The New York herald., 1866-06-27


Bacheiders invitation to visit the battlefield Of Gcttys
burg with him, and will leave here Thursday.
THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY,
organized under the Of the State OF New York. is
here pressing for a recognition by Congress They
asking for right of way across the public domains and
navgable streams in consideration for which they
pose that Congress shall prohibit their amsgamation
with any other company.
Our washfngt0n CORES pondence.
WASHINGTON ID. c., June rs, 1866.
TIE Ne,o Tariff Bat-Ih Frohibitory fsaures--Hoso u
Wil Work-A Glance at One of its Fa,rchc Sappcrkrx,
dc, d..
King Thad and the New York Tribune have succccced
in introducing to the republican party the stumslng
block upon which the old vhg party split and which 10
destined work the eternal OF the present comi
power The Ways aud Means Committee cs the
House, after prolracted labor extending through many
months have finally agreed upon tariff bill which
this morning reported ordered printed and laid for
consideration on Thursday The bill itself hhs shown
You salient points, which you will perceive
sialy pcohibtory in their character. IL Is the
embodiment of the ideas prevalent years ago, when
New England men were prominent II is
based upon the se1shne@ OF Massachusetts,
manufacturers who always stood in antsgonsm 70
the agricultural interests of the country reinforced
by the very considerable, influential and growing iran
and the recently developed petroleum shoddy
party
1t has long been conceded fact that ours is essen
TALLY an agricultural country That portion OF people
engaged in manufacturing and mining Is avery ncossid
erxbe minority and yet great the influence OF That
inconsderabe minority that aided by the immense
capital II controis-much Of which is foregn-t sue.
ceeds in controlling to great extent tho large majority
opposed to it 1t is OF the mysteries of Legislation
how this IS accomplished just it is mystery where
ihadde stevens derives the power by which he so
rgorou ely controls the House Of Representatives
1t would in the perfection Of tn bill by the com
mec that the radical leaders have been persuaded TO
the Introduction OF legitimate political plank
into their platform Negro suffrage has been fonnd 10 I've
mpacoabe dogma at the present day and all other
features of tho negro question which has long fur
nshed the staple Of political agitation both IN and out OF
Congress have been settled by the war 20 ary or
one idea was lett in the position OF Mahon,cts coffin
having visible resting place. In this emergency II
has been the effort Of the leaders OF that PARTY to find
distinctive issue upon which they could go before
the people They endeavored most sirenuousy 10 get
up issue with the President on tho reconstruction
question, but failed most ignoby, and have been com
pelisd 10 come into the followers in that
great work, adopting substantially the same plan that
conceived by the administration on the surrender OF
the rebel armies and has been steadily pursued up To
this time. without any programme they have per
ssteny opposed the President from the rst ay Of the
session OF Congress up TO ths ne but have succeeded
in making no capital At last they have stumbled upon
this great error Of The past and present 4 oshe Ame
be dist ngushed from all other parties.
II will be noticed that this high tariff Is proposed
preence Of is necessity FOR purposes II IS
presented purely and solely political considerations
The argument Is, that our manufacturing and min.
ing interests be protected against foreign
competition. In palmer language our agrieultur-
lists and laborsrs, who constitute probably nine.
ree cur for pSa .hcy ss II order ma,
Massachusetts, cotton manufacturers and shoe.
makers may derive LIBERAL profit their invest.
