The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-28

sius this suppOsoa "a strengthened by the following
letter, which received on tho 10Th OF May, 1866
New YeRx. May 49, 1856
and ought to have rspnsd before 'o' We ps. &:
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Yours respectfully, &C., WIN. W. STONE.
OUT, BUT DETERMINES STIR UP
Having no desire 70 enter int, any pew arrangement
with them Of the hint contained in this letter not
taken. could have obtained their consent 70 back
TO the proposition OF tho simple abot OF duties on raw
materials and dyestus would have been happy t0servs
them but seemed iapossibe 70 TO command success
by any union with either the free traders or tariff men
The contest went butt SUCCESS was achieved. n
last feared that the great xety Of Mr. Guthrie to pass
the tariff bill before he went out OF office Nigh; induce
concession the part OF the free traders thai would be
entirely unwse believed that II we could hold the sub
ect over until new Administration came into power and
the democratic party be 10 majority that We could got
relaxation Of the tariff 10 exceedingly desirable OK
tent hence went u work systematically 10 render the
passage Of the BILL which finally became law, tHpos
sibsy. TO effect It's defeat endsavored " arouse, first
jealousy 0 the wool growing interest," second the ea
ousy Of the ronmen third the OF the South
ern interests there being no substantial concession %
conceived 70 the South IN the reduction Of the duties On
coons The fourth measure took 10 empty the Trea
and thus reduction Of the tariff impossible
abolish the duties on whae1er they produced ana thea
put Tariff on whatever they purchased, and conceivea
that the proposed bill did both nAsmuoh ~ all wool cost
re less than twenty and than forty atty per cent
10 he duty free, which was nesse, a. contained
provision for Furnishing valuation Any wool coming
into hs S0S,y rs; more than twenty cents oTsla Ss
ment for such valuation, there was no restraint on
those whose interest 70 mako that over valuation
consequently in effect, all wool vaS admitted duty Tree
Under tbees circumstances IL mapesty unjust for
the representatives Of wool growers 10 allow such an
outrage 70 be perpetrsted their constituents and
stated 70 them this, considered monstrous piece Of
injustice also went 70 Mr. Campbell Of Pennsy snis,
Ways and Means and told him that would DO foolish
70 allow the bill 70 be reported; that II be opposed
with his influence 1t could not be reported, and ne
the rate Of 30 per cent for two additional years
that he stood arm would take two years u strip Penn
sylvania OF Der present protection and that a. the Pres
dent elect ia from Pennsylvania would DO but
BILE to infer that terms would not be offered during
his administration than thoss now about 70 be imposes
that he had these two chances for preserving Pennsy
vsnis interests, both OF which he throw away II he &C
coded 70 the reporting OF the bill from the mmi!tee
then went TO Mr. Campbell OF Ohio Chairman Of the Con-
miitee Ways and Means and 10 MIR. Letcher, Of Viz
ginis member OF thai committee, and also, think, TO
Mr. Phelps Though he may have been sick with the fever
at that me) but certainly TO the two first and insisted
with Mr.. Campbell that bill that would suit the tariff
mon could be passed that he could better tho
country by bestowiug his labor in behalf Of attempt at
pay ing the floating debt Of the government Of s
flowing treasury that there was acc ording to my est
mate quiet floating debt of twelve or fifteen millions Of
dollars incurred under various Indian treaties and N
the shape OF snnutes and annual payments Of various
Sorts to be paid money or goods which had been accu
ing paid stipulated invested stock for the benefit OF
The Indians had for lack OF legislation been necessarily
retained in the treasury and annual appropriations maoe
FOR the payment OF interest upon II told him that ey
paying this money according to treaty stpuatons the
treasury would be sepe,ed be would 20 with the ii 10
aud the ship and the mercia and manufacturing
interests would be vastly benefited by having this
twelve fifteen millions OF dollars in the market, which
was now Gagged up and useless said substantially the
to democratic Congress and you then got sub
stanal reduction instead OF the sham offered
soonpus hoWf BY ssrsns down our ess by
putting down 10 twenty and We wanted to fifteen, per
cent all coase goods upon the manufacture OF which We
had Just entered the South; that we had snug manu-
factories IN Virginia Georgia the Carolinas land MI Ben
nett, OF Mississippi, present, added one At Mount
holly in bis own Sate) several In tennessee, st. Louis,
No.; Indiana. Illinois, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Kentucky;
that they just struggling into existence whilst the
New England people had made theirs strong, and were
twenty per cent ask ID, but insisted on the
duty fine goods remaining at what was that such al
Se nn free trade
Congress in, VIII n would deal fairly with oil par
ties and all sections and which would strike Q, the finest
goods manufactured In New England, as well ~ tho
goods manufactured in the Southern States Mr.
