Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-12

tectng domestic manufacturers and encouraging the
development Of all the great productive resorce of
the country; His theory OF Protect9n did not dit-
Of free trade as applied 10 the interests Of British In
dustry and commerce. that was TO encourage free
cannot be produced in Great Britain cheaper than
in any other country The British idea Of free trade
was identical with his idea Of what the protection
policy Of this country should be. As applied 10 the
interest Of American industry and comB cree. that
was to encourage free trade In all the materials for
manufacture which we wnuld not produce, or which
we could produce cheaper than any. other country,
and to impose duties for the protection of American
labor against the competition Of cheaper labor old
foreign countries, and on all articles which we coul
not produce, and for revenue alone on these other
articles which We could prodnce. In regard TO the
tprif BILL he was not aware that New England had
asked for anything in IT, The changes il proposed did
not generally favor her interests. He should vote
for the bill because other portions Of the country
than New England said it was necessary for their
protecting the labor and epcOuraginR the develop
mens OF the great material resources of this coun-
try. But he wes opposed TO such high rates OF du-
ty as this tariff imposed, except a. a temporary
measure to meet the exigencies Of the present need
He believed that when the injurious 'ects OF the
present war had passed away, and the currency was
returned to the standard OF cOin lower rates and
permanent scale Of duties would then the better
protect the substantial interests of industry and
promote the prosperity of the whole country.
said It's title should be "A b to prevent the bless
ings Of Divine Providence from being enjoyed byt
people OF the United States" II an attempt to
force the people Of this country to pay higher for
what they need than the laws Of Providence allow
ed. The bill should be recOmmitted and the funda-
mental principle changed. u not. the American
people would be protected until they would not be
able TO buy solitary thing that Is protected. His
objection to the bill that 1t was an attempt 70
egslate for special interests and TO balance the good
done to one by the injury done 10 another He gave
New England the credit Of not being responsible for
this bill: She should necessarily be moderate in
her tariff views if she adhered to her general inter
tariff. ...-
MIR. KASSON replied, twas in the interest of
every manufaoturer whose interest protected by
IT, He parried several thrusts made at bin in refer
ence to his being an officer Of the New York Free
Trade League and argued strongly against the pass
age Of such prohibitory measure as the pending
Mr.. WILSON, Of Iowa. commented upon the as
sertion that New England had nothing TO do with
the origin Of this bill and did not desire it to pass
7 Mr.. DAWES remarked that the New England
members were willing to vote for it against it,.
Mr.. WILSON interpreted that as meaning that
they were willing to get Western members 70 go for
the BILL while New England would take its benefits
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Delanol had got
frightened, and went on bis knees to beg New Eng
land TO vote for this tariff II was most singular
spectacle, and one which he had never expected to
witness in the House. He had no doubt the gentle
man would be successful in the plea which he had
made. II was said there was an arrangement be-
tween the wool growers and wool manufacturers
As Western man he knew nothing OF
any such bargain; nor would he, as Representative
mNnd any % pSn h9 III s ~ S e
and Means. with instructions to report bill embOdy-
ing the first section Of the pending bill, which was
the protecting the great wool interest for which
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Delano) had 80 ably
pleaded; embodyihg the sixth section in reference
to liquors and segars, and the twelfth section
which protects agricultural interests; asO the
amendment adopted in committee Of the Whole. re-
ducng the duty on tea and coffee One-haf, reducing