Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-07
RICHMOND, VA.
Tuesday Morning, July - 1870
aGLoRY ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY"

sentiment was re-echoed oy Oh -.
consistent States Right Republican oil inns e,y,
after he had carefully read the details Oh Tue o'.'
and the Congressional proceedings winch 80 .D..
mated so glorously. The scene mns' nave oeen
n deem and intense interest The course putsuea
Nv Messrs BrinksrboG OF Ohio, Ralhbun oil view
York and Mcdowell OF Ohio, haa thrown e'
over The late OF The bill-and UP ~ ''e ''S'
mon, the resnlt was involved in doubt. But 'hoSe
gentlemen. cooled down from their heat Of passion
and made some amends for their strange conouc'
BY voting for the bill, thereby rejecting ins'saa oi
sacrificing ths known wishes OF their constituents
The great struggle seemed 10 'u' 'poN
Salt tax Five distinct votes were taken "Po" :
The Wings calculated that II salt was maui ne
and the fishing bounlics dependent Oh sa'' au5
abolished the former might lose some OF Inc De-
mocra,ic votes from New York, and The iaItef
MIGHT lose The seven Democratic votes oil MAINE
Almost every vote on salt presented dinereh'
nbase but finally the duty was agreed upon ny Two
majority and The bill was considered as SAFE nue.
The present law, The duty on salt is eiShi Genus Pei
busheI. equivalent to from 100 TO $50 per cent. az
ralorem. By this new bill il is reduced 10 upper
cent al r0lOrsu.
The Union states "as its proud and Distinguish
ine Characteristic that il is rerenue bH founded
on head valo7cm principle and that totally rePual-
ates the as,ntnu,a principle and all specific dunes.
We can also state in The general, from the best
authority, that i, reduces The duties on cotons, on
an average Of all is varieties, and abolishlng all
its minimum principles, at least 30 per cent and
ON 1roVcus The reduction is al least 10 per cent,
and so on with cher articles"
We shall very soon publish the bill in full
II embraces nine schedules, viz: 100, Az 81, -,
%. Is, 10 and per cent. duties od raiorem, and
one Of free articles Brandies and cordials are
under the lst-under The 81 are segars, snutis
and other manufactures OF tobacco; also, wines
Of all kinds. Under the Sd, $50 per cent? there
K large number Of articles, the most important
ofwhich are carpeiins coal, coke, furniture, hemp
manufactured; lion, iron castings old OF scrap
iron: glass; manufactures OF cotton, linen, SILK,
woul Of worsted if embroidered or tamboured !;
leather manufactures paper manufactures /;
manufactures oil wool, molasses, sugar; tobacco
nnmapufac,ured; wool Under The 4lh, manu-
features composed wholly Of cotton, mol other
wise provided for, &C. Under The 9th. lead, ma
nuactures of fax and hemp, not otherwise pro-
yided for; oils, cotton velvets. We deem il I'M
necessary to extend this summary; we cannot
do il Justice. The bill will speak Tor itself.
We have no space TO dwell upon the triumph
of this great measure over startling obstacles. Il
will sorely disappoint the fond hopes of the
Wings, who had boldly proclaimed the move
ment of Mr. Brinkerhof as "he death-knell OF the
Administration bill 10 reduce The Tariff, and as a
galvanc shock 10 the fres-traders." Our com
ments We reserve for another day. We cannot
do better than let the Union tell The interesting
Tale Of the progress and ultimate triumph Of the
bill. We feel proud OF The lofty position Of the
Virginia delegation. With the exception OF The
"lone STAR" ever Virginia member threw his
vote against the odious and mischievous proyis-
ions Of protective Tariff. Who will say tha,
tho vo;co of This old to".-- --',h was not
:, s.>" 81 The great measuIcs
But 10 The interesting article from the Union:
It's with grateful hearts that We announce TO
the country the passage OF the Revenue Tariff
Bill in the House of Representatives by vote Of
| III for, 10 % against The bill-being majority
OF 10 votes in favor Of The measure, which, count
ing the Speaker, who can only give The casting
| vote and three Democrats who had not paired of,
unavoidably absent, swells the actual majority 10
% votes. The vote was not sectional. The
North, the South The East and the West par,ici-
paled in the adoption OF the measure. The
larees, vote for the bill was from the West. Six
OF the Western Slates-namely, Alabama, Mis-
sis.ippi, Missouri Michigan, Illinois and Texas,
being unanimous for the measure, with MAORI
ties in its favor from Ohio, Tennessee, Indiana
and Louisiana. Let this TACT teach moderation
10 the Protectonsls. The great, The glorious,
and growing West, is for Free Trade. Ihat
vast region from which two new States, Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, are about emerging, and whose en-
tire representation under the census OF 1850 will,
al the present ratio, reach 100 members is almost
unaEimcus for Free Trade. The voice of the
farmers, The voice Of that great agricultural val
ley OF The Mississippi, calls loudly far Free
Trade On The same side will be The four addi-
,onal new States from Texas, siayehoding and
non. slaveholding, the new State North OF Iowa,
and West Of Wisconsin and Iowa-al, all will
be agricultural, and all for Free Trade. And
Oregon, now secured, and ready FOR peaceful set
Element and mieraiun-OIegon To form al least
four new S,ales-Oiegon upon the Pacific, and
inviting The commerce ol Asia and South Anne
rica-Orcgon pre-eminently agricultural and
commercial-slie, too, will come in under the
glorious banner Of Free Trade.
Will the proleclionists longer resis, this rcssl-
ible phalanx? Will they learn wisdom, and
permit the present bill TO pass through the Senalel
Would they, if they could, defeat il there, and
bring down upon them BY that resistance much
more radical measure than the bill which has
lust passed The House OF Rep: esentatives2 We
warn The prolectonists that il the present Con-
cress resist, and This bill is not passed. they must
expect a lower ad valorem. Mark what we sat:
moi a single mandatory will be stopped by this
bill. A portion OF the enormous profits Of the
manufacturers will be cuIailed; but their bust
ness in the main will still be more profitable than
any other pursuit in the country. Are they not
satisfied with his? II not lei them expect as
they will richly merit, lover I'D valoren. The
existing debt, and the Mexican war, have given
| rise to higher duties than would have been i'm
posed in state Of peace; and lei the proeclionisls
be satisfied. For ourselves, we say, let The bill
pass and let rs have repose; lei the whole country
know upon what they are 10 rely. The bill, with
| a few notifications, isessentially thai OF the Sec
relary Of the Treasury. Mr. Walker embarked
in new path, in which no previous Secretary
had dared 10 precede him. lie recommended
FIRST the abolition of all ,pccif: duties and all
mlnimnmS, and The cxc'usire al raiorem system
ID. He recommended that no duty be imposed
on any article above that lowest rate which
would yield the largest amount Of revenue; and
Sd. The warehousiDg system, and all have been
adopted The great constitutional principle has
been indicated in The passage, by The House, oil
bill for TcrcHnc as lis oct, and not i'm protection
| All the duties upon the necessaries OF life have
been greatly diminished, whilst uxuries are made
10 bear much larger proportion OF the revenue.
is due TO justice 10 state that the largest vote for
The bill came from the Wesi; but the South noby
sustained their long cherished principles Virgil
MIA, The great founder OF the Democratic fath
was unanimous, save one, GA out of Is repre-.
sentatives,) in favor OF The measure. South Ca
rolina, so renowned for courage and intellect,
was absolutely unanimous. All the Democrats
OF Georgia and North Carolina were true TO their
great cause. One-we believe but one-Whig
vote was given for The bill. The man who had
the moral courage 10 give that vote was The up
| right and able Whip member from Alabama