The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-15
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

New York, Jan. 9, ls47.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed here at the vote OF
the House rejecting the recommendation OF duty on tea
and coffee. No article on the whole list OF those I'M
ported would yield SO large an amount which, at the
same time, would be 80 little felt as duty on these two
articles In the first place, they articles OF luxury
which should be admitted without the payment OF
duty, long anything In the next place, the
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by the quantity raised than by any duty that may be
placed upon them The effect Of duty upon these articles
wholly different from that upon manufactured goods,
for the quantity of the latter is regular and steady
and slight tax will increase the price, while the guam
tty and supply of the former depends more upon climate
and the prices ow and and duty 81 IS
cent would scarcely effect the price here particle 1t
appears, then, like the worst kind Of political economy
House, knowing the immediate wants of the government,
object to this duty, to desire to make political
capital by appealing to the ignorant preudces OF good
naured old ladies' who love to gossip their tea and
coffee. a
Any distractions flung in the way OF the administra-
ton prosecuting with vigor the present war to cose
will be visited with terrible retrbuon upon those en-
gagged in such movements.
Few there are who ready to assert that our war
with Mexico is not just or that we had not just
and sufficient cause for engaging IN 1t and all that re-
quired active prosecution Of it, Livery days delay
is attended with danger and expensethe more naughty
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own councils, or to the withholding OF means Tor
the support of armies So datory Of late have been
our movements tnal II ID ilkely 10 ne auDuteu W c
Mexican Congress to wrong causes and it they accept OF
commissioner at all, it is likely to be accompanied with
peremptory demand that withdraw our land and ma
val forces from her territories and the gull This, OF
course never be acceded to, and all we have TO do,
Them raise and means enough to march where
opposing force he found In Gods name, do
not let disgrace ourselves IN the eyes OF the whole
world We have an enemy to ight--we must fght--we
must conquer Let not faction its hydra head in
our councils; let not the semblance of mbecitv show
itself in the government; let not stand and trembe
about ridiculous tea and coffee, perhaps what
would be well, 10 per cent duty on all the free
artces--but DO, and do at Action, ACTION, AC-
TON is what is wanted, and who or where is the
man who will refuse to act in this emergency!
There is little news here Governor YOungs message
is received from Albany, and, a. the Courier and En-
quirer saws sit more remarkable for what it does
contain than for what il does" 5
Foreign merchandise is pouring in in great quantities,
and those who predicted great falling off Of revenue
under the tariff will soon be able to Judge how false
have been their predictions In the month Of December,
the revenue received this port exceeded, by 100000,
the amount received during the corresponding month of
the last year, Notwithstanding very large portion Of the
goods went into warehouse not being required for sales
From this time forth few comparatively will go into
warehouse, and those already there, well as those
now arriving, will be taken into store for the spring
trade which is now commencing, and the duties paid
think will be discovered that the amount of cash du
ties paid this month will be greater than any month
in any previous year.
We have never enjoyed such weather in January as
we have had for the last week-more like April than
mid winter Happy will il be for the poor could i CON
tinue LEDYARD.