Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-12

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60 Do that be course Is inrxcusable. dis
"Gigad,1 Mr. nERrER, puts bis res qua.
uya somewhat upon the ground Of dmy, IS
bis State was 10 laygr Of the laHtI d ls42
Well, If iha, vas be reas,,,, be has belay.
O. bis parry and his State. But We will
for5eaf until We bear from him.
The Tariff
The Revenue Or Tariff bin before the
Senate Of The Unuel States, called forth
the following from ar, Webster, on The
li,h;
"a rise, Mr. President, 10 perform the
lr't net for which an opportunity has been
afforded me, 10 regard TO q subject d which
] can canscieato1s.y say that never, 10
The discharge Of any cgty Of public ma
l1ro, did ] approach transaction or begin
a discussion With a deeper sense or con.
,leaJn oi th- importance aUac ed 70 i',
ora stronger feeling IF ih- responsibility
jerqlying upon me as ncmbcr Of he
S-uaign
Prom DE woods OF ihe Senator wc
would suppose lhg 'er lyis,eace of the
uuIoa depended upon tho fate of lag bib,
aud that upon bis shoulders rested the sue
cess OF failure Of that measure. Wen,
We ore vi..iug o. ADM, ihat Mr.. Webster
is great 10 intellect, anl iu his greatness
SIC j7icc as an tmgucan citizen But,
.o,ai'.B'an ing, ih9, lie was lately white.
washed by committee or the House Of
Representatives, and iu this we rejoice,
yet there are some things connected with
his name and fame that we would wish
Otherwise, circumstances and talent seem
10 have made Mr.. Webster tho leader Of
the wings IN the Senate against tho Tariff
bill. The bill row under discussion
adopts the ad yalorcm principle and rejects
specific and minimum duties These
terms are explained in the extracts Of AIR.
Cay's speeches given below. The act of
1912, which this biIl is 10 amend, is based
upon specific and minimum duties. This
bill reduces the high t1uT on many articles
in the net Of 1912, amounting on some
things to prohibition, and is intended MS q
reyehue measure, While the act Of 1912
was framed with reference to protection.
The former making revenue the prnci.
pic and protection the incident and the
latter the reverse.
Now our readers will bepr in mind, that
until about 1888, Mr. Webster opposed
protective tariff and considered the power
If Congress to adopt such a system "very
questionable" Hear what Mr.. Webster,
on the lllh, further said on the subject Of
this tariff hill and note it, Speaking Of his
intention 10 examine this bill, he says:
81 hope to show TO the Senate and the
country that this bill, so novel, so danger
Gus, so vicious in It's general principles; so
Ill considered, NO rash, aud must say 50
incorporate in many of its provisions,
cannot but produce in the country the
most serious aud permanent mischief if it
should become law. The hill assumes
as is basis the ud volorem system oXclu.
clusiyely, aud it is the first instance in the
existence OF this Government Of the udnp.
ton of such a system.
"The proposition that ad valorem du-
lies, even for revenue, nre altogether pre-
lomble as universal rule to specific du.
ties, is a bold proposiion-one which
have not heard before from the mouth of
any public man. have heard il, il is
true, from persons hanging about the Gus.
tom house. persons Of anomalous charac.
ter and standing; but | do not remcmberto
have heard it from the lips of u public
man before, any where, or Mt any time,
that universal system OF nd vnlorem du.
tics was desirable in any case 10 be odop-
ted"
And speaking Of tho principle involved
in this bill. he says;
"Now, here we have il announced, at
the commencement, ot Ills discussion, that
the principle OF this bill is the only true
principle. Tha, the bill can be sufficient,
ly amended by any other amendments
Than such MS touch this principle, | do not
believe. For myself unless shall sec
occasion, or feel It to be- my duty to pro.