New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-14
The Tnr,a MT Washington.

The Tariff ut washington.
The purport of number of private letters from
Wasbiogton does not shed much light on the pros
pect regarding the Tariff. Our own conclusion from
the whole is that McKsys bill cannot pass bat that
another bill little less runous or perhaps this with
some notifications, 10 destined TO become law.
The business of the country already evinces SINH
lar conviction. When half our furnace and forge
fires shall have been put out, when one third OF oar
factories shall have passed into the hands Of as
signees and sherifs and awaiting the advertised
time 70 be sold for song. and when the workers
employed therein, with two.thirds of our artisans
now probably employed In machine-shops, shall
have been driven out TO compete with the present
calriva,ors Of the soil or swell the long columns on
the march for Oregon and California, we shall see
how the opening Of British markets for our AgEi-
cultural staples will compensate for the violent con-
traction Of our OWL, how prices ana
Property of all kinds. and who of our own people
beside Sheriffs and Shylocks will have been oene-
fted by the change. This is question to be settled
by experience Let us watch closely the operation
of the Tariff that is be-
We do not derive the Satisfaction that many are
enabled 10 from The report that this or that OF the
LocoFoco Sen1tors has resolved 10 vote against
McKay's bill. We have been taken in by such
demonstrations once too often. When Brinkerhoh
made his vaorous speech announcing that the Ohio
Loco Focos in the House had resolved not 10 vote
for McKay's bill, a good deal Of citation was mani
tested among the Wings. A leading Nulli6er, who
better understood the breed whence this demonslra
ton of independence came, merely looked on with
quiet smile. Il, is only strike for wages" he re-
marked in businesslike undertone. ",her pay
most be raised To the amazenent Of the unso-
phisicated, when it came 10 the decisive vote erery
Ohio Loco Foco present-the whole interesting
dozen Of them-voted for the bill. We shall not
coun, another Loco Foco vote (Pennsylvapians ex-
cep.ed) on the side Of the Country, till it
corded in the Yeas and Nays.
The Journalof Commerce. we perceive has
been firing volley the Iron makers Of the Union
who are accused. among other misdemeanors. OF
paying exorbitaut wages TO their workmen-sever.
oil dollars day TO the best. This is an offence
which nobody ever charged upon the Journal II
adds 10 the same vein that some Of the lronworks
have paid for themselves within the past year
This is doubtless exaggerated. but nobody disputes
that Iron makers have been doing very well; so
have those Of every other Country because the de-
msnd for Iron throughout The world has suddenly
shot far ahead Of the supply. But the latter is raj
idly overakng Ii, and one can doub, that the due
relation ofsuppy TO demsnd OF prices 10 actual cost
will very be ree.tablished II Congress- decides
not to disturb tho Tariff AT this moment Iron is
considerably lower than it was during the better
part OF last year. aud great number OF new and
most effective Iron works have gone and are going
into operation this year. Iron will come down, as
we have recently seen Wool and then Grain come
down. by the simple operation Of good prices ssimu
la,ng Production into equality with aud then excess
ofthe demand for Consumption. So it will soon be
with Iron and any Thing else that happens 10 be do
ing we'll just now If our rulers will bu, proclaim
that they will let The Tariff stand ii is Pro'ec
,ion simply determines that The home production O
specified article shall be increased i, does not sa
who shall produce il. If TsliI mel cuaTs -
"a much for Iron why do no, Free Traders ste
~ into tho business and correct The evil7 The.
cvuIn,aud vrrr.rtrrnt ~-r--.a--e o
Europe within two months at fair prices, anc
there 10 little danger Of their falling into The
Proleotions,s' error Of paying exorbisant wages
Beds Of Iron Ore are plentiful as clay pits; noun
tsns of the best may be had for few shillings pei
acre. Fuel and Provisions are cheap and Labor il
the Journal asserts. there surely need be iesi
of Foreign competition, even under Mckays Tariff
Then Why don't the Free Traders rush into Iron
nsaking' Why do they spend their time Intriguing
and olamoring for the privilege of sending to Eu
rope for articles which they stouty insist can be
made at least as cheap here as they can be bought
there7 We Tariff men only want Iron, Cloths, &c
produced at home. consuming our own Provisions,
Fuel. &c. and paying American prices for Labor.
Wewant those who may make money by the bust
ness TO assist in making Roads. building Bridges
Churches, &c, here we want tho children OF the
lron.workers to grow up enjoying the blessings o.
American education We want this noble class o.
workers TO help build schoolhouses and supper
schools among us, 10 ride our Railroads instead o
English, and buy our Newspapers rather than Johr
Bulls. BY The Journals showing this will all be
under McKay's bill. Then why are the Foreign
Importers of our City anxious for the passage o.
that bill1 II living profits stil be made a, The
various branches of Manufactures in this Country
after that bill passes sarely the Free Traders would
be kind enough to reap the profits Of prosecuting
them If the Tariff men were mulish and stolid
enough to throw them up. There are many Foreign
houses in our City that changed their politics
from Wing to Loco Foco in 1874 this very
Tariff question, and paid heavy sums 10 pro
mote Folks election. Did they believe that our
Manufactures would still flourish under such Tariff
as McKay's and thar It's passage would only reduce
the profits Of our manufactures No, no they
knew great deal better They did not so over TO
Polk from any aostrao, love OF Loco Focoism. nor
from any transcenden,al love of low prices. They
went over expecting under low Tariff TO make
good profits on importing soods-larger than they
cocld make on manufacturing them here under the
Tariff as II Is for that door stood wide open to them
They hare ever had as good chance under ii as
any BODY else. They could make Pig Iron here as
chesply ia IL could be made; and if they could make
itas sle when iswould command $50, why did they
NOT do III Simply because no such prof, could be
made on il, and because prices were sure to be
lad h,, acinal IL,