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to vessels engaged in fisheries. Duties on some of he Principal Articles, oy Mr'
 Walkers Bull. Spurious Iouors, 75 per cent Ready made clothing, 90 do. Iron in pigs, bars, bolts, rods, &c., 30 do. Cuttery and manufactures of Iron, 30 do. Manufactures of Tobacco, 30 do. Precious Stones, 30 do. Sugar. 50 do' Molasses, 30 do. Preserves and Wines, 30 do. Coal and carpets, 30 do. Manufactures of wooen, 25 do.
 do. of worsted, 25 do.
 do of silk, 25 do.
 do exclusively of cotton, 20 do, Manufactured hemp, 20 do. Cables and cordage, 20 do. ye-stutfs--except those which have
 undergone some process of manu-
 facture- Free. Salt and new cotton l7ee. Duties on the same articles, by tie present Tar!t. Spurious liquors-a specific duty of from 50 cts. to $sl per gallon.
 Ready-made cIothng-50 per cent.
 Iron in pigs Sc.--a specific duty equivalent in some instances to l50 per cent ad val
 Cutlery and all manufactures of Iron-30 per ct. Manufactures of tobacco-cigars--40 cents per pound.
 Precious stones-7a per cent.
 Sugar., 5 cents per pound.
 Molasses-1 mill pound.
 Preserves-25 per cent.
 Wines-specifc, say equivalent to 75 per cent. ad val
 Coal and carpets-specihc.
 Manufactures of wooen-40 cent.
 Manufactures of worsted-30 per cent.
 Manufactures of sk-$2 90 per pound. Manufactures exclusively of cotton-specifc, va- rying from 30 to 75 per cent. ad val.
 All dye e-stulfs-free.
 Salt and cotton-specifc.
 You may rely on the above a, authentic, as 1t is taken from memoranda made by your correspond ent from copy of the bill in manuscript.
 Whether the bill proposed by Mir. Walker will pass as he has presented it, with amendments, or d ail is of course very probematica. It is req sonable to suppose it will meet with much opposi- ton from the manufacturing interests of the East and the iron interests of Pennsylvania. It is possi bic too that some members of the House from those regions, who to the surprise of many have spoken loudly in vindicaton of rights to the whole of Oregon. and who have equally unexpectedly voted for the Notice, may have done with view of using the possibility of war as an argument against the reduction of the present Tariff
 
 The proposed bill would give an average of du- ties at 20 per cent ad valorem, which is supposed to be sufficient for ample, though not superabun- dant revenue.
 I am decidedly opposed to tariff for protection. If our manufactures cannot be supported except by the forcing system, let them go down, and let the industry of the people be turned into other chan nes. But do not compel poor man to pay dou- ble the necessary cost for his wearing apparel or tools of trade, to increase the already osergrown wealth of Eastern Capitalists. Care should be ta- ken however, to provide tariff which will yield revenne sufficient for the largely increased demands necessarily to b, made the Treasury by the ad- mission of Texas, the proposed increase of the ar my, and the partial organization of Oregon.
 One of the best speeches that hase ye been made on the Oregon question in the House of Rep resentatves, was that of your excellent Member, Gov YELL-one of the most popular men in Con- gress, by the way; and who, it is to be hoped will ere long take his seat with Col SE,rER, in the Sen ate of the United States.
 Yours &c., X.