New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-08
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A correspondence between Mr. Webster and
Certain representatives of the Manufacturing Inter-
est cen cened at Washington during the recent Ia
riff struggle is copied from the National Intei-
eencer into the Evening Post, where it is prefaced
with liberal charges against the Wing party of
selfish, false and base hypocrisy, panic making, &c
&c The foundation for al this is the single fact
tbs. Mr.. Webster had drawn up project OF very
moderate reduction Of the Tariff Of le42 preserving
al its principles, which the representatives OF the
Manufacturing Interests were entirely saashed
With, but Mr. w utter taking time for consuita-
ZION. did not see fit to present II. This is the
whole story.
Now in order to give any color OF pausibiity to
these gross charges, it should be shown that if Mr.
Webster had proposed this Compromise, and the
Wings had sustained it. it would have been adopt
ed Is there particle Of evidence Of this We
know Of none We believe none exists We all
DO know that proposition far less Objectionable 10
our opponents was made by Hon John NJ Clayton
supported BY every Wing in the Senate, and car
red bv one vote-that OF Mr.. Jarnagin who ielt
bound by his peremptory Instructions to vote on
test questions with the Loco Focos. This PROPOSE
ZION sent the Tariff bill TO the Committee on nance
with instructions amend it as 10 increase the
aggregate amount Of Revenue to accrue from II and
make such alterations that the raw material OF no
American fabric should be charged higher rate OF
duty than that imposed on the Foreign fabric with
which the American workmen must compete in our
markets Against this moderate and obviously just
proposition the 81 Loco Focos who passed Mckay's
bill recorded their names and when It was passed
7 NJ
the Committee on Finance REUSED 10 obcy The m
st,uction and brought back he Gaiezdctlyas came
from the House Another amendment proposed by
Mr.. Clayton to retain the Specific duties OF the
Tariff Of 40 also voted down By the vote O. the
q Loco Focos and their prisoner, Jarnagin. Again
an amendment proposed by Mr.. Webster 10 strike
out perncious and unessential section OF the bill
was carried by the mid of Mr.. Benton the other 90
Leco.Focos voting Nay, and refusing to alter one
comma Of McKay's bill as it came from the House
Finally, the bill with this single exception, passed
a. IL came from the House.
These are recorded facts Do they not utterly
rsfute the assumption that the Wings would have
passed the Manufacturers bill il they had tried p
By whose votes Mr. Jarnugin felt constrained to
vote against it; what Loco Foco beyond the three
for III Give US his name! VIII Mr.. Erastus Cor
ming who signs the Manufacturers letter, say that
his especial friend D. S. Dickinson would have vot
Cd with the Wings for this compromise 2 Will the
Post say tina, Senator Dix would have done SO p
viii any body point out Polk Senator beyond
the three we had) who would have voted with the
Wings for that proposition7 IL not what becomes
of the Posts attack on the Wings for not exhibit
ing themselves in the light of mere Swiss Guarc
of the great manufacturers Depend upon ii. /
we had done ms thc Post now bcrates US for not do
Ing we should have beon cxecrated by that paper
In a style to which the present abjurgation is but
pastimc.
The Wing Senators were placed in 4 position OF
great responsibility and difficulty. and they did their
duty nobly Their adversarics wished to divide
aud thus destroy them resolved at any rate to
drive them into some act which could be distorted
Into confession that the Tariff of AZ was too high
and ought 10 be. cut down. They not gratifcd,
and are welcome to evince all the vexation they
feel In consequence If the Manufacturers wished
the Compromise offered. why did they NOT have
Mr. Cameron or Mr.. Niles offer il They had
copies Of it III abundance for OF the signers OF
the letter to Mr.. Webster sent US one al an early
day and urged us to advocate its adoption by the
Wings. Nay more; we are confident that Mr..
Cameron troula have offered some such proposition
ior the sake Of his State and his Party, could he
have INDUCED hope Of its success But when he
did not see fit to move any amendment whatever
TO McKay's bill, shall the Wings be blamed
after offering three several and salutsry PROPOSE
lions Of amendment and actually carrying one of
them1 We insist that they did their whole duty TO
Protection and to the entire People,
Notwithstanding Copper.
Themanutacture of shcathing Copper and Sheath