The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-07
THE TARIFF.

II does appear to us that the ides Of July are,
for this country, destined, by Providence. to DO
prolific of good Since the glorious Declaration
which marked MS a free and independent people
among tho nations Of the earth, this period of the
year has always been distinguished by some
event, which has showered benefits upon the
people or perfected and Strengthened the insiitn-
tons of our country. The present, has been
marked by an event which causes almost univer-
sal joy To pervade the great American family
The breaking down Of that hedous bill Of abumi-
natuns, which fur four years has stained the pages
Of our statute book--we alude tn the Tariff of
'42. which was prepared With the intention to
destroy john Tyler, or leave his administration
without the means of suppor,-whch was passed
through both Houses of Congress. by whig and
democratic votes. arranged as To compel certain
democrats in both Houses TO vote for il, or lose
their popularity as home. Those democrats did
vote for ii, and in consequence the aspiring hope,
if they en,ertained it for higher elevation,
was topped by their vote for the Tariff of '42
We renice at the passage of the Tariff bill Of
The Third Of July, '46"-because the friends
or associated wealth have moved every engine to
to prevent it, and have nnquaii6edly asserted
throughout the length and breadth of the land,
that the presen, Congress would not dare to
meddle with or change the present onerous bur
thens--their prophecies have been proved to be
false-he character of the democracy So far has
been indicated. The trne principles of levying
duties has been recognized. and if the present bill
is not perfect in all its parts, il can be made so
by observation of its defects-it is far preferable
in its de'nils to the present odious abomination
We shall give the bill 1t passed the House,
AS soon as we receive an authentic copy, stating
that the articles 20 sugar. and " salt" bear by
this bill duty Of twenty per cent, instead of the
onerous tax levied of 81 cents pound on
sugar, and 8 CENTS bnshel on salt-tea and cof
fee admitted free. We rejoice, also, that Mr..
Ra,hbun's amendment, which prevents Naval
officers and others, from importing merchandise
in national vessels was incorporated in the bill
it is as fellows:
".4nd be IL further enacted, That no officer
or other person connected with the Navy of the
United States shall, under any pretence import
in any ship vessel of the United States any
goods wares, merchandise liable to the payment
Of any duty"
We content ourselves at present, with giving
the final vote on the passage of the bill
YEAs.-Messrs. Stephen Adams Anderson
Atkinson, Bayly, Bedinger. Benton, Biqrs. Jas
A. Black Bowlin. Boyd. Brnkerhotf Broken
brongh, VIM. o. Brown. Burt. Cathcart. Angus
tus A Chapman. Reuben Chapman, Chapman.
Chase. Clarke. Cobb, Collin, Cullom. GINNING
ham. Daniel, Dargan, Jefferson Davis. DeNIoit,
Dobbin. Douglass. Dromgoole, Dunlap, Ellsworth,
Faran, Ficklin, Fries, Giles. Goodyear, Gordon.
Grover, Hamln. Harason, Harmanson. Henley
Hlliard. Hoge, |. f.. Holmes. Hopkins, Houoh.
George S. Houston, Edmund W. HUBBARD, James
B. Hunt, Hunter. j. HI. johnson, j. johnson.
A. Johnson, G. w Jones, Seaborn Jones, Kauf-
man. Kennedy. Preston King. Lawrence, Leake
LaSere. Lumpkin. Maclay. McCleand. McCon-
nell, McClernand, McCrate JOS J. Mcdowell, j.
Mcdowell. Mckay. John P. Martin. Barclay
Martin, Morris. Morse, Muul,on, Niven, Norris
Parish. Payne, Perrill, Phelps, Psbury, Reid,
Raihbun. Relfe, Rhett, Roberts, Sawtele, Saw
yer. Scammon, Seldom, Alexander ID. Sims. T..
Ii. Sims. Simpson. Thomas Smith, r. Smith,
Stanton, Starkweather. ST. John, Strong, Jacob
Thompson. Thurman, Tibbais, Towns, Tread.
way, Wick, Williams, Wilmot, Wood, Wood
ward, Yancey-ll4.
NAYs.-Messrs Abbott, John Quincy Adams,
Arnold. Ashmun. Barringer, Bell, James Black.
Blanchard, Broadhead, Milton Brown. Burlington
WIN. w. Campbell, Jno. H. Campbell, Carroll,
Cooke, Collamer, Cranston, Crozier, Culver.
Darragh. G. Davis, Delano, Dixon Dockery,
i'"saiI, ELiuudH, y. II. Ewing, IL. III. EWD0,
Foot, Foster. Garvin, Gentry, Giddings, Graham,
Order, Grinnell Hampton. Harper, E. b. Holmes,
Jno. w. Houston. Samuel d. Hubbard, Hudson.
Hungerford. w. Hunt, G.. ]. Ingersoll, Jos. r.
IngeTso. jenkins. d. p. King, Leib. Lewis,
Levin, Long. MCLEAN, McGaughey, McHenry,
McIlvane. Marsh, Miller, Mosely, Pendle,on,
Perry. Pollock, Ramsay. Ritter, J. Rockwell, j.
A. Rockwell, Root, Runk. Russell, Schenok,
Seaman, Severance, Truman Smith, A. Smith,
@. b Smith, Stephens, Stewart, S,rohm, Sykes.
ThibodeauX, Thomasson, B. Thompson, James
Thompson. Tden, Toombs. Trumbo Vance.
Vintcn, Wheaton. White. Winthrop, Woodruff
Wright, Young Yost-95.