Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-19

ricultural interests of our common country
will prove successful, am, sir your friend
and obedIent servant,
ALEXANDER MCDONALD.
Eufdula, Ala, May 0, 1916.
The Tariff-The Senate-DaniGl Webster
A Small Stake on an Important Question.
1t was our good fortune be in the SEN
ate chamber of the United States, on Tues
day last, the 2Sth July, when the great
question Of Reform was settled, and we
never expect to witness so grand, moral
and sublime a spectacle again. There, in
that small area, were congregated the as
sembled wisdom of the nation, the mem.
bers of both houses, the mighty men of
both the great parties, overlooked with
anxious, throbbing, but silent hearts, by
the people and the manufacturing monopo-
lists, waiting in silence and subdued order
for the final vote on the Reform Tariff
Bill. Its fate rested on the voice of one
man--that man rose amidst the dense
mass which were collected around him,
venerable in appearance, with his pure
white locks, but vigorous in intellect and
physical construction, and with firm and
liquid voice gave his reasons for the vote
he was about 10 cast, and then cast it for
the people and the constitution. No mon
archical country ever witnessed so proud
an event, as was presented on that day by
the highest lunctionaries of Government
emanating directly from the people, upheld
by no adventurous aid or hired soldlery,
but sustained alone by the moral force and
virtue of the governed.
Even while the heart of every patriot
dIlated at the moral grandeur of the scene,
there were acts committed which made the
gravest smile. The dying contoriions and
death struggles of associated wealth were
amusing, as exhibited by Niles, Cameron,
Clayton, Huntington, Webster, Simmons,
ct id omne genus, and most especially were
we edited and amused with the earnest
efiorts of Messrs. Simmons and Niles, in
behalf of the laboring classes, as their
ru6led shirts, (the only ones worn in that
body,) were agitated in behalf Of the "biI
of denominations" of 1912. Again we
we're amused with the solemn tones of the
"god.lk Daniel" when he PLEDGED HIS
REPUTATION" for the truth OF his asser
tons.
In his speech on that morning, Mr.
Webster made the following statements
for the truth of which he pledged his re
putation!
"This bill does reduce duties; but oil
what? They may be some articles for TIT
benefit of the mddling classes, but thu
great amount oil reduction is on such artl
Giles as we're contained in the list | reat
Yesterday. The bill reduces duties oil
spirits, on spices, on tropical and all othe
fruits, on ready-made clothing, on rich ant
costly carpets, on silks, on rich cut-glass
The reduction was on this class of articles
1t keeps out Of the treasury more revenu
than the whole amount Of duties on tn
other articles. Here is your main reGuc
lion, and il is all on articles OF extrem
luxury. The whole reduction in the blI
is on such articles as none OF the mlddl
classes use or have any direct interest in
It's now proposed to see whether you wi
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you will, while reducing duties on article
of the highest luxury used by the ric
alone, increase duties on articles whic
constitute the raw material OF our ow
home manufactured articles, out of whic
all the aborng men of the country ear
their daily living--articles which furnis
occupation TO handicralt labor. On thes
articles you have increased your duties
You diminish the duty TO be paid by tn
rich and raise the duty to be paid by tn
masses. You augment the duties under
tariff which you declared TO be an obno'
ious Wing measure, and which duties go
demanded 10 have reduced. You are asl
cd now to send the bill TO a COMMITTEE
that they may take of the additions
amount where your duties now propose
exceed those laid by the tariff OF 1872
and you will not do it. You are determlI
ed indulge those who consume the richie
Injuries and to raise your taxes on Il
poor laborer. The whole character of tn
bill is that. 1t seems TO revel IN the delig
of taking away mems employment. III
Characteristic runs through the whole of
had hoped that the gentleman, Mr. ia
nagin who declared himself yesterday wi
so much emphasis against the policy
taxing the raw material, would have he
to this purpose. shall hold TO mine.-
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