New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-01
not possible TO keep on the straight road to
THE SLAUGHTER or THE THRIFT

onerates Oh our manufacturing industry. we
have taxed all sorts of manufactures to
sucb a degree that we have placed them
ot disadvantage with foreign manufactures.
That is to say, our manufacturers OF many
articles are worse off, "a things now are, than
they would be if the duty on foreign fabrics OF
tho same sort that they make were all taken OIL
and they were at liberty to compete WIN inc
foreign article freed from all internal taxation
It has been shown over and over again. on the
recent investigations of the Tariff question: tnat
the protection the manufacturer gets by
the duty imposed on the foreign article
ia in many instances more than offset oy ule
fax he is compelled to pay. Actual free trade
would thus be better for him than the eXist-
ing arrangement of duty on one side ana TAX
on tbe other. One great object in the present
Tariff has been TO restore the old equilibrium
by removing this disability. That is to say to
advance duties sufficiently to give the manu-
factllrer the same protection that ne had peiore
he was taxed.
This most reasonable and necessary leSsla-
ton to prevent the decline of our Internal
Revenue through the stoppaGe OF our mahuiac-
tories. and keep our industry i'll notion Is now
defeated. And unless our manufactures thus
situated are not only able TO compete with the
foreign producer on equal terms but with the
advantage all on the side of their rivals, thch
tley must stop. AS 60 their ability TO do this
if is not difficult to judge. Not only are they
urob,e 60 do if, but the manufacturers
of no nation would be expected 70 DO It,
No insane demand 20 attempt IL woniu "
made by any nation in the world or It's
manufacturing industry. ~ II lelt 10 US W
set the wise and statesmanllke example o'
| a legislation cOntnved 20 eXtingnsh the
mechanical industry OF the country. Ana no"
| what is TO be expected from itf You deiipcr-
ately crush your manufactures They iaii' ana
with them departs the revenue tax imposed
upon their products-a tax which now Ills inc
Treasury, and without which if must lose ITS
ability TO discharge its obligations. What else
WHY, the widespread general calamity which
must follow such stoppagc is to over
spread tho country. You break down inter
ests with millions of capital invested,
YOU PROSTATE hard working, industrious com
munities, you create distress, you scatter rulh
on every hand you arrest national progress ana
national development. II is the Oh Story
You sfab 10 the heart the growing interests
and influences which would give hic, ana am
nation, and yigor and prosperity to the whole
country. And it is done at the instance and
under the inspiration of foreign capital
md foreign free tnde notions, imported
for the benefit Of foreigners. What
vrctchcd folly, what mcomprehensiblo
short -sightedness! The Nation is staggering
under the load Of unnumbercd obligations, piled
ON its back by the War. needing every prop OF
support and every resource OF supply ingenuity
can devise or develop. Aud yet with rs wants
visible TO every eye, with It's claims prc5Slngupon
the moral sense of every legislator, we find
sufficient number of the representatives, OF tho
people at Washington ready and even eager TO
! inflict the blow which brings it 90 the ground.
The debate in the House, yesterday, did
not turn upon the provisions of the bill.
but upon the possibility Of passing any bill
this session. Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 dis
charge the Committee of tho Whole for
the purpose OF bringing the I'LL to vote.
and in the discussion which followed, Mr..
Schcncl minated that the President would
veto il. while Mr.. Allison alleged that he had
made no factious opposition 10 The bill hn'
voted against The motion On this test vote.
the motion, which required two-thirds T.
pass, was defeated by l0j Yeas -
ca Nays Mr.. Stevens then moved u
discharge the Comnittcc Of the Whole. and b.
concur with the Senate. with Che amendments
already passed Ly thc House. and IN additional
concession t. the wool interest. Thus all thc
amendments Of Che Committee on Ways and
| Means not acted upon would be abandoned.
! The House refused TO adopt this motion.
| by 1Os Yeas 10 ca Nays. a Joint resolution
was then offered by Mr.. Morrill,. imposing an
additional duty of 90 per cent OF the duty now
paid upon all goods, with certain specified ex-
ceptions which was lost, by o. to 80. The
House also rejected. by 90 Yeas TO CT Nays.
| Joint resolution Offered by Mr.. Kasson in regard
| TO wool After these decisive votes 10 further
! effort will ho made IN tlIi3 Congress TO pass
! tho bill. 1t died in e.. arms Of it's friends who,
! in guarding about The means of cure expert
mcntcd ill they killed Che patient If tho
open, and still more tho covert enemies
| of tie bill, escape the re'ubuiOD they deserve,
VIC do moi mean il shall be for want Of cX
posurc. They shall nave full credit for the
mischief they have wrought; for the loss that
is to fall upon the country by reason of their
hostility or treacleIy; for the delay every
day of which takes the bread ont of
| the mouths of worbipgmen; for tho closed
mills: for their ruined owners for the arrested
development Of manufactures; and for the
blow they have aimed at the life of American
| Industry.