Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-01-24

months OF one wear aud four five mont hs f another
five mon his under the tariff II 1912 and seven ucr tho
tanh dISl6. Ever, hody knows the tariff uf 1916 as
passed in july. aud lid 20 iniaop raun till Deceu
/ her; during this time imports p,yng duties almas
entirely arrested The fact being that The duties woul
IN aiew months be gfesiy reduced very large
o gods which would haze IN ana paid duty accer-
ding tn the then existing tariff Of 1912 " IRE withheld ll
the dulies down. They laid up in warehouses
or kept IN bond ti!' the tariff Of SAG aud low duties ook
effect a'sides ,ods which had paid heavy duties wse
retxpn,ed and The duries whd aa from the Trrasu-
ry Outing this period of COURSE e revenue, IN
patison was coming IN. ,iough the country sull
| nonnaily under HE tariff OF S42 Nav these arc The
months mhch this very fair aud candid Secretary lakes
fn his estimate o the produce Of the lanH of AZ. As
ssn as the reduced arlt Of 1876 inlo operation all
these ods, which had bren held back waitnl tur The
reduced duties at poured in aud pours
venue by millions. The goods AMI duties withlrawa
from the tariff IT sag return uader The arfl Of Si6;
and these tina months which this truth seeking Secrs-
ary takes MS showing the comparative product ot this
model tariff contrasted with five nonhs Of the iarltl Of
1877 giving little millions when, for two
years before. the revenue had exceeded average Of
twenty seven Millions"
MIR, Walker says that experience shows that the
cripis pn alter under the low duties than high, aud
specifies by shu" ing the amounts received for years
flow duties--viz from 1882 To lS42-and The same
term of hi.h dutes--vz: from 1924 10 lS32-and the
last two years Of the act Of 1912 Mr. Stewart takes the
returns, sci forth IN the Repor, of those years. and
shows that Mr. Walkers assertion tue--tha, the
ten years Of high duties produced So millions than
the specified ten years o low duties-or than eg ht
mi lons per annuin. Nh ). challenges Mr. Walker or
his friends susai" the allegation thus put Firth in the
krrprt.
We must mako another extract from Mr.. SIS re-
marks:
SecrptarV he e
pri Of breasins has always fallen If The whole eAe
prrience nj he past, he says establishes this general
fact aud he waits frners 10 look al the Fact Now,
aver, that fot touy years under the highest Ia
rlh We er bad mean the '.b of abnml0anons, y
HE lariR OF lS2S--we exported to Great Britain (Eng
land, Scotland aud Ireland Hundred times much
breadsnh, as We did daring four years from $50 To
1889, under the low tariff compromise bill Of 1851
Yes, repeal 1t during four years Of thu operation Of
the bill Of unlnetios' exports VI bIeadstus
wheat, four corn and curn mea) were one hundred
times greater 10 Eagand Than during fler years ender
the nprom-e bill. Yet the Secretary says the eN-
ports Of breadsiu1s have uniformly been less under
high than under "A low tariff,
Here Mi HOLMES Of South Carolina called for the
proof Of Mr.. Stewards position.
Mr. Stewart. The gentlemen shall have il. Will
give To him Here II have o., 1t from official re
ports carefully revised by officer uf tins iieue ire
the result. lie would give the details tabular onl
hereafter; HEY ready but he bad ntime 10 read
then now hls brtl hour WAS last running MAY, and
Ilh all the haste he could make he would not be abb,
10 get half through what he wished to say. But he
would furnish the gentleman from South Carolina Nh.
Holiness With the Information h. desired he could only
glvs hun the aggregates
In four years.ron $50 10 1889. under low duties, we
imported from Great Britain 1888 900 900 worth Of ooods
equal TO 5000 0U6 year, and she took from du-
rng ibis period Of low duties S9I $40 worth of bread
studs, equal 10 $23,b5I per year ell, ROW tr the
high tariff Of 1873. which lasted four years, from SIS
10 1888 Daring thu. time took r IN Btaln / AZ.
OoCO0 worth Of goods eq al to &35 100000 yrm,& she
took from us, under his enormously hgh larn 5OI,
"a worth -four breadstuhs, equal s. 81 AU6O per
year. We, under the high larld, taking about hall as
much OF her satds. and she taking huudrt d tunes
much Il cur brealstuns. Ell The Secretary and Pres
dent BAY, that low duties always have and al
ways will increase he expectation of bread
stutfs Aet the Secretary says that il we do not
take more British goods IN pay for our bteadslutTs,
'tngland Will have pay specie for our breadsufs,
and, moi having II To spare, she will take les, or pay
less for our colton.''
Yes let the gentlemen from South Carolina Mr.
Holmes put these amounts down and dsprove Them if
he Let him take it TO Mr. NaIker-u he does mol
will send II 10 him. and call upon him l. VIZ dictate i'm.
self from The charge Of having given his ,lical sane
ton and The weight OF h he station 10 hcsp prps.
miss aements, calculated # inte1rcd to deceive In.
people lie has stuffed every igr almost his r, port
full Of breadsnf's Bat am mistaken if he will nJi be
sick OF his breadstnfs. bcfre all CA laugh l.
In 1886 we imported eighty six millions worth oil Bnl
isI goods, and she oh from in breadstuiis the hea
W amount OF 81 6s4 ihal is, take $3.50 from her
IN her manufactures to every single she takes from
us In the form Of Drcadsuts. And let it not BE-
forgotten that Of these very manufactures that
eighth part Of the whole value is made up OF British
lreadsiuts consumed in making Of tie goods. (Nheu
BAY Britain, | mean England, Ireland and Scotland
not her dependencies
MI Stewards information on all those subjects is pro
verbal or Its extent and accuracy and his integrity will
not sn"er IN comparison with that Of Mr., Waker. Mr.
D. mpeaches The Truth and fairness Of The statements
Mr.. W alker and defies him 10 subslaurate them W,
have seen no answer to the charges of Mr. Stewart
either III Congress, or in the columns Of he Union.