Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24
THE TARIFF OF 1916.

FROM NEW YORK
JusT Mex OF TIME.-Some two three weeks
ago the Hon. Dixon H. Lewis Senator of the United States
from the State of Alabama, in this city, his way
from West Point, where he take part the annual
examination The honorable Senator is well known, has
long been Jealous and perseveng advocate for the doctrine
of free trade and at the last session of Congress- in the
pacty of chairman to the Senates Finance Committee had
assigned to him the task of pulling the aboring in that
body, in the discussion of the tariff the tariff Of 1916,
to which the Washington Union and other Government
moupeces supporters have Of late been shouting paans
of rejoicing and praise the actual UNREASONABLE, all
sufficient of the splendid prosperity enjoyed by the ag
ncuural interest that say of the high prices the pro-
duce of food getting for their wares and of the very,
very little oaves which the of food have been get
ting for their sxpences and shillngs.
happened that the presence of Mr. Lewis in city
Cured the when barrels of -four the dearest
and xpenny loaves of bread the smallest The joy, there
FORE of all who had any thing gain by the high price of
flour at its heightof the farmers the flour Sellers the
flour ansporers, the shpowners who had vessels to let
freight the of canal stock and many Others directly
indirectly benefited by the approximation of wheat TO sill
in value They glad and they grateful and
of displaying their gladness and gratitude they
bethought them of inviting the tariff making Senator pub
lie dinner which all very pretty and proper Mr..
Lewis however, has the misfortune TO be very bulky man,
who suffers, probably in hot weather. and suffers espe
caly crowded where three four hundred gentle
eating drinking together sohe respectfully decl-
ed the nvtaon-which very pretty and proper Also
And if this all-if the invitation had been privately
given and privately decned-here would have been nothing
for say the premises the right give and decline
being unquesionable. But in evil hour, perhaps
should the gadness of their hearts, the inviting gen.
emen made haste to let the public know what they had DONE
and TO publish the correspondence in which, may be sup
posed small gorifcaton Of the tariff and free trade
and ascrpon to them alone of the wondrous prosperity
oyed by all parties engaged any way directly indirectly,
in the production, transportation, sale of the precious
modify greatly in demand and so teeming with profits
those who had the handling of it, For example, here
extract from the invitation
"Thesuecess of the great OF free trade with which
your is closely identified, and to the influence OF
which the friends of the system much indebted
fully manifest in the increased commerce. navigation
and manufactures Of the whole country We believe that
what is generally admitted truth, that the
present time the United States enjoy state OF prosperity
only unexamped in the history other nations, but sltoge
ther unprecedented and unequaed since the very
formation of the Union To you well ourselves this
be a peculiar OF congratulations ssfes the
predictions the friends of protection and ustes your
tcpaons declared the debate this great question
the time OF the passage OF the act OF 1896"
The reply of the worthy Senator once more du-
sye and specific. The nvers talked Of prosperity in
general but the guest makes understand distinctly that
what he refers to prosperity abundant demand for
and cotton, with abundant influx Of money pay for them
He says:
"Wih the cheapest and best material to clothe the
world with annually augmenng of that
tera threatening by the actual results Of the present year.
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tured by England herself and with material tor food which,
in Gods Providence destined TO feed the world
ing but e absolute commercial sagnauon, Whch u IS the
purpose OF restrictions trade to create arrest that
rent OF favorable exchanges which, from quarter is al
ready turned toward this country.
"Whie foreign commerce and navigation have been
greatly augmented where the disasters OF that unayorabe
state OF foreign aud domestic exchanges which orsod
the driving the precious metals from shores In
the face oil increased importation OF foreign goods large
specie have been brought the country balance
heavy exports aud still the rates Of foreign exchange
in our favor.
ndan corn well American wheat promises like
ton, become staple with which the world dispense.
The result has been fortunate in determining the
dom OF the then involved Facts have taken place
speculation and results have superseded predictions The
tariff Of $40 stands self-yindicated."
Now but marvel, admirngly witha, the
singular good fortune in point of time which attended this
interchange Of coueses and congratulations between the adj
vocae Of the tariff and the gentlemen to whom the tariff
in their opinion profitable. Flour then worth nine
ten dollars BARREL with prospect OF going higher and being
long in great demand. All who had any thing to 10 with
-four except those who had TO buy il for eating, grow
ing rich apace and them the existing condition of things
just the beautiful the most satisfactory the most adj
mlrabc that ii is in human nature to conceive
But suppose the visit OF Senator to New York had
CHANGED fall in this third week OF July s47; flour having
fallen from nine ten dollars FIVE and the
demand sackenng clruy and the expenses Of
poaon storage, insurance. &c. eating its whole market
able value The influx Of specie stopped whal, and the
quotations of the wor-reguatng market OF Liver
pool growing and every arrival PRans
free trade and the tariff would with bad at
such conuncure, for people who read them would be very
apt if the tariff Of $40 cGsd that of prosperity
in June that insaae almost raving demand tor breasui
and that swelling tide hthcrwad OF The precious metals by
what mysterious ordination does happen that the tariff be-
ing sill existcn the demand has ceased the tide its ebb
the excess OF prosperity has vanished away
parous question this for the Gentlemen who gave the III
citation. Bot shows that the letters written and pub
ished just in the nick Of time.
FATAL AccInENr-The Opeousas Gazette tells of
ghu accident which occurred in the neighborng village Cd
Washington on the ih instant 1t seems that three or four
Individuals had undertaken to fire salute with cannon, and
id not take the trouble of making up the powder into
crtdges, but thrust loose into the gum using ramrod
and merely thrustng il down with their hands and arms.
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