The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-07

Our readers who may have noted the incidents of the
PRESIDENTS tour to the north, given in columns,
In view OF the sad predictions of the wing orators may
have seen, with some surprise, in the address made to
by the mayor of Lowell the headquarters of Ameri-
can manufactures, the following glowing account of the
prosperity of that city, under system which
hdently alleged to involve its utter 'run" The mayor
said:
"Sir, feel honored In receiving you guest and
tending you the Inequalities of city. We shall fe ell
proud in exhibiting you mills in operation, where the
female with her delicate hand performs her work cheer
iuness with exactness and with workshop,
where the strong of the gives form and almost
perfection to countless cunnngy wrought machines many
OF which he himself invens canals by which nearly
all the water of Merrmack river turned from original
channel and impressed into service furnish power for
varied machnery to the canal where more than hall
million OF dollars is now being expended in order to fur
dish further facilities in the of this power; and
many other objects which, trust you will not consider un
worthy your attention
"Mr President have the honor introduce you to- and
again welcome you among, happy, contened and pros
porous population who will give you that frank and cordia
reception which is due to your exalted position emf
nent citizen of sister State and the President of this
great republic"
In reply, turning directly to the mayor the Pres
dent said
ITO you, as one Of the sovereigns, l. the servant
OF the people, bow. Most happy / to hear from
you and from other sources of the prosperity of all classes
In this city, and this section of the country shall be
Ply to VISIT with you your factories and such other estab
Ishments as afford evidence of your prosperity"
In commenting upon this subject the New York Even
ing Post states the gratifying fact that the commerce OF
that port which far surpasses that of any other in the
country, furnishes most atering evidence of the ia
voabe operations of the tariff of 1916 The result adds
the Pos "of months experience under the new law
| compared with the time under the law of 1912
gives an increase of nearly half million in the
collected or due, and increase of more than six mil.
lions in the importation of dutiable merchandise
If we form estimate OF the business of the year
by the part that has passed. the operation of the new
law will surpass the largest antcpaons of its warmest
advocates The largest mportaons of the year gener-
ally commence in the month of July, and continue very
heavy until the approach of winter These yet to be
received and added the statements furnished to the
present time 1t will not therefore, be surprising if the
amount of duties received by the close of November
added to those which shall accrue from merchandise in
the warehouse the last day of that month"; shall show
an increase of million of dollars over the revenue of
this port during the last year of the old law proper
Tomato increase in the importation of dutabe merchan-
disc will make that reach to twelve millions in the same
period.
Such is the fruit of the new law in relation to revenue
and importaons at only port in the country When
the returns from every port shall be collected they will
present such fruitful lesson to the naon that the public
mind Will forever after, trust, become fixed upon
the most liberal and free system of commerce.