The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-01
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Nrw YonK. January 30, ls59.

New YORK, January 30 1907
II is the almost universal opinion in the business
munty here that In view Of the present rapid revival OF
trade restoration Of confidence and healthy activity in
the g0neal Industry of the country immense increase
OF the federal from customs for the ensuing fiscal
year as compared with the past year of commercial de.
preston, may be confidently expected The impression
To be gaining ground that there will DO ALSO
Lutte necessity Tor any change in the present tariff with
view 10 increasing the customs receipts and that 1t
would be better TO provide for any estimated deficiency IN
tho revenue To meet the necessary expenditure by author
iEing loan, funding the treasury notes giving
the Secretary OF the Treasury authority 10 reissue them
he may find necessity 10 do SO.
There many very thorough going free-traders how
ever who would willingly consent Ia raise the duties
bandes, wines, oordal, hqueuFs Spices and other
ticles OF luxury TO the rate fixed by the tariff of 1912
and who seriously question the reduction of the duty
those articles established 10y the act of 1851 Many also
would favor the adoption of decimal rates but a
iory of the business here 10 be in favor of
letting well alone, than raise the storm Of
fcting Interests which any proposition TO modify the
tariff would assuredy occasion III Congress believe that
notwithstanding the bright prospect Of extended trade
and active enterprise, the for the year is
not likely To the necessary expenditure of the gov
eminent, II they believe that the present tariff
allowing for the probable increase Of receipts Ia made
quate to provide for thegrowing expenses rendered
necessary by the growth of the county ii, ia short
Congress doterIaine TO q modify the tariff Of 1861
il 10 hoped that the modification win apply only To
such articles OF import | have mentioned above,
and the adoption OF decimal rates. Protection, since
it has ceased to DO party cry, and has been re-
duced to its proper proportions and importance as
question of political economy, has but very few adyo-
Gates and the most enlightened among the
facuers have the emptiness of the especial bene-
fits which the old wing protectionis urged strongly
in times gone by The revenue system, by which all
foreign manufactures taxed in order to meet the gov
ernment expenditure, is in itself sufficient and indeed
the only protection for the national industry which is
ustiable on sound principles of economy
In every country believe there is class OF political
N5si hp fb,iF Ia
lions politics, not roisOners but ianeers whose
opinions when sincere not produced according to
the ordinary law of intellectual births by induction and in
ference, but egnvocay generated by the heat OF
eryd empers out of the Overlooking of tumid imagna
tons. A of this class is always in extremes He
cannot be friend TO liberty without calling for
nifty of good friend to order without taking under
his protection the foulest of tyranny" The
men who advocate self sustaining Post Office Depart
mcnt in tho United States clearly belong 10 the po
cal ancies forciby described by the great eayist
In their passion for ''retrenchment they would cut
down Of the most widely beneficial appropriations Of
the government TO deprive il Of all its usefulness
and in their eagerness 10 effect immediate saving,
deprive the country Of the future millions which viii
flow from the introduction and establishment OF society
into the vast unsettled regions OF our continent and
which only result from postal communication which
or years and years TO must vastly exceed in cost
the revenues which it will produce Those hardy and
enterprisng communities which have settled in dis
ant possessions the Pacific, in the wide wastes that
intervene between the Mississippi and the Pacific, have
much right to postal communication the inhabitants
of New York Massachusetts II is the obvious duty
nay the increstof the United States 10 establish and
ditfusc civilization in all parts of the continent and in
order TO discharge this duty it must be admitted that
postal communication is political necessity for the pro
lection of distant settlements for the maintenance OF
peace and authority, well ior the individual oonve
nienee of settlers, and Incentive to immigration.
The feeling is universal here against any retrenchment
in the postal service On the contrary increase of
the appropriations to give increased postal facilities
and establish regular mail service Of our own,
as render independent of Great Britain and France,
would meet the hearty approval of the people of New
York. We hope that not single post route may be
abolished that the letter postage may not be raised
that constituents may have the privilege OF cumnun.
ting with their representatives free Of COST and that
efficient mail service in American vessels may be at
once established, .-H. .. ADSUM