The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-21

PROTECTION VS.. FREE TRADE. Tho
Congressional discussion upon recon
struction will soon be varied by the
consideration of the new topic that
is now looming up into political pro
minence-the tariff question. The
Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, of the House, stated yes
terday, that the subject of revision
of the tariff would be brought up at
an early day, and an interesting dis
cussion upon it may be expected.
There is strong free trade influence
IN Congress, and still stronger one
IN opposition to the demands of the
manufacturing interests for 'more
protection. The Western members,
in view of the opposition that is now
felt by the agricultural districts, are
likely to lnterpose strong opposition
to any further increase in the prices
OF manufactures. Their sentiments
In respect to the reciprocity treaty
with Canada may be taken as an in
dex of what they will do when the
tariff question comes up for consider
alton. They are not only disinclined
to make any concession on behalf of
the New England COAST fisheries, but
they fail to see why the Ewke}e coun.
try should be made to pay toward
the support of the said fishernzan
through the instrumentality OF the
fishing ho,rnnes. The New England
1DApenbers Will make strenuous Ct
fort for a heavy increase of the duty
on imports. A resolution was intro
duced, several days ago, in the inter-
ests Of the manufacturers, providing
for an increase of fifty per cent. III
the duties, 81 it is probable that an
attempt willaSc made to raise the pre-
sent rates nearly or quite to that ex-
tent. The West cannot stand such as
this, Tor the farmers already complain
that they can hardly raise enough
produce to pay for the merchandise
that they require. 1t will not be sur
prising, therefore, if the forthcoming
political division upon the tariff
question should be started at the
present session. 1t may not develop
sufficiently to draw distinct party
lines until the subsidence of the re-
construction excitement, but the
foundation oi the new political divi-
sion may be laid, and the way be
prepared for the war of protection
and free trade.-Neuc York .Sun.
ANT1-NEGRo MOB IN LOUISVILLE.
hY.-On Friday Of last week, a dis
charged negro soldier in Louisville
insulted n lady on a steamboat, and
the police, fearing the Freedmen's
Bureau, did not arrest him. After
the policemen had left, the mob,
every minute growing stronger, at
once took the law into their own
hands, and seizing the negro. beat
him and then threw him into the
river on the shore side of,the boat,
giving him a good ducl&ng. He
waded to shore, and started,off in a
full run for the F'reedmen's bureau.
pursued by crowd of boys, who
made the bricks and stones fly around
him thick and fast. The mob then
searched for the other negroes, and
selling them, threw them, one after
another, into the river, when they
swan to shore only to fall into the
hands OF the boys that waited foN
them, and chased them, yelling and
throwing bricks at them, towards the
Bureau. The valises, carpet-sacks,
and everything that belonged to them,
were thrown into the river, hnd fell a
prey to the boys that mingled with
the mob on shore Couraq&
!, a quarantine ofsfs5, nd. day Y Sen
established in t a 1salDos ~; 4 #
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