Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-11-20
The Tariff Question.


correspondent Of the New York Herald in one OF his
last letters rom Washington advers the stringent
resored by the Adminsr ition force through Con-
gress last session. Tariff Bill. which
90 operation. and whch, well known
Try, extremely unpaatablo large number OF tn,
members who voted fo H. Ihl; nothing short Of Executive
intener,nee ,uld have induced for It. This
Bill the auth Of which claim that it has the
ton Of the deliberate Judgment Of the county he tru,
carried by the perfect party drilling the
depoc coercion, and the extensive promises
limitations of reward. The West oic aly encour
aged believe that all would be right with rivers and
habors and ap2rehonsions of Of dereic
ton saved the Tariff Of 40 An official intmaion in
favor OF the and habors secured the passage Of Mr.
Walkers FREQ trade schedule. The officially an
nounced IN the Presidents objections the day after the
Tauf secured. +" That this is true will not, pre-
sumo, be denied. Can law, passed under such
and by such means. remain permanently upon the
book Will those who, under the influences
referred TO- voted for hesitate with opponents
in efectirg s repeal" whenever the proper shat
arrive, make effort remodel tue system up
on the protection domestic abcs and products,
against the competition OF foreign rivas7 measure
thus pamed upon the county IS entitled to public
confidence support; and the doom which iniuurous
resored To for the purpose Of eecng passage
through Congress has entaed upon IT, be aveed
by any thing short OF conviction, produced By expert
mental results that il will accomplish the TWO leading OBJ
jects for which friends adequscy-fr
the Efficient protection Of the great Interests which have
grown up, which struggling into exstencs under
ihe fostering influence OF system coeva with national
existence, and which has been ru,hessy destroyed and
secondly the certainty that it will yield amount Of re
sufficient TO deray the annual expenditures of the
Government. Failing in either Of these objects-and WI
ular in the opinion that il will fail both-s
ultimate repeal is inevitable the rising Of Tomorrow
and essential modification in the while even
nv the marty has ed If
Try, against ire we'll known judgment, by ampering with
the Independence of The representatives Of the people,
scarcely less certain.
It is necessary a,emp, show that Tariff the
object Of which eradicate the protective pril
epo afford adequate encouragement TO the interests
which have grown up only by the fostering policy Of the
Covernmentaod consequently that those Interests must
decline and PERISH if the policy be adhered TO- What
then, will be It's effect upon the That its own
friends doubt It's capacity to supply the national e1cheoue
with means commensurate with the Of the treasury
is already obvious The New York Journa of Commerce
free trade paper this urging Congress to i'm
pose Of session, duty upon aud eoTeo-whieh
by the way, entirely consistent with the theory Of the
"new lights" though most Of them shrink from the rcsp5n.
sibily Of the attempt Ii is undenabe that If repesu,
De the sole object OF tariff, products which like tea
and coffee. exclusively Of foreign growth anddutes
upon which therefore necessarily only
per &C." but which onsbe likewise 70 reduce the dut
upon other articles Of domestic well as foreign produce
don ought to be not only excluded from the free list
bot embraced 10 the schedule imposing the highest
duy But every spprehends that duty upon tea and
coffee would be uHpqpu and therefore they dare not
come up 20 tho mark And Why, ask, should duty
upoo and coffee be unpopular than a duiy
upon suRnr salt and iron, which not les necessary
and which generally into the consumption Of tao
country II - because the Of bs people
teaches hem what the subimatod theorists Of the
free trade school tneity admit. tina, duty upon tea
oud coffee would enhance tho price, snd conse-
queaty be tar HPoH The eOHsarHoS because, not
growing them oursovos the amount Of production would
not DO stimulated aud increased thoroby-while on
the contrary, duty upon sugar, salt and iron, which
may produce Of homo, aud the production Of which Is
greatly augmented by the fostering policy Of the Govern
meet, Gar from enhancing the price, necessarily the
result Of tho augmented supply reduces snd from
being upon the consumer therefore, relieves him from
heavy burih-n. Hence. have M isca that Con
gross be Pursuaded 10 levy do upon and cof-
fso, ns rar -e1ougH, 80 NJ Calhoun and Mr.
McDlHe have early shown. IT the phlcipo Of protection
to bl Grad Gated from code. and the policy Of free
trade be- adopted those 05ucts, abors oil others 01g
10 b. eel cited hshssf Of duty even IN the
pprg umes Of peace. And. nDqu, s0u1by correct a. i.
ths assumption surprised, confess, that iho
dscgctso afraid 20 up the they have niade
carry practice their doctrines With much bold
a. Icy preuch thCm.
We told however by the Wash invton conespou.
dent ul we S1ufuh pl commerce unt President
recommend, in be forthcoming Mos src The imposition
VI O duy upon toa and c,dec and DO, upon spiees"-
THIS DO may debut % will not be- permanent part Of
the Locoooo system OF which. their doctrines
BE- ue, ought 60 be- o bnss. The Pre- sdont has NOT
enough assumo this ground. Il will be only o.
tax" temp,ury boz ir duration, ihst he will ven.
tore 20 make the suggestion. And We strongly doubt
whether thus sIfionoi down, he induce HE own
parry 90 s1HaI1 th' recommendation. We fhal zee.
Thst,be Ways ought not To- vote ior sueh duty, s4-
espf taE, Be- obvious because, believing o. h,y
DO, that the maintenance Of the protective system essen
ual 20 The iadpsndcass well tho prosperity Of the
county, they oonsistonty do any Thing which mty
hereafter throw npoiment in the wsy Of he rs.estab
hshmcnt Bot there sf another and a stronger reason
snd 10 that We beg leave to call the attention Of the
oounuy. The correspondent Of the Journal OF Com.
whom have srcady re- red, ts the edge Of
the eafiin, Inadvertently doubt indiscfsey We ere
he poincsi sss,ciatss will sdmil snd bsrsys The
real design Of tha Of tho Free Trade Tarh Of
1876. Ths dsssa have heretofore charged, s The
resort O. system of DiRsor TIArIoS, which they will
fsateT inssbe hpi By their args expenditure and then