught at,
LbOme or abroad" Now, refined loaf sugar is
ururv It's manufactured at home and abroad;
md in either case the secretary recommends, in ar-
,nsng the details of the tariff, to impose upon it
BIZ marimum rsrenus duty, which is not an excise,
md Mr.. Stewart should have known it.
Besides, the secretary had explained and defined
N meaning Of the term, emaximum revenue du-
es" il was confined to the tariff, and declared to
u.an in the secretary's definition, "the lowest rate
dduty) which will yield the largest amount of
srenue." Besides, the opposition of the secretary
all excuses is clearly discernible from the re-
ot; and one of the objections urged in it against
present tariff, is that it would, by its prohibitory
Gacter, ultimately compelits advocates" to resort
nREcr TAXATION to support the government. No
Ne ought to have known better than Mr.. Stewart,
bat the meaning of the sentence which he sewers
pm the paragraph was, that sin arranging the de-
bills Of the tariff !" the largest practicable portion of
be aggregate revenue should be raised by maxi
mum revenue duties upon Injuries" whether those
rures were of character that the like article was
rwas not grown, produced, or manufactured in our
En country; and the application of that very prnci-
as to like articles, is illustrated in various por-
pns oflhe report. There is probably no gentle
nin Congress who is more hasty in his asser-
Dos than Mr.. Stewart; and his inconsiderate mis-
presentations must be exposed and corrected. 1t
ever entered into the conception, either of the Pres
an' or secretary, to recommend ercises.