Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-01
THE TARIFF BILL PASSED !!

After period of painful suspense we have the
unpleasant duty OF announcing TO our readers the
passage of this portentous measure by Congress.
After renewed but vain struggle on the part of the
Wings OF the Senate on Tuesday, and surrounded
by hundreds of anxious citizens who tremblngly
awaited the decision, the bill was ORDERED TO A
THIRD READING in that body by the casting Uofe
OF me pace President, and was thereupon forth
with read the third time and passed, by twenty
elght yeas to twenty-seven nays-Mr. JARNAGIN
coming in and voting for the passage Of the bill,
under instructions from Democratic Legislature,
though in opinion utterly opposed TO the bill him
SELF Every other Wing member of the Senate
voted against the bill that all the responsible
lites of the measure, and all its merits, should it
prove to possess any, rest entirely and exclusively
on the Administration party. The Wings labored
hard to mitigate, by amendment, the disastrous eff
fects of the measure upon the labor and industry OF
the country, but without success-the most impor-
tant proposition to ameorate somewhat the severi-
ty of the bill being rejected also by the casting vote
of the Vice President One not material amend
ment, made by the Senate, and requiring the con-
currence of the House of Representatives was sub
mitted to that body yesterday and under the opera
lion OF the previous question, was concurred in
The spirit of Evil, the exactions of Party, the be-
hests of the Baltimore Convention, have thus finally
triumphed over the prayers and remonstrances of a
betrayed and terrified people. The fatal measure
which strikes at the root of all the industry of the
country, and at the living of every man in it who
earns his bread by the sweat of his brow-this
misshapen and monstrous scheme, which its friends
would not Defend and which even some of them
admitted could not be defended-ths measure, so
pregnant of evil, has received the sanction of both
Houses of Congress- and in two days more will be-
come the law Of the land. What shall we say of
an act SO indefensible and SO pernicious The
country will be as,ounded by the news of its pas
sage. Though remotely threatened with it, The
people were incredulous. They did not believe
that their Represen,atives-those even most SUBJ
missive to party trammes-would have the hardi-
hood to smte the country and all its interests and
hopes with so heavy and cruel blow. They re-
garded the Resolution of the Baltimore Convention
as mere brutum ftlnien, and the Kane Letter I"
as covenant of safety. Unhappy confidence !.
Bitterly IS it now to be repented; and bitter the
ifut now W DC lCaPcuD uiosC WIN Uoutu put
trust in demagogues But they suffer not alone !;
the whole country shares their suffering, and none
can "mock at their calamity" They have dis
covered their error, too late though it be to avert
the evil, yet not too late to repair it. Let the whole
country rise up as one man TO vindicate IFS rights
and its interests. Let all unite-those who have
been deceived and those who have not-in one de-
termined effort to overthrow this ill-adysed and
destructive party act. Let the cry OF" REPEAL
from this day, go forth, and until Con-
gress shall obey the public voice. Let every hill
and valley and hamlet and village ring with it until
the benefcent principles Of 1912 be restored, and
with them the terminated industry and prosperity
OF the country. In the language of an eminent
Senator, we say, Let not the Presidents signature
to this bill be dry before the clarion is sounded ;
let not day pass before the people assemble to
proclaim their sense of wrong and their resolution
10 right that wrong. Let this pernicious measure
be exposed, followed, fastened upon, dragged into
full light and doomed to public execution, as it is
now TO general Reproduction. On the very first day
OF the next session added the Senator) let bill be
introduced to Repeal this Ant-American law, to re-
establish the revenues, and restore the prosperity of
the country. 81 shall be here, The added0 God
sparing my life to second the movement, and with
all my ability to assist in putting an end to this i'll
Judged, Unprecedented, and monstrous measure Of
legislation