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Do lIIGn DurIEs INCREASE THI REVE'
sur.-Wo copy the following from the last
number oil the Philadelphia United Suites
Gazette. II pins Walkerism and polkery
10 the WALL


The arguments of Mr. Polk. and Mr..
Walker IL the annual message oIthe former
and the annual report oi the latter. were
all founded upon tho assumed lacl, that,
tina lower duties, tho greater the imporia
ton, and, consequently, The greater the
revenue. Hence, when ''ekeeu,ion was 10
he done on the tariff of Isl !, and the tar
III oil lsi0 was 10 be promoted in its stead,
Mr.. Polk called tho latter revenue tariff,
aud said that tho duties were reduced, be.
cause Il had became necessary to augment
the income of tho Treasury. There was
joggcdness in the assertion which seem.
ed to smack oil a consciousness OF power
and determination to make that power
euipfe, The argument AMI sanction The
dla. Our readers OF course, have nol
forgotten how tfiumphanlly Mr.. Polk
seemed 10 snap his fingers when he had
hil ON tie happy idea that law duties aug
menied the income, and that the tariff musl
be reduced in ofder to help the Treasury.
Well, now we have the President, through
the Secretary of the Treasury, giving no.
tee that the duties on divers articles of i'm.
porla,ion must he increased in order 10 in.
crease the amount OF ineoaa. Where Is
the theory up5n The Admin islralion statedl
WHAT has become of the .wel established
doelrinel" Really the Administration
seems to mee. the ghost Of It's former
schemes plans, and assertions at every
corner ltistl be pilied, but not paodoned.