THE TARIFF.
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The advocates of low duties upon the importa-
ton Of Foreign Manufactures succeeded on Monday,
In the House of Representatives, in getting up the
bill reported some time ago in that body for re-
duction of the Tariff of Duties on Imports With
desperate courage they rallied their whole force,
and mustered so much stronger than we had sup
posed, that, were by nature inclined to be sus-
picious-which we trust we are not-we might
suppose that there some understanding, in re-
ference to the Oregon question, that, by way OF
equivalent for the concession by Great Britain in
regard to the northwestern boundary, the Manufac-
turers OF the United States are to be stripped of
the protection which the laws have heretofore af-
forded them1 and the products of Domestic Indus
try to be discouraged in favor of those of foreign
workshops. We should, indeed, be somewhat
alarmed for the numerous classes of our country
men whose interests are involved in this measure,
did we not remember that the race is not to the
swift nor the battle to the strong that we have
witnessed in our time many struggles in the House
OF Representatives on questions of this character,
from the results of which we know that the party
vote to take up the question is far from being de-
clsve indication Of its ultimate fate, even in the
body in which it originates.


We cannot help thinking, however-if we may
without offence freely express our minds-that the
House of Representatives would be much more
wisely usefully, and, indeed, patriotcally employ
ed, if instead Of laborng at this moment to destroy
the Wing Revenue System, which has for the last
four years worked so admirably and prosperously
for the country, it would seriously set about pro-
viding the ways and means, by loan otherwise,
for supplying the deficiency in the Treasury which
will inevitably and very soon result from the ex-
penses of the War in which the country now un-
expectedly and unhappily finds itself engaged