The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-10
,ast them off forever.

have cndeavored 10 oring Il into dlsrepute By
attacking it in detail. This course was pur-
sued BY MIR. Jewett in 1843, amidst the cheers
Of the whole Locofoco press in Vermont
Whether he would choose to be ranked with
the great body of his party throughout the
Union, who vociferated "lRepaul, Repeal
"DOrn 1rith the black Wing Tariff" while
we aud other Wings were urging that with
all its defects the Tariff as it has done, would
secure the prosperity of the Country Ger
tain it is he did all that his pen could do to
weaken the strength of that glorious measure
by urging its insufficiency on coarse trOol.
But Mr.. J. has very little occasion to plume
himself upon his superior sasacity in dstec-
ting this defect 10 the present Tariff. He
was by no means the frs, man who made
this discovery. During the passage Of the
Tariff, it was fOreseen by the whole Vermont
delegation in Congress, and other genuine
friends of protection, that in this respect the
Tariff was defective. They, therefore, set
themselves diligently 10 work TO remedy the
evil. But what was the evill Evidently il
was not the introduction of the really coarse
South American woods, very little better than
long hair, which was to be manufactured into
negro cloths, blankets, carpets, &c. sustain
ing large Industrial interest in the Country
which must otherwise by ruined, and coming
in competition with no wool growing in the
/, Country. But it was the introduction of
woods which by crosses had been graded up
to degree of fneness which might rival ths
cearser qualities raised in the United States.
Our delegation, therefore, devised several
checks to the importation Of this WOOL except
at the highest rate of duties for European
weols. That is 30 per cent. ad valorem and
3 cents per pound, which, on wool costing
cents, would be equal to about75 per cent.
ad valorem, instead of l-2 mills or per
cent. as it now is, and vastly better than tho
] compromise bill, for which Locolocoism con-
! tended. Under these checks coarse woods
only were to pay the 5 per cent, while all
fine woods were to pay the rs per cent
Here, then, was provision against imPsrta-
tons which was to u considerable extent eff.
cient.
; But this distinction between coarse and fine
woods has been utterly disregarded by The
Government, which from the passage of the
I Tariff has been under the control fits enc
mics, so that nearly all the South America all
] woods have been imported almost duty free.
These checks, however, were regarded as by
no means adequate to full protection a.
!. Sanst their Importation. But inadequate
they were, their adoption was opposed knuck
wruus from reluctant Congress in spiIs of
them.
Sensible. however of the inefficisncy of
these duties, and the evasions which might
7 render them migratory as protection, the
2 friends Of the Tariff would willingly havesono
, the length Of entire prohibition, had there
appeared prospect of carrying it through
Congress. But if the Wey bridse Far,ner
will peruse the speech of Senator Virgin. in
1914. on the Tariff, he will see that noth;nSis
so horrify ing to his party prohibition, even
in cases the most urgent, to save The Industry
ofIhe Country from destruction.
In our discussions with Mr.. Jevettin 1873,
; we never contended that the Tariff coarse
9 wool was as good as il could be. We urged
3 that il carried out as il should be, aat i
II Wing Administration n ould have done it, ~
> making all fine. " ools coming ~ competition
, with our own pay Is per cent. duty, instead
of2O per cent as it then stood. it would be
II vast improvemenf,-and that it was not a
= nearer approximation to perfection. was At
lributable to the unrelenting war whirh was
e waged by the Locofoco party against overy
: attempt to raise the Tariff in every stage or
+ its progress through Congress.
y Blu, anon Judging from the spirit which
Mr.. ]. has hitherto discovered against The
: Tariff Of 1912, al a crisis like this, " Aeh the
c party for which he has so laborionsly tralleI
the pike in this matter of coarse wool, have
proclaimed openly and boldly wa, TO the
r knife against the very principle of protection
4 and are about TO expunge it from every line
and syllable Of the Statute book, we do not
= marvel that he should again appear in the
{ field, and either TO encourage his party IN
Congress, or any other equally laudable OBJ
ject should swing bis hat and exult in sa-
gacity which was common TO every jndiciOus
man in the Nation, in having fOreseen that
the abominable Tariff of 1912 was not so
good as it might have been. He will unqne'-
tiouably have the satisfaction Of being IN Il
= The death. There is no doubt that the pres
5 emf Tariff, under which the Nation arose from
irs ashes in 1912 to high and palmy state OF
prosperity, is to be sacrificed to crafty the
Free,,Trade South, or appease the gro"llnSs
of the British lion.
For ourselves we are proud TO stand by
the Tariff as it is, rather than hazard Loco
foco reform. 1t has renovated the agrIcuF