Campbell OF Ohio, after listening 70 the argomen made
him. and with the consent Of the Comm tee az Ways
and Means brought into the House BILL not spproprist
ten twelve fifteen millions OF dollars, ss desired
bu. providing for The expenditure Of eight millions the
argued by Leoher and himseH on the one side and
thitk Mr. Houston, OF Alabama, opposed IL; and WAS
defeated whether in the House In Committee OF the
whole not sure) by vote; prior these active
movements my part, Mr.. Stone, a. / said before,
had desired me to aid thsm, and bad said TO me that
would assist them he would give me one thousand dollars
DO not know what be has testified here, but AN sure
that he cannot contradict this did not aid them but on
the contrary took active with all these several
parties accom- psh the defeat of the tariff DILL the
bers have mentioned IN the course OF my testimony will
vouch for the activity with Which prosecuted IT, al the
Of the session published IN the newspapers OF
New England that Mr.. Letcher by some amendment he
offered had med 10 work injury to the cotton int
justify the wool interests represented by Mr. Stone and
Mr. Slater OF Rhode Island, sat down and wrote 10 Mr.
Cnds oflowe, letter authorized and dictated by Mr.
Ietcber giving true history OF the Affair, and showing
that the amendment 10 question offered through the
agency Of Mr. Seward and not the fault OF Nj Letch
err far ~ knew Of the wool but bad been pre-
,enied TO the committee through the agency Of
Governor Seward sen, that letter TO Mr..
Childs, and IT was published in the prints Of the
day, though without my name signed 70 u. wrote 70
Mr. stone telling what had done, and received this
ietsor enclosing one thousand dollars In reply
INV YoRK, March Is 1857.
Drin siR-four letter Of Ii. ioss reached IN Boston
.howps eearl, that the Gotten manufacturers would have
70 the new Congress- such paper would aid much in col
lscny the money needed for iscurred
in getting the bill through Testimony fro democrnts 70
this point VIII tell and ills well to let pass through LINUS
Childr The isborsr worthy 81 bis hire" and enclose
cbect ofBsnh Of the Republic on Bank Of the neirepo
Nahingos for thousand dollars, IN accordance with
my understanding with you. You hsye fairly earned the
money Please acknowledge the receipt Of this Yonrs
truly WIN W. bTONE-
The vcollen manufacturers have got good bali Of
loaf and will keep from starving
RECEIVES 81 COO
In this narrative have given you the whole history OF
the transaction did my best In opposition 10 the bill, and
got 81 coo for from OF m friends but a. had done
great deal In behalf Of the represented BY Mr.
sooe and spent great deal Of money for them, did not
send Il back never wrote The letter he requested.
O. DO you know Of any person being authorized by any
party 10 make for The payment Of money 10
cid in the passage Of The tariff bR A. do not In any
form whatsoever.
O. DO you know what Mr.. Stone meant when he alluded
70 collecting money needed for necessary expenses
red In getting the bill through A. do not lean make
suggestion nom this ac that he sent pamphlets 70 me,
and ne may have meant expenses incurred In getting them
up, he may have meant much more; my Idea from
his desiring 10 get letter from me, that he meant much
more.
wAsthcre proposition In 'bt, 49, $50 or 's1 in rsls