Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-20

"WEDNESDAY EVENING. .....fEg. 90.
Tariff Tlnlxeraag.
The New York Ereniag Post says We have
had ten tariifs besides the one now pending
Here ia the list:
"l.-Thc act Of March !. 1861, which
nearly doubled the duties on foreign
goods, imposed by the-tariT act Of May S,
1857.
"a-Thc act Of August 8, 1861, which
increased duties levied On the previous
act.
"s.-Ths act:of December 2a..lsS2, pro-
viding on higher duties.
"4.- The oct Of July IA, 1852. providing
fos still higher duties.
"5.-Ths act Of March .. 1868, when am
posed slill higher duties.
as-Thc act Of June 80. 1854, which
;moo.cd much higher duties on nearly ev-
crything.
"7.--Thc act Of March 3, 1865, which i'm
posed yet higher duties on some things.
az. The act OF March IA, 1866, which
imposed additional duties on various things.
'a--Ths act OF May lG, 1866, which im-
posed more duties on some other articles.
"l0--Lastly, the act Of July ~, 1866.
which imposed from four to twenty per
cent, additional duties on every thing"
And i, adds that Congress is now tinker
ing on tho eleventh bill. What il the use
Of such trilings Why not some sensible
member Of the Committee on Ways and
Mcans introduce . bill to abolish al inter
course with foreign nations, close the ports
Of the United States, except to cosstwise
traffic, and appropriate - millions for
the construction Of Chinese vail, one hun
bred feet high and five hundred feet thick.
around tho l,pd;s boundaries Of the United
States y
That is what il all means, aud Il Is mere
trihing and tinksring, and beating about the
bush to do less Let ~ have vail. by all
ioeans, and let the whole force Of the United
States navy be employ ed 20 lombard msr-
chantmcn bringing products Of foreign
countries 10 our ports.
The Franchlse fer Wsaea.
The question Of extending tho elective
franchise 10 women 10 again under discus
sion Ia England. The quarterlies and liter
asy wecklics are taking up the subject In oil
its phases, aud the advocates Of women's
rights have found . champion in the West
mimsfer Reriem, which says
at seems 10 US that no abstract ideas Of
womaa's mission cali reasonably be brought
forward - proof Of the urgent necessity tor
the exclusion Of women from the franchise
under our existing system; and that il the
question 10 askcd- What good would be
gained by their admission the answer is
very plain Whatever good is TO be gained
by the British Constitution. lf that be q
good, il is evident that the carrying 1t out
must he good. The perpetustion OF an
omission which originated IN circumstances
that have long since passed away. must do
nv much harm to those who are omitted as
would have been done ~ their countrymcn
If the British Constitution had not existed.
IL it be al advantage 10 be able to protect
ones property by the power of voting for
mcmhcrs of Parliament, the possession of
this advantage must DO good for all those
who live and own property under parlia-
mcntary government. The good that would
be done to women themselves -. in fact,
not opsn to dispute, unless We dispute the
advantage Of parliamentary government
,rtt. .sf aud in that
case we must dispute tue advantage Of the
English systcm Of government altogether
All, continuing 10 confins ourselves to .
strictly Constitutional point Of vicw, We ask
what would be the advantage to tho country
female holders Of property, ON the same
conditions as men. We think, % 10 have
already indicated, that the reply 10 equally
clear. II the representation in Parliament
Of those who are interested In property 10
. national good. tending 10 the preservation
and fostering Of all property interests. to
the increase VI our national wealth, aud to
tho handing down . our dcsccndants Of the
the national property uader favorable con-
di,ions. then the Acknowledgement Of any
GLASS Of holders Of property must be an evil
proportional to their numbers, and their
tiitt uutHl-tiutut NIL tINAtltHgc III tut batuc
proportion. Whatever taay be the causes,
there can be no doubt that the class Of indie
penaent women is u continually increasing
one IN this country, and their admission to
the franchs Sc is, therefore. continually be-
coming. 10y the natural course Of evcnts, =
question OF greater practical Importance.
''rurning now TO the question. what harm
could bc done by their admissions We are
embarrassed by the difficulty Of finding any
answer whatever, unless We 20 out TO the
bounds we have prescribed e. ourselves, and
get beyond the limits Of the constitutional
point of view. Revolutionary violence is
out Of the question from them, and their
numbers arc not such ~ u give rise to any
Of tho approximations Of = disturbance Of
the balance of power which have been ex-
cited in some minds by the claims Of the
working classes. There would probably be
found somc duly qualified female voters in
every rank Of society, and among them
somc members Of almost every religious
systsm or political party. % that the sxiss>
ins interests Of no single class Or party or
religious body could have any thing to fear
from them. II seems difiicult TO imagine .
case whore the principles Of the Constitu.
ton could BE- applied with moro absolute
freedom from the slightest shadow Of dan
ger"
-- go .
THr Passsxf SrAfss OF FExANssu IN rns
UHirxD SrArEs. AT present the brother.
erhood Of the United. with the exception Of
thirty Or forty circles. recognize but one
head, and that 10 President WIN. r. Rob.
erie. Over go circles recognize his author
ny and ere the let Of March 900 circles
Of the Fenian organisation will be In opera
alton in America. The State Of New York
has already 100 circles 10 good standing,
working actively and quietly Pennsylvania
about the same number Ohio hss 40 |;
Illinois, 20; Michigan, SO, and the other
States Of the Union an equal proportion,
who are la5orlng Tor the same end. The
circles are asmine quietly end without os-