The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-07-07
The New Tari6BilI.

Of the new tariff bill, which is now receiv
ing its last touches in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Wa Bhington, and which has
been through the Senate, the New York
Post (republican) speaks as follows:
"1n many places the method Of enumer>
alton and OF declaring the duty is so CONS
plicated and so iugeniausly altered from the
present tariff, that it is impossible for any
but experts to ma Ike the comparison, aud
even they will find il difficult, in some cases,
we suspect. The tariff, except on a few orti.
cles, appears to la Te beer raised from thirty
to one hundred and fifty per cent. On some
OF The mos necessary articles, as, Tor instance
on manuia ctures of iron, this increase is so
great that ii will be felt as very heavy bur-
den upon all the most important interests in
the country. The rlilr "a i which transport
the Western farmers produce the ships
which in building and 81, ling, give Ell ploy>
ment TO great number Of our most intelli>
gent mechanics, will be made 50 much more
costly that this increase will be STOPPED,
and Heights II ust he enormously burdens
some. The proposed tariff is evidently not
for rgxenue, but simply for protection.
| This tariff bill, even by the profession of
It's friends has no other object than to give in
creased protection to New England manu>
factusrs and the Pennsylvania iron masters;
and Of course all such protection must lie at
, the expense ofthe agricultural interests ofthc
west In tbs view, we can hearty re.echo
the language Of the \. Y Citizen, in cons
menting or this BILL
Glow long shall this abnormal state of
things continue How long will the free in
telligence of the Middle and Wosern States
. accept, with the humility Of whipped spaniels
the ruinous and bgotsd dictation of Ne"
England domneering Tar'fiit.s-that CONS
bnation of selfish and interruptions ayarice,
viii Pitllcss and frenzied bjgotry?'
| Even sach paper as the Chicago Tribune
declares it tC be "a pure scheme Of piunder
| fer the benefit of manufacturer. merchants,
| iobbcrs and spectators who have goods on
hand" Whether such tariff would or not
diminish revenue, it must necessarily en>
nance prices. The consumers will suffer
under an increase Of their already heavy
/ burdens. Bat some of the Radical leaders
seem really at last to belie"e tina; the people
! Of the United States can be made to stand
anything proposed in the shape o! unjust and
outrageous legislation, and, so far as some of
I their followers are concerned. their eXPccta>
| t:Ons seem hut reasonable. TLese followers
90 on yotirg ior The men who Cypress them.
\ Chicago contemporary remarks as follow
| in this connection:
| There Is little doubt that the bin ai,, pass
/ substantially in its present forra. It viii re-
/ ce.ye the votes OF nine>ten;hs at the Western
/ Abolition C1ugressmen. The vengeance
with which th ev ars threatened vii. be visited
ron them in the shape Of denominations
/ They will not be condemned for so siigh.
matter rs binling the yoke on the people OF!
the West forI,Le ben. ct Cf the ''ips,cudants
of the Pilgrims" If ,hey should not he re-
nominated, Abolition leaders VIII take good
/ care that otl rr "JougLiaces" equally meek
under Puritan influence shall be. II the
/ people Of the West are not heartily tired Of
such misunderstanding the Chicago III
/ i,.qs and the New York Past a authority
/ for the character and effects OF their action
'':nakng the Niger sqaeaF must crate on
them as CHI, ro,orm and rvn Ter tL-.a iu>eu-
s.Jle while der noses are held u tie grind
7 stone.