Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-12
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| Why, SIT, many OF the ATTEST lawyers
throughout the Union. as well as q large
majority in both Houses OF Congress, hold
the opinion, that there is no law IN exist
ence under which any revenue can be COL
ected This is The almost universal opin-
ion of the Wing partyAand it is also the
opinion of my friend from South Carolina
| (Mr. Calhoun on whose judgment | am
disposed to place great reliance.
Nov, our Treasury is ms olV-
ent; the public creditors have large der
mands against it, which it is unable 10 meet:
the state OF things is growing daily worse ::
and there is even danger that the opera
tons of the government may be wholly
suspended. and yet we propose to adjourn,
leaving the country in this fearful, this de-
plorable condition. *s $3.50
Now, maintaln that the first duty ct an
American statesman is to make any Honor
able sacrifice Of opinion which may be
necessary to sustain the character and cred
1t of his country. Without the passage of
this very bill-for we can Obtain no other
we shall be disgraced at home and still
more dlsgraced abroad.
Il have thus hastily sketched one side
of the picture; and now let me hasten to
the other. l admit, NEST cheerlllly. that
the bill is extravagant in the protection it
affords. = 1t is bill of which |
do not approve. and for which | would not
vote, were it not for the present unparal-
eled condition OF the existing law, the
treasury and the country. had earnestly
hoped that it might be modified and amen.
ded by the Senate in such manner as TO
render it more acceptable but in this |
have been utterly disappointed. No re-
duction of duties whatever has been made
upon any ofthe protected articles, with
the exception of i,oh--an article in which
PENNSYLVANIA is deeply interested-and
one per cent. per square yard on cotton
bagging. The duties upon hammered,
rolled and pig iron have been reduced con-
sideraby below tie standard OF the act Of
1882 but OF this do not complain. | do
not desire that any manufactures OF Penn
sylvania should be projected oy prohibi.
tory duty.
When came TO Congress, at :he COM
mencement Of the present session, con-
fess entertained better and brighter hopes.
thought that the propitlous moment had
arrived for setting The tariff question upon
permanent basis. hoped that such a
scale OF duties could have been agreed up.
en-, considering the pressing demand fof
revenue, as would have afforded sufficient
incidental protection to our leading branch
es oil manufacture, and prove satisfactory
to the hole country. l was prepared TO
go as far as possibly could. TO satisfy the
wishes Of my friends in the South, and /
believe that they were also DESTROYS OF
meeting me halfway, and compromising
this vexed question. l was disposed to
yield much, believing that less Incidental
protection would be sufficient for the man
ufac;urers, when they knew it was to be
permanent. This spirit of cancellation was
that which gave birth 10 our institutions
and this alone cen pteserve them. In such
spirit, advised valued friend in the
House Mr.. Ingersol) to introduce bill
restoring the duties as they staod IN 1889.
This bill would have scarcely produced
sufficient revenue to supply the wants of
the treasury, and Il would have reduced
all the duties under the act Of 1882 in
equal proportion. regretted to find that
this measure of Cancellation received no
support from my Southern political friends
,cith whom IL has erer been my pride and
pleasure TO act IN harmony. Even prop
osition to restore the duties to what they
were in 1910, met with a similar fate and
such was my anxiety TO manifest my Trend
ly disposition on the subject, that would
have voted OH yesterday for similar pro-
position, introduced by the Senator from
Virginia. (Mr. Rives,) although | knew it
then fame TOO late, had il not contained the
to me odious tax upon tea and coffee If the
present extrayagant bill should be forced
upon the country, feel CONSCIOUS that |
have done everything 10 avert it, III the
only manner possible, by most earnestly
and sincerely endeavorlhg to unite our po-
li,ical friends in favor Of moderate and
conciiatoTy measure Ili
Such were MIR. Buchanan's own iorcible
reasons tor voting for the tariff of 1S42.-
Nj. siias Wright, of New York, an OPP
ponent Of protection, voted fer the bill on
the same grounds. Comment is unn.ces-
sary. Mr.. Buchanan's vote on that occa-
sion was no, given to sustain protection,
nor the principles OF high tariff; Tor, il,
the same speech, he sand 81 ain willing
TO unite with my political friends from the
North, the South, the East and the West,
in reducing the expenditures OF the Gov
erment TO the loves. point" His vote on
that occasion was HE result Of necessity
which no one tploIed more than himself,
as i: compelled him to sanction a measure
which he entirely and alphabetically con
demned Is it jus, 20 quote against him
vote given ander these circumstances
In February, 1913, Mr. MeDuiiie intro
duced in the Senate of the United States
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the solemn and ur-
gent duty Of the present Congress to adopt,
without delay, efficient measures to revive
The crippled and decayed commerce, re-
plensh the Impoverished exchequer aud
ares: the alarming accumulation OF the
public debt of the United States.
Resolved, That a.modifcation o. the ex.
istlng Tariff on foreign imports, such as
will render it strictly and in good ianh a
mere rereaue measure, is Indispensable TO
the Accomplishment CT these Objects and
that the recent measures OF the British
Parliament, partially adopting the pr,hci-
pies of Free Trade. the public Indications
of disposition on the part of the present.
ministry 10 exteaa those principles still fur
lher, and the probability Of the speedy or.