, 1866-01-24

largely made IN the United sts*e.. The
Treasury therefore gets the benefit of ths IN:
crease apd not the home manufacturvss;
As sik goods are nearly all imported. and
arc esteemed an article Of luxury. Tia farifl
|: was advanced q per cent On them-tha OBJ
jet eeiog not" Protection - but rtsesae.
B1Hsays ": Eastman, quoting tfpm the
despatch Il thus appears that m Increase
"otthe tar1tfo1 protectIoh u has been fol-
lowed by dimhutdon ofreccip&s ofrevenuc,
"e1actly ns the free traders have always con-
"teuded would be the fact.n
Now see how a plain tale will put this
down. The tariff Of July /. 1864, was an ad-
vance on the tariff. Of 1s6i. Importers, to
escape 1t, enlarged their orders, in an
ticipation of the increase Of duties
Just as the distalless Increased Their -produc.
tion of Ehiskey before the advance in the
excise took effect. II Is rule without ex-
ceptions that importatious are Increased
when there Is probability or certainty OF IN
addition to the fartE. Thus we find TINT the
importations for the fiscal year 1864, amount-
to $sS.9 ,5622,o85, while those OF The previous
year we've but S25s Bic, 820; being au increase
jof SO 643, ,065 on speculation to escape the new
tariff Of July ], 1854. For the same roason
tthat there Ii Il rush OF foreign goods into the
market 70 get ahead ot IN, increase Of the
tariff, and thereby cheat the Government ont
Of revenue, there was corresponding
falling or In importatlons afterWards
until the extra: stock on hsud could
be worked of to the public.
March $, 1865, which was within three months
Of the end OF the fiscal year, The Itnporta-
tfons Tor the first six months Of the fiscal
year 1885, we're very light, in consequences Of
the glut Of importa1ions to avoid the IN
creased duties, but they were comparatively
heavy !aSt winter to escape the Increase BIZ
the tariff act Of March 5, 'G5, but not enough
TO bring the aggregate up to the importatiols
Of the preSions year. But while the revenue
on imports fell of somewhat from the causes
named, look at the increase from internal tax-
alton under the act Of March s, 'G5:~
1sC4-lpterual Ieveune. ne..,.,, .,E1ol6 SIC. ;B7
in1-aassans! 1e'enpe.-----...- s19, ,461. Els
Here We find an Increase ofons hundred n;l-
Hons, the larger portion Of which came from
! WIN The beginning Of the present fiscal
year the South opened market for consider
able quantities Of foreign goods; aud the
tariff law of March S, 1855, began
to show its revenue qualities, earnestly
invite the attention Of all "Free Trade
from Secretary McCul2och's Report to Con-
Eress:
Revenue from eustoms for the quarter
Being sha s'i r1ts liz q per isoss sss
Eevcnne ifom in,eraa1 ta1snon for ths '''> ''~
quarter ending Oct lat 1865. .,,,.. 9G616 ES5
Beinga the rate Of per annnm. 10
!. The Secretary estimated last November,
tho receipts from the taritf for the balance OF
The fiscal year @ mos.) ct sloo, ,ooo, ,ooo, max:
&147, ,000,0D But the customs OF the last
three months considerably exceed his esti-
mates, and he DOW believes that the tariff
will yield him one hundred and 1frty millions
1866!
In face of these stunning receipts. what te-
comes Of all OF the s'ftee trade" bosh aud
clatter about IN "tncressc Of the tariff being
= being followed by d{mluutfou of receipts
:. exactly as free traders always contended
"wou1d be the resu1t!''
Mr.. Eastman wastes great many words to
define What be means By "levenuo taritT"
but be- only makes confusion worse con-
founded. Enot maullin he is extremely mud
dy. After beating the air for half column,
he says:
: The Government must have money 10 meet
promptly ill demands. Modify the tariff 20 a. 10
lie debi, but viii not long consent TO 8 ta1ed TO
pay-as they arc nov psSl9g-larEs bo9nties to tho
SeK Enr'sad and Penusylsanaa manufacturers. ~,
cat running around aiter lts tnii. "Modity
the tariE!' What would the Lcaguers
modify. They have named nothing
but the. tariff on tcooden 1ereus
Search his letter from top TO bottom, and
the only thing on which be asks q modi1ca-
t1on oftte Tariff Is on wooden Screws: in order
TO punish that wicked "New England Scrow
.sCo., for running new enterprise OF: that
description In the Interior Of Eew York.
