New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-09
s.naror Miles,. Objections TO Mchay's Tariff
Bill.


In The presen, crisis, E single Tote IN the Senate
nav be-nsy, is-of the greatest importance We
give place, therefore 10 the Herads condensed re-
port of the remarks Of Hon. John n. Niles of CT
on the question Of referring the Teri1 Reduction
bill from the House. Il will be seen that he takes
ground which unless utterly abandoned, will pre-
vent bis voting for the bill in any shape This
strengthens the hope that the bill nay ye; be de-
fea,ed
M NILES il faro! Of The reference Of the bill. be
Of importance OF lis oe;s and 20, GUY for
TIA; but because Of the peculiar nov-y Of the
principles of ,nis bill. There were. IN his view some
dcuitie. 10 TIE way His object in sdvocaiinst re-
ference. vas no: 70 cel,T or defeat tie measure he
had believed .ha; upon This subject OF the Ta-- sone
legislation required nov Il was not specially called
for TIE bill before the Senate, In being announced
to the county ,nls crisis would strike the people
WITH absolute and general surprise Now ths: there s
war with Mexico. requiring all the revenues we can
raise the people will not eIPec,-they do not expect
90 sudden an experiment Of extreme reductions. Be-
fore the commenced the measure would have been
regarded reasonable now the people are un-
prepared for sny material disturbance Of toe existing
l.w. had thought. sir tbs, 1t vas the part OF wis
dom. under the circuuNsnces. 10 wait another year
had boped-the hope fsn: one atloit-ou; siA!
Rad hoped that the time wsnsa- a. hand when hs ques-
ton Of the Tariff would vscillate from one eI-
IRENE 10 oth-r-tha; would c-=se 10 De football Of
party experment-the Sere paythas o, The niiras o.
Protection. The ultras OF Free Trade an n favor
OF the reference Of this bill because Go 10: wish 20 J.;
pass as isl the Iron Interests the wooden
interest ent other Interests. would not DC wholly
abandoned. But il Is be feared that the Of the
bill IL a. s resolved upon and am astonshe9 az the
faulty the bintress the wfu blindness of ia friend
In regard It's financial character Are no amendments 10
be allowed from o-e N invor Of or opposed TO the bill
And upon such bill as this, when called upon 10 vote,
shall not hesitate long what to DO. | have had 10
sgencY In framing this bi-rhe Senate has had lone
IL an Executive meassre-s Treasury oi-:o which
we are Just called upon 20 register our votes. The
friends OF the certainly not aware OF The
deep responsibility they about 10 assume. 10 not
light .ubjec;-uot fah, subject sir. What Will be
It's results We may ind ourselves tive years hence,
uuder the necessity fror the operation OF this bill, OF
loan OF twenty FIVE millions OF co2rSour finances de-
rangedaDd Tie great business Interests Of the country IL
state OF prostraou. Sir, this Is subject not 70 be
trfs cd whit shall not De tried with oy NY consent.
This AL I'm por;an ect Of the should
be The subject Of party caprice have heard no objection
20 tie reference but awani OF time
Tha, Is no objection allthe consideration OF z
or two weeks more. n measure 60 vitality I'm
porant RES II affects all II" pursuit, OF the people
all the interests my constituents family IN every
State VIII come under Its influence am willing there
fore give Jac The fullest ccusteraton-io sit
here III August-to remain here through the dog days
through all the cky autumn as preferable 10 hasiy ara
Eihe Committee will not have time
10 look by detail the thousand articles embraced 10
the bill will they Esre time 10 look into the general
principles OF the bis Can they look 10 the true in
erest OF PENNSYLVANIA the struggle that
To support burden of her debts Can they not look
20 tho INTEREST," shall take my oou-se.
shall stand where have always stood-in the middle
grond-the Tariff ground OF the Democracy OF the North
The people there know their rgh;s-hey well understand
hem-they will submit 20 DC dcspoed Q! hem nor 70
be tramped IN the dust. bill upon he. doctrines shall
have my support. far this bill Is Inconsistent with
these principles shall oppose itopPoss II, sir If sahd
alone The doctrine Of Tariff with the Democracy Of
the North is Tariff for Revenue with its determinations
OF protection Is this g bill with Determinations OF pro-
tocton No. sir In some parts j.; gives an incidental
protection in Others Il IS framed against protection
There Is only uniform principle in the bill and this is
the prime pie of ad tu,ies-and principle which
unequal, mpracticAbe and absurd upon its face Win
these views Mr. Mics considered the reference Of the bill
the Finance Committee as altogether proper and expe-
dent