Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-10
THE TARIFF--No COMPROMISE.

| he washington Constitution, IN an
excellent article on proposition 10 COM
promise the tariff question, remarks:
"The friends and advocates Of low du-
tios--duties laid Tor the supper, Of the
Government ony-have been made a par
" 10 one compromise already, and the
world knows how completely they were
made, first the dupes, and then the victims
of that aogran: legislative fraud We say,
therefore, 10 the prolectionists, and TO the
advocates Of corporate monopoles every
where, that the time for compromises has
passed. We enter into no more legisa.
live treaties, by which the rights OF the
many are sacrificed 10 tho interests of the
few. The impudent claims Of a selfish
system must now give way 10 the unyold.
ing demands of jus,ice.n
The Constitution is right. The time
for compromise has passed, and right glad
are we that such is the fact. lf there is
one evil greater than another in the pc.
litcal world, il is to be found in the results
Of compromise on any great question
II amounts, simply, to postponement Of
their usurpations by the arisiocratic party
--usirpalions which they cannot maintain
at the time OF making the compromise,
but which they hope TO fasten upon the
people. Look Mt the famous Compromise
Act of '33. The monopoists, after heec.
ing the people for a series of years by the
operations of n system eminontly calcu-
lated to grind the mass into dust--alter
driving the country to the verge Of civil
war to maintaid their special privileges,
at last gave way 10 n compromise, by
which Justice was TO BIO done by biennial
instruments, and al tho end Of ten years
moderate but permanent system Of duties
was 10 be adopted. Well, ten years roll.
ed away, the people had complied with the
terms Of agreement, and il was thought
by all honest men that it would not be dis
turbsd. But so did not think the monop-
olists. They broke their word, and OBJ.
tanned the passage Of law more odIous
than that which the compromise had SUI
perseded. The tariff of 1912 was adopt
ed, under which the manufacturers are
enabled 10 double their capital every three
W lOui years. VI hihn) hi9i"h''7s HHh w
make very large dividends in others
Such has been the result OF one compro.
mise made by the people with the manu-
facturing monopolsts. The success Of it
has not been OF so haiiering a character
as to warrant any high hopes from a sim.
liar attempt 10 settle the question Of pro.
lection. The true way TO settle il, is to
cut down the tariff in such manner as
shall cause the different interests Of the
country to stand on the same platform
each protected by government in the en-
joymeni Of IFS rights, but no one allowed
10 prey on the others. As things now
are, all other interests nre sacrificed 10 the
manufacturing, which is fairly bloated by
tho immense tribute paid II BY agriculture,
commerce, &c. AS the government is
now in the hands Of the Democracy, and
as there will be Democratic majorities in
both branches Of the next Congress, there
can be no reason for not settling the tariff
question in such way as shall be Just to
all parties, and measurably remove bust
mesa operations beyond the control Of am.
bilious politicians, who aim 10 carry their
ends by tampering with the every day pur-
suits Of the people. II will be crown Of
glory 10 Mr.. Polk, should he succeed, as is
his desire, in putting the matter to rest for
years, by course at once just and liberal.
lOhio Statesman.