The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-07-11
Coneressional-The Tariff.

The Senate was occupied. July 2i, in the dis
cusson of the bill for the retrocession OF the town
and county of Alexandra in the District OF Colum.
bia, to the State of Virginia; which was finally
passed by vote of 32 to IA. This bill has now
passed both Houses.
In the House, July Sd, the TARIFF BILL was
finally passed by vote of ia to 95-being ma.
lority of 10 votes. The following is the vote OF
the Ohio delegation:
YEAS-Messrs Brnkerhoff, ,Cunnins sh.m, Far
an, Fries, Mcdowell, Morris, Parish, Psrril.
Sawyer, Starkwsather,S ST. John. and Thurman--l2.
NAYS-Messrs. Delano, Giddings, Harper,
Root, Schenck. Tilden, Vance, and vinton-s.
The Union speaks out as fallows on the passage
| of the Tariff bill:
THE REVENUE TARIFF PASSED.
It's with grateful hearts that we announce to
the country tn passage of the revenue tariff bill in
the House of Representativesby vote of ia for,
| to 95 against the b-being majority Of 10 votes
in favor of the which, counting the Spea-
ker, who can only give the casting vote, and three
democrats who had not paired off, unavoidably abb
sent, swells the actual majority to 20 votes. The
vote was not sectional. The North. the South, the
East, and the West participated in the adoption Of
the measure The largest vote for the bill was from
| the West Six Of the Western States-namely,
Alabama Mississippi Missouri, Michigan, Illinois,
| and Texas, being unanimous for the measure with
maiorities in its favor from Ohio, Tennessee, In
diana, and Louisiana. Let this fact teach modera-
ton to the protectionsts The great the glorious,
and gro wing West, is for tree-trade. That vast
region from which two new States, Wisconsin, and
Iowa, are about emerging. and whose entire repre-
senaton under the census Of 1850 will, at the pre-
sent ratio, reach 100 members, is almost unanimous
for free trade. The voice OF the farmers the voice
OF that great agricultural valley of the Mississippi,
calls loudly for tree trade. On the same side will
be the four additional new States from Texas slave
holding and non-saveholding, the new State north
| of Iowa and west oil Wisconsin and Iowa-all, all
will be agricultural, and all for free trade. And
Oregon now secured, and ready for peaceful set
Element and graon-oregon to form at least
| four new States--Oregon upon the Pacific, and
| inviting the commerce of Asia and South Amori-
! ca-Oregon pre-eminently agricultural and COM
mercial--she, too, will come in under the glorious
banner Of free trade.
Will the protectionists longer resist this irressti.
BILE phalanx! Will they learn wisdom, and permit
the present bill to pass through the Senate, Would
they, they could defeat it there and bring down
upon them by that resistance much more radical
measure than the bill which has just passed tho
| House of Representatives? We warn the protec-
tioniss. that if the present Congress resist, and
this bill is not posed they must expect lower ad-
vaorem. Mark what we say: not a single manu-
factory will be stopped by this bill. A portion Of
the enormous profits Of the manufacturers will be
cur talled but their business in the main will stilIbe
more profitable than any other pursuit in the coun.
try. Are they not satisfied with this? If not, lot
them expect, as they will richly merit, lower ad-
vaorem. The existing debt. and the Mexican war,
has given rise to higher duties than would have
been imposed in state of peace; and let the pro.
tectionsts be satisfied For ourselves, we say let
the bill pass, and let US have repose. Let the whole
country know upon what they are to rely. The
bill, with few mcdifcations,, is essentially that
of the Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Walker en.
barked in new path in which no previous Secre.
tary had dared to precede him. He recommended:
first, the abolition Of oil specific duties and all mini
NUNS, and the erciustDe dd ualorem system. I'd.
He recommended that no duty be imposed on any
article above that lowest rate which would yield
the largest amount of revenue; and 3d. The ware
housing system and all have been adopted. The
great constitutional principle has been ndicatedin
the passage, by the House, of bill for repenue az
its object, and not for protection All the duties
upon the necessaries of life have been greatly d-
minished, whilst luxuries are made to bear much
larger proportion of the revenue. II was due to
justice TO state that the largest vote for the bill came
from the West; but the South noby sustained their
ongcherished principles Virginia. the great foun.
der OF the democrauc taitn, was unanimous, save
one, IA out Of 10 representatives. in favor OF the
measure South Carolina, SO renowned for cour-
age and intellect, was absolutely unanimous All
the democrats Of Georgia and North Carolina were
true to their great cause. 0ne-we believe but
one-whig vote was given for the BILL The man
who had the moral courage to give that vote was
the upright and able whig member from Alabama.
Mr., Hilliard The democracy of New York GOV.
cred themselves with glory in their support Of tho
measure. n3s 500 H ~ sEs1T
From PENNSYLVANIA, SO distinguished in support
oi the war of,16. and 1872, and so ever ready 10
pour out me lleblood Of her sons in defence of The