The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-31
THE UNION.
THE TARIFF.

Ihe hriH OIL mas hnally passed Inc senate, ana II
will be law in tho course Of few days The
House will at once concur in the unimportant
amendment of the Senate. The bill appears to be
based upon the principles advocated for years by
the democratic party, at the north well south;
and, though Il may not be perfect in all It's details
we believe Il will be found TO be such bill as is
wanted by the general interests Of the country. We
do not believe that distress and destruction are TO
grow out Of this bill, some folks seem to imagine;
but that will prove TO rest upon permanent and
iudcious basis. lift does rot nett revenue enough
supplementary legislation remedy the defect as
well other details that shall be found, on fair
trial. to demand an alteration.
We are glad the bill has passed, though we could
have wished that some amendments might have pre-
vailed. r.
From the same
MINIMUMs
The minimum principle OF the tariff of lS42 was
an Objectionable feature In IT, We like the prinei.
pie OF plain lnatter-of-faet rather than that which
confuses and blinds. IL always appeared foolish to
make law taxing an article a certain amount on its
value and then providing that its value shall be con-
idsrsd two or three times much as il really is.
The Worcester Palladium speaks Of this principle
as follows
"THE nnuMUM PRRcRLE-What would the
farmer say TO the tax-mskers, il they should pro-
pose to call his land worth $500 an acre, when its
according to their false valuation And so Of his
stock, horses, oxen, &C., TO be taxed upon an as
sumed valuation which is three times great as
their real value. And yet this is precisely the case
with the minimum principle of all the whig tariffs
that Of l842 among the number. Cotton goods, by
way Of illustration, worth ten cents the yard, are
called worth 30 cents and the duty imposed accord
ing TO that false valuation. We never hesitate to
call it dishonest principle Of taxation; and con-
graduate the mass Of the people that the new bill
dscards all such contrvances for cheating industry
out Of the fruits Of its TOLL"
From the N. Y. Globe
THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW TARIFF BILL IN THE
sENATE-THE FlRMNEss OF THE VICE PREsI.
DENT-THE TRIUMPH OF THE PEOPLE AND THE
TRIUMPH OF PRINCIPLE
The passage Of the new tariff bill in the Senate,
and the certainty OF Its becoming law of the land
will cause general rejoicing throughout the country.
Wherever man lives by labor, there gladness will
cheer his heart, and expressions Of Joy be uttered
from his lips. None but the manufacturing CAPT.
talst will give utterance to doleful lamentations
about the destruction of the labor and industry Of the
country. The march Of freedom in trade is onward.
Livts Jare, in matters of trade, is the motto
tina, is hereafter to be adopted among the nations of
the world. The ocean will yet become a common
highway, over which the surplus produce Of every
nation under heaven will cross to and fro, as free
from taxes as the air we breathe or the water we
drink.
The conduct of Vice President Dallas, in refer
ence TO the passage of the BILL was such as will per-
petuate the remembrance Of his name by the great
body ofthe people, and cause il to be handed down
to posterty on the pages of history that will record
with appreciation the fidelity of the man to the prin-
ciples Of the majority Of the American people who
elevated him to power. That history will speak of
HIM as man, statesman, unseduced by the pow
srful influence of interested friends--unseduced by
the mighty power Of money capital-unseduccd by
every local or sectional interest, that of his
own State, powerful as 1t is.
From the Rochester Daily Advertiser 81
THE SEWARD wings UPsETTING THE CLAY
Policy OF THE GREAT ENIBoDiMENT"~GREE
LY CLAY.
That the "black tariff of Is42" was dictated by mo-
nopoy ITSELF regardless of the general interests of
the mass Of the people, and that its main features
we're not moulded by any man having just preten-
Hons to tire character of a statesman, must be ap-
parent to all who will recur for moment to the
history of the past few years. Its leading princ-
pies are in direct contrariety to the highest author
NY recognised-or lately recognised-by the wing
party itself, as we shall presently show Now,
however, these fortunate pets, have grown SO
nch by the plundering schemes of their own die
ation, that they possess the wealth and the in
fuence to substitute some Of the most power
ful ntelects in our country, and to bend the
wing PRESS with scarce solitary exception, to the
unqualified advocacy ofther ielusive and unhallow-
ca system. IL may appear uncharitable to assign
such unworthy motives and springs Of action for
the deliberate conduct Of party pretending to SO
much patriotism, such zeal for the industry Of the
country, and even claiming an extraordinary regard
lot the precepts Of Him who laid down the golden
rule for the guidance of frail creatures. But we
proceed to show most remarkable change in "whig
principles" and then if more rational cause than
We have indicated can be given for that change, we
shall not be slow to adopt it.
One Of the most decided objections to the present
swlnding tariff, is, that while it processes to levy
duty of only 80 to 40 per cent? actually EFFORTS as
nigh as three to four hundred per cent This is done
oy means Of specific and minimum duties-a cheating
oevIce which McKay's bill repudiates, and Asubsti-
tutes for them duties proportioned to the actual
value OF the goods imported This change is assailed
1y all the vgor and venom of the subsidized press.
10 read the wing papers and listen to their orators
one would suppose that without these minimums
and specifics, should all be poverty stricken in
tWelvemonth. Let us turn back and see if this
was whig opinion Sin the better days Of the repub-
Ne" We propose to refer to the last great effort of
Henry Clay, in the Senate of the United States
March 4, l842. The object of this "great Speech"
appeared to be to lay down platform on which
The wing party should rally and elect the spokes-
man president in the ensuing canvass To effect
thls, he introduced series of resolutions, embrac-
ing In general terms the whole machinery Of the
'ouetdi government. mat ne INTENDED TO be SO I'M
degstood is apparent, from preliminary remark az
followg
VI learn that it is said Of these resolutions that
they present only general propositions; and that,
instead Of this, | should at once have introduced
separate bills, and entered into detail, and shown in
What manner | propose to accomplish the objects
which the resolutions proposed. Let me here say
IN reply that the ancient principles and mode Of
legislation which has ever prevailed from the foun-
dalton Of this government, has been to FIX first
upon The general principles which are to guide u.s.
and then carry out those principles BY detailed gisla
ttonw
We shall confne ourselves to what Mr.. Clay
says Of the tariff, and the principles upon which
ought to be framed. II will be rccollected that
lhs speech was made prior to the enactment Of
The present tariff. Mr. Clay's fourth resolution
sers:
THAT, in the adjustment of tariff to raise an
amount Of twentysix millions Of revenue, the prn.
clpes OF the compromise act generally should be
adhered to; and that especially narimiu rate Of Gd
paorem duties should BE- established from which there
ought TO be as little departure as possible"
The first principle Of the compromise act he states
70 be- that there should be fired rate Of ad paiOrtr
and dta. LII. "a