Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-08
The SUPPLEMENTAL Tariff Eli.

al their deta5-bui the general results deserve mo
meas cosderationin orier that the responsibility al lie
Testing bill ia raising additional resenue-s1imPea
Is required tn sustain the erslit Of the nationshoed
be placed where ii fighfalls beings
TIE Secretary oflhe Treasury, al an carly period e
The urged Congress tax Of p per cent on
Tea and C5lree The IIJuse Of Representatives, some
~lla erata u,ly passed res ntio by large majority
deelarins Il t4p- n duty Was nexpelien' sut,e
gdanlS the Secretary reduced his proposition to % per
cent and. e,aslate Penns, yaaia and Louisiana SUI
s.ed addition Of 10 per cent to the du'y on coal iron
and sugar AMI Of pr certain manufactures Of
n5t5n. TIE country somewhat surpr2ed to find the
Secretary who hat ~ lately proved. thought to
denomination that low duties conducive 10 revenue
thus ablndafny his the ~ AMI dslraang addition
o ten per eenon certain artielrs aready paying hir
" per ceat-lor tic purpose Of raising money.
Alter god deal delay bill. in conf rmity With these
latest views If Nf Walker aud rmb. dying provision
tr tie graduation Of the prices Of the pubic ands WAS
reported IN the House by The Committee Of Ways and
Means anil on Saturday fur days before Il close o
the and III, very last day which any new
measure could he intraduced--was called up by the
Gkalmaa. We have not time, nor would II edy oar
read. 10 specify the various amendm, wE.ch were
proposed, and rejected or adopted. At.cf the whole
subject La aeen 20 ten ihtoa Of Hopeless complex
Iiy. Mr II,Niia moved substitute ior the bll-lt be
ae the Original bill with the OMISSION of the section
proposing 10 graduate the price Of III public lands, and
an extension ol the additional 10 per cent duty to silks
linens spirits w.ncs ronllas, wool, and woollen and
wors,ed 9 ,ed4 Mr. Wentworth moved To strike ont
the saeon providing fer the tea and cilee, Which
no ON was carrel-9i u So and tho committee 70 Sc
md reported tie substitute i'll. motion to lay the
: Il On the table was reJoced-ay =, noes 10
lha pe,ars guest ON then ordered and the amend
mea made IN Committee Of the Whole (the substitute
old was agreed to. ayes los. noes les. The Wings
IA a hady voted for the amendment.
The Bill asamenled then ordered to be eagr5ssed,
and, lis aa passage, was rejected Ayes t., Aoes
rs.
IL. impossible 10 say via, were Tie motives Of mem
bers IN voting Ter or against tic bill, all debate
mcrdteted We regret that the duty tea and coffee
WIS stricken euf-bu, this bring done, and the fact be
M notorious that no other bill could be originated during
the session. think. view Of the necessities u the
Treasury, il he regretted the bill, emascnlaed as
WIS, shaela not have passed 1t is true ii h gh
arflbl-lt IS equally true thai the passage Of 1t would
have heen virtual remuneration Of the opinion heldor
tyowod-by the majority, that tho greatest amount oi
revenue IL 10 he had lrm rate It duty not exceeding,
- per On the other hand the bill prom sci
10 bring handsome addition 10 the revenue. Nj
Walker s.lmated the additional revenue to accrue from
Il mp sillen oten PER cent more duty on c1a sugar
and ran, and Of five Fer centau Ger ain cotton manuac
/ ur,s at one million three hundred thousand dollars
Ii this he a toefably correct estimate, be de
e MED that the extension q the uetea, ed duty anuf5c
. OF silk, linen woocn, worstei, and 10 wines and
spirits would have produced nearly two millions Of del
ars-so thai the aggregate additional revenue, surprising
II the Secretary be nearly correct in his est mate won
II hasebeen nearly great from the substitute fror
the original bill Rldcaonsly Inconsistent would hay
m boensleh bill with all Democratic theories rev
enue tariff 1t would have sweIled the income three
four millions of dollars-and that when the add toa
u ms, nceded.and nhon from the reried ofthe Nsson
go introduction Of any other scheme Of taxation mpuss
IL de.
lc But the Democrats of the House had been ndo,
trnated in tie principles of Mr. Walkers elaborate
prl. that they could not be brought To adopt, saddea
his new views, which were utterly at variance with a
IA his previous arguments, illustrations and predictions
a lie had taught them that thirty per cent
- duty toe high TO bring i'll the largest Of revenue
and they could not readily consistency or pr5pre
ly of e,yng ten per cent more with the avowed object
m swell the revenue. Mr. Walkers logic aud his ingt
ri nuv his facts and his deductions, effective
Nr Walker has lights and has rcnounccd las fol
mcr opinions bui his disciples perss. in the int
IL which he first led them.
en- We find the Enquirer charging the defeat of the bill
"A ii al the reeten of the duty tea and coffee
ne the Wings Tie vote close and as ii was
81 committee the ayes and noes not taken. We nav
10 MEANS therefore of knowing who voted for agans
he tie tax. We do Know however. that. Noni
wor,'s luton. more than many Democrats Vote
y The tax was .ineNpedient' voted to strike OF
the section containing H. on Saturday In every legis
ave bldy the majority, heretofore, has been held re
sponsihe for its aconlut, Of late, this rule has bee
= changed and, though constituting hut about thir
IN of tina, body the Wing party held to account for every
h thng the House Of Representative,
he which is not in accordance with the Executive will
ne This is really the highest Of comp lmens 10 the VIII
: PARTY. 1t would seem To he of little moment wheiht
k they hsve have not, amaarlty In the next Congress
WHEN as a minority they control lsgis alton
I'd Wroive due credit the Pres dent aid his Secretar
a Of the Treasury for their moral courage in pe1sistng
the recommendation OF tax of an unpopular character
We Weregret sincerely that their recommendations
II carried into effect by the lousehut, protest aeans
the minority heng held responsible ior the failure OF tina
body up the requirements Of duty aud patriot
ism.
The Congress of 1912, which declared acans
s. England, refused levy cent Of additional taxation
pay the interest OF the lnonoy necessary 10 carry 1t