, 1866-07-09

IEEcsl tQC AlICIHul! tb!u1uc@CLAl.l
During the fiscal ye.r ending with Satnr-
day last, thc revenue O! the United States
t.t',rral Government exceeded five hundred
million dollars. Tie general poli:y of Con-
:1rss is 10 maintain tue present rates OF d.
rect, aud increase the rates Of Indirect taxo.
.ius. Tue prolsibitory tariff men arc exceed
hEiy active 10 secure monopo'ics far thcir
srlc!af Interests. and have ass!1u,ed he Must
tl;u,is alictAtorial airs toward those Eeptbli-
cans WHO arc unwilling to submit 10 perpet-
nal shcarip. under a Ealse prclencc~ THAI.
stevens denounced the opponents Of the
sel,sulcs for the a:.srantli=cncnt Of the few at
/ The expense nf tue many, ct Which t!e Is the
champion, as ''the free trade gang" 1le Is
| Interested iu iron mills, and therefore wishes
| IL :urcc tie people to buy ILL., iron at his
sl;cc, whether iss makes soou article or
E0t
! i: is claimed that the adjustment Of the
| .a9.A il necessary, because, il the case Of
| ,cme Important articirs, The internal revenue
lax is 80 hi.a as actually TO discriminate
| ;:c.i,>i thr home manufacturer. Wherever
Iii, stutC OF iac,s can be shnwn to exist, of
ro.:rsc llle internal revenue duty should be
-clurcl, or Import duty Increased, for no
*el,>ibic frcc-tsltirr cau wish to discriminate
as.insl Ills conntrylnen., But tlc dillcu'ty
i, .at, wl,cru there Is little truth as to tue
suffering Of American manufacturers lluacr
the existing laws. there is a yast deal OF falsc
assumption; and t!io=s who arc Interested IN
| ya.ceiiou rs they cali 1t, arc striving to
:.aAe the revision of the laws, which II is
admitted on ill sides Is necessary, the occa-
SUI. ., u r,tlacal anil sweeping change, NOT
~ tic rrrpokc Of ralsin. revenue, ioE ihe
...or: is 50 far as possible 10 make tue duties
r5hI!M:o.y, Uni for ,Ar calculated advantage
i ,p.c.ul ipteTe>ts, not uuc OF WHICH has any
: c.::iu1aic claim upon tue particular consid'
rAlion.sf the t;o'en':ac"''
TIE scnt;mcnt or tic people Of the NORTH.
.ses1, taken On the taritl' question: uncnsar'
:::s,d by other Issues, would be found over
| uiylmir.1y opposed 10 any further tolcra
lien ol tic systematic cXtortion which i;
| highly developed as great principle in New
Il. i. and and Pennsylvania, aud already the
dissatisfaction is so great thai We doubt moi
6 gees number Of coprcsleats, who. what
/, eve: cisc tl1cr do, will oppose taTll systeI
i 20 ntiinstcl ~ to rour into s'',e man. pocke
= | tue irnit of tho labor of u thousand hands.
:. IL this Coh1rtss tc"f3iH1 f"f rfFu5iai'h". an
:" ,lririny straight for 1aHkraptey dt4i3ntiiy
+ We turi'ose not. lIut lhose WHO ats slrss!n
Is to rrahiLit healthy itFctsn competition VII
a i our manu::at .s.gcss arc cuttin- oil th. aourc
- Of gold supply If thu Government, and nex
- ycar, IL they succeed TO tho cStcnt OF thc1
IS programme, the Sccrc.nry OF thc Trcasur
Ii i7,l l,c III The market. not selling gold !
II keep i1own The price, hu: buy lng It TO pay u
i:s,est on suhlIns45f 4nf III. ronus lsinr ~, H.
!. 10 malsv papcr dollar as good A. goll nt
n lle has several ,,ncs tried to make paper II
/ rcuyal 1T al ronl lty act ui Congress, "hlc
*!slws the caifbrr Of bis ttate*snaushtra, ~
{, 10 pay tho interest promised IL coi.t VII
raTer. Tins this would make Thnd. Sicye'
:, cc:ta u1y al The scccssIonl.ts arc r:uc,ical
.lte Abollttouis:s Of tho age, Is 1tropositit
20 plain 10 ell common sense that arsMn,c
= = T Wol,ll u folly.