The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-02
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OF Providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate,
Fixed fate, free will, foreknowledge ab soute,
Andfound no end, in wandering mazes lost"
We have bill on your table under consideration
reported from the Committee of Ways and Means
The first question that presents itself is, VIA ,o
support this bill? For myself sir, | am ready t.
give an answer at once; and in so doing, although
not specially authorized, believe speak the unan
imous sentiments of the Ohio delegation. WI w
support this bin? My answer IS, zoe ,oiH not
voice; "Well, it settles the question, then; JUS
come DOWN.
Why will we not (asked Mr.. b. 7 have sew
cral minor objections to the bill, which however
not insuperable, which might for the sake oil
Cancellation and harmony get over but which !, for
one consider well founded, and the provisions Of
the bill on which they are based, wrong, improper,
unequal. | will name two or three of them. In
the frat place. sir, | say there is no good reason
why there should be so wide distinction between
the amount of duty laid upon spirits on the one
hand, and wines on the other The duty upon the
former is IS per cent, upon the latter but 80 pei
cent. So far as the usefulness Of these articles is
concerned, suppose they are about on a par; and
am inclined to believe if the whole of them were
excluded from the country, the public health and
public morals would suffer by it, ii quite obvi-
Gus to my mind that wine drinkers quite able
opay a heavy duty as those who drink spirits; and
| can conceive no earthly good OF proper reason
why they should not be equally taxed. Buethis
we might probably get over.
But again: the duty by this bill on woollens is 30
per cent; on wool, 25 per cent. Why should they
not be equal Both are imported: one is an agricul-
tural producton-a raw material; the other man
ufacture. If the manufacturer Of Wooens is emit
tied to protection Of 30 per cent, why is not the
wool grower And wool growing is large interest
in my State, as it is over the whole country.
The same observation will apply TO the ar.
cles Of lnseed oil and laxseed. The duty upon the
OIL the manufactured article, is 90 per cent; upon
the raw material 10 per cent. Why should they not
be equal
The same remark would probably apply to some
extent, though not to the full extent, to raw hides
and leather.
However as | said before, these are objections
we might get over, and yield for the sake OF har-
mony but there are other objectious which are in
superabe.
And the first is the tsx-contingent on its face,
but certain IN lis rssliis-on tea and coffee. Now
we will not support any tariff bill which levies a
tax on these, the "Unon" to the contrary notwith-
standing. In ls4l, when a similar proposition
emanated from Henry Clay and the whg party, we
denounced it. Shall we change our song thus sud
denly For one, cannot consent to do u; not even
with view to the important result Of harmonizng
notes with the cracked squealing and discordsni
notes Of any "organ" No, sir we denounced il
then, and we denounce il now; we proclaimed i