The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-11
THE CRY OF aREsroRATloN."

In Vino psYiias! la the FIRST intoxcation OF uiei'
recent triumphs, the federasts are showing 'hsif
real character and purposes. Mr.. Webster, mem
Der Of the high court Of imPeaehmentS' Proe'ain'
beforehand, to public meeting, the judgment winch
he would render if he had a chance, and declares
tina, the President, in defending the banks OF the
Rio Grands, is guilty Of "a"imPsaeAaeh qDshes''
MIR. Clayton, writing to the wings OF Delaware TWO
or three days ago, quite clear OF the Mexican
war confines himself to the tariff, and demands and
promises, in the name Of the federalists, The n'sd
as and unconditional restoration cf the tariff Of lS42'
,,fho,a eompro,nise, and ,oilhoui alteration Here Is
the main part Of Mr.. Clayton's letter IL IS ioud
echo Of the cry of "REsToRATloN" which has
inst been heard from the ambuon-haun'ed shades
Of Ashland .n#. ..r.a H u
ain NV opinion, no whig should shut his eyes 10
the fact that the present overwhelming triumph Oh
his party is mainly TO be ascribed 10 the repeal oy
the democratic party OF the tarih OF io4z; ouI
friends went into the contest immediately after The
repeal of that law, made the issue with their oPpo-
aents dscily upon the question whether me hct o.
,aa shall be restored ana proclaimed upon all their
banners as their avowed OF ect the absolute and I'M
mediate repeal Of the tarfaet OF 1916 Upon that
issue we have uiumphed everywhere else and upon
W
The people have not by their votes in the late eiee,
ZION, merely signfed their approval OF some general
abstraciians Instead of addressing them as the
friends Of incidental protection, the advocates Of
judieious tariff and other humdrum phrases win
which party politicians have often amused the masses
when they intended TO deceive them, she whlss
have spoken plainly out, specifically IN ayor OF the
tariff OF 1912; and pledged themselves, In the event
of their accession 10 power TO restore that tariff, ana
to repeal the tariff Of 1886
"lf the wings expect TO maintain their triumph,
they must deal honestly on all occasions; and not
only profess plainly, but practise literally, accord
ing 70 those professions, and the now known wish
Is OF the people The first thing 10 be effected on
their accession to power, is the repeal OF the taTh
of 1886 and the restoration ofthe tariff OF 1872 To
this great end first Of all things, let every wing ef
fort be directed. When a law accomplishing these
results shall have passed Congress- and been ap-
proved by President OF the United States, then,
and not I'LL then, in my humble opinion, will the
greatest wish Of the country be gratihed, and It's
best interests sustained.
"During the mighty struggle, which is even not
yet ended, we have proposed TO compromise no
principles with our opponents; and when the battle
has been secured, the only basis upon which we
should ever attempt to treat ought TO be the status
quo ante Jsii.un. Put us back precisely where we
were before the tariff act Of 1916. Until that end is OBJ
tained we hearken to no compromises, we listen 10
no halfway measures; and least Of all to such as
propose to sacrifice one class Of manufacturers to
maintain another. Duide and conquer, will be the
maxim Of our opponents. And IL is our duty to
dstrus any man who shall seek TO divide us, by Of
fring protection 10 classes at the expense Of all
the rest. IL there be any among us who shall de-
sire 10 play that game dare to offer us as wing
measure any proposition which has for Its object TO
baffe and defeat the unequivoca restoration of the
tariff Of 1872 let at repudate the measure as
uncslled for by the people and opposed to their
wishes. Scouting all distractions and generaties,
let us continue present the principle for which we
now CONTEND manfuly and openly, as an object
visible and ,angible-THE RESTORATION OF THE WING
TARIFF OF lS42 Let this stand the watchword
ofthe party the shibboleth of political faith.
Inscribe it on every whig flag, and each will become
iabu,m as invincible as the banner OF the Con-
stantines." MO
The explicitness of all this leaves nothing to be
desired. Here is not a word about the temporary
purpose" which the act of 1912 was designed to
subserve. Not syllable is lisped concerning the
"urgent necessity growing out Of an "empty treas
ury," and the supposed swami Of any law under
which revenue could be collected " in view Of which
wing senators themselves voted, and urged others to
vote, for the tariff Of IS42 Not an ailuson is made
to the gross and monstrous defects OF that law,
which its trainers themselves admitted, and which
caused one of its leading supporters to move, in the
Senate, that its operation should be limited to Pc
riod of years. All these things are now forgot
ten; and because the elections in New York and
Pennsylvania have buoyed up the federasts with
some Swelling hopes" their leaders throw off the
mask come boldly out as the retained advocates Of
the manufacturing capitalists, and avow their fixed
purpose again to fasten the hrice-condemned cnpi-
taiisis tariff in all its enormity, the necks of the
people. They will have no delay, no amendment,
no compromise, and no mitigation. The tariff OF
lSa2-just as it was before the people doomed it,
after full trial Of it's working-the tariff, the whole
tariff and nothing but the tarffthis is the raj
lying cry of the federasts, shouted forth upon the
instant that temporary success, gotten conformity
by false issues and anti-rent alliance, embodens
them to quit their woned hypocrisy and make
known their real purposes. ........ N a....
This is Just as il should be. The people will
now know Just what they have to expect from whig
asoendency. tariff with two hundred per cent.
duty on cheap cottons, and with five per cent duty
on costly Madeira wnes--a tariff with specific duties
ngenousy adjusted to discriminate against the COM
forts of the poor man, and with minimum valuations
framed to conceal the enormity ofits burdens under
palpable legislative lie-a tariff which let's in luxures
free Of duty, and levies tax Of one hundred and
fifty per cent. on common salt--a tarif which has
absolutely no principle in it; which is not for reve.
nue., because it is often prohbive, and in general
pays no regard whatever to the revenue limit which
is not even for protection in any fair sense Of that
much-abused word, because it ruthessly oppresses
the great staple interest of the countryugricuture
inorder to pamper with fat bonuses few branches Of
manufactures which are now making dividends OF
from twenty to fifty per ssnt--a tariff, which was
forced through the last Congress Of an expiring
census when one State was without representation
on the floor Of Congress- tariff which the people
of country have once thrown off with indignation
and which if reenacted, the people will struggle to the
death to throw off again-a tariff which is avowed
iy sectional and not national in its purposes, and
which, lift be fastened on us again. must doom the
country to n proonged an-tarir agitation r,nst