Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-19

- hANhAaiS At hSs
Hoping your efforts TO improve the ag-
ricultural interests Of cur common country
will prove successful, am, sir your friend
and obedient servant,
ALEXANDER MCDONALD.
EutaulG, Ala, Nay o, 1916.
The Tariff-Th6 SGnatG-Daniel Webster
Small Aake on an Important Question.
1t was our good fortune be in the Sen.
ate chamber of the United States, on Tues
day last, the 2Sth July, when the great
question Ct Reform was settled, and we
never expect TO witness so grand, moral
and sublime spectacle again. There, in
that small area, were congregated the as.
sembled wisdom of the nation, the mem
bers of both houses, the mighty men OF
both the great parties, overlooked with
anxious, throbbing, but silent hearts. by
the people and the manufacturing monopo.
lists, waiting in silence and subdued order
for the final vote OH the Reform Tariff
Bill. Its fate rested on the voice of one
man-that man rose amidst the dense
mass which wero collected around him,
venerable in appearance, with his pure
white locks, but vigorous in intellect and
physical construction, and with firm and
liquid voice gave his reasons for the vote
he was about TO cast, and then cast it for
the people and the constitution. No mon-
archical country ever witnessed so proud
an event, as was presented on that day by
the highest !unctOnaries of a Government
emanating directly from the people, upheld
by no adventurous aid or hired soIdiery,
but sustained alone by the moral force and
virtue of the governed.
Even while the heart of every patriot
dIated at the moral grandeur of the scene,
there were acts committed which made the
gravest smile. The dying contOrtions and
death struggles Of associated wealth were
amusing, as exhibited by Niles, Cameron,
Clayton, Huntington, Webster, Simmons,
ct id Omne genus, and most especially were
we edited and amused with the earnest
efforts of Messrs. Summons and Niles, in
behalf of the Iaboring classes, as their
Tufled shirts, (the only ones worn in that
body,) were agitated in behalf of the "bill
of Nominations of 1912. Again we
were amused with the solemn tones of the
"god-like Daniel" when he PLEDGED HIS
REPUTATION for the truth of his asser-
lions.
In his speech on that morning, Mr.
Webster made the following statements,
for the truth of which he pledged his re-
putation!
''This bill does reduce duties; but on
what? They may be some articles for the
benefit of the middIing classes, but the
great amount OF reduction is on such arti-
cles as were contained in the list | read
yesterday. The bill reduces duties on
spirits, on spices, on tropical and all other
fruits, on ready-made clothing, on rich and
costly carpets, on silks, on rich cut.glass.
The reduction was on this class of articles
1t keeps out Of the treasury more revenue
than the whole amount of duties on the
other articles. Here is your main reGuc-
ton, and it is all on articles of extreme
luxury. The whole reduction in the bill
Is on such articles as none of the middle
classes use or have any direct interest in
Ii is now proposed 10 see whether you will
or will not continue this process; whether
you will, while reducing duties on articles
of the highest luxury used by the rich
alone, increase duties on articles which
constitute the raw material of our own
home manufactured articles, out of which
all the Iaboring men Of the country carr
their daily living--arlicles which furnish
occupation 10 handicrdtt labor. On these
articles you have increased your duties
You diminish the duty TO be paid by the
rich and raise the duty to be paid by thu
masses. You augment the duties under /;
tariff which you declared 10 be an obnox
ious Wing measure, and which duties yol
demanded to have reduced. You are ask
ed now to send the bill 10 committee
that they may take off the additional
amount where your duties now proposed
exceed those laid by the tariff of 1872
and you will not do it. You are dcternin
ed TO indulge those who consume the riches
luxuries and to raise your taxes on tn,
poor laborer. The whole character of thi
bill is that. 1t seems TO revel in the deligh
of taking away mems employment. Tn
Characteristic runs through the whole of il
. l had hoped tina! the gentleman, Mr.. Jar
nagin who declared himself yesterday wit
so much emphasis against the policy o
taxing the raw material, would have he'll
to this purpose. shall hold TO mine.-
L. II