He tells us most do1orously how they
Mruined" Il Was far more atrocious ast
"up the screw establishment In the Interior
'.oi New York, turned the lnborcrs Into the.
II that don't bring tears from the dryest eyes
what willy II MIR. E. will indicate any pun
ishment, less than hanging, I'll Sign his petl-
tion to Congress for fts indfction on the base
wFctches who thus ma!trcatcl the other
wooden screw Establishment.
But passing by the screw business, Ar. E.
eays very truly that stthe Government must
have money 70 meet promptly all It's de-
mands." Yes, a '.heap'' Of money, aud It is
receiving 1t At the rate of three. millions
week from the tariff, and SIX millions moro
from internal taxation, But says Mr.. E.
"nodify the tariff 80 as to raise this money In
g. manner least busdeusome to thgYeople;"
the Revenue Commissioners. the Ways and
Means Committee and, Congress arc all at
AZ 70 tic kind Of tariff that will best suit
the country and Government, Dr.. Ray stated
It In : singlc sentence when he said be was
for a :" revenue taIiG, which At fhe same time,
,"wi1l secure health1ul competition between
!" tbe hou1e manufacturer and the foreign
manufacturer" Now that is jusl' the sort
'of tariff which niDety-n1nc out Of hundred
so-chl'ed "protectionists advocate. Mr.
10 be II favor Of a"revenue tariff
that will not be "protcetiYt,'. that will
mot afford any sort OF protection to
American artisans, competing with foreign
cheap labor, md he threatens that unless
Congress makes tarid' OF that kind, the
thirty to f1fty thousand democrats Who have
And 60 where Back to the Copperheads-
where else? Let nc tell the gentleman that
the tariff will mover be repealed or ''modl-
fed" by reason of threats Of this sort Nor
has he authority to Epeak for men Of Demo-
cratic autecedents In the Republican ranks.
The taxes, external and internal, will be re-
duced Just N fast as tho national credit and
financial necessities Of the Government will
allow. Faster than that, no loyal man should
desire or favor To maintain nny tariff for.
revenue and prevent it from being 'tprotec-
tive" TO the extent OF the impost, IL simply
impossible. Il would be necessary to repea!
be made 10 this country to prevent Incidental
protection to our home manufactures.
"What the Coppe1heads and ex-rebels arc driving
IT. ii not hard to comprehend Their cy Il "scut
down the tariff md 1axee." Whyi To reduco the
revenue to The point wheze The interest tho pub-
lie debt cannot be paid. in order 10 p1ve the ray
Sf reputation. and thaa IL what makes them Free
They intend to link fortunes with the er-
rebels and mike war On any tariff adequate
for revenue, for the express purpose OF un-
deEmtping the national credit, and eventually
Of forcing 4 repndIation Of the national debt.
It would be prudent and wise for ambitious
young politicians like Mr.. Eastman, to be
careful that they arc not fnyiegled too far
into this .Coppefhead trap. Tho bait may
look tempting and smell sh1orr, but there Is
q smashing s'dead fal1'' over IL. The Rcpnb-
lean party will 1nauage this whole tariff 6u.i-
ness prudently and properly! They will cut !
1t down, and all other taxes just as soon and |
as tast as National solvcncy and public faith |
will allow It to be done. Let Us be patient |
and not attempt to pluck unripe fruit.
Projection,
FROM MINNESOTA.
The New Railway Manin-EIcltenicnt
in Prospective Hallway Ccutrcs-A
Cautaon-The Railroad UouopnlY-
Danger to the Trade Of Chicago.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribnnel
owA1oSSA, Alun-. jan. 10. 1868.