ments And again, railroads, essential 70 the i'm
mense agrc itural Interests of the great West must
charge vast and ruinous the transportation
q
seaboard becaus o the tribute lowed upon them by the
iron manufacturers OF Pennsylvania
Capsa n H. Ward, of Detroit the great controlling
spirit OF the iron interests OF Lake Superior, who now
owns rolling mills at Detroit, Cleveland Chicago
and building another al Milwaukee, has recently writ
ten letter 10 gentleman of this city, In advocacy Of
this high tarn propos.t In which lac attempts to put
pubic spirited For instance, he cots out with de
plorng the prc-ent high gold IN Wall street and
then proceeds o. demonftratc how high arf Is to
dnce this price aud bring our currency up to specie
standard He succeeds n his argument very clesry no
doubt, to his satisfaction. Gold commands large
premium because o ~ scarcity It's scarcity - caused
by foreign demand This foreign demand ariscs from
the excess OF our mportations beyond our exporta-
tons. Therefore, he argues, prohibit this esees-
importation and the gold will remain
the country. Very good, Captain Ward. But let us
where Is the assurance that your high tariff Is
to prevent excessive Importation VIII you nlc bond
with the secretary ~ the Treasury in double the amount
of the annual value Of your Manufacture Of iron,
your retaining your present scale Of prcesy
this bill into law you and all other manufacturers will
Immediately proceed 20 increase the price of your
IN proportion to the increased arin the law puts
upon similar of foreign manufacture riren where
is your prohibitions The importer can st bring IN his
foreign and sell them Just cheapy you do Gold
VIII still go abroad to pay for these foreign wares The
Of scarcity that exist will continue to
exist aud greenbacks viii remain at precisely the
discount. for all the relief this b II will afford.
This Capan Ward patriotic regard for the welfare Of
the country illustrated by recent case before the
United ates circuit Court for the District oi Michigan
IN which the samc gentleman respondent to h;ile
claim set mp by tho United States IL seems
that years ago Western railroad company d.
fauted IN wnrohousing bond given fer duties on iron
impor ed by them 10 build their rad Captain Ward (he
~ captain by etiquette, having commenced lifa ~
Steamboat cap'anl the only solvent surety the
bond Fearing a demand upon himself FOR the full
amount Of the bond-ss0 000-ward on 10 the rail
read people and frgbtspcd paying the amount
10 him, which he forthwith put into hir own pocket
He then called upon the United >atcs District Attorney
and proposed aconprumiso of the claim, representing
the railroad company insoyent. tie surotes the
bond equally insoycn dead or non resident with the
exception Of himseh, whose propertystsamboais pDo
a that he liable any day be worthless
The District Attorney submitted the mntter 10 the soc
tor Of the Treasury who authorized him % compromise
the debt the best terms be could get Ward,
uy coneealng from the District Attorney the receipt of
any money from tho Railroad Company succeeded in
compromising the debt for t35 CO., for which he
gnye his check Detroit bank, and received in return
the railroad bonds few days Afterwards when the
check reached the bank payment rc used the bank
officers representing that Captain Ward had directed
them not 70 pay u Thus this omiDeniiy
b gh protective tarn sought TO put the first place
furty-Gve thousand dollars of government money into
his osn pocket and Afterwards, changing his mind
ciuded io make clean sweep ~ the entire sum %
eighty thousand dollars. But Of course gigantic n
scheme could succ I'd un,rammr He'd Ths District
Attorney Immediately commenced suit against him for
the amount, upon the trial OF which, FEW weeks ago,
she whole facts wers developed The Is s,i pend
ing the jury having failed 10 agree whether Ward
indebted 10 the United for the fun of
eighty thousand dollars, merely for the thirty ave
thousand dollars for which under fraudulent rerreseu-
tail0n of fact he had succeeded In cfecing compro-
me- and agreed and undertook TO pay.
This well illustrates the disinisrested patriotism
of these protective tarr attocates Put money In Thy
putae their motto, and with admirable consstenry,
they make u their rule of action In all the AFFAIRS and
relations u lie. The republican parry having dropped
the nero temporarily as Jay ing Investment or
exhausted subject end put sc nnder ~. leadership %
tins wealthy maru'scturng interest, q now called upon
o. eDcrso The selfish schemes 81 leaders Hut the
once respectable wblg party, when AZ reached the climax
IT. fame and usefulness met ne dissolution by adyo
eating high tsrn, tn destruction e the
repub can party be dated from tbe when il shAll
give y accent 10 his scheme which has NJ foundation