New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-22

rial will be half American whereas it was before
wholly foreign. If this change should enable
us to make at home one fourth Of the WooIeu fabrics
now imported hafOf foreign and half Of native ,o,
it would give great impulse to Wool. growing IS
well as to the Wooden manufacture among US.
And, even though no more home grown wool were
used than at present, the transfer OF the manu-
factuIe to this country Of onefourth Of the aggre-
gate Of foreign wOolens now consumed among U.s.
would afford TO our farmers asteady and convenient
market for immense additional quantities Of Grain,
Meat, Fuel, &c, to their decided advantage and
profit. We incliue to the opinion that the general
welfare would be promoted by the abogatiOn Of tae
Wool duty, though We deem the passage of any
Tariff Amendment Act at this Session hardly prob
abe
We hear ill-w toward the Sugar duty muttered
from so mony quarters that We apprebend an effort
TO repeal or seriously reduce if the coming Winter
Sugar is dear-tbst is an uDdisputed fact-and 1t
seems likely to be deaer before it shall be cheaper
The diffusl IN Of comfort and luxury, the Increase
Of population the recent increase in the stock Of
the precious metals, have combined with two or
three short crops Of Sugar to produce this result
The intense cold Of last Winter killed very much
cane, and it will require replanting and two or
three Years patient labor to renew the planted area
of t@o years ago. Now, our own country con-
taips but moderate portion of tropical or cane
growing soil on which the cold of last Winter was
more destructive than perhaps on all other cane
fields whatever. Our Sugar crop has fallen off, and
viii probably be less this year than for several years
previously. But we protest against giving up the
Sugar culture Oh that account. We believe
that our Sugar duty, by eDlargiDg the area
Of cane culture, has increased the supply and
diminished the cost of Sugar aud We do not look
to Free.trade for cheap sugar. On the contrary,
wewoud maintain if not il the present duty,
hold fast to the cane culture in the South west and
pel enterprisi0g farmers to test the feasibility OF
producing Sugar proftably from other saccharine
plants throughout the Union. We believe the Chi
bese Sugar Corn (Sorghum) yields better and
scarcely dearer Sugar than the cane; and this may
be grown wherever Indian Corn will ripen. The
Sorghum has given general satisfaction to those
who planted it hs year; we trust the seed is care
fully saved, so that twenty times as much may be
grown next year. 1t is an admirable fodder as
well as Sugar plant, worth cutivatiDg for cattle
wherever hay averages ten dollars per tun. We
shall be disappointed if Sugar be not extensively
made from it in every part Of the Union within FIVE
years, provided the Sugar duty is simply let alone.
We trust something will be done by this
Congress to correct the anomalies and vices of the
present system of Compensation. In doubling its
own pay, Congress took false step which should
in some manner be retracted. We hold the new
compensation just double what it should be, DEEM
ing $4,000 for the long and $1,000 for the short
Session sufficient. But, whether the rate OF COM
peDsatOn be reduced or not, we insist that some OF
the grossest IOmalies of the present system shall
be corrected. Member who takes over $50 for
each days actual service ought to allow IN IRE than
S8s deduction for those days in which he absents
himself from his seat and the capital in quest of
personal gain orpleasure elsewhere. Either deduct
for each days absence as much as you take for
each days service, or put bold face on the matter
and deduct nothing at all. a deduction OF
$40 for each days absence-to be increased to $50
during the last week of each session-wOud keep
the seats full and promote early adjournments. And
those who pay themselves twenty dollars and over
for each days actual service might surely refrain
from double mileage, crooked mileage aud 500 net
profit on each days riding from home to Washing
ton and back All, Messrs. Members there is such
thing as cutting too fat, and you have nearly re-
allied it. Be good enough to correct some of the
worst vices of the present system; but at the worst
don't double on us again
1t has long and often been urged that the increase
of Congressional pay was necessary to steel Mem
beers against the seductiOns of bribery and the
champagne Establishments of the lobby. We may
be able to Judge how efectual this pleasant remedy
is likely to be by the close Of the present Congress.