New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09

hardly tend to steady il. But the inland mannac'are
Of Salt has now become firmly Established 'na' 'ie
alotion of the duty can hardly shake and VIII GER
tanly not overthrow it,
TIE Secretary is quite right in urging that MS pro-
posed reduction ~ the several rates OF mp's' 70 s"'
u greatly simplify the business and reduce the iao'r
If coleenr the Revenue from Customs, AM we trust
he will give the public the benefit thereof oy diminish
; the number of subordnstes in the various custom
bonses mon the passage of his bill But in attempting
n talk n iarron of Free Trade he fails to deceive him.
self and can hardly expect to deceive others Nj
Gutlriei il not Free Trader and he VIII make nothing
in the long run By assuming the character To talk OF
an extension OF the Free List step in the direction
of Free Trade is TO msspply terms and outrage CON-
mon sense. Free List at all, while any duties are
retained is measure of palpsble discrimination AMI
Mr. Guthrie in telling that he would have the duty
taken entirely of such foreign products as serve for
tie raw material of American Manufacturer, the duty
On rival Foreign Manufactures being fixed al twenty
FIVE per cent proves himself as thorough Protection
let in prnciule as we are II may be that there is
nolicv In using the terms of Free Trade while acting
in precisely opposite direction but, if go the fact
is not creditable to the undertakings of people
duty of twenty five per cent. on Manufactures with
tecye than duty of thirty per cent on fabrics, while
duty of fifteen to twenty per cent is levied on the
imported materials. Can this point need eluci1aton
Take SILK for example. We have now duty oil
fifteen per cent. on the raw staple, with duties OF
fifteen twenty and twenty-five per cent on the several
descriptions or stages Of manufacture. Now abolish
the duty on Raw Silk and levy % per cent on all Siken
Fabrics including silk partially manufactured aud our
decaying all but dying, silk Industry will receive most
benefcent and quckening impulse. We think the cui-
tnre Of Silk should be encouraged as well it's manu-
facure but that is question of policy, not OF prln-
cipe Such adjustment of Duties as the Secretary
proposes is Protective, and we are glad TO meet him on
such solid ground It's details might be more wisely
adjusted its principle might be more consistently fol
lowed but there the principle is, palpaby, unmistik
ably. AT present, Hemp pays thirty per cent aud
Hempeu Gables, COrlage, &c. only twentyhve-a dis
elimination of five per cent against doing our work at
home SO with some other articles. But it was long
ago demonstrated by Tie Globe (then filling the place
now aspired to by The UniOn) that true Revenue
| Tariff must discriminate against Home Manufactures
must lay lower rates OF impost on Iron, Steel,
Cloth Boots and Buttons than it does Coffee, Tea,
raw silk, coarse Wool, Drugs and Dyes, &c &C.
since high duty on the former class tends to restrict
the Revenue therefrom by encouraging the Home pro-
duet and thus diminishing importation, while no such
result is produced by similar duties the latter. The
Tea will be imported whether the duty thereon be
thirty per cent or nothing at all not the Boots and
Calicoes Mr.. Guthrie has not expressed his views
frankly and candidy, but has sought to do good by
stealth" and will doubtless blush TO find it fame
The general details of the Secretary's plan of Tariff
Reyision-wLat articles be proposes to place in his
Free List and what exclude therefrom-ve will con-
sder in another article.
Most of his suggestions with regard to the especial
management of his Department-especialy his insist
ing that Public Moneys shall be retained in the regular
Sub-Treasuries, and not drawn ont in favor Of dis
bursting agents bondbrOkers, &c any pretext what
ever-we heartily approve. Though we believe the
SubTreasury system vicious and mischevous, we are
in favor of it's faithful enforcement SO long it shall
remain unmodifed So Mr.. Guthries requirement OF
monthly settlements from his Collectors and Receivers
and his resistance to the demands Of Extra Allowances
on various pretexts to Revenue Officers, meet our
hearty approval. The general impression left on our
mind by more careful perusal of his Report is, that
Mr.. Guthrie is pretty good Executive officer, with
sOunder views Of National Policy than he deems it
polite to avow and disposition to do anything for the
Country that does not endanger the asceniancy Of hs
party or his standing therein His proposal that
whatever changes may be wrought in the Tariff shall
not take effect till January 1855 shows clearly enough
that he does not suppose reduction of Duties viii
insure an enhancement of the National Prosperity.
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