Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-22
DcbaIc OH The Thrift.

The dscussio, on this exhaustess subject opened
on Thursday last in tie House OF Representatives by Mr.
Seaburn Jones, a LocofoSO member from Georgia. the
principal portion of whose speech consisted Of vndca
lion President Pok's in the Mexican war The
speaker did however. occasionally advert 10 ho subject UNI
der debate by the enunciaon Of doctrines and opinions
common the class of Free Trade Abstractonists TO
which he belongs. One Of these dogmas is, thai where
Protection begins Revenue ends and yet, Mr. Jones is
nvowedly the Champion OF bill, which, though reduces
duties, is cOniossedly Protective Tariff There is
principle therefore, involved in the issue between the Ia
riff 1912 and that by which the Administration proposes
supersedc it; and he ought not to have argued it
The former may be called Protective, and the latter
Revenue Tariff for the purpose Of gung those, who,
VI Mr.. Bcnton's figures, ought be for the
SiSlles" If they DO easily cheated But
deny that b0.h Of them PROTECTION,
and consequently that the controversy simply and eHclu
svely Of They are, too, both Revenue well
Protective Tariffs snd emitting the proposed duties
Tea and Coffee which admitted be part Of the
Iled policy Of the Administration, bu, which be
gaTded War duties 10 be taken oil peace shall
be restored do hesitate say, II the character Of
the IS be dedueed from practical results
instead Of being indicated by coEnomen arbitrarily APP
Piled that the Tsrd Of l5I2 will be far better entitled
that appsaton than any modification OF 1t which has yet
been 9roposedin other words that will yield MORE re-
venue tia any oihOr. This IS hap.hazard assertion
ba, II - an opi founded upOn reliable data the conclu
sions from which sic clear and "a irresistible many
mathematical demonstration, II we were for the hTsttme
called upon try tho experiment o. pugmenng the reve
by reducing the duties the facility with w, so many
intelligent persons deUded by the aiacou argument.
ts favor would be surprising But when we have
before eyes the accumulated and unyaryng evidence
furnished by the Annual Treasury Reports exhibiting the
CONTRARY result, indeed Astonishing ha assumptions 30
uniformly eOnttsdieed by officially ascottancd aud pub
lshed facts should make faint impression the pub
e mind Ia 1924 the duuos increased aud tue very
year the sweled from twenty to twenty
five millions. la 1925 the d" ball Of abominatiots" was
passed. dor which, by the way, nearly all Of tho leading
iyeos voted)-a bill which. IL was said would Destroy
conmCreo and bankrupt the Treasury and yet despite
of these predictions, the augmeuting I'M
al u run up from twenty four millions 10 upwards Of III y
millions in 1881. in 1892, duties reduced and the
revenue fell off, N 1889 II millions aud in 1884 10
10 millions. Under the descending scale u the Compro-
mse Act duties fell in lsIO-4l the fayoftc rate Of
'be Free Trade party, 10 wit, 20 por contl And what
the eject In is40 the only Il mil
lions; 10 l84t, l55 millions aud in 1872 less than IL
ulions. Ia l5i2, tie Wing Tanh, much abused and
denounced prohbiofy" its character, the result Of
which,we gsvey warned, would be resort 10 Direct
TsIoi. in order to supply de Government with fund.- Wa
enacted. Bot did the revenue fall OIL predici,d7 So
iar from IT, in 1874 the melt revenue was nearly &c mil
hons Of dollars, and In l5l5 upwards Of 26 millions
more double the yielded by the so.caod 20 per
cent RGvrsus Tariff Of 1915 Substitute Tor hot
ThnG now the bill proposed by the Administration, and
sfot te "Wur duties" upon Toa and Coffee and other or
tcics 10 be restored 20 the free list stor the return
Of peace, shall DO deducted, rsk nothing saying tia
the revenue will agsin s on low from - to IS mil
lions annually, snd that Direct Taxes alone can save
from Snnuslly augmsnung National Debt
Nj, NcCiesn, Locofoeo from Pennsy vaniu followed
Nj, Jones a, 4 Undicated tho TauH Of l5l2. a. a inca
sur, the rn Of w CHI demonstrated i sautsry character
and should protect from Che contemplated Innovations
He sn,rmed that hs ProbefirS ,ohey" Of "Dcmocrauc'
origin. and quoted Jackson sud other isous teachers o.
chat school vndcsc the Truth II his assertion. lie Tor
go that Democracy rrofressipe," aud that he rsyd
march it has gone through tie whole circle Of chsngo un
TAFT Gndssof occupying the very position upon winch
she Federal party stood 1852 and using the very urgu
which hey tbep employed prevent the passage Of
the Tsn law q that year. u the leading and SHOWED
DIRECTS Of which, a-soried IN the preamble was Gro rro
rE-r DoStsrc MsvuracrUsts" IL s amusing a. well a,
edyiae. ceusialy. TO Pennsylvania aud Georgi,
ocooco thus direct conflict touching the vital Ar
Gclc q heir party creed Nc. Mclean has evidently no
Yet recovered from the douson under which he lsbored
with the people ofhs ssto, Va istt when the
voted io Jsmcs X Pok of the purpose Of saving tho ia