The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-06
CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF OF ls42."


The "Norh American" Zone Of the most rabid
pseudo wing papers in the Union) has caught the
cue-words from the lips Of Mr.. Clay. who delivered
them like oracle to its correspondent who visit
cd him the other day at Ashland. "Let the.ques-
ton be between the wing tariff OF 1912, and the
democratic tariff of 1896 exclaimed the politician
of Ashland) Let your cry be Restoration" and
such is the cry of the "North American" In Its
yesterdays paper, it comes out with the caption we
have adopted for our article and proelams that "the
tariff issue has, in the present campaign, been broad
" and fully met in most sections. of the Union by
the friends Of the administration. They recognise the
sntagonistcal points Of the controversy as protection
and free rade" but il adds that, sin many quarters
the skul6ing attempts made by the admnisiraton
party in Pennsylvania to affect attachment TO the
tariff of l942 have been discaimed and condemned
as deceptive and dishonorable." This editor says,
shat friends of the administration will be found
who, anxious to escape from what they may deem
false position, will seek 10 modify the issue
modify it perhaps by getting reductions on the du-
ties upon coal and ron and on few other articles
Theft American, }" however, directly sets It's face
against any such modification. II boldly affirms
that "no party was ever more united and enthusi-
astic in the support Of any public measure than the
wings in support of the tariff Of 1912" They protest.
therefore, against any "change Of front, modif-
cation Of policy" 1t cautions lis friends against
any such compromising schemes, as only calculated
To weaken their policy, and to divide them. They
selling to the tariff Of ls42, and submit to no policy
that would sacrifice it," Such, too, we presume,
are tn, cue-w words for the ensuing session of Con-
gress
See, from these revelations, what are the rising
and arrogant claims that have been put forth by the
circumstance Of their having carried LAS this editor
says) "ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and proba-
bly, New York" They listen to no comPromise-to
no important modification of the tariff Of ls46. They
will have the tariff Of l842, and none other. This
is the issue which they make for us; and for one,
we are willing to meet it, We beg leave, therefore,
most respectfully to ask the compromises who wosd
preserve all the tariff Of 1916, except the duties on
coal and iron, and few other articles what pros
pect they have Of success in their schemes of
modification These wings are against il. The
great mass Of the friends Of the administration
against it on the other eide Of the House. We con-
tend that the tariff of 1916 is high enough for all the
purposes Of the different qualities Of incidental
protection! We contend that whilst coal is rising in
price at Richmond and New York, and whilst new
veins Of iron are opened and probably wrought
no addition of duty Ia now necessary TO obtain
protection sufficient to make adequate profit
We entertain doubt that the administration
will maintain the position they have taken The act Of
1876 is just going into full operation ION the LIST of
December) We should have no repeal; no resto-
ration; no modification. Let the law be fairly tried:
and let an enlarged experience alone pronounce on
such change as may be considered necessary. We
speak frankly upon great subject, which now occu-
pies so many heads and many tongues.