New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-11
Tea. Csfee and Sail, FRYE

Brandy, and all Distilled Spirits I'd
Sill Manufactures Of. 50
Tea, Ce6ee aud Sail, FREE
No Bounties to be allowed on Fishing vessels. Nor
drawbacks on Refined Sugar Spirits distilled from for
eign Molasses. and Salt used In packing fish,
If this were Wing Tariff the Loco Focos in OPP
posing would invegh against the niquity OF taxing
Rum Gin, &c. such rs Poor men drink more than
twice as high as the Wines drank by 'lordly
Gratis who own Bank stock and Cotton factories
Il was by just such arguments that the Tariff was
assailed wherever assailed at ALL in the Free States
in 1914. Even Silas Wright was not above resort
ing to them. But we heartily despise all such and
those who use them.
This bill has dement's enough that positive and
formidable. To tax Iron (which has always yet
be en- higher here than in England) the same rate
Manufactures OF Iron is to deprive the latter Of all
substantial Protection, and expose several branches
Of our National Industry to destruction. These
have been cherished by the specific duties on most
Iron Manufactures imposed by the present Tariff.
They are doomed if this bill passes.
Our manufactures of Hemp cannot live under this
Tariff unless Hemp itself is to be admitted free,
which is not probable If raw Hemp-an impoT-
tant and increasing staple Of allowed
the meager Revenue duty of 90 per cent then our
Hemp Manufactures will stand a poor chance at
that rate. We shall import Duck, Cordage and
Rigging instead Of raw Hemp-the former being
less bulky and more conveniently transported
PLAIN Cottons will do well enough under 90
Der cent duty; Prints will not. This win not
crage two cents per yard, and British and French
Prints will sell in our markets for than this
above the price Of American goods of equal quality
IF
American Industry, this duty will discriminate
against it So OF Ginghams De LANES, &c. The
Bingham manufacture in this Country will be struck
dead by the passage of this bin.
Woo,eas will probably contrive to exist, in mos,
Gases with discrimination Of fire per cent in their
favor, but the business cannot be extended under
such Tariff On the contrary, the Country will be
flooded with British w ooens; especially the finer
and moro costly kinds. Coarse and common goods
will DO made here under any Tariff. twenty-five
per cent on Woolens, valued on the strength Of
Custom House oaths. will not really amount ,o
twenty per cent that the discrm ination in favor
Of Woolens viii be practically nothing,
Yet mighty is. the power of Truth, earnestly as
serted and urged upon the understanding of an in
selhsent People. This bill framed by Free Traders
feSSSe y
clssrly imbued with the Protective spirit. To
charge 80 per cent. duty ON Iron and Coal yet allow
Tea aud Coffee to come in wi,hou, duty. is just as
clear an acknowledgement of the justice and bene6,
oenoe OF Protection as though the duty Were made
100 per cent This bill is based on the necessity
and benehcence OF Protection; it only ssirms thar
the country can set on with less amount of Pro
lection now than the Wings deemed requisite in
1912. And this is, to some extent. ,rpa va-,,
much more is required raise man firm, ,bs los,
g.nge of exhaustion and prostitution than 10 ks.,
him up after he has become hale and viso,ons
But every principle laid down in Secretary Walk.
ers Report requires that the 80 per should be
taken off of Iron Coal Clothing and Sugar, where
be argues it raises the price merely OF the arti
cles which pay the duty but of the still larger
amount Of their homemade rivals, which pay no
thing into the Treasury and pu, upon Tea, Coffee
&c. whereby all that the People paid the Govern
ment would receive Thirty per cent. On Tea and
Coffee would give the Government some -Four Nil
lions of Revenue, at an expense to the consumers
of at the utmost. Five Millions; while thirty per
cent on Iron aud Iron manufactures, Sugar and
Woolens, can only according to the Secresay's