New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-09
Pre,ca, Tarie. Mr. Cha,ss Bil
Iron. pig, per tsn... 81
railroad " ..Sl2 $40


Now if the modest reduction proposed by Mr.
Chase would be accepted by the bitter enemies OF
the present Tariff as an end Of controversy on the
subject, we should be willing to ocquiesce, and
would urge our friends to do so; but we know
it viii not They will only be encouraged TO In
sist on and agitate for further concessions Win
great respect for Gov. Chase's Judgment In the
premises, therefore, we must think it beat 10
leave the duties on Iron-ns be does those on
Coal-just as they are. Still, we say if the re-
ductions recommended by Gov. Chase will be
accepted by the opponents of the present Iarih
as a settlement of the matter, we would advise
their adoption; otherwise not.
We are not inclined to favor any reduction OF
the present duty on Steel. Mr. Chhse proposes
TO substitute one cent for one and half per
pound as the lowest rate. Now, the present duty
is very moderate-that of H2 was two and hall
cents. The Steel production of this country is just
now in an interesting stage of Development several
American inventions of great promise are beng
applied to its perfection. We believe they are
calculated to give us good Steel cheaper than we
ever imported it, But the British Steel inter-
est is very strong here--strOng with the Trade
strong with the Press-and ubundantly able to
spend SlC0, 900 to crush out its young rival ana
reimburse the outlay from its next years profits
It seems to us an excellent time for letting the
| Steel duty severely alone.
! We have not had time to compare the two
bills throughout, but we believe Mr.. Chase makes
little alteration in the duties on Textile Fabrics.
IL may be that some WOolen Fabrics are pro-
posed to be admitted at considerably lower rates
than at present; if so, we do not approve the
change.
For here is just the point on which we
think the sincere opponents on Revenue grounds
of the present (Morrll) Tariff are mistaken
they look on the recent and present restriction
/ of our Imports as consequence OF this Tarlli,
when it is almost exclusively a result of the
! Great Rebellion. We are not importing much
beside Enfield Rifles and Whitworth field
| artillery, because we need all our means Tor the
prosecution of the desperate struggle which
involves the life of the Nation. Nobody is laying
in a cellar of rare Wines, nor filling his house
with Partisan furniture; we are not buying
Porcelain, Ormolu, or Bronzes; even Flora Nc
| Flmsey wears her old dresses and cares nothing
for the last new bonnet, for her heart is with q
! gallant officer on the Potomac, and she spends
her days making Havelocks for his soldiers,
unheediug Broadway and the Avenue Saratoga
| and Newport and leaving the last new novel
(now ak weeks old) unopened, aud only snatch
ing time from her enthusiastic labors to read the
bulletins and runners from the seat Of war.
1 Were there no Tariff ct all, we should be buying
very little Of Europe at presents but we are
using up our old stocks and shall be perfectly
rayenous for novelties when the war is over, and
shall buy them, Tariff or no Tariff. Whenever
we feel rich and prosperous, our taste for Silks,
/ Wines and other vnnites aud creature comforts
/ will revive and be all the keener for its Lenten
| vigil, and it win be gratifed, whether the i'm
posts to be overeapcd range from twenty to thirty
per cent, or from thirty TO forty. We tru"
! therefore, that the Protective features Of the
/ present Tariff will be touched very lightly, at
least at this session. Remember that it was not
the Protective Tariff Of 1928, bat the reduced
yerplanck Tariff of 1852, that South Carolina null
| lifed in 1893.