Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-09
SOUND VIEWS.

We take the annexed concluding remarks
from long and able review Of "The Tariff
Question, now at issue in Congress-" from
the New YoRK TRIBUNE of the 4th inst, and
commend its sound and able views, to the
calm and sober reflection Of our readers, both
Wing and Democratic -
What Congress may do. we cannot with
any certainty predict We are confident there
is decided majority in each House who feel
that the Tariff ought not to be touched at this
time, unless TO impose Revenue duties on arii-
cles now free. Yet the necessities of "the Par
v" are so pressing-its Illuminating position
with regard to Oregon has imposed on itso pal
pablo a constraint TO do something OF decided
character, and not admit outright the utterly
fraudulent character of the preiences and pro-
LESSONS whereby it attained power-that we
have generally inclined to believe that il would
pass some sort OF Tariff break down. We
have supposed that, with the exception Of some
twenty five to thirty Members from Pennsyl-
vania, New York and snagglers from other
States, they could drill in "lhe Party" TO vote
for any bill that might obtain majority in
caucus. And now, if this apprehension prove
mistaken, it will simply indicate TO our mind
that there is some serious feud in the ranks of
the majority which all the enormous patron
age and despotc power of Polk cannot smo-
Their. Once through the House, which we
have supposed bill like McKAY's might be by
five or ten majority, we do not see how II is to
be stopped in the Senate. The Wings with
the two Pennsylvanians together make two
less than majority of the Senate, and whence
another vote for Protection is to be obtained we
do not know. MIR. ALLEN and Mr.. BENTON
have been severally mentioned as likely to cast
it, but on no reliable grounds that have been
made public Gen. CAss is at heart friend of
Protection, but Party oveTules and constralns
him. In the last resort, we anticipate that Mr..
CALHOUN or some of his friends will propose a
compromise, but whether It's acceptance will
be preferable, all things considered, to the pas,
sage OF the House bill, we cannot predict.
Should Congress decide to break down the
present Protective Tariff, and replace 1t by one
based on no defined principle but embodying a
tumble of provisions, Revenue, Protective
and compromises between the two,-we feel
that it will have been done under total mis-
apprehension Of the effects likely TO result
from such a change. To break down the pre-
sent Manufacturing interest--to subvert the In
dustrlai ascendency and enterprise of the East,
and 10 promote the relative prosperity of the
South and South. West--these are among the
objects Of the active leaders in the present cru
SADIE Bot the evils of this change viii not
fall mainly on the extensive and well establish
ed manufactures of the East so much as on
those sections where Manufactures are JUS
struggling into existence or are yet IN the future
The Appletons, Lawrences, sc. will make
money, fix the Tariff as you may. Even i
, you were to stop their making ten per cent b,
: producing Calicoes, they will turn at once L
making twenty by importing them, as the,