The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-23
!. MEMBER OF THE 9TH CONGRESS-


.,,r four columns Of the National Inteligencer.
To magnify and give eonspicuousness to this pro-
ducton, the official Importance Of the writer Is mod
ally proclaimed by the writer himself; and, super
added for the same purpose, the editors give the
oublic 10 understand that this famous dissertation
,oon Tariffs is from "the pen Of a gentleman who
h, OsrhaDs, moro familiar with the whole subject"
han any one else Junius, il we recolleet, in one
.fhi, uncomfortable lelters, remarked 10 Sir Viii
liam Blackstone, that the writers for the ministry
...m,d to be writing for 6ams, and were certain
10 under the impression tina, because much had
Ls,O said, much had been proven. Our reviewer,
N the case now under consideration, we conclude, is
l,borius under a like conviction, and expands his
,..,v 10 length which corresponds with the no.
,.hls theory of yroof, lust alluded 10,
We propose very briefly. by way Of commenta.
~ 10 run over the boundless waste Of this reyew'
nv . member Of the 27,h Congress, noticing the
,rinei,.l ,oo,. of ,,,rae,ion,hs "ancient remains
of vhy argument. to be collected pa,sin, from the
,,56 n.per. and reconstructed, for the thousandh
Inn, IN an, arsyisv.n .....
Tn, author Of the production 10 which we are re-
6,,Ing will probably thank no, as he should for an
.,,nn, 10 rs.cus from probable oblivion an areu.
,,,Dt which NAV be considered az the precious re-
.,l, NJ M. laborious energy in the cause of pro.
,,e,iv. tariff. Considering tina, tho cumbrous essay
,d,.,,nvui.h,d nv y.rv nauabls srror. of doctrine
,nd Of fact. we might, with the greatest security,
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IN n, .,,bi,c, os tariff, to the popular intelligence
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'O' ""'.n u'' AZ. was P"''e'.' pa' "en' VI WV
national debt. The idea OF confounding the princi-
pie Of such an act as that of 1876 with the act of
.ho,,D.,;ors ~ 1905 10 m.ds nrenos,.rop, bv tho
s >. ''''. - 80 : p'Hr -,
a's'imiar circumstances WINCH su'io"i'oeo us At
the passage Of those acts. And if this be true, the
act of 1916 cannot be referred to as an era when
D,o..,xs tariff h.c,,s N. established to,;cv If III.
country.
1t is little remarkable that this writer in his ex-
animation into the legislative history of the coun-
try, with view to ascertain what was the old sys
tenn, should not have extended his inquiries to pc.
Rod anterior to 1916. In what tar,f.act previous
TO that year would even pretext for the excessive
pro,ee,ion which i, now claimed be found, The
low duties in the earlier wears of our national exist
ence tell US plainly enough that they wore principal
" for revenue. The "old systemu is that which
vas introduced when the government went into op-
Grafton. If another has Leen introduced, whether
in 1916 or in 1924. or in 1928, or in 1882, or in
1912, we should be allowed to examine its preten-