Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-22

nan. do the utmost gravity. Ii seems To us almost
b.vopd belief that any intelligent mind should
have failed 10 perceive the beneficial operation OF
the Thrift Of 1872 Tor the Government. for Socie-
~. Gor the Mechanic, for the Farmer, tor the pro.
d,,.or and couslmer-in short, for the whole
American Pcople. Yet, rs we said, there are
numbers who denounce it-who stigmatize II as
od,ous and essive-who rail att as the "b'ack
Tariff" and who prepared IN theory al least
rather to dissolve the Union than submit 10 II.
Let ali such. and let the People, read the fol.
lowing I'd No. of the Hon. John p. kennedy OF
Baltimore. We have no Tears oil Inc tePeal oi
the Tariff, or Of any essential MODIFICATION OF l"
We believe that the agitators who anect tnai IN
tautiop, are working not ia reai'y lot IT, o" '"i
the attainment OF private. personal uha'o"eu anu
e-holding designs but there IL some ua"ee'
thai they may effect more than even they intend
and oyerturn in their selfish scramble, a benign
and even wonder working system Ii Is time that
their Vaccinations had reused the People.
TO THE MECHANICS. MANUFACTURERS AND
WoRKINGMEN OF THE CITY Of BALTIMORE.
No. II.
81, the Tsnd OF ls42 worth fighting for Never has
ts<r. been in the Legislature OF the United States an act
that has more umphsntv yindiested The wisdom Oh Inc
CONGRESS that passed II than this.
IL found the country depressed.
and an almost universal stagnsnon OF busiuess-Many
workshops closed ProsPerins Thousands
oi.borers OF employment or dong but halt work.
the e,pit,l OF the county lying Idle; the people were
e,s, down The Mechanics and Manufacturers Of Bati-
umore will forget that time NO houses were Dull
ding kees laid no factories were projected r'
cry where q complaint OF hard times There Is no
more melancholy spectacle earth that strong arms and
willing hearts in robust orking people, and no work for
a.. die fOr al
m their necessary reduced their domestic Thrift
turned TO nothing whilst they themselves, by habit and
duty industrious and anxious 10 be employed can
find no full employment for their hands You well Temem-
Der bow much this the lsil and and AZ You
saw many expert workmsn then willing TO take employ
mcnt 1t the prIne OF subsistence Ia tins state OF
things the Tariff Of 1912 passed BY the iwsniy-sev-
snth Consress What its effect was need not tell you.
You see il around you Has the country ever been
90 thriving before Has Baltimore ever been 80 ou-
syl Has industrious man ever had better chance!
Yet what said of that Tariff when 1t Vas passed. 1t
was the measure OF Wing Congress, and OF course al
hose whose preudces strong as TO lead Ie 10
think no good could OF Nazareth, abused a. II
o. entirely too HIGH said some and will bring revenue
1T Protective said others. and will build up the Me-
chances and Manufacturers the Of all the rest OF
the community 1T mperiec, in It's details said great
many and be amended. In tins SPIRIT party action
was brough, upon it, and meetings held here
The Globe said first duty will be repeal r-and
The Conventions passed resolutions eehong the Globe and
saying se inscribe REPEAL upon our banner new
Congress elected lS43 with large majority against
the WhiRs, in the Hous+ OF Representatives. Gen.
Mckay, Of North Carolina was made Chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means. That Committee. with
the assistance, is said Of Gov. Wright, Of New York
made a str ong report against the They denounced
Protective Taf-and talked about INCIDENTAL Protection
and Revenue Sandard,-as the anti. Tariff men always
talk when they do wish to be understood. In their re-
port they said that duty laid for Protection uncons
iuaionsl. They said that tho Tariff of 1912 had
made deficiency in the revenue that II did not bring
money enough support the Government end that to IN
CREASE the they reduce the duties That
may Eepresent them fairly, will quote their own words
~Tbsy-lihs IL extract from McKay's rePor) have
already stsed grounds upon which they determine that
additional revenue is these objects THE
supply of the Treasury and their examinations OF the pre-
Tariff laT and o. The import tables have demonsrIs
Ted 70 them proposition which cOnIroyered Ia any
quarierihat 10 obtain increased from the i'm
ports charged with duies under the existing law Ito
VI duty established by that law must general be
DUCED."
A curious Incident happened. This report was begun
be in December lsI3 IL very long aud
finished until March lS4I. la this
mittee thrown into by the disclosure
the beginning Spring. Of The fact. that the lanf Of
1872 instead OF leaving deficiency the revenue,
actually rapidly producing great surplus. Every body
remembers how large that surplus eventually Now
what would De expected by the world large the
Of fair. impartial such contingency lhis
The committee believing thtTe would be deficiency 10
the had suggested remedy for that deficiency
Ihs reduction u the dates IL their opinion that
Lower duties would produce revenue. They End
0ot after they have drawn up their bill reduce the du
nss that instead of deficiency there would be surplus
what's their remedy for this eyi1 Identcaly hs
a. for the oiber-tbs reduction Of duties which
they had proposed for the purpose increasing reve
Hear whsf their report says. Inc fret etnsct
have made 10 from psge This comes from page II:
alt may be beesed-ns indeed ,s fact may turn out TO
bs-'ha, the revival u unde will be vigorous - even
uoder the existing law, furnish the requlst amount OF
for the aud the fiscal year Inorma
ha which has reached e committee since fy have hsd
this subject under consideration and which rearng them
81 toe ptsAen Dms, tends to this conclusion"
Well, what do the committee propose upon tbs discovery
do they ssknoglsdge ihst being mistaken their prem
they should fuggsst different ooncluson1 Not az
al. They think now. that the revenue will not fslI be
low the Of the Treasury ibere su greater reason
~hy the duties ought To be reduced In their philosophy
reduction VI duties Is the remedy OF every evil which can
bsssi the Treasury. II the revenue too low reduce the
duties 10 raise H. II tits too high reduce the duue. 10
lower IT, This is Ihst Language
"If the fact shall turn cot 10 b. that tfaJsr,n a. t
force itself up against 1e exclusive due- nJsfd by this
tsS supply he Treasury revenue n viii dc
strongly prove To them the injustice ~ III, ., and
fhe npersbye character VI the duty u prompt nJ6
cation."
Thsi is much as 10 ssyh the duties do not instisre
With our imPorisuons from aboard aud our foreign oou-
still tbuyes under them whilst oil confess that thev
Of greet benefit TO the mechanics Bt home there Is Ia
rbess facts the greater why these Ounce ought 10 he
reduced.
This lee specimen II the opposition 10 your Protective
Tsnh Pirst, u inures commerce. Second u Il don't
iajurs commerce much the fot II protect. the
working to the injury Of other and does
injure other interests whilst IL protects the woing
msa-thst "mOre strongly proves the injustice Of H.. law
This logic may do ~ the Committee oi Ways and Mean
1t will not do IN BALTIMORE.
Then, tbss smother fac, to illustrate the spesciiy snd
esnder of the who oppose the TsnG Of 1919. IL
vsslsA this repou. mske special reference
40 s report berause the boosted and peculiar org
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