Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-17
MR.. NILES REMARKS ON THE TARIFF,
III ScRnie JnLn e.

The question being on referring the bill from
the House OF Representatives, reducing tho
present Tariff, To the Committee on Finance
Mr. Niles, OF Conn, spoke Us follows:
! lie was in favor OF the re ference because
that was the usual course of procedure. /
the rule had any propriety il was peculiarl,
proper IN the present case. This bill pecu.
iiary required examination by committee
lie mad just come from among the people and
knew their sentiments He believed that this
I bill would come Oh the northern and-eustern
sections OF the Union like a thunder-bolt. /,
would produce great surprise lie thought
mat II would b. the part OF wisdom 10 refrain
nom touching The present law for another
year, ~ order that they might see what the fl
ilanclai condition OF the country would be at
the expiration OF that period lie desired 10
see The Diil amended, and for tba, purpose
wished II TO SO into ComnHtce In his opin-
ION, there were great interests OF the country
not sufficiently cherished BY the bill Iron
and WOOL were amongst these interests, and
ne feared very much the financial effect of the
bill would be injurious PENNSYLVANIA. with
her interest, was Brought into jeopardy
Struggling, as she was under a weight of pc.
cuniary difficulties, Tor relief from which She
depended on her coal and iron. Would she
not look TO some OF the great features OF this
bill with alarmi He thought she would. He
thought II would be her duty TO look into il.
and he thought IL would be the duty OF the
committee to look 10 these things With that
/ view, he was DESTROYS chat the bill should 90
into the hands of the committee, so that thcy
might do their duty. But this thing would
he supposed, take its course. lie knew what
his course would be- lie would stand where
! he had ever stood, on that ground which be.
lonStd To the democracy OF the North. Their,
/ ne would stand, II he stood alone, firm, as h,
hoped, TO the interest OF his country. Hi,
countrymen knew their rights, aud would not
be betrayed by any management, political OF
y, otherwise. They knew the doctrine which
they had maintained and protested on this sub
Jet There was no principle better settle,
and understOod-none more clearly define,
ihan that involved in this bill; aud ii il stoo,
on that principle, he should vote for il; II not
he should oppose it. He would endcavor I,
carry out the opinions OF his constituents
which lac believed were in conformity viii
those Gl the whole country north OF Tie Can
itol, AMI, Is he supposed, substantially III,
same throughout the country. The eastern
folks were III favor OF tariff loy reycuue. viil
discrimination Tor protection. Was thisa bil
based on these Two principles} Ii might b.
so, but he was inclined to believe that il
many instances il discitninated against uro
lection. Indeed IL appears that there was n,
iiNed prmciple about II, e1ccpi one, and tina
was al yaloruW--a principle new, novel, an,
experimental, never acted upon by any gov
eminent on earth lie could not sanctio,
such principle, a. It reversed oil the princi
PIES on which their finances had bccu raised
But he saw the course the thing must take: i
must so through as il was. aud all discussion
there would be OF no avail. Still, however
I've would insist chat II was due to the country
from every consideration OF duty and propri
ETY., that the bill should have Sac usual retcr
encei and full examination.