The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-07-14

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These votes are not all certain, on either
side. Gen. Barrow of La. is said 10 be
candidate for Maj General in the volunteers;
il so, Mr.. Polk may get rid ofhls vote, II nee
essary; Mr.. Archer's vote we do not count
sure against The bill, nor Mr.. Niles nor Han
negan's for il, hut the probabilities are as a.
bove Will not Pennsylvania be righteous
" served il the tariff is crushed under their
vote ofTexas?
The more probable presumption therefore
is that this bill, perhaps with some modIfica-
lions, will become a law, and that by the
close Of this month the Tariff, oil lS42 will be
repealed.
All manufacturers whose staple material is
Wool or Iron are taxed at least as much du-
~ on their raw material as is allowed on the
manufacture, while the chance Of underval-
uing the latter Is immensely greater than IN
case OF The former. But, us this were moi
enough. while lrcn is changed 80 per cent.
Steel is admitted at 20 and 10. Is there E.
ven Pennsylvania so stupid rs 20 suppose
that the Wool grower is protected by 81
per cent, duty while Wooden fabrics are al
mit:ed al 25 and 20? or Iron at 40. when Ger
tain forms Of Iron are admitted al lower
rates? What matters the form in which a
bale Of Wool or a ton Of Iron is admitted, so
that il enters into the consumption oil the
country.
Those who fancy the passage Of this bill
will damage New-Eugland especially are
grievously mistaken. 1t will injure some
branches of Eastern Manufactures, but fall
with far CRATER severity Oh the younger and
less hardy enterprise Of other sections. New
England will buy her Iron, her Coal, her Steel
cheaper than she has done Great Britain and
Nova Scotia viii profit BY the change at the
expense of Pennsylvania. The Wooden
Manufacture must suffer. and the WOOL
grower will suffer with it. Printing Cotious
will also be shaken. We apprehend re'nc-
ton OF the Wages OF Manufacturing Labor
but trusi it will be aserted if possible. We
do not doubt hat the Capital now embarked
in Manufactures wilI..generally take care Of
itself. either in prosecuting those enterprises
or in some other undertakings. But the
New States have punished themselves far
more seriously than they have New Ensla
They need Manufactures TO furnish markets
for THEN vast Agricultural surplus, and en-
able them 10 give a more profitable directinn
to their Industry than the production of Grain
and Meat for distant consumption. This want
had begun TO be supplied under the present
Tariff, and would have been much more gen
orally and rapidly but for approximations Of It's
repeal. Every Machine Shop in the Union
has been as full of work as it could desire for
three years past, and al this moment single
establishment in the State has orders for
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars worth Of
Manufacturing Machinery, entirely for the
South and West. Does any one believe il
will have half so much work on hand al this
time next year!
But what care they for argument or public
prosperity whose votes have driven Mckay
bill through the House?
Whole No. voting 209: seventeen less than
full House, Deduct vacancies New Hamp
shire (no choice;) Massachusetts ] dos
New-York (Herrick. sdead ;)and Speaker
Davis or Ind. who does not vote except in
case Of tel and there were Is absentees. as
follows:
Termont-Dillinsha cham. Loco, probably
lodged.
Neg York-Woodwor,h of Duchess, do
do.
Maryland-G. G. Chapman. Wing. paired
off with Lyon, Loco, Of do. compelled to be
absent by the sudden illness of his wife, Con
stable, Loco, Of do. absent.
GeOrgid-T. Butler King. Wing absent
Ohio-Cummns. Loco, do.
Indidnd-Owen, Petit, LOcos absent.
IHinois--Baker. Wing. Wentworth, Loco, alb
sent.
Missouri-Price, Loco, started for Santa
Fe.
Arkansas-YelI, Loco, also soldering,
ID.