New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-20

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The fac that Senator JAMES, Of L. |.
f4s prepared b,l which viii soon be for
maIy submitted 70 Congress, contemplating
go increase Of the Dutie, nov levied on
tne impo. tst.on OF iron and Fine Cotton
Fabrics. while the Duty now levied on
Coarse Cottous IS reduced By il, is suiii-
cientiy well known. We have not hitherto
cared 70 comment on II. but few sugges-
tioI may rot be suPerfuous.
We adhere TO tue faith that, whatever
hiii NAY be brought before Congress making
~ Improvement. however slight in our
present Tariff ought to receive the cordial
-uppolt Of all earnest patriots. We DO not
.ay that propositions to improve it and en-
iuee the sphere OF its benefcence should
rot also be supp red re believe they
.hould be but, whether these prevail or
aIe defeated. We say. Vote for any bill
calculated 10 benefit any of our depressed
and languishirg branches of Industry. 1t
mar prove who'll inadequate to the ne es.
-iues Of tie case but YOU ale not response
,,e fer that 1t may disaPPoint even those
= hom it was intended 10 favor-you can
act help that Do the best you can, and
cave consequences to those who have the
power aud are responsible for its use. 1t
will be poor excuse to your constituents
Cor rejecting Copper that YOU wanted Gold
" Silver. and would take nothing snort.
We know it is idle to hope or calculate
,hst one interest may flourish while others
are depressed or langui:hiDg. If our liy-
ing depended on the prosperity and thrift of
making, and we were offered an ade-
quate duty on Iron in connection with no
duties Oh abrics aud Wares, or an adequate
duty or Fabrics and Wares with ne duty at
al on Iron. we should choose the latter.
al attempts to restore activity and thrift
20 Iror-making while our Manufactures
generally sle depressed and stagnant, must
Inevitably prove abortiye or but transienty
successful.
We have little faith in any good being
Effected by men who are ashamed or afraid
Of recognizing the principle on which that
good must be justified. The man who says
he votes to increase the duty on Iron ten
per cent as a Rerenue measure knows well
tha. he Is lying. Such an increase is a
measure Of Protection, and only to he justi-
fed as such. What can nationally be hoped
from the cooperation Of such thimblerigs as
tie " Polk, Dallas and Tariff of 70" Penn
sylyanians of 1911 in rebuilding the bull
warks OF our National prosperity We
hear Of men who "do good by stealth, and
blush to find it Fame" but the cross-eyed
maueuver now meditated seems hardly en-
titled to place il this category.
In the absence Of any recognition-nay.
ii the presence Of an absolute denial-of
the vital principle whereon = benefcent
Tariff must be based, We canno. nope for
any decidedly benefcent results. Under
such circumstances, none other than strong
interests can be cared for those which are
backed by wealth and votes. But zee wish
Tariff so adjusted as to cherish and
develop interests which as vet have
scarcely ali existence anon us-sueh as
tie culture and manufacture Of Silk, the
growth of Tea and other exotcs in
tioae sections Of our Country best
adapted to them respectively, the manu-
factuIe Of Steel Pens. (vhereof we are
no~ vast Importers &c, e.. All these
M James's bill absndons to their fate
Il helps tie strong and neglects he feeble,
( ty necessity Of lis nature. We would
Tot have the Wig party responsible for any
.uch measure.
But NJ. James. 1t Is said, has obtained
woes enough for his project among Presi-
dertial aspilants and others who don't ike
the display Of ivory made by Pennsylvania,
TO insure lis passage If the Wings viii vote
for i. If so, and they can get Kothing bet.
ter, We trust Ihey vii supper. i.-not as the
measure they want, but as the best they can
get If At shall do any good, so be it. if
rot, let that fact be shown by experience.
ard We may nave power to do beser in the
next Congress. At all events, DO rot let !.
Dc told to Pennsylvania tina, a decided i'm
PrOvemebt IN the present Tariff might have
been obtained Out fof Wing bigotry and i'm
practicability. Our adversaries are in DOW.
err If part of them see dt to do any good,