The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-12

came conservative section OF the black republi
cans. All parties recognise their respectable
ity, stasesmanship and trustworthiaess. II
may be said that they belong to the old fogy
school Of politicians, but this is pointless ar
gument, brought forward only when no direct
charge can be sustained and besides, If they
belong to an old school, both Bates and Mclean
belong to one much older. In the present con
diton OF public sentiment, both North and
South, with q conservative reaction ia full tide
against the fanaticsl and radical black republi-
cans, and wearisomenes everywhere of the
squabbles and spoils hunting Of the democrats.
the conservative elements at Chicago could not
do better than to unite on Bell and Everett,
and let the ultra radicals go of on some other
candidate. By such course and q judicious
campaign, they might sweep the country and
elect their ticket by the popular vote. But
they cannot carry the weight of the radicals.
In 1852 the people refused to accept and vote
for Gen. Scott, the best known and most trust
cd man in the country, solely because they be-
lieved that he was under the control of such
ultra men as Seward and bis clique. The next
few weeks will show which set of political
managers has the sagacity to see, and fall into
the track of, the impending political revolution
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The New TARIFF BnI--The new Tariff bill,
which passed the House on Wednesday, under
the title of "a Bill to Provide for the Payment
of Outstanding Treasury Notes, to Authorize q
Loan, to Regulate and Fix Duties on Imports,
and for other purposes" combines the princi-
pies of specific and ad valorem duties. The bill
authorizes the President to raise loan of o
sum not exceeding twenty-one millions of dol
lars, to be applied to the payment of appro.
priatons made by law and the balance of tres
sury notes now outstanding, and for no other
purposes. After prescribing the mode ia which
the stock shall be issued, &C., the bill goes on
to fix the rates of duties upon foreign importa.
tons from and after the LIST of October next,
the principal articles of which we shall enume-
rate:-On raw sugar, the muscovado or brown,
1t fixes specific duty of one cent pound, and
the same rate upon syrup, concentrated molss-
ses, sugar cane, white and clayed sugars, when
not advanced beyond the raw state above mum.
Der twelve, Dutch standard; above that stand
ard, one cent and half a pound; refined sugars,
two cents and a half pound; refined sugars,
tinctured or in any way adulterated, five cents;
and on confectionery and other kinds not
provided for, an ad valorem duty of thirty per
cent
The duties on brandies, spirits, wines, cor
dials, are specific, as enumerated, thus:-Bran-
dy, dollar gallon; other epirits, forty cents
cordials and liquors, fifty cents arrack, alb
synthe, kirschenwasser, ratafa, and other like
liquors, fifty cent?; Madeira, sherry and port
wines, seventy-fve cents; champagne, Burguu-
dy and hook, in casks, fifty cents; claret, Tene-
rife, Sicily and Canary wines, thirty cents;
and oil other wines not enumerated, thirty per
cent I'D valorem. Ale, porter and beer In bottles,
twenty-five cents a gallon; in casks, fifteen
cents, aud all other spirituous liquors, thirty
per cent ad valorem. All kinds of tobacco are
subject to an ad valorem duty, except sersrs
Of all kinds, which must pay Hfty cents . pound
and ten per cent ad valorem; SNUFF, ten cents;
manufactured leaf, twenty per cent, and all
other tobaocos, thirty per cent
W.
iron less finished than bars and more advanced
than pig iron, the duty Is fifteen dollars ton;
railroad iron fitted TO be laid down withoutfur-
Their manufacture, twelve dollars ton boiler
plate, twenty dollars; iron wire onefourth Of
an inch In diameter or less, seventy.fve cents
per one hundred pounds, and fifteen per cent
ad valorem On all other kinds Of rolled or
hammered iron, one dollar per one hundred
pounds. The List of manufactured iron Is quite
too long To enumerate here-the duties varying
at specific and I'D valorem rates
On all manufactured wool or hair, the va
lue Of which at the last port from whence ex-
ported exceeds sixteen cents pound, the duty
Is fixed OF eight cents pound; and skins with
the wool on, fifteen per cent nd valorem. On
all manufactures Of cotton, not bleached, CO.
lored or printed, and not exceeding one hun
dred threads 10 the square inch, and exceeding
In weight Eve ounces per square yard, one cent
q yard on finer and lighter goods, two cents,
and 90 on, in proportion 10 fineness of tex
ture and twenty Eve per cent ad valorem upon
all cotton goods the value of which shall ex.
coed sixteen cents the square yard. These
comprise the leading articles Of importance In
commerce. An I'D valorem duty Of ten per
cent Ia levied upon articles In the crude state
for purposes Of manufacture; twenty and thirty
per cent on miscellaneous articles, manufac.
tured wholly or In part, according to CLASH.
acauon. The LIST Of articles exempt from duty
Is quite large, and comprises those for the most
part included In previous tariff.
This bill was introduced by Mr.. Morrill,, and
passed the House By vote Of SO 10